When your breasts no longer look the way you want them to, or when your implants are causing more issues than they’re worth, it may be time to start thinking about breast implant removal. Also called explant surgery or explantation, this procedure removes existing implants and gives your look a fresh start. What is it…
How do you know it’s time for a breast augmentation revision (also known as “breast implant revision”)? At my Las Vegas, NV, plastic surgery practice, I often tell my breast augmentation patients to plan on having a revision (or two) at some point in their lives. It’s a normal part of the breast implant experience.…
What is Breast Implant Illness, (BII)? It is described as a constellation of symptoms, that can include; dizziness, fatigue, trouble breathing, brain fog, skin rashes, joint pain, etc. Some of these issues and their descriptions are not concrete. This can make diagnosis and subsequent treatment difficult. There is no specific radiologic study or blood test…
When women undergo breast augmentation surgery, they often don’t think about the need to have these implants removed at a later time. However, many women have breast implants placed but later decide to have them removed for various reasons. If you're becoming dissatisfied with your implants, it may help to know why others have chosen…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is investigating Cereform breast implants after a French Recall. Meanwhile, plastic surgeons are renewing a call for a device registry. Earlier this month, the French government recalled all unused Cereform breast implants made by Cereplas because the company was failing sterilization…
Las Vegas Plastic Surgery By Dr. Jeffrey Roth Paintball Ruptures Breast Implant in Britain A recent plastic surgery related story out of Great Britain documents the strange case of a paintball causing the rupture of a breast implant. Recently a 26-year-old woman was hit in the breast with a paintball at a paintball park in…