Austin, Texas is a very health conscious city with a significant amount of outdoor athletic activities. The active, athletic woman who desires breast enhancement usually has a slender and lean chest. The goals of breast enhancement for this population are: Conservative increase in volume increase Natural appearing breast that fits the chest Easily fits in athletic… Read More »
Breast implants, saline or silicone, are foreign bodies, which in general are inert and after the initial healing phase, unreactive to the human body. The body does recognize breast implants as foreign when they are placed during a breast augmentation, and it does form a thin capsule around the implant. This thin capsule protects the… Read More »
Breast augmentation surgery with breast implants has been one of the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedures performed over the last 30 years. Breast implants don’t last forever though recent advances in breast implant technology with highly cohesive silicone gel (gummy bear breast implants) may help to reduce long term complications. As the saline breast… Read More »
Gummy bear breast implants are fifth generation silicone filled breast implants. Another term used for them is highly cohesive gel silicone breast implants. They are relatively new to the breast implant market, and have been rigorously tested in the United States and used in Europe for many years. The term “Gummy Bear” breast implant is catchy… Read More »
In breast augmentation women over the age of 22 do have a choice of breast implant types: saline or silicone. In the advent of cohesive gel silicone breast implants, or “gummy bear” breast implants, women have more choices than ever for silicone breast implants. Women are choosing silicone breast implants more frequently over saline breast… Read More »
