Category Archives: Breast Surgery

Breast implants can be placed in front of or behind the muscle, and in most cases the choice is up to you. How to decide? Let us do a little exercise to find answer to this question. Close your eyes and imagine a beautiful, naturally developed breast on your body. It will be voluptuous, have […]

Many patients considering breast enlargement ask us: How Will My Dallas Breast Surgeon Prevent My Silicone Gel Breast Implants From Leaking? Today’s silicone gel implants are not prone to leak, even in the rare case that they crack or rupture. Older silicone implants were made differently, and they were much more likely to leak, and saline […]

Although it only happens to a small percentage of breast augmentation patients, capsular contracture is one of the most common complications of breast enlargement surgery. For that reason, it is important to know the signs of capsular contracture following breast augmentation. Capsular contracture causes hardening of the breasts and can cause distortion. It is often a […]

If you are accustomed to working out on a regular basis, you may be very anxious to get back into your routine as soon as possible following your breast augmentation surgery. The idea of being inactive, even for a short period of time can be very frustrating for some patients, but it is well worth […]

Breast asymmetry is one of the most common issues addressed through breast augmentation surgery. If your breasts are different sizes, board-certified Dallas plastic surgeon Dr. Vasdev Rai would be happy to meet with you to discuss your options and help you find the most effective way to achieve symmetry and balance in your upper body. […]

We have mentioned in past blogs that getting as close to your ideal weight as possible before a tummy tuck is important, and a recent study shows that weight loss before breast surgery is important as well. The study followed 8,000 women, 2,400 of whom were obese, who received cosmetic breast surgeries between 2002 and […]

Breast enlargement creams are finally, it seems, ready to make the leap from late-night infomercials to the shelves of major retailers. But does this jump to the big time, mean these products give “big time” results? The claim is that they do. The manufacturer, Rodial, claims that its “Boob Job” product will increase breast size […]

A paper published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior by researchers from the University of Wellington showed that less than 20% of men look at a woman’s face first when judging her attractiveness. The study used eye-tracking software to evaluate where men were looking during a five-second period that they looked at and evaluate the […]

Are you tired of carrying a heavy weight around on your chest? Do your bra straps bite into your shoulders and do you tend to get back aches? Our culture is obsessed by big breasts but there is a limit to how big “big” should be. Beyond back pain, large breasts can cause neck pain […]

On April 14, 2010, this space considered the choices associated with breast augmentation and on April 30, we looked at the advantages of saline implants. Today we will look at the advantages of silicone gel implants. Keep in mind that silicone gel implants were restricted by the FDA for 14 years to reconstructive use only. […]