Category Archives: Breast Surgery

Over 40,000 women die every year from breast cancer and nearly 200,000 women in addition to that are diagnosed with the disease. It is crucial that you take care of the health of your breasts in order to live a long, healthy life. Breast augmentation surgery is something thousands of women consider. Today, breast implants […]

The statistics compiled for 2008 by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) show breast augmentation as the most popular cosmetic surgery. This is the first time liposuction has not been at the top of the list. It seems that American women have a lot of confidence now in both saline and silicone gel […]

One of the complications that sometimes happens after breast augmentation is capsular contraction. Any time the body detects a foreign object it builds a membrane of connective tissue (collagen and elastin) around it as a kind of protection. It is a way of connecting the natural body tissue to the implant. In the case of […]

The most recent study by University of Portsmouth bra researchers, technically known as the breast biomechanics team, includes something old and something new. On the old side, researchers reconfirmed that as many as 90 % of women wear the wrong bra, and that poor support could lead to the ligaments in the breasts being stretched.During […]

It seems impossible that the Food and Drug Administration would pull a device from the market because of grave health concerns, then, fifteen years later, to allow the same device back on the market with only limited restrictions, but that is exactly what happened with silicone breast implants.From cancer to fibromyalgia, silicone breast implants had […]

The recent furor over the accidental breast reduction given to female characters in the online game universe of Age of Conan calls our attention to the importance that amply-endowed women play in fantasy texts of all types. Complaints have long been lodged against a number of art forms that target adolescent or pre-adolescent boys. In […]

In talking about her recent breast implant surgery, former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland was straightforward and had some good advice for others considering the surgery. In talking about her reasons for having the surgery, she denied being competitive with co-member Beyonce Knowles, saying, “It is a decision I made for myself.” She said, “I […]

When most people hear “Brazilian,” they think about removing fur, and at first blush nothing seems less appealing to women than furry breasts, but the newest breast implant approved for use in Australia is known as the furry Brazilian. The breast implants, which have been in use in Brazil since the 1960s and in Europe […]

What is a saline-filled breast implant? A breast implant is a sac (implant shell) with the outer shell made of silicone elastomer (rubber). The implant is surgically implanted under the breast tissues and then filled with sterile saline (a salt-water solution) through a valve. What is breast augmentation? Breast augmentation is a surgical procedure done […]