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Breast Implants Very Popular, but Patients Today Seek a More Natural
Result from Breast Augmentation or Breast Enhancement Surgery
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Breast Implants Very Popular, but patients today seek a more natural
result from breast augmentation or breast enhancement surgery according
to Plastic Surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina
(PRWEB) February 13, 2005 -- Breast Implants Very Popular, but patients
today seek a more natural result from breast augmentation or breast
enhancement surgery according to Plastic Surgeon in Raleigh, North
Carolina Dr. Michael Law.
Breast implants for cosmetic augmentation first became available in the
1960's and rapidly gained popularity in the 1970's. By the 1980's
breast augmentation was the second most popular plastic surgery (after
liposuction), and the motto seemed to be "the bigger the better".
The oversized implants seen everywhere in the popular media in the
80's and 90's clearly served to alter the public's perception of
what breasts are supposed to look like: large, taut and high. The kind
of breasts that formerly appeared only in cartoons.
Today, breast augmentation is more popular than ever. According to the
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (www.plasticsurgery.org), 254,140
breast augmentation surgeries were performed in 2003. This is a 7
percent increase from 2002 and a 20 percent increase from 2000. But
reason is beginning to prevail again, and patients and the public are
'rediscovering' the fact that the aesthetic ideal for the female
breast is soft, supple, much fuller in the lower than the upper pole,
and in pro****tion to the rest of a woman's figure.
Patient demographics are changing, too. Women in their 30's and
40's (especially moms) are the fastest growing group of patients
seeking breast augmentation today. These are women who have lost breast
volume following pregnancy and lactation, and who simply seek to
restore a natural, more youthful breast contour. They don't want to
look like they've had surgery; they instead wish to 'fill out'
clothing better and feel more comfortable out of clothing. Even women
who have not had children are opting for smaller, more realistic
appearing breast augmentation. Professional women (including
physicians!) want to look their best, but they don't want to look
"done".
"It is very common in my practice to perform an enhancement that
changes the breast profile from an 'A' cup to a 'B' cup,"
says Dr. Michael Law, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Raleigh, NC,
formerly of Beverly Hills. "I rarely have patients requesting large
implants anymore, although there are still a few who express a desire
for that busty, 'done' look. I counsel those patients that it is
certainly possible to achieve that look, if it is truly what they want,
but that I simply won't perform any aesthetic surgery that doesn't
look natural. A woman with very large breast implants that doesn't
match her frame looks like a cartoon character, and that is not my
aesthetic ideal. And these patients never have any problem finding
someone who will give them the look that they want.
"Potential breast augmentation patients should also give serious
thought to the following consideration: one great advantage of a
conservative breast enhancement is that small implants are much more
likely to feel natural. It is possible to provide an enhancement that
is soft, supple and even undetectable (by touching) with a small
implant, something that is never achieved with very large breast
implants.
"One of my most recent breast enhancement patients (another doctor)
had the following to say at her three-week follow-up appointment: 'If
I hadn't written a check to pay for them, Dr. Law, I wouldn't know
they're not really mine.'
Dr. Michael Law is the only solo practice plastic surgeon voted among
the best in the Raleigh, NC area in 2003 and 2004. Patients from all
parts of the country choose Dr. Law as their plastic surgeon to ensure
beautiful natural looking results. Dr. Michael Law has moved his
Beverly Hills plastic surgery practice back to his hometown of Raleigh,
NC. "I have always loved Raleigh" says Dr. Law, "now that I have a
family of my own, I wanted them to be here. I want my son to experience
all the wonderful things I experienced growing up here. I miss my
practice and patients from Beverly Hills, but it is wonderful to be
back home."
Dr. Law has been featured in many national magazines, news re****ts, and
television programs although he has declined invitations to participate
in plastic surgery reality shows.
Dr. Law's philosophy is that great plastic surgery should never look
like surgery, it should simply look great.
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