High-Strength Silicone Gel Breast Implants
The next generation of breast implants is still searching for its generic name. They have been called cohesive gels, gummy bears, highly-cohesive gels, form-stable, […]
New Sientra Breast Implants Available in the U.S.
A few months ago, I posted the headline, “Sientra gets FDA approval for new breast implants in the US.” The breast implants are new […]
PIP Silicone Breast Implants – Not in the US
The arrest of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) founder, Jean-Claude Mas, in January, brought 2 years of investigations to its logical, albeit protracted, conclusion. However, […]
Top 5 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures – 1st Place – Breast Augmentation (Breast Implants)
Today the number 1 cosmetic plastic surgery procedure is revealed. Often associated with Southern California, Los Angeles, Hollywood and Beverly Hills, it’s a perennial […]
New Breast Implants – Sientra Gets FDA Approval for Silimed Breast Implants
For the first time in 20 years, the FDA has approved a new manufacturer for Breast Implants in the US. Santa Barbara, California, based […]
The Top 5 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures
Live on KRON channel 4 next Monday, March 12, 2012, at 11:00 AM, I will be discussing the top 5 (or 6) cosmetic plastic […]
Breast Implants – Cohesive Gel vs. Gummy Bear
One of the more frequently asked Breast Augmentation questions at my Walnut Creek Plastic Surgery Office is regarding the difference between Cohesive Gel Silicone […]
Breast Enhancement
Breast Augmentation with Breast Implants remains one of the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in the San Francisco Bay Area, but breast enhancement […]
Tummy Tuck
The Tummy Tuck remains one of the most requested cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in my San Francisco Bay Area plastic surgery office. Walnut Creek […]
Silicone Breast Implants Turn 50
As 2011 draws to a close, so do the first 50 years of breast implants. In 1961, American plastic surgeons Thomas Cronin and Frank […]