Doctor Lowenstein » Breast Implants: Info, Prices, Photos, Rewiews, Q&A

Name: Adam David Lowenstein, MD, FACS
Last name: Lowenstein
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2000
Years experience: 23
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Website: https://www.sbplasticsurgeon.com/
Business: Montecito Plastic Surgery
Address: 1722 State St.
Address suite: Ste. 101
Phone: (805) 366-4850
International phone number: +18053664850
City: Santa Barbara
State: California
Zip Code: 93101
Country: US
Statement: My practice revolves around doing the right thing for my patients, and creating an individualized plan to achieve their desired goals. Careful, conservative, detailed attention to the smallest things that could make a difference is our standard at Montecito Plastic Surgery in Santa Barbara.
Consulting Fees: -1$
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Clinical Privileges:

Cottage Hospital

Education:

Undergraduate: BS in Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 1989
Medical: MD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1993

Adam David Lowenstein, MD, FACS

Postdoc Training:

Residencies:
General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1998
Plastic Surgery, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2000

Member of:

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

Board Certification:

Adam David Lowenstein (ABMSUID -615855)

Viewed: 7/25/2008
Day of birth: 5/3/1967

Status: Alive
Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery – General

Status: Certified
Active Time-Limited Initial Certification: 9/8/2001 – 12/31/2011
American Board of Surgery
Surgery – General

Status: Certified
Active Time-Limited Initial Certification:
9/13/1999 –
7/01/2010}
Education: 1993 MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Location: 1110 Coast Village CirSanta Barbara, CA 93108-2711 (United States)

GPS coordinates on map: 34.4288671,-119.7115757

Primary location:

Location name: Santa Barbara
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 34.4234,-119.7040024

Google plus: https://plus.google.com/107428631607207193729/about

Treatments:

Areola Reduction Surgery
Arm Lift
Body Lift
Botox
Brazilian Butt Lift
Brazilian Butt Lift Revision
Breast Augmentation
Breast Fat Transfer
Breast Implant Removal
Breast Implant Revision
Breast Implants
Breast Lift
Breast Lift with Implants
Breast Reduction
Brow Lift
Cheek Augmentation
Cheek Lift
Chin Implant
Chin Liposuction
Clear and Brilliant
CoolSculpting
Eyelid Surgery
Facelift
Facial Fat Transfer
Genioplasty
Gynecomastia Surgery
Ideal Implant
Liposculpture
Liposuction
Lower Facelift
Male Tummy Tuck
Mini Facelift
Mini Tummy Tuck
Mole Removal
Mommy Makeover
Neck Lift
Nipple Surgery
PlasmaPen
Rejuvapen
Renuvion
Rhinoplasty
Scar Removal
Skin Rejuvenation
Skin Tightening
SMAS Facelift
Strattice
Subcision
Teeth Whitening
Thermage FLX
Thigh Lift
Tumescent Liposuction
Tummy Tuck
Tummy Tuck Revision
Ultherapy
Vaser Liposuction
Vivace

RealSelf Info

Rating: 4.9
Profile views: 31758
Answer count: 941
Review count: 73
2 star count: 1
4 star count: 1
5 star count: 33
Total star count: 35
Star rating: 4.4086120544768
Lead count last three months: 2
Anonymous votes: 121
Offer count: 0
Profile created: Dec 13, 2009
Profile modified: Jul 12, 2023
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Profile Plus
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: Yes
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: Yes
Is Top Doctor: 1
Doctor Designation Start Time: Aug 28, 2015
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

San Luis Obispo, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 35.2696,-120.6699982
Santa Barbara, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 34.4234,-119.7040024

Latest ratings of treatments

Mommy Makeover (Apr 2013) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 4/5, Time spent with patient: 4/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Augmentation (Jul 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Mommy Makeover (Jun 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
CoolSculpting (Feb 2016) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Mommy Makeover (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Arm Lift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Lift with Implants (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Implant Revision (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Tummy Tuck (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Mommy Makeover (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Implants (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Rejuvapen (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Lift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Augmentation (Sep 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
CoolSculpting (Oct 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
CoolSculpting (Nov 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Implants (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Augmentation (Feb 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
CoolSculpting (Aug 2013) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 4/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 4/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 3/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Ultherapy (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Augmentation (Aug 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Augmentation (Jul 2015) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
Breast Implants (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Augmentation (May 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)

Latest Prices

Mommy Makeover Prices

$8000 – Apr 23, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9000 – Jun 7, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9000 – Jun 7, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9000 – Jun 7, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Apr 23, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA

Breast Augmentation Prices

$7950 – Sep 2023 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Jul 28, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Sep 20, 2018 – Santa Barbara
$8700 – Sep 2023 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7500 – Feb 20, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7700 – Jul 23, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7000 – Sep 2023 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7100 – Sep 2023 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Jul 1, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Jul 2, 2019
$9100 – Sep 20, 2018 – Santa Barbara
$9100 – Jul 2, 2019
$7000 – Oct 2018 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Sep 20, 2018 – Santa Barbara
$9100 – Sep 20, 2018 – Santa Barbara
$7100 – Oct 2017 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7950 – Aug 2017 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Jul 28, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Jul 28, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Jul 28, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9000 – Jun 7, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7500 – Nov 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7700 – Jul 23, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7700 – Jul 23, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7700 – Jul 23, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7500 – Feb 20, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7500 – Feb 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7500 – Feb 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7500 – Feb 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Jul 1, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7500 – Feb 20, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7100 – Jul 10, 2012 – Montecito, CA
$7100 – Jul 10, 2012 – Montecito, CA
$8000 – Apr 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Apr 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$6750 – Feb 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$6750 – Feb 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7000 – Feb 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Jan 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7100 – Nov 2012 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7100 – Nov 2012 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7950 – Sep 2011 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7950 – Sep 2011 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8700 – Aug 2011 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8700 – Aug 2011 – Santa Barbara, CA

CoolSculpting Prices

$1200 – Feb 2, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1000 – Nov 13, 2015 – Montecito, CA
$1500 – Oct 6, 2015 – Montecito, CA
$2000 – Aug 9, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1000 – Nov 13, 2015 – Montecito, CA
$2795 – Mar 27, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2796 – Sep 2017 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1200 – Feb 2, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1200 – Aug 2017 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2800 – Feb 24, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2800 – Feb 24, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1200 – Feb 2, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1000 – Nov 13, 2015 – Montecito, CA
$1000 – Nov 13, 2015 – Montecito, CA
$1500 – Oct 6, 2015 – Montecito, CA
$1500 – Oct 6, 2015 – Montecito, CA
$1500 – Oct 6, 2015 – Montecito, CA
$1600 – Jan 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2000 – Aug 9, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2500 – Sep 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2500 – Sep 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2795 – Mar 27, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2000 – Aug 9, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2796 – Jun 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2796 – Mar 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2796 – Mar 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1500 – Jan 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1500 – Jan 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1500 – Jan 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1600 – Jan 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA

Breast Lift with Implants Prices

$10700 – Sep 1, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9099 – Aug 2017 – Santa Barbara, CA
$10700 – Sep 1, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Jul 10, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Sep 11, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$10400 – Oct 1, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$10400 – Oct 1, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Jul 10, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Jul 10, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – May 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Sep 11, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Sep 11, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Jun 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA

Breast Implant Revision Prices

$12500 – Aug 5, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7000 – Apr 14, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7000 – Apr 14, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$12500 – Aug 5, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$12500 – Aug 5, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA

Tummy Tuck Prices

$15000 – Apr 17, 2014 – Montecito, CA
$9000 – Dec 17, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9000 – Apr 17, 2014 – Montecito, CA
$4600 – Mar 2011 – wisconsin

Breast Implants Prices

$7100 – Sep 2023 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7100 – Oct 2018 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7700 – Aug 4, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7700 – Aug 4, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$5900 – Oct 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7100 – Apr 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA

Ultherapy Prices

$2500 – Jan 27, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$4500 – Apr 23, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$4500 – Apr 23, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$4500 – Apr 23, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2500 – Jan 27, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2500 – Jan 27, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA

Other Prices

$5950 – Sep 2023 – Santa Barbara, CA
$14000 – May 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7500 – Feb 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$12500 – Aug 5, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$12500 – Aug 5, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Jul 1, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9000 – Apr 17, 2014 – Montecito, CA
$9000 – Apr 17, 2014 – Montecito, CA
$9100 – May 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – May 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Apr 23, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8000 – Apr 23, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7100 – Apr 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Jan 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$9100 – Jan 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1500 – Jan 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$1500 – Jan 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$5950 – Aug 2011 – Santa Barbara, CA

Breast Reduction Prices

$8500 – Nov 19, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$8500 – Nov 19, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7000 – Apr 4, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA
$7000 – Apr 4, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA

Facelift Prices

$17000 – Nov 5, 2013 – Santa Barbara
$14000 – May 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$14000 – May 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$10800 – Dec 19, 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA

Brow Lift Prices

$5600 – Oct 2018 – Santa Barbara, CA

Inverted Nipple Surgery Prices

$2000 – Oct 22, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA

Laser Hair Removal Prices

$5000 – Apr 1, 2018
$5000 – Apr 1, 2018
$5000 – Apr 1, 2018
$5000 – Apr 1, 2018
$5000 – Apr 1, 2018
$5000 – Apr 1, 2018
$5000 – Apr 1, 2018
$5000 – Apr 1, 2018
$5000 – Apr 1, 2018
$5000 – Apr 1, 2018

Ideal Implant Prices

$10700 – Sep 1, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA
$10700 – Sep 1, 2016 – Santa Barbara, CA

Nipple Surgery Prices

$2000 – Oct 22, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2000 – Oct 22, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA
$2000 – Oct 22, 2015 – Santa Barbara, CA

Strattice Prices

$12500 – Aug 5, 2014 – Santa Barbara, CA

Zoom Whitening Prices

$7100 – Apr 2013 – Santa Barbara, CA

Forehead Lift Prices

$5600 – Aug 2011 – Santa Barbara, CA

Practice Locations

Name & Website

Montecito Plastic Surgery, https://www.sbplasticsurgeon.com/

Address

1722 State St.Ste. 101, Santa Barbara, California, US, 93101 (GPS coordinates: 34.4288594,-119.7115745)

Phone

+18059699004

Working Hours

Mon: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Tue: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Wed: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Thu: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Fri: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Created / Modified

Jan 13, 2017 / Jun 17, 2021

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Treatments

$500 off your breast surgery or tummy tuck*
Mar 13, 2017 /
Apr 30, 2017

– $500 off your breast surgery, face lift, or tummy tuck when booked within 24 hours of your consultation.

Specific treatments

Doctor's answers

Question

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Is reducing my waist possible with Liposuction? What type of lipo would benefit me? (ph

Two and a half answers
Sep 29, 2019

So there are two issues here... can you improve the shape of your waist? That is a straight forward yes. Fat reduction techniques can help with shaping the waist to a significant degree, though the difference in "long waisted" and "short waisted" women can limit the degree of improvement that fat removal can provide. To some degree things are deponent also on your underlying anatomy, so you may not turn into a Barbie doll but improvement is unquestionably possible.Question 2.... what is...

Can 455 cc moderate plus provide you with as much projection as a 400 cc high profile s

Implant sizes
Sep 29, 2019

Different sized implants, as well as different profile implants, will give different dimentions in width and projection. If this is not complicated enough, different implant brands can similarly add to the variations seen in the properties of a breast implant shape. In my practice, once a patient shows me what she is looking for, I choose the correct implants intra-operatively by using different sizers of diffferent implant profiles and volumes to achieve the desired look. With this ap...

1 Yr. Post revision - Likely recurrent CC. Should I get an explant or fix the right and

Another revision
Sep 15, 2019

Thanks for your question, I'm sorry that you seem to have ongoing issues. While I'm certain that you CAN have another revision, the decision as to how to proceed is a personal one. As other have and will say, you really need to see a plastic surgeon in person to evaluate the details of your situation and the options that you have. Patients have come to see me with much longer stories than you have, and so I'm pretty certain you will be presented with multiple option going forward.Best wi...

Is this a breast implant deformity and can it be repaired?

Breast implant revision
Sep 13, 2019

Without a doubt this is a fixable deformity. I'm very sorry you have had such a difficult experience with your surgery and surgeon, but I strongly suggest that you look for another surgeon with experience in breast implant revisions. Removal or a larger implant are certainly not your only options, and a larger implant will give you more problems than solutions. Please seek out another surgeon to help!Best wishes,Dr. L

Stretch mark on belly button from pregnancy! How can this be treated?

Umbilical hernia after pregnancy
Jul 20, 2019

The comment with your photo, that your belly button is half in and half out, is more concerning that the stretch marks as it may represent an umbilical hernia, something that is quite common following pregnancy. A bit of muscle separation can cause fat, or sometimes even intestine, to bulge out at the belly button and if this gets trapped there it can actually be dangerous. I recommend that you see a Board Certified plastic surgeon, preferably one with general surgery training as well, w...

Out of town patient with tummy tuck drains. How many days are drains needed for?

Drain care
Jul 20, 2019

I'm sorry to hear that you had to go home with drains still in. You should ask your surgeon what their protocol is, because different surgeons recommend different things. Usually, however, it is not done by the number of days that the drains are in but rather how much they are draining. In my practice when I use drains I wait until any single drain is putting out less than 30ml in a 24 hour period before that drain is removed, and then I wait for the other drain to do the same. I neve...

I’m 5,4 around 160 pounds and struggle with a pouch bellow my belly button. Can liposuc

Expectatins are the key
Jul 20, 2019

From the look of your photos, you may be a candidate for liposuction with skin tightening or a tummy tuck, based on your expectations. When you say you want to look "flat" there is no doubt that a tummy tuck with liposuction will get you the smaller waist, the flat tummy that you want. The tummy tuck comes with a more serious recovery, a larger scar, etc. and so there are trade offs to that ideal outcome. IF you are willing to still have a bit of jiggle to your skin and a less perfect "f...

Should I consider replacing my 12 yr old silicone implants? Would a 'small' lift such a

Breast implant revision
Jul 5, 2019

Thanks for your question. Firstly, you need an MRI to make sure that your implants are intact if you are thinking of keeping the ones that you have. That said, you need a physical exam to evaluate where the implant is in relation to your breast. I'm going to bet that you have mild contracture with breast tissue drooping (ptosis) off the lower pole of the implant, and removing that internal scar tissue and replacing the implant will give you a nice outcome and you might get by without a li...

After a breast lift with implants, what can be done to fix the breast that lacks volume

Breast asymmetry
Jul 5, 2019

From your photos it seems as though you have an imbalance in both the implant size as well as some of the factors that sha;e the breast. I think it is likely that your best outcome will be with a revision utilizing a better lower pole release on the left breast with a larger implant there.Best wishes,Dr. L

Would you shave down capsular contractures as to prevent rippling?

Capsulectomy treatment
Jun 23, 2019

I'm not sure what your surgeon was referring to with respect to "shaving down" the capsule, that is not common terminology in plastic surgery. Depending on the degree of contracture and other circumstances, most surgeons remove the capsule or incise the capsule in a checker-board type of configuration, and those of us who see a lot of other surgeon's capsules would likely treat you in one of those fashions. IF you are fixed, however, it may not matter as your surgeon took care of things. ...

I have Silicone Natrelle implants that I had done almost 5yrs ago to this day. I think

Detecting the rupture of a silicone implant
Jun 23, 2019

I'm sorry that you are having this issue... questions about detecting implant rupture always end up with the same three letters... MRI. There are a variety of things you or your doctor may feel or see or detect with a variety of maneuvers, but at the end of the day, the only way to be certain that your implants are intact is to get an MRI. Pain is rarely associated with implant rupture, and in fact there are often little to no symptoms with a new implant rupture.When you get back to the St...

I am a DDD cup and will have 600 c removed by my surgeon. Will I be a C cup?

A, B, C cup
Jun 15, 2019

Unfortunately the letter cup size is completely arbitrary and I encourage patients to completely disregard their concerns about getting a particular cup size. You are most interested in getting a breast form and size that you like, not that fits into someone's arbitrary sizing. I can actually guarantee that under any circumstance, any surgery that you have will result in an outcome where you can go to different bra stores and get different letter sizes.So, the thing that you want to do i...

What are the signs of capsular contracture?

Worrying about contracture
Jun 15, 2019

Worrying about capsular contracture is not really worth your time, and if you are happy with your result then that is what you should be enjoying. Signs of contracture include hardness and asymmetry, but if you are not having any issues then I don't recommend being concerned about it. There is nothing you can do to increase or decrease your risk (short of smoking) so just enjoy your new breasts!Best wishes,Dr. L

What kind of local anaesthesia is usually used for doing blepharoplasty? And what kind

Eyelid anesthesia
Jun 12, 2019

You are correct in that many different surgeons will use many different manners of anesthesia for surgery. Lidocaine, or xylocaine which is the same thing, is most often used with some epinepherine which causes blood vessels to constrict so there is less bleeding. If more involved surgery is planned, Valium or other drugs may be used as well.

Am I a breast augmentation candidate at age 28 with no kids? Should I wait until after

Breast augmentation and lift
Jun 12, 2019

I think your question is more geared toward timing... you are physically an excellent candidate for anything you want to do with your breast enhancement, from doing nothing to adding volume to lifting. The reasoning that many pateints wait for kids is that your breast will change in shape and volume again with the hormones, breastfeeding, etc that come with pregnancy and childbirth. If you get your surgery now, you MAY need a revision following these changes later in life. Add...

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