Category: Breast Surgery

New Silicone Breast Implants for Smaller Women

November 7, 2023 - Rhys Branman, MD

The Mentor Company has done it again. Now Mentor’s Advanced MemoryGel is included in a new product particularly helpful for smaller women: the Ultra High Profile implant introduced last year. MemoryGel does not resemble a liquid or even a semi-liquid.…

Complexities of Breast Reduction Surgery

October 22, 2020 - Rhys Branman, MD

It has come to my attention that many prospective patients might assume that breast reduction and breast augmentation are comparable procedures, possibly even that breast reduction might be simpler. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Breast reduction surgery is…

Why Saline Implants?

November 7, 2023 - Rhys Branman, MD

Some women prefer saline breast implants. Saline breast implants are made by the Mentor company in the United States, and they have a great track record, I might add. The implants are filled with a sterile saltwater solution. Our bodies…

Pros and Cons of Keller Funnel for Breast Augmentation

November 7, 2023 - Rhys Branman, MD

Have you heard of the Keller Funnel? It is a device used by some surgeons for breast augmentation. The Keller funnel is helpful for placing the implant into the chest pocket for some surgeons. The funnel basically looks like a…

FYI Teens & Breast Reduction Surgery

October 22, 2020 - Rhys Branman, MD

Breast reduction at Little Rock Cosmetic Surgery is for adult women. Macromastia is the condition in which women have abnormally large breasts. Of course, to some degree this is subjective. What may seem too large to one woman, may not …

Sexiest Part of the Body

September 5, 2017 - Rhys Branman, MD

Some say the sexiest part of the body is the breast, others say the buttocks, and others say the face! When ranked by women, cosmetic procedures most wanted to improve their sex life, breast augmentation comes out on top, fo…

Trends for 2013; Refinement Is In

July 26, 2018 - Rhys Branman, MD

Wondering what the forecast is looking like for cosmetic surgery in 2013? So was I, and this is what I found out. Aside from a few classic cosmetic surgeries that will always be in vogue, such as rhinoplasty and eyelid…

Smaller Implants?

July 3, 2015 - Rhys Branman, MD

Smaller breasts are in? It seems many women are swapping out their double Ds for double Cs these days. What started in Hollywood about a year or so ago is becoming a trend. Smaller breast implants are in. One surgeon…

The Price of Breast Augmentation

May 29, 2015 - Rhys Branman, MD

Generally speaking breast augmentation can run from $5,000 to $10,000. The price depends upon the surgeon, the facility, the implant, and the type of surgery. You have many choices with breast augmentation including size, shape, composition (saline or silicone), and…

Breast Lift and Breast Augmentation Combined

November 2, 2020 - Rhys Branman, MD

A study performed between the years of 2005 and 2009 concluded that breast augmentation at the same time as a breast lift is indeed safe. Mastopexy, or breast lift, is often sought by older women who have experienced the effects…

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