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March 13, 2014
Many young adults are curious and inquire about the benefits of Plastic Surgery, but student life is demanding, offering little time for activities outside the pressures of the academic world.
So many of my patients are full time students; some have the further pressures of athletic commitments. Finding the right time for an elective cosmetic procedure such as breast augmentation (breast enhancement), rhinoplasty (nose surgery), reduction of excess breast tissue (“man boobs” or gynecomastia), or ear reduction surgery (otoplasty) can...
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March 09, 2014
Breast Implants or Breast Lift?
“How do I know if I need a breast lift or just implants?”
I hear this question every consultation day.
There are some ways you may be able to determine for yourself, even before consultation with a plastic surgeon.
Perhaps the most important principle to know: breast implants do not lift the breast.
Breast Implants:Breast implants (/denver-breast-augmentation-breast-implants) provide volume to make the breast larger;
Breast implants provide volume to fill out a...
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March 05, 2014
Do you always flip to the article about “Swimsuits for Every Body Type” and check out their advice about the best swimsuits for small busts? Have you tried all their advice and still been unhappy with your look in a swimsuit? Do you wish you could feel a little more feminine in a sundress? Are you happy with all the results of your beach body workout, except for what it did to your breasts? If so, you may be wondering when is the best time to get breast augmentation so your results will be beach ready for the summer.
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February 20, 2014
An important concern women have about breast augmentation is how long it will take them to recover from breast implant surgery. The answer to this varies depending on a woman’s natural recovery rate, and can be affected by some procedural variables, which we’ll talk about in your consultation, but here are some general guidelines.
Complete Rest: 2 Days
You don’t require strict bed rest after breast augmentation. In fact, it’s important for you to get up and walk around to help blood circulation and expand your lungs. Our patients...
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January 02, 2014
If you’ve been researching your breast augmentation options, you understand there are many ways for you to customize your results with different options, like placing your breast implants above or below the muscle, choosing your incision site, and selecting saline or silicone breast implants. The profile of your breast implants is another option you can use to customize your breast augmentation results by changing the shape of your breast implants.
Understanding Breast Implant ProfileThese days, almost all breast implants used for...
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September 23, 2013
Dr. Zwiebel explains the difference between these two popular procedures and describes which situations may make one or the other ideal for a patient. If you are interested in learning more about either of these procedures, we invite you to call us for a personal consultation at 303-470-3400. We would be happy to meet with you.
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June 26, 2013
If you’ve been researching your breast augmentation options, you understand there are many ways for you to customize your results with different options, like placing your breast implants above or below the muscle, choosing your incision site, and selecting saline or silicone breast implants. The profile of your breast implants is another option you can use to customize your breast augmentation results by changing the shape of your breast implants.
Understanding Breast Implant ProfileThese days, almost all breast...
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May 25, 2013
Many young adults are curious and inquire about the benefits of Plastic Surgery, but student life is demanding, offering little time for activities outside the pressures of the academic world.
So many of my patients are full time students; some have the further pressures of athletic commitments. Finding the right time for an elective cosmetic procedure such as breast augmentation (breast enhancement), rhinoplasty (nose surgery), reduction of excess breast tissue (“man boobs” or gynecomastia), or ear reduction surgery (otoplasty) can...
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April 01, 2013
Recently, I received an inquiry from a surgical nurse who saw a feature on “The Doctors” TV show demonstrating the “latest, less invasive” neck lift technique from Beverly Hills that is supposed to be less expensive with faster recovery:
“I am a surgical R.N. and I have seen the procedure on TV, ” The Doctors”. A plastic surgeon is one of the hosts. He practices in L.A. A series of tiny incisions are made under the chin (maybe eight) from ear to ear. An “I guide” (a lighted cannula type device) is weaved in and out of the incisions...
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January 26, 2013
I want to give you a summary of what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) communicated to healthcare practitioners and the public. The information given was that there is a possible association between breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). ALCL in the breast is extremely rare; 3 in 100 million women are diagnosed per year in the U.S. However, the FDA is investigating if women with (silicone and saline-filled) breast implants may have a slightly increased risk of developing the condition. The FDA have identified...
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