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May

Why is the ‘Gummy Bear’ Implant Gaining Popularity for Breast Augmentation in Austin?

Why call it a ‘gummy bear'? If you think of a gummy bear, the candy, having a defined shaped and when bitten in half, still maintains its shape- then you are well on your way to understanding the same principles that describe the ‘gummy bear’ breast...

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May

Is a Breast Implant Always Needed with a Breast Lift?

Women who desire a breast lift in Austin often ask me if they need a breast implant at the same time they have a breast lift procedure. And my answer invariably depends on what my patient desires in an outcome or result. I have two questions to help women decide what they may nee...

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01

May

Combining Breast and Tummy Tuck Procedures: Is it Safe?

Two of the most common areas that my female patients want to address are both the breast and tummy areas with a breast enhancement (augmentation or breast lift) and tummy tuck procedure. In Austin, the majority of my patients that come to see me feel that they have plateaued when...

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01

May

Think You Know the Fastest Growing Cosmetic Surgery Procedure? Guess Again…

Which procedure is the fastest growing cosmetic surgery? While breast augmentation and liposuction in Austin are still the two most popular, brachioplasty, or surgery to remove excess skin from the upper arm, has experienced the most dramatic rise in demand.According to the Amer...

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01

May

More Women Opting for Preventive Mastectomy

Like Angelina Jolie, many women are faced with the decision of mastectomy in order to prevent or reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.   A preventive mastectomy is similar to a mastectomy in a woman that has breast cancer but is different in that this procedure i...

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May

Cosmetic Surgery in Austin Can Be Safe in the Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dr. Rocco C. PiazzaA Diplomate of The American Board of Plastic SurgeryRecently, I have had several young patients in Austin that desire plastic surgery and yet, these patients come to me uncertain if they can undergo procedures like breast augmentation and tummy tuck. In...

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May

Top 2012 Plastic Surgery Statistics Correlate with Mommy Makeover in Austin

Dr. Rocco C. PiazzaA Diplomate of The American Board of Plastic SurgeryIn reviewing the 2012 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Statistics as published by the ASPS, breast augmentation, liposuction and tummy tuck procedures were in the top 6 procedures for last year. Similarly, we...

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01

May

Silicone Implants Dominate Market

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article regarding the comeback of silicone gel implants. Statistics released Tuesday by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for 2012 showed that 72% of the 330,631 breast augmentation procedures in the U.S. used s...

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May

Would You Try to Push a Water Balloon through a Buttonhole?

What is a Keller Funnel™ anyway? It is a cone-shaped, nylon device that allows me to use a no-touch delivery technique, which is believed to reduce capsular contracture, a painful complication associated with breast augmentation procedures. When I perform a breast augmentat...

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May

Do I Need a Breast Lift when Considering a Breast Augmentation?

Dr. Rocco C. PiazzaI am often asked by patients who desire breast augmentation in Austin—‘Do I need a breast lift?' I think this is a great question.  Oftentimes, my patients desire more fullness to the upper portion of the breast, and would like th...

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