by Ken Dembny | Mar 17, 2014 | Breast Aug w/ Breast Lift
I recently evaluated a woman who came to the office seeking breast augmentation because she was unhappy with her lack of breast fullness and projection. She had moderate drooping of her breasts, so what she really needed was an augmentation and a lift. I discussed...
by Ken Dembny | Mar 9, 2014 | Blog, Silicone Implant Safety
Part of the National Cancer Institute Breast Implant Study Authors: Louise A. Brinton, Jay H. Lubin, Mary Cay Burich, Theodore Colton, S. Lori Brown, and Robert N. Hoover. In 1992, because of the lack of sufficient evidence on the long-term safety of silicone gel...
by Ken Dembny | Feb 22, 2014 | Blog, Implant History
Breast Implant Timeline 1890: Written descriptions of breast augmentations with paraffin wax injections and the use of glass balls, but it is not known when this was first performed. 1895: Austrian-German surgeon, Victor Czerny, harvests a benign fatty tumor from a...
by Ken Dembny | Feb 18, 2014 | Blog, Silicone Implant Safety
Silicone Gel Breast Implants – Report of the Independent Review Group, 1998 In response to concerns expressed by women about a possible link between silicone gel breast implants and health problems, the British Minister of Health asked the Chief Medical Officer to...
by Ken Dembny | Feb 1, 2014 | Blog, Saline vs. Silicone
The following information describes the differences between round saline-filled and round silicone gel-filled breast implants. Fill Material Saline: A saline implant is filled with a salt water solution which is very close to the saline content naturally found in...
by Ken Dembny | Jan 3, 2014 | Blog, Post-Op
A portion of every consultation addresses post-operative recovery. Although every patient’s recovery differs slightly, the course for most patients is relatively the same overall. The healing process cannot be rushed, because an appropriate amount of time is...
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