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Know Everything About Breast Augmentation

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Breast augmentation  is one of the most common aesthetic plastic surgery procedures that patients request.  Breast augmentation sometimes referred to as a “boob job” by patients, involves using breast implants to increase a patient’s breast size. For most patients, the goal is to produce a more rounded and pleasing breast shape or improve the natural breast symmetry. The same procedure can also be used to restore volume for slightly sagging breasts in selected patients, usually post-weight reduction or post-pregnancy patients, essentially producing a “breast lift”. Severely sagging or drooping breasts, however, may require a formal breast lift or  mastopexy. The goals of breast augmentation in general are to increase the projection and fullness of the patient’s breasts, to improve the aesthetic balance of the breasts in relation to the rest of the patient’s body contours and of course to enhance the patient’s positive body image and self-confidence. Many patie...

The Rise of the Mommy Makeover: The Psychology of Getting That Pre-Baby Body Back

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There's been a lot of talk about pop culture's influence on how women should look after giving birth — an expectation that many believe is unattainable and unrealistic. With the daily (even hourly) onslaught of Instagram photos from the Kim Kardashians and Gisele Bündchens of the world, it's hard not to feel pressure to drop weight and tighten up just weeks after welcoming your bundle of joy. Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families , describes this as "the trickledown effect" : “[The] most beautiful women [are] getting surgery to look even more beautiful, then having their photographs computer-enhanced, and the rest of us saying, ‘Why don’t I look that good?’” Dr. Zuckerman continues, “Yes, we all know that pregnancy does change our bodies, but let’s not see this as a disaster that needs to be surgically fixed.” This begs the question: Did the rise of the  mommymakeover come about because of media and resul...