Do You Have PIP Implants?
January 14, 2012 @ 10:34 AM — by Douglas Mackenzie
Do you have PIP Implants? Probably not, but if you do you will want to read on...
Ten Things You Can Do To Get Ready For Summer - Number 7
May 18, 2011 @ 08:34 PM — by Douglas Mackenzie
OK, There's not much time left to be ready for summer if you're considering breast augmentation. Afterall, unlike most of the things we have discussed in this series, it is surgery, and surgery does involve recovery. However, with the pain pump that we routinely use on our breast augmentation patients, the recovery isn't as bad as many people expect. In this post Lisa describes breast augmentation, and be sure and check out our webpage on breast augmentation and our gallery of breast augmentation photos. (Click on Title for full post or click View Original Post if viewing this in Facebook)
The Differences Between Saline and Silicone Implants
February 20, 2011 @ 08:06 PM — by Douglas Mackenzie
When it comes to breast augmentation surgery, one of the options that you will no doubt consider is whether to get saline breast implants or silicone breast implants. We’ll explore that issue right now.
Al Qaeda Now Resorting to Exploding Breast Implants
March 24, 2010 @ 10:06 AM — by Douglas Mackenzie
The Sun is reporting that Britain's MI5 believes women have had the plastic explosive PETN implanted into their breasts "under techniques similar to breast enhancing surgery". Too bad those crazy Al Qaeda can't channel that ingenuity into something more productive. But to make it even more outrageous, MI5 also reports explosives being implanted into mens' buttocks. I must admit, the concept of male buttock augmentation is just creepy to begin with. But now it could bring down an airliner! Apparently, our existing technology, including the naked body scanners now en vogue, can't detect these bombs. We probably won't be seeing any MRI scanners at airports any time soon, so maybe the TSA will start training their agents to do breast exams on every woman passing through, and enlist plastic surgeons to train said agents. I wouldn't put it past the bureaucrats at the TSA to propose it. We now live in a world
Pop Star Lyrics and Plastic Surgery
December 24, 2009 @ 09:44 AM — by Douglas Mackenzie
Another pop culture comment...What's up with Lady Gaga's "Dance in the Dark" and the intro line of "Silicon, saline, poison inject me..."? Thinking I might have a whole song to comment about, she then digresses, mentioning Jon Benet Ramsey and Stanley Kubrick. And Jesus and Liberace. So forget all that - let's just focus on those 5 words... First of all, she means silicone, not silicon. (She does pronounce it silicone, but the lyrics say silicon - she needs a new writer. I'm available.) Silicone is a polymer made up of many molecular groups strung together. Silicon is an element. Although there may be some elemental silicon in a breast implant, it's mostly silicone. Saline - spelled correctly, no comment. Poison inject me... presumably she's referring to Botox, or perhaps all injectables, where she would be clearly wrong. But if she is referring to Botox, she's correct in the sense that Botox is a
3-D Morphing for Breast Augmentation in Santa Barbara
March 30, 2009 @ 09:24 AM — by Douglas Mackenzie
I just got the latest software update installed for my AxisThree breast augmentation simulation system (www.myportrait3d.com) which I have had about a year now and used on over 100 patients. If you've never heard of this before, it is a 3-D camera system that takes your photo and allows me to morph your photos with different implant sizes. The latest software update actually has a database of all the implants from Mentor and Allergan, so I can choose the implant and the system knows its dimensions and applies them to the image. The images can then be moved in three axes, compared to the "pre-op" image, and adjusted as necessary. The patient and I can then change the implant size or type in the system to see a simulation of the desired result. This is a great help to my patients, who have a much better idea of what to expect regarding size and appearance after surgery. Although there is no exact way to predict which implant will give a certain size after surgery, this comes close. I still take measurements at the time of the consultation, and many patients still like to try on implants in a bra, but these methods are somewhat imprecise.
Douglas J. Mackenzie, M.D., F.A.C.S.