tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-362741322009-11-29T17:07:38.055-08:00A board-certified plastic surgeon discusses<br /> breast implants and augmentation surgery<br /> from the doctor's point of view.Dr. Pearlman D. Hicks, Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00284147934501639191noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36274132.post-3040767298215057362006-11-30T11:44:00.000-08:002006-11-30T20:05:39.483-08:00

As expected, both major makers of the new silicone breast implants have been bombarding us with information and sales pitches for the new silicone implants. I still think that it remains to be seen how successful these will become, given the fact that the companies are requiring so much documentation from the patient as well as the surgeon. Also, the companies want the patients to get regular

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As you may have read the FDA has just allowed use of silicone breast implants. I have been in practice for more than 25 years. In the first few years of my practice in cosmetic surgery, silicone implants were the only implants available. At the time I felt that most patients got good results but some had reactions to the implants and ended up hard deformed looking breasts. They were not happy and

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Recently a 75-year-old, tall, rather attractive lady who did not look her age came into my office for a complimentary consultation. As is usually my habit, I try to guess what the patient wants before I start the interview. This patient, I surely thought, came for a face lift. A.S., as I will call her, totally surprised me by saying that she wanted a breast enlargement! I could not help

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Having been in practice as a cosmetic as well as reconstructive surgeon for 27 years, I decided to share some of my feelings about plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, and medicine as a whole. There are so many sites dealing with the technical aspects of various plastic surgery, I decided to talk about my personal feelings as a doctor and a plastic surgeon.Everyday we are bombarded by images of

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