Is going bigger better?  For many women the answer to this daunting question is a whooping, yes.  Breast augmentation is surgery, and like every surgery it comes with its risks (www.fda.gov). Yet in spite of the price tag it carries, the potential complications and the possibility of revisional surgery, 95% of females who undergo breast augmentations are satisfied with their result.  
In light of this vigorous demand for going bigger, I have compiled my own list of fact and fiction on a procedure that has been with us for hundreds of years and has become a big part of our culture:                                                      

Fact: Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic procedure in the country. It ranks as the first in the top five cosmetic surgical procedures, with liposuction ranking as second.                  

Fiction: Any link between breast cancer and breast implants.  A recent study in the Journal of National Cancer Institute showed that breast implants are not linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. The study also suggest that  women with breast implants are less likely to get breast cancer due to the fact that they lead a healthier way of life, a factor that helps decrease their risk of breast cancer.

Fact: Women who undergo breast augmentation experience improved sexual satisfaction. This is a phenomenon that has been reported in almost 80% of women with breast implants. A significant improvement in sexuality has also been reported in women who did not have poor sexual functions prior to having breast augmentation.

Fiction: You can’t breast feed with breast implants. As a matter of fact if you have breast implants you should be happy to know that most likely you can still breast feed your baby. Although every woman is different, you have to first see if breastfeeding works for you. If it does, then breast implants and breast feeding has a lot to do with the manner in which the implants were placed. Most plastic surgeons adopt an approach to the placement of their incision resulting in little or less nerve or duct damage keeping your chances at breast feeding at a maximum.

Fact: The FDA has put restrictions on the age minimum for breast augmentation. Taking into consideration the fact that young women’s breast continue to develop through their teens, the FDA approved breast implants for augmentation in women ages 18 and older. Another contributing factor to setting an age minimum for acquiring breast implants is the concern for the degree of maturity required to make  such an informed decision.

Fiction: Women opt to have a breast augmentation to please a partner.  Studies show that very few women opt to have a breast augmentation to attract a partner while the most common reason women choose larger breast is for the sole purpose of feeling better about themselves and their bodies.

Fact: “Gummy Bear” implants are the new more cohesive silicone gel breast implants.  Available now at your plastic surgeon’s office, these implants have just been launched by the two major breast implant manufacturers, Mentor and Allergan and have recently received FDA approval.  The gummy implants are filled with a cohesive firmer silicone gel that holds together uniformly, helps maintain the shape of the implant and has a feel similar to breast tissue.

Fiction: Breast implants last forever. Breast implants don’t last forever and if you have a breast augmentation chances are over your life time you will need additional surgeries.  Regardless of whether you opted for saline or silicone implants, many factors can play a role in your need for further surgeries.  Breast hardening, rippling, asymmetry to name a few or just plain poor cosmetic results contribute to the fact that breast implants don’t last forever.

Anecdotal fact:

Implants protect you from dying? There has been one reported case where a woman was shot in the chest but saved by her silicone implants. According to the treating doctor on the scene, the implants prevented the bullet from reaching a vital organ and causing serious damage to the victim.

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What is a Neck Lift?

The affects of aging appear early within the neck region. The skin begins to hang loosely and the muscles underneath lose their tone. These changes produce the characteristic look of the aging neck or crudely named “turkey neck”. Younger people normally have skin closely adherent to the neck, creating a sharp angle at the level of the Adams Apple. As one ages or gains weight, this angle becomes flatter and both the skin and the muscles become lax. The neck lift procedure is designed for an aging, saggy neck caused by a combination of loose skin, loose muscles and excess fat. The procedure is simple. Dr. Hakki makes a small incision near the ears, lifting the skin and recreating the neck of one’s youth.

What are the benefits of a neck lift?

A neck lift rejuvenates the neck, creating a sharp, youthful angle. Below is a brief list of the benefits provided by a neck lift:

• Defining the jaw line
• Dramatic reduction or elimination of “turkey neck”
• Re-creation of sharp neck angle
• Improvement of lax skin and wrinkles within the neck
• Correction of double or triple chin
• Creating a longer, more elegant neck
• Scar placement around the ear, virtually unnoticeable
• A bulbous, round or boxy tip
• A nose that is over or under-projected.

Buttock Accentuation - Brazilian Butt Lift

What is buttock accentuation?

Dr. Hakki’s theory regarding butt accentuation is simple - beautiful butts are not simply large; they are full on the inside and tight on the outside. At Luxxery, Dr. Hakki believes that while shape is what determines a butt’s beauty, size also matters. Aging butts are both empty on the inside and loose on the outside. By using the patient's own fat (harvested from a different part of the body,) Dr. Hakki injects the fat into the buttock to enhance the size or fullness of the butt. Taking fat from the areas around the butt and using this same fat to fill up the butt’s center, Dr. Hakki achieves a great look that is nearly permanent and always more youthful.

Buttock accentuation and Dr. Hakki

Dr. Hakki best explains the buttock accentuation procedure in his own words:

“Picture a beautiful butt as a heart. Now, picture an aging butt as a shriveled, upside down heart. Buttock accentuation turns this process around, offering a right side up, full butt. Central fullness and peripheral emptiness are the hallmarks of aging and this operation reverses that process. The procedure aims to give the butt an apple-like shape, allowing my patients to fill their jeans like never before.

I suspect stars like Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez were not born with the shape they are now famous for. Whether or not this is true, I can make anyone's butt look like that of these famous stars. Visit Luxxery to discuss your options.”

Are you a candidate for buttock accentuation?

Anyone unhappy with the shape or size of his or her butt or those that do not want an implant or large incisions is a candidate for the buttock accentuation procedure.

Recovery

The buttock accentuation procedure itself is minimally invasive, performed with an extremely small incision leaving unnoticeable scars. Patients will recover within one week.

Before and after photos:

http://www.luxxery.com/before-and-after/buttock-accentuation.aspx