Breast Procedures

For some time, Santa Rosa plastic surgery patients have shied away from dramatic boosts to their bustline and have opted for more natural-looking breast augmentation. A conservative approach to breast augmentation achieves improved contours without inhibiting an active lifestyle or drawing unwanted attention. A natural breast appearance also ages well […]

Breast augmentation, breast implants, boob jobs—everyone knows what it means. Breast augmentation has been one of the most popular and successful plastic surgery procedures for decades. Find the most skilled surgeons for breast augmentation near you at Plastic Surgery Associates in Sonoma and Marin counties.  Read on for our guide […]

More than 310,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed in the United States last year. Many women find an increase in their confidence when they can achieve their goals of volume and shape restoration through breast augmentation. However, many women still find themselves reluctant to commit to the surgical procedure, even […]

Does the shape of breast implants make a difference in the result of a breast augmentation? Factors Impacting Breast Augmentation Results There are many factors that impact the final look and shape of augmented breasts: original breast size, breast shape, thickness of tissue, elasticity of tissue, symmetry, rib contours, history […]

1.Is your surgeon a Board-certified Plastic Surgeon? Once you have decided to proceed with breast augmentation, your choice of surgeon is probably the most important decision you will make. The answer to the above question should be a short, definite “Yes!” If your surgeon says, “I am board-certified” (leaving plastic […]

What is it like to go through a breast augmentation? One of my patients, a woman in her twenties, generously offered to share her experience. Below is her story in italics and some comments of my own. “Why I Wanted a Breast Augmentation” “I wasn’t able to fit in my […]

Years ago when patients said, “I want the safe breast implant,” my husband and I knew what they meant. Saline. Saline implants weren’t perfect. They rippled, they were heavy, and they felt like plastic bags filled with water (because they were). But they were filled with IV saline, a substance […]

Guess which tool plastic surgeons use when performing a donut mastopexy: A) A rolling pin B) A flour sifter C) A cookie cutter D) None of the above Believe it or not, the answer is C! We truly do use a cookie cutter, or at least that what it’s called […]

When we perform a breast augmentation, we can use either silicone gel or saline implants. There was a time when we used saline implants almost exclusively, but not anymore. Why? If you ask patients with deflated saline implants, like the two we saw in our Santa Rosa office this week, […]