Breast Augmentation

Before breast augmentation surgery, patients have lots of burning questions. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about the implant profile and shape.

A New Option For Breast Augmentation For most women considering breast augmentation, size is often the primary reason. However, the majority of women are primarily concerned about having a natural-looking implant. Since the first silicone implant in the 1940s, the design and techniques have changed dramatically to help achieve this desired look. Today, gummy bear

Anxious About Breast Augmentation? With over 300,000 procedures yearly, breast augmentation is an exciting, sometimes life-changing, surgery. This procedure is very personalized and goes beyond simply selecting a cup size. The plastic surgeon will present the many factors that go into each breast implant to the patient. Naturally, there will then be several questions about

Why Does Incisions Placement Matter During Breast Surgery? All surgeries involve incisions. With breast augmentation, surgeons need to make incisions to create a pocket for implant placement. Where the surgeon makes the incisions is important because the incision location is where the patient will have a scar after the operation. When choosing a plastic surgeon,

Most women change their breast implants every 8 – 10 years on average, whether it’s modifying the size, shape, texture, type, or location. However, that doesn’t mean breast implants only last a decade—the reality is that most breast implants can last much longer. At John Park MD Plastic Surgery, we are committed to making your

A lot of patients start thinking about size, shape, and material (silicone vs. saline) when considering breast implants, but placement—for both incisions and the breast implants—is just as important. John Park MD Plastic Surgery collaborates with each patient to discuss options for incision placement, since the incisions will dictate where scarring will occur. The scars

Thinking about cosmetic surgery? That’s a big decision! At John Park MD Plastic Surgery we understand that the start of this journey can be both exciting and overwhelming. It’s important to find the right cosmetic surgeon to perform these positively life-changing procedures for you, and there are a few signs that you’ve met your ideal

Enhancing the breasts with breast implants really became popular in the 1990s, an era when “bigger was better.” At John Park MD Plastic Surgery and around the country, breast augmentation has been the most popular cosmetic surgery for years. While this popularity isn’t changing, requests related to breast implants are. Today, smaller breast implants are

Breast augmentation and facelifts are two of the most transformative of procedures, but can still look completely natural when you work with highly-skilled plastic surgeons. At John Park MD Plastic Surgery, these two procedures are among the most popular and they offer amazing results when combined. Many patients understandably want to combine procedures whenever possible

It’s been one year since COVID changed our lives forever, and in that one year there was a huge boom in plastic surgery requests at John Park MD Plastic Surgery and around the country. It makes sense. Never before have we had such an unprecedented time in which it was encouraged by governments to opt

Many women are initially interested in breast augmentation because of the aesthetics, but there is also an inherent tie to positive self-esteem associated to this procedure. At John Park MD Plastic Surgery, breast augmentation is one of the most popular procedures and that echoes trends around the world. Breast implants have long been one of

Breast augmentation, or the enhancement of the breasts via the placement of breast implants, has been the most popular plastic surgery for women for many years. It is also one of the most requested procedures at John Park MD Plastic Surgery. The physical benefits of breast implants are pretty obvious—for many women, they have wanted