Tag Archives: Breast Augmentation

Incision Location for Breast Implants

by Terrye Tebbetts Boy, have times changed in the incision location department!  When the FDA took the old silicone gels off the market in the 1990′s, we were forced into using nothing but saline implants for over 16 years.  Saline implants come to … Continue reading

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Breast Implants – How do you know which one is best for you?

by Terrye Tebbetts When considering breast augmentation, one of the major options and choices a patient has is the type of breast implant the surgeon will use.  However, when you ask most women who have had implants, they don’t know … Continue reading

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Breast Augmentation – How to Determine the Size and Look you want

by Terrye Tebbetts How to choose the breast implant size for each patient is probably the most heated debate for surgeons and most worried about option/choice for patients.  The most common methods are all subjective and mean nothing when it … Continue reading

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Saggy Breasts? Is Dual Plane an alternative to a Breast Lift?

by Terrye Tebbetts I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break – I know we did and we were very thankful for the time off with our daughter!!  During the holiday I recieved a note from a patient I had … Continue reading

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Breast Augmentation Surgery Timeline

by Terrye Tebbetts Having been a patient educator for over 20 years, I can tell you there is a “season” for breast implants and all other breast surgeries and even body contouring procedures like tummy tucks and liposuction.  It never … Continue reading

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Breast Implant Sizers – it’s like playing dress up

by Terrye Tebbetts Do you remember when you were little and you liked to play dress up?  Digging out clothes of your Mom’s or older sister that did not fit  but you couldn’t wait to put it on and then … Continue reading

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Saggy Breasts and Breast Implants – do they really go together?

by Terrye Tebbetts The key sentence in this lady’s note is “I am a sad 36C with an empty cup on top and will definitely need a lift in addition to wanting an implant to get to a D cup.  … Continue reading

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Where should you have Breast Augmentation?

by Terrye Tebbetts Just when you think you have found the perfect surgeon to perform your breast augmentation, decided on the perfect size, committed to paying the bill for it, you realize that your surgery is going to be where?  In … Continue reading

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Is there a new Breast Implant in town???

by Terrye Tebbetts A relatively new breast implant manufacturer recently recieved approval for a new breast implant device to be sold in the US – it is still unclear when they will be available to patients.  Dr. Tebbetts is anxious … Continue reading

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Breast Implants and Rice Bags ~ planning surgery in a dream world

by Terrye Tebbetts I offer to share our High Five Measurement sheet with anyone who is actually interested in determining breast implant size based on what their tissue will allow.  I recently received a request from this young lady and … Continue reading

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