Posted on July 20, 2011 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implants, Breast Surgery, Plastic Surgeon
Gummy Bear Implants Innovative Alternative for San Diego Plastic Surgeon
At his San Diego plastic surgery practice, Dr. Steve Laverson discusses the Gummy Bear breast implants, including the advantages and disadvantages of the innovative substance, as well as a frank address of the U. S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval process. Whether used in breast revision surgery, breast reconstruction, or breast augmentation in San Diego, Dr. Laverson says this type of implant not only provides a safer, rupture-free implant, but also improves overall aesthetic quality of the breast surgery.
Steve Laverson, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon in San Diego, CA, recently discussed the latest advancement in breast enhancement technology known as the cohesive gel or form stable breast implant. Also described as gummy bear implants because the texture is a soft solid resembling gummy bear candy, Dr. Laverson says the implants offer a more solid consistency compared to the saline or silicone gel implants currently available. When he considers the gummy bear implants cannot technically rupture or leak, as well as the fact that they may improve a patient’s overall aesthetic quality with a breast implant revision procedure, Dr. Laverson says he would recommend the gummy bear implants now, even before the final approval from the FDA.
Despite the fact that cohesive gel implants remain one of the best-selling implants worldwide [1], they are currently only available in the U. S. through clinical studies sponsored by Allergan and Mentor [2]. Unsure of why the FDA has not approved these implants, or even offered an update on the status of the U. S. approval, Dr. Laverson says the speed at which the FDA progresses is disappointing because innovators within the plastic surgery community and patients hoping to receive the safest and most effective technology suffer from this inactivity.
While there are disadvantages to the cohesive gel implants—including the need for a larger incision to place the implant—Dr. Laverson says they provide a valuable alternative for select patients in whom these particular devices offer a more natural result. When he considers the enhanced safety benefits and international prevalence of the cohesive gel implants, Dr. Laverson says he would recommend them to his patients regardless of the impending FDA approval.
About Steve Laverson, MD, FACS
Dr. Steve Laverson earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland in Baltimore. He completed 10 years of postgraduate study in general and plastic surgery, and is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Laverson’s has two plastic surgery locations in North County San Diego, near Del Mar, Encinitas, and Solana Beach, CA. His Carlsbad Feel Beautiful Boutique is located at 2907 Carlsbad Blvd. in Carlsbad, CA 92008; his Encinitas Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Office is located at 477 El Camino Real, Suite D-304 in Encinitas, CA 92024. Both can be reached at (760) 820-4252, or online at feelbeautiful.com or the Feel Beautiful Plastic Surgery Facebook page.
[1] Just Breast Implants. History & Rationale of Cohesive Silicone Gel Breast implants. Retrieved April 1, 2011 from justbreastimplants.com/breast_implants/history_of_cohesive_silicone_gel_breast_implants.htm
[2] U. S. Food and Drug Administration. Breast Implant Questions and Answers. Retrieved April 1, 2011, from fda.gov/medicaldevices/productsandmedicalprocedures/implantsandprosthetics/breastimplants/ucm063719.htm#15
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Posted on June 28, 2008 in Breast Implants, Understand Videos
Girls, if you’re considering breast augmentation, visit us first. Feel Beautiful has one of the few PORTRAIT 3D surgical simulation platforms in the world. See exactly what you’ll look like with different sizes and styles of implant before you have the procedure. The best part? FREE. That’s right, FREE. Only at Feel Beautiful, right here in sunny Encinitas.
Procedure in 3D – Areola Incision surgery (Saline)
Under the Breast Incision Technique surgery (Saline Breast Implants) – San Diego, CA
Breast augmentation with implants has become a popular and safe way for women to achieve the alluring figure that nature has denied them, or taken away after child bearing or weight loss. The key to a successful result over the long term is communication with your doctor beforehand about your preferences. Understand your choices with respect to size, type of implant (silicone vs. saline), surface of implant (textured vs. smooth), positioning of implant (in front of muscle vs. behind muscle), and route for implant placement (beneath breast vs. areola).
There is no perfect choice for all women, rather, each choice is associated with advantages and disadvantages that are more or less important depending on the woman’s body, her preferences, her activity level, whether or not she plans to breast feed, and other issues. During breast augmentation, a breast implant is placed inside a pocket formed behind the breast gland. The implant increases volume and projection of the breast, and may increase the width and height of a narrow breast. By filling out loose post-pregnancy breast skin, the implant can also lift a breast that has deflated after pregnancy with or without breast feeding. Breast augmentation alone cannot correct significantly sagging or drooping breasts. In these instances, a breast lift is often necessary, which may be performed at the same time as augmentation.
Because implant size is so important to you, we offer pre-surgical 3D photorealistic simulation of your result in advance of the procedure using the Axis Three surgical simulation platform. In addition to trying implants of various sizes in the office, you will see your body with different size implants, and choose based on the simulation, as well as your look when carrying implants in your bra. It’s best to augment just enough, but not too much! Bigger is not always better!
Women in San Diego, especially the beach towns of North San Diego County, live outdoor lifestyles. Especially in Carlsbad and Encinitas where Feel Beautiful offices are located, swimsuit season lasts nearly year round. Dr. Steve Laverson is a breast augmentation specialist, and understands the importance of beautiful proportion, symmetry between right and left breasts, a size you are pleased with, maintaining nipple sensation, minimizing implant related rippling and wrinkling, soft texture, and non-visualized scar(s). These are the criteria for excellence upon which we judge our results, because we know these are benchmarks that women desire. Many women from Oceanside, Fallbrook, Vista, San Marcos, Escondido, Del Mar, Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe, and surrounding coastal North County towns have enjoyed renewed femininity and confidence by breast augmentation with Dr. Laverson in one of our fully accredited surgery centers. Why not check us out??
Posted on in Breast Implants, Understand Videos
Girls, if you’re considering breast augmentation, visit us first. Feel Beautiful has one of the few PORTRAIT 3D surgical simulation platforms in the world. See exactly what you’ll look like with different sizes and styles of implant before you have the procedure. The best part? FREE. That’s right, FREE. Only at Feel Beautiful, right here in sunny Encinitas.
Procedure in 3D – Areola Incision surgery (Saline)
Areola Incision (Saline Breast Implants) – San Diego, CA
Breast augmentation, or augmentation mammoplasty, is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures performed today. Over time, factors such as age, genetics, pregnancy, weight changes, sun exposure, and gravity can cause the size and shape of the breast to change. Women who are dissatisfied with the size of their breasts, or have experienced changes in breast appearance can achieve a fuller, shapelier breast with breast augmentation. During breast augmentation, a breast implant is placed inside a pocket formed in the breast tissue. This can help to increase or balance the size of the breast, restore breast volume, or restore the shape of the breast after partial or total loss. It is important to realize that breast augmentation cannot correct significantly sagging or drooping breasts. In these instances, a breast lift is often necessary, which may be performed in conjunction with this procedure.
The offices of Dr. Steve Laverson offer Areola Incision surgery (Saline Breast Implants) in Carlsbad and Encinitas CA. If you’re looking for Areola Incision surgery (Saline Breast Implants) in the San Diego, CA area, our cosmetic and plastic surgery offices in Carlsbad, Del Mar, and Encinitas CA provide the highest level of experience, professionalism, and care for our patients.
