Face & Body Cosmetic Surgery Center

Breast augmentation has become a more increasingly popular surgery over the past several years, and more people in the Inland Empire are educating themselves on the breast augmentation procedure. In 2006, 10.9 million cosmetic surgical procedures and treatments were performed as reported by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS, 2007). Of the surgeries, breast augmentation was the most prevalent surgery with nearly 330,000 procedures performed in 2006.

Regarding the psychosocial aspect of breast augmentation in the Inland Empire, Dr. Sorosky and Dr. Park seek to define each individual’s motivations for breast augmentation. There are many factors that may influence a woman to undergo breast augmentation ranging from body image improvement to self-esteem, and even improving one’s relationships with the new added confidence.

Physically, it is important to have excellent communication between Dr. Sorosky and Dr. Park. Their goal is to listen to the desired result from the patient. Some patient’s may wish for more upper pole fullness in their breast, whereas others may seek a more tear-drop shape with their breast augmentation. Other’s may seek a breast lift (mastopexy) with augmentation in order to restore the breast volume higher on the chest wall after pregnancy and gravity have effected the breast causing breast sag or droop.

The various approaches of breast augmentation in the Inland Empire that are offered by Dr. Sorosky and Dr. Park. The incisions in the area of the breast are periareolar (around the nipple) or in the inframammary fold crease. If a patient does not wish to have scars on the breast then the axillary (or armpit) approach may be used. Finally, when a patient is undergoing a breast augmentation along with an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) procedure, the implants can be placed through the abdominoplasty incision to avoid any scars on the breast.

Dr. Sorosky and Dr. Park will help guide you through a very detailed consultation regarding breast augmentation in the Inland Empire and listen to your individual goals.

For some women in Pasadena the decision to have Breast Augmentation is a result of many factors, including personal reasons. The need to reduce volume due to weight loss or following pregnancy, to acheive better breast symmetry, to improve the sagging effects of gravity and time or to improve the appearance of a breast that is disfigured due to trauma, heredity or congenital abnormalities.

Dr. Sorosky and Dr. Park combined, have performed hundreds of breast augmenations in Pasadena and are clinical experts on your implant choices. In your Pasadena breast augmentation consultation they will help facilitate you to make an informed decision on what type of implant to use, the recommended incision and the placement of the implant.

Recently, after a 14 year exhaustive study, the FDA has once again approved silicon gel implants for women to use for breast augmetation in Pasadena and the United States. This new generation of silicone gel implants do not bleed in the event of a rupture.

To schedule your Pasadena Breast Augmentation consultation please call Dr. Sorosky or Dr. Park at (909) 981-8985 today.

With the approval of silicone breast implants for cosmetic procedures, plastic surgery will take yet another step forward towards a more natural beauty. The exciting announcement by the Food and Drug Administration approved silicone breast implants for cosmetic procedures for patients age 22 and older.

Previously, the controversy behind silicone breast augmentation arose from women reporting silicone implants to be linked to connective tissue disorders. Therefore, in 1992, the FDA banned silicone implants to the general public, and later allowed certain patients in adjunctive studies to obtain silicone implants. These studies included women who required implants for reconstructive surgery, breast lift procedures, breast revisions, or chest wall deformities.

In the Inland Empire, Robert H. Sorosky, M.D. is a cosmetic surgeon who has been one of the participants in the silicone study which has allowed his practice to offer silicone implants to those patients satisfying the appropriate prerequisites. “I have been part of the silicone gel breast implant study since1994, and it has afforded our practice the opportunity to really look at silicone implants and any underlying effects it has had on women. So far in comparison to saline implants, we have not seen it linked to any illnesses.”

Since 1992, several national studies were performed and proved that there has been no link between silicone implants and any illnesses such as connective tissue disorders, breast cancer, or autoimmune diseases. Based on review of these scientific studies, last week the FDA approved silicone implants for all women age 22 and older.

“Although we have been providing silicone implants to the appropriate patients, this approval will offer all patients the option of obtaining silicone implants. We feel that silicone does have some advantages in terms of natural feel, however, saline implants will continue to play a role in cosmetic augmentation as well.” Dr. Sorosky reports.

The one thing to consider is the fact that silicone implants are pre-filled, and therefore, the incision for the implants must be made longer. The incision must be made under the breast in the inframammary fold or through the areola, so this would preclude the other approaches such as through the belly button or armpit. Also there is an additional cost factor for the silicone implants as well as future costs for FDA recommended followup studies such as periodic MRI’s to detect any rupture of implants with leakage of silicone.

Edward H. Park, M.D. is Dr. Sorosky’s partner who is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon and has significant experience with silicone gel implants in his breast reconstructive surgery practice. “Silicone implants have afforded certain advantages in breast cancer patients who will often have thin tissue coverage after a mastectomy. There is less rippling in silicone vs. saline implants, and some of these advantages may now be passed on to the appropriate cosmetic patients.”