Is Breast Augmentation Always “Cosmetic Surgery”? (Part 4)
An underdeveloped breast (hypoplasia mammae) often causes severe psychological strain: Having one or even two hypoplastic breasts is often very distressing for affected women. As a consequence private and sex life can be severely impacted. At this point a breast augmentation with autologous fat as therapeutic measure can often turn life to the better. In […]
Is Breast Augmentation Always “Cosmetic Surgery”? (Part 3)
A sagging breast often causes strong psychological strain: Significant deviations of the breast shape, such as severe sagging of the breasts after multiple pregnancies, can cause enormous psychological distress to patients that impairs private life and sex life. In these cases a breast augmentation with autologous fat as therapy could change life for the better […]
Breast Reconstruction with the Body’s Own Fat Instead of Silicone Implants
Today we once again performed breast reconstruction in a female patient who was very dissatisfied with the silicone implant she got after a surgical tumor removal from her left breast. First of all the breast concerned was malformed due to a capsular fibrosis (resulting from the implant), after the explantation of the implant there was […]
Is Breast Augmentation Always “Cosmetic Surgery”? (Part 2)
With breast augmentation with autologous fat it is the same as with liposuction – it depends on whether therapeutic aims get pursued or if the intervention just serves as modification of the body shape. As mentioned before almost all of the surgeries/treatments we perform in our office are meanwhile done for therapeutic reasons, even if […]
What to Do If the Suction Bra Does Not Fit: Breast Extension with Saline Solution
Today, a patient comes for an extension treatment of her breast with saline solution. If this is done regularly, it can save breast augmentation patients the hassle of wearing a mechanical suction bra, something that can make sense before a breast augmentation with the body’s own fat and stem cells. In her case there was […]
Is Breast Augmentation Always “Cosmetic Surgery”? (Part 1)
With breast augmentation with autologous fat it is the same as with liposuction – it depends on whether therapeutic aims get pursued or if the intervention just serves as modification of the body shape. As mentioned before we do nearly all our surgeries based on therapeutic motivation in our office, although they have their origin […]
Breast Augmentation with Stem Cells in Addition to Silicone Implants?
Right now a patient asked: I would like to enquire if an additional breast augmentation with stem cells is also possible in women who already have silicone implants. My answer: If implants are palpable through the skin or if you can even recognize their edges it might be sensible to bolster up the tissue with […]
Correction of Breast Asymmetry with Autologous Fat
Today we again got consulted by a patient who has a much smaller left breast, which makes her suffer mentally. What can be done? Autologous fat transfer and stem cell enriched autologous fat can be used to compensate the difference in size. Often multiple surgeries are necessary. One surgery appointment may be sufficient if the […]
Aesthetic Surgery: Body Modification versus Therapy
Pure “cosmetic surgeries” (or better “body modifications”), that means surgical interventions which are neither performed for reconstruction of objective physical deficits nor indicated therapeutically to treat the patient’s physiological strain, are hardly done by us today. In contrast, in my ordination we almost exclusively carry out therapeutically indicated aesthetic interventions, which help to improve the […]
Is Pre-stretching the Breast with BRAVA Suction Bra worth the Struggle?
A patient asks me this: What are your opinions on the BRAVA technology? Is it worth the struggle before having a breast fat transfer? My answer is: Depends on your volume requests and your breasts flexibility. Such suction bras are expanding the breasts and thus increase their ability to adapt for more fat in lipotransfer […]