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Strattice info? Can strattice or any adm be added without exchange of my implants, or

There are many options available to address rippling
Aug 16, 2021

It is definitely frustrating to experience anything recurrent after undergoing a procedure to correct a problem, such as you have done for rippling of your implants. It is doubly frustrating to find that what is probably the simplest option to address rippling, fat transfer, is not a great option for you due to the lack of suitable fat deposits to serve as a donor site. The one obvious possible factor that hasn’t been mentioned thus far in this thread is the placement of your implants and…

My question is about a procedure called SVELT breast transfer. What is it and how much

The “SVELT” procedure for breasts is nothing more than a marketing hype for a fat transfer procedure
Apr 30, 2020

I do a LOT of fat transfer breast augmentation in my office fully awake, in fact I would also consider myself an expert in the field as I am a consultant for 2 different companies in the fat transfer space, and I had never heard of the “SVELT” procedure before this.  A quick Google search, however, turned up a description on it attributed to Dr. Daryl Hoffman in the Palo Alto, CA area, who supposedly developed the technique with a dermatologist in Canada.  While I commend them on their cre…

Urinary Catheter for breast augmentation- is it standard?

“Standard” intraoperative management measures will usually vary
Apr 19, 2020

You’ve asked an excellent question about a number of measures that can be taken to lessen risks and improve the overall patient experience with surgery.  For the longest time, and in some instances still to this day, surgeons have been “tunnel vision focused” on their surgical plan, and the overall management of patients was either overlooked or simply deferred to the anesthesiologists.  With the advent of a new mindset in surgery known as “ERAS,” or Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, this i…

I know the risk of dying is low but I want to know what the doctor and I can do preven

Risk of death with general anesthesia, especially with breast augmentation are extremely low
Apr 19, 2020

I definitely understand your fear about anesthesia, and believe it or not, you are just like almost every patient I talk to about surgery – you are more afraid of the risks of the anesthesia than you are of the actual surgery!  When you stop and think about it, this is only natural, because “going to sleep” with a general anesthetic represents one of the scariest things most of us can think of.  It represents a total loss of control over one’s fate, and putting that control in the hands of p…

Unevenness in fat donor area: will this fill up and even out? Doctor says he removed t

The contour irregularity is probably due to your procedure
Apr 14, 2020

It is most likely that you had a little too much fat removed from that specific area during your procedure.  This is usually a technical issue and under the control of the surgeon.  It’s not as simple as just saying “only 20 cc was removed,” as although 20 cc sounds like a small amount, if it was all removed too superficially, that is, just beneath your skin, even a small volume deficit will look conspicuous.  Furthermore, it appears as though the surgeon maintained the cannula, or the me…