Breast Procedures

Breast Enlargement

Surveys show that millions of women are unhappy with the size and shape of their breasts. For some, small breast size has always been a concern. For others, self-consciousness has only come about as an aftermath of multiple pregnancies and natural aging.

While the degree of dissatisfaction ovaries, one thing remains constant: no type of exercise, special device or medication can increase the size of your breasts. Only surgery can help.

Over the years, more than two million women have undergone breast enlargement to enhance the size and projection of their breasts. Using FDA-approved, saline-filled implants, the procedure can improve the contour of your body, giving you breasts that are highly symmetrical and in better proportion with your frame size.

Breast Lift

Sooner or later it happens in all women: what Mother Nature giveth, gravity and natural aging taketh away. Firm and nicely elevated breasts eventually give way to flattened aging breasts that can make you feel old and less attractive. Fortunately, there's a cosmetic procedure that can lift your breasts as well as your spirits.

Breast lift surgery, or mastopexy, is designed to raise drooping breasts; reduce the size of an enlarged, stretched areola (the darker skin surrounding the nipple) and, in most patients, add firmness and projection to the breasts through insertion of an implant. Performed on women of all ages, it can reshape and restore youthful position to the breasts for years to come.

Breast Reconstruction

Breast cancer is now the second major cause of death in women in the United States. One in eight women will be diagnosed with it at some time in their life. Surgical removal of the breast! Or mastectomy has helped many women deal with the problem physically. But it is breast reconstruction that has helped them to heal emotionally.

Today, several methods are available in helping the surgeon create a breast that approximates the appearance of the opposite, natural breast. Oftentimes, reconstruction can be performed at the time of mastectomy, with no interference in the patient's health. Becoming better educated about the options available for breast reconstruction before surgery can help you cope with cancer and look to the future with a more positive outlook.

Breast Reduction

For thousands of women, large breasts are no small problem. They can be extremely painful, they can cause numerous medical problems, interfere with the ability to exercise and control weight and promote self-consciousness.

Breast reduction is designed to reduce and reshape the breasts in an effort to correct these conditions. Performed on young girls as well as older women, the procedure can lead to a more balanced, femininely contoured body and improved quality of life.