Did you know that more than 330,000 women in the United States had breast augmentation surgery in 2012? Fox News reports that these women who elected to have this surgery are not just actresses and models, but are regular women from young mothers to teachers. Fox News goes on to report that about 30 percent […]
Since 2006, breast augmentation has been the top plastic surgery procedure in the United States. Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown notes 5 reasons why breast augmentation has remained number 1 in the plastic surgery industry: 1. It has an extremely high satisfaction rate. According to American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), 98% of women noted that their […]
Last week, an FDA advisory panel met to discuss the safety of silicone implants, including discussions on how to improve safety studies for the implants and whether to drop MRI recommendations. Dr. William Maisel, of the FDA’s Center for Devices, said he had heard nothing to shake his faith in the safety of the popular […]
First, call Dr. Mandell-Brown and tell us what’s happening! If you have saline implants, you’re not in any danger, although it will certainly look and feel strange. If you have silicone implants, the only way to assess damage is by MRI. Breast implant failure can be caused by a variety of problems. In some cases, […]