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Should Breast Implants Be Placed ‘Under or Over’ the Muscle?

Every woman’s body is different. When it comes to breast augmentation, your body and your preferences will determine the specifics of how your procedure should be done. One of the most critical questions to answer with breast augmentation is where the breast implants should be placed – either under or over the pectoralis muscles in ...
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Breast augmentation videos – 3 Key Considerations

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Breast Augmentation Surgery for Fuller Breasts – What to Expect

Breast augmentation is one of the most common surgical procedures that I perform. I believe that this type of procedure is ideal for increasing breast size for women who have either an A or B cup, as well as for enhancing breasts after a change of the natural contour due to pregnancy or simply because ...
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Breast Implant Revision Surgery

Over the years, I’ve performed numerous breast implant revision surgeries. While everyone hopes their initial surgery will meet or exceed expectations, even if you had your procedure performed by a highly experienced plastic surgeon, your breasts may not look and feel as you had envisioned – or you may find yourself experiencing complications.

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Breast Lift with Implants

In my experience, many women choose a breast lift with implants to enhance the shape, volume and position of their breasts. This procedure is designed achieve a fuller, perkier shape. It increases the breast size and creates a balanced proportion by tightening the breast skin envelope.

Discussing Your Breast Lift Procedure
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Choosing Your Breast Implants

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure performed in 2014. Women from all walks of life choose implants to add volume and create an attractive breast shape, but not all implants are created equal.
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Breast lift vs. breast augmentation: which one is right for you?

Though breast augmentation remains the most common cosmetic procedure performed on patients, statistics have shown that breast lift surgeries have grown in popularity by 70% over the past decade and a half.
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Smoking and elective surgery

Dr Choy explains to Plastic Surgery Forum the top 3 reasons he refuses to perform elective Cosmetic or Plastic Surgery on patients who smoke.
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Getting to know your surgeon: Q&A with Dr Choy

As part of their ‘getting to know your surgeon’ series, Plastic Surgery Forum sat down with Dr Ellis Choy for a Q&A.
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Top 3 dangers of medical tourism

The cosmetic surgery industry has experienced a surge in medical tourism to countries like India, Thailand, China, Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, Singapore, the Middle East and Pakistan. The temptation to travel to a tropical destination for an elective surgery lures patients who believe they’ll enjoy a grand holiday and return home with a fabulous new look.
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