It is a typical Hollywood career: Already at the age of 17 Tori Spelling got a fixed role in the popular U.S. television series Beverly Hills, 90210, afterwards she appeared in numerous Hollywood films. She first revealed the secret about her large bust size (breast augmentation with silicone had been previously speculated) in2009, when she confirmed her two breast surgeries in an interview with The Sun. The first time she placed herself under the knife was in her twenties.
The current photo of the now 38-year-old Tori Spelling leaves no doubt about the silicone breast augmentation: One of silicone implants has meanwhile slipped, causing an unsightly hole in the cleavage which is clearly visible on several photos and cannot be concealed. She is not an isolated case: Other Hollywood stars such as Vivica Fox – known from Independence Day – has suffered visible dents in her cleavage as a result of breast augmentation with silicone implants.
Not only slipped implants and so-called capsule fibrosis impair visual appearance and cause problems. Many women with silicone implants complain of pain while swimming or showering with cold water for years. Moreover, the breast stretches after a few years due to the weight of the breast implant and begins to sag, making an implant replacement necessary. Larger implants are usually emplaced to make the breast appear firmer. A vicious circle: Many cases ultimately require a surgical breast tightening.
I am often consulted by patients, whose result of a breast augmentation with silicone implants performed elsewhere is just as unsatisfactory as that of Tori Spelling and Vivica Fox. In the medical interview, it is discussed with the patient, whether the implants should be removed and replaced with stem cell-enriched autologous fat, or whether a correction of the form with stem cell-enriched autologous fat is appropriate without implant removal.
The overall impression of the breast can often be significantly enhanced by balancing the dents and visible “implant margins” caused by silicone implants by injecting stem cell-enriched autologous fat. A particularly careful approach and much experience are required by the surgeon to achieve an outstanding result.
In many cases, patients want to have their silicone implants removed and then have their breasts rebuilt with stem cell enriched autologous fat. There are diverse reasons for this: Some patients have already had several “implant changes” behind them and would like to spare themselves further operations under general anaesthesia. On the other hand, others complain about a palpable foreign body sensation and are looking for a natural replacement.
Breast augmentation with stem cells enables a long-lasting result with no artificial foreign bodies. With stem cell-enriched autologous fat, enlarged breasts do not only look completely “real,” but also behave naturally as larger breasts in motion and during sex. Since liposuction is carried out with thin microcannulas to acquire the autologous fat and thin needles are used for injecting the breast, there are generally no visible scars!
There is much evidence that silicone is now “out” in Hollywood: Breasts enlarged with silicone implants was an exclusion criterion for the choice of actresses in Pirates of the Caribbean 4. No wonder that more and more women – even from Beverly Hills – find their way to Vienna to have their breasts enlarged in a gentle and natural manner with stem cell-enriched autologous fat.
DDr. Heinrich, MD