Surgical Augmentation, Enhancement & Enlargement

Breast Reconstructive Specialist Offers New Scar Therapy

We all know that part of the concern for women getting breast implants is the scarring that comes along with it.  This is why the latest technique in breast implantation have tried to hide the scar as much as possible, or at least position it on the skin that is most likely to heal the best, with the least amount of visibility after some time has passed.

I just got this email from a cosmetic surgeon’s office that specializes in breast reconstruction (which is many times what women with breast cancer have to get, to rebuild the breast or breasts they lost to mastectomy).  It is about a cutting edge scar reduction treatment, so read on and enjoy……

Available online this month and rolling out in 2010 to physician’s offices and Medical Spas across the country, InviCible Scars Advanced Scar Therapy (www.inviciblescars.com) features a patent-pending blend of naturally-derived collagen boosters, intensive moisturizers, pigment lighteners, essential fatty acids and the safest form of silicone gel – to help speed the healing process, smooth skin texture and even out skin tone.

So it addresses facial scars, acne blemishes, burns, stretch marks, hyper-pigmentation and hypertrophic scars – from surgery, cuts, lacerations, abrasions, fire and pregnancy – and will even improve the results of micro-dermabrasion, laser resurfacing and chemical peels.

Equally as important, InviCible Scars DOES NOT contain one ingredient that’s controversial, inconclusive, superfluous or harmful, including D4 and D5 silicones, commonly found in alternative scar treatments. The anhydrous formula (formulated without water) is both preservative (paraben) and fragrance-free, making it hypo-allergenic and 100% non-irritating.

InviCible Scars was developed by San Antonio-based plastic surgeon, Dr. Minas. T. Chrysopoulo, who specializes in advanced breast reconstruction techniques, and is among the nation’s top practitioners in the field of enhancing and beautifying the body.

Fed up with the hype, and determined to complete the cycle of healing for his patients, many of whom have battled breast cancer and undergone mastectomy, Dr. Chrysopoulo spent years researching and testing ingredients.  He later assembled a team of leading scientists, formulators and PhD’s to produce the unparalleled formula – which deploys exactly what the skin needs at each phase of scar formation to help control the process, and therefore, the outcome- beautifully, safely, effortlessly.  InviCible Scars can also be worn flawlessly under makeup.

Suggested retail price is $82 (for a 2-month supply).

Wanna Test Drive Your Implants?

Women who are interested in getting breast implants are now going to be able to “test drive” some of the different sizes they may be interested in, and also the type of breast implants they are thinking about having used for their upcoming potential breast enlargement surgery. I think we talked about this a little while ago, but what we had really talked about was a digital imaging process where patients could see their potential implants and what they would like like with them, not how they would actually feel on their body.

This way, with the test driving of implants, which is only available through certain plastic surgeons, these women can not only see physically what they’d look like with these different sized implants, but they can also feel what it feels like to be walking around with breasts of such a size, and feel what they will actually feel like.  They can gauge whether they might cause any back or muscle pain and things like that too.

This is all due to a little fitted vest that the woman wears with the specific implants she may want fitted into them. She can see what her silhouette looks like and everything too, and can walk around with them for a whole day or days, depending on what the surgeon offers, to see if they could have them and if they would be comfortable.  They can also do things like run and do housework to see how feasible this size would be for their level of activity and fitness.

Not only that, but they can see what various sizes and types of breast implants feel like on them.  So, if you want something smaller, you can maybe wear it a few days and see if you might not want to go bigger once you’ve gotten used to those yabos basically, and vice versa, if you thought you wanted Playboy style boobies and those are just a little too out there for your taste, you can scale back. After all, once you have them in your chest, they’re kind of hard to take out without a major production!

Implants Aplenty on “Jersey Shore”

It’s amazing what types of shows become hits on tv because Americans (we’re not the only ones though), seem to be obsessed with Train Wreck tv. The trashier the reality stars are, the more we eat it up. Hey, it’s fun to watch other people be totally incapable of running a smooth, drama free, intelligent life when we have our own problems, it makes our problems and shortcomings seem trivial and unimportant by comparison.

I’ll admit that, I mean for me, half the time TV is escapism, and that’s ok. However, I don’t watch Jersey Shore – just a disclaimer. The funny thing is, that although I don’t watch the latest reality TV hit of MTV, I do know about some of the characters and have read a little about it since news about the show and it’s quirky, big haired, big muscled, smack talking, and big breasted (breast implants, of course) characters.

One in particular seems to already be somewhat of a tabloid darling. The one that calls herself JWOWW or something like that has made headlines a few times, one for having a new line of signature split down the middle bare-your-chest tops that look ultra classy (yes, I’m being totally facetious), and another one for her going “conservative”. Isn’t that like calling Warren Buffett poor or something?

JWOWW is known for her breast implants spilling out of a big split down the middle of these club shirts which have become her “signature”, and was recently praised for going “conservative on the red carpet.  Any who, I have to admit, I’m curious as hell to tune into this show some time, it definitely looks like it would be interesting to watch, a study in human behavior I suppose, even though it’s getting heat from the Italian community because they feel like it’s perpetuating negative Italian stereotypes. It’s gotta be entertaining, if nothing else.  And yes, maybe it’ll make me feel a lot better about myself and my own life!

Are Breast Implants Always “Hard” to the Touch?

It’s hard to say that all breast implants many times feel hard to the touch, but there are many implants that do, and that’s just because they are not a really soft material like natural breast tissue is, and it’s very hard to mimic real breast tissue in the breast augmentation process, no matter how good the implants get in mimicking real, soft breast tissue.  I’ve heard this complaint a lot from women who have breast implants, sometimes even the ones who have silicone breast implants, which are supposed to be a lot softer and more pliable feeling than the saline ones are.

I’ve even heard some men complain that their partners implants are hard to the touch, and that they like when their partner is going through hormonal changes in preparation for her period because her breasts actually feel natural, thanks to the “additional padding” they get from the hormone changes and the swelling of the breast tissue – the real breast tissue.  Many women even go for breast implant alternatives that help to add more natural tissue to their breasts over their implants because they don’t feel that their breast implants move or feel like natural breasts and would like to add more of their own tissue to them to make them more realistic and pleasant to touch and look at.

This is terrible, but I heard a popular radio show co host talking about his ex girlfriend, who he had just had a terrible, non-amicable breakup with, and who happened to be a very desirable looking woman, ripping on how her breast implants felt. He said something like “sure they look great in clothes” but added that they felt hard, like a bag of rocks, to the touch. This is unfortunately the case with lots of breast implants.

Not only do you have the unnatural feel of the implant itself, but they often get harder over time because some women build up scar tissue around them as a defense mechanism the body shows in response to having a foreign device in their body, and this adds to the hardness, so women are forced to deal with the implant itself and the scar tissue causing the extra feeling of hardness of the breast.

And if you get cold, forget it, your implants feel like rocks, hopefully they will come out with some better, but safe, options that really make your breasts look and feel natural, until then, I don’t blame women for hating this part about their implants.

Breast Implants to Be Taxed?

In news that a lot of women may not appreciate who are into plastic surgery, the federal government is considering taxing cosmetic surgeries in order to help pay for the health plan that would cover millions of currently uninsured Americans.  Fair?  I’m not so sure.  I tend to disagree a little with the American way of taxing the you know what out of items that people who make more money and work harder than a lot of others can afford, and that’s not a blanket statement by the way, because I know that’s not always the case.

I guess that I just disagree with taxing things that are somewhat luxury items higher than anything else on the planet, so that you can help pay for all the lower bracket’s healthcare.  Why not find the money in places that the government currently wastes millions of dollars instead of taxing the American people even more?

It seems like every time we turn around we’re paying higher taxes for something or there’s news that we are paying a new tax or levy, and the government wonders why so many Americans are stressed out all the time and struggling to pay their bills on time.  I know that this would only affect people who get plastic surgery, but it would really have a domino effect on the entire industry.

Depending on the amount of tax that is slapped on surgeries, ultimately, it may thwart would be customers from actually getting or pursuing the idea of getting procedures done, which could definitely hurt the currently multi billion dollar industry.

There is so much government waste, and yet they want to tax things like breast implants to make up for the current shortfalls to accomplish the lofty goals of paying for healthcare for millions that currently don’t have any? I don’t know, to me this just sounds like another way this healthcare plan might hose a lot of people who work really hard for their money, it just doesn’t sit well with me.

Most Requested Celebrities for Breast Implants?

There are always requests for plastic surgery outcomes to look like certain Hollywood stars, that has not changed. Many times patients will go to their plastic surgeon and request noses like certain celebrities, like Jennifer Lopez or Diane Lane for example (I’m just pulling names out of thin air, I don’t know how often those noses are really requested,  but they both have nice noses I think) or perhaps they may ask for lips that look like Angeline Jolies (even though lips that large are only really going to look right on certain faces, I think they could look almost freakish on some people!), or perhaps Catherine Zeta Jones (I love her lips).

It’s no different for breast implants.  I’m sure you can think of a few female celebrities who have great breasts that you’d like to emulate if you could.  For me personally, I think Spanish actress Salma Hayak and Uma Thurman have some of the best natural breasts I’ve ever seen on screen. Who could forget the topless scenes in Desperado with Salma Hayak’s bountiful breasts spilling allover the place in all their natural glory? Yes, girls notice this too, not just guys!  Or who could forget Uma Thurman’s topless scene in one of my favorite movies of all times, Dangerous Liaisons?

And what if you could make your breasts look somewhat like that from breast implants? You would, wouldn’t you?  I know I would!  There are three actresses that I have heard about being requested the most often.  They probably won’t surprise you, as they all have great natural breasts. At least I’m pretty sure they’re natural. If they’re not, they’re some of the best breast implant alternatives or best breast implants I’ve ever seen!

Those actresses are Salma Hayak (no big shock there, she was actually one of my picks too, as I’m sure she would be for a lot or women requesting breast implants), Jessica Simpson (even her dad, yuck, has boasted about his daughter’s ample natural chest), and I think Angelina Jolie gets requested for just about everything, since she is perceived to have nearly flawless proportions when it comes to both her body and face.

With all the celebrity choices out there for ample enhanced or non enhanced assets, it’s a wonder that we don’t have a world full of Salma Hayak and Jessica Simpson breasts out there!  One thing’s for sure, breast augmentation is still one of the most requested plastic surgeries out there, and it’s no wonder that it’s not slowing down as our obsession with perfect, big boobs is still lingering.

Want Bouncier, Softer Breast Implants?

A lot of women with breast implants like them, however the usual common complaint is that they sometimes feel hard, and not too natural.  This is because breast implants can feel different at different times, depending on how cold the person is and how tense their muscles are contracting around the implants, or conversely, how warm they are.  The warmer you are usually, the softer your implants will feel.

They can be different with the day, with them feeling really hard one day and really soft the next, and most women really want them to feel a lot softer and “bouncier” to mimic real breast tissue better.  Sure, they can look fabulous, but now women are really looking to also get a great feel from them as well, a better “drop” look, and more bounce and softness.  They also happen to look a little better when they are in a softer state. Most women SHOULD be instructed to massage their breasts daily when they have breast implants.

If you fail to do this, this can contribute to them hardening. In fact, just one day with no massage at all can yield a slightly harder feeling breast.  Also, massaging them, which involves kind of pushing them together for at least 30 seconds at a time, makes them have more cleavage, because it prevents them from spreading too far apart, so it gives them more softness and bounce, while also increasing how naturally they can press together and give you cleavage.

If your doctor did not instruct you of this importance, then he or she really should have, because daily breast massage is important in maintaining them and helping to prevent scar tissue from forming and contributing to the painful issue called capsular contrapture, where scar tissue encases the breast implant and it becomes very hard feeling. It can cause a lot of pain and discomfort, and at it’s worst, it can involve the necessity to remove the implant.

Of course, women with implants who want more bounce and softness can also try any number of natural breast implant alternative options, which is actually quite common for women with implants who want to add more natural tissue to their breasts over their implants.  This way, they have the implant still giving them that initial bump in size which is usually quite substantial, and of course instant, and they also have the potential of adding to their already existing breast tissue that is layered on top of their breasts.

Big Brother’s Jordan : Breast Implants?

I always write about the show Big Brother and it’s female star’s breasts, well, more specifically, their usually enhanced assets, so this year is no exception. I’m a big fan of the show Big Brother, and this season was no exception.  Jordan, the bubbly innocent blond from the south with the irresistably adorable southern drawl, took the $500k prize this time, promising to put a down payment on a new home for her mom and family since they had lost their home recently.

She played under the radar until the last few contests, and then showed her competitive side by winning a few of the competitions and going up against Natalie, who was not as popular a contestant as Kevin, which ended up being a smart move since she took I think all but two of the final two votes and ran with the money pretty quickly.  I couldn’t help but notice the hurt look on Natalie’s face as two of her former allies voted for Jordan instead of her. I guess that someone really turned the jury house against her, because that sort of stuff rarely happens on Big Brother, and I don’t think that her attitude and king’s blow up crown and staff helped her any when she was head of household and acting cocky.

I think it also didn’t help that she was exposed for her lie that she was eighteen years old and she was really 24 years old.  Somehow I think her strategies all backfired on her because she simply wasn’t that likeable of identifiable to a lot of people, and that always helps you win the money in the Big Brother house.  Too many lies gets you nowhere whereas the right amount of lies can win you the money. And by the way, why don’t they finally increase the 500k to a million?

Anyways, Jordan was notorious for flashing her boobies around the Big Brother cameras, I even saw a still shot of it online, and they looked better in clothes.  My boyfriend told me that she got a boob job, by some of the conversations he heard in the house, and what he read online, which surprised me because I though her breasts were real since she’s kind of a curvy girl to begin with.  But Jordan’s breasts are implants, and seeing the picture of her topless pretty much confirmed it.  She’s still adorable in my book, and very likeable!

Breast Implants as Tax Deductions

Although some women may not know it, even the ones who are in the position to take advantage of Uncle Sam’s tax breaks for those that have been surgically altered for cosmetic purposes, there are certain professions that the US government allows women to use their breast implant surgery as a tax writeoff at the end of the tax year.  I remember vaguely hearing about this benefit years ago when breast implants became uber popular, but then it felt like it was sort of a rumor, as this was before the internet and it’s vast array of information were so big.

However, even though this was rumor, there was only one known case where a stripper successfully sued the IRS to get her breast implant tax deduction to go through. The stripper, who went by the stage name “Chesty Love” sued the IRS for denying her tax benefit claim for her breast implants back in 1994.  She actually won the case, with the tax judge citing the fact that the breast implants could be considered a “stage prop” to help enhance her tips and performance as a stripper, which was vital to her livelihood. 

However, this doesn’t mean that everyone could win this.  You should always consult your tax professional before making tax claims for deductions for anything like this to make sure it’s on the up and up and won’t cost you tons of money in legal fees and headaches down the line when the IRS audits you or refutes your claim to a tax deduction for something as hard to prove it’s benefit as a breast enlargement surgery. 

It basically has to be proven that the surgery had a direct impact on your livelihood, and then again that would also be subject to the opinion of whatever judge was relegated to your case.  These tax laws are tricky, and they’ll nail ya if you don’t get the right advice from a tax professional who knows their stuff.

Preventing a Bab Boob Job

I was watching NFL football on Sunday and some woman who was on a show during  half time appeared to have a lopsided boob job.  At first we couldn’t decide (the boob job sleuths that we are lol), whether she was standing at an odd position and it looked like her breasts were askew, or whether she truly was an unfortunate victim of a bad boob job or simply had irregularly shaped breasts that gave the appearance of off kilter boobs.  Yes, I know, this is a science, isn’t it!?

Unfortunately there are a lot of bab boob jobs out there. I will acknowledge that there are an equal number of great breast implant jobs, but there are also a fair number of mistakes out there or just plain old sloppy plastic surgery work that result in everything from oberblown looking breasts, tight or unnatural looking breasts, and bad scarring or problems with leakage or irregularity that occur on a daily basis as well.  Yet, breast implants are still one of the most popular plastic surgery operations amongst women of all ages today, and with good reason.

Lots of women feel insecure about their breasts, whether it be about their breast’s size, shape or the way the hang, whether they are saggy or have a strange or abnormal nipple shape.  Breasts to women are like penises to men, they symbolize our womanhood. They are our crowning glory, and next to having great hair, having a great pair of perky, firm breasts is second to none.  Can anyone disagree?

There are thankfully a lot of natural breast enlargement alternatives today as well though.  You can help your breasts achieve a larger size, greater firmness and more perkiness by doing exercises, taking a bevy of supplements that are designed to help the breast tissue grow further even after it has biolbogically ceased to have the body tell it to keep on growing past puberty, and also there are even devices for breast enlargement.

There are tons of alternatives to breast implants in other words, that you might want to look into if you’re in the market for a great new pair of boobs. But also there are lifestyle habits you can undertake that help to ensure your breasts will look great for years and years to come.  Things such as adequate moisturization with the right products, breast massage, and wearing the right types of supportive bras can really carry your boobs through to your middle age and beyond while still looking fabulous.