Common Questions & Answers about Breast Reconstruction Surgery
"Are there any types of benign breast diseases/conditions that would require breast tissue removal? If so, have people with any of those such conditions had breast implant surgery for reconstruction?"
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 32-year old patient from La Quinta, California was interested in revisionary breast surgery. After having breast augmentation performed by a previous surgeon, she developed scar tissue and was very unhappy with the shape, size, and mal-position of her breast implants and was looking into improving her look. She needed to exchange her implants and have a capsulorrhaphy performed (internal sutures for better implant position). In order to achieve her desired look, 600cc moderated plus profile...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
34 year old, Female, 123 lbs, 5'4", Medium skin tone
Performed by
K. Glen Walton, M. D.
(Gainesville , GA)
This patient came to see Dr. Glen Walton, with the Aesthetic Center of Gainesville, with a history of right breast cancer. She desired a breast reconstruction. Dr. Glen Walton discussed this patient's options with her, including TRAM flap, latissimus, and tissue expander reconstruction. She decided on tissue expansion. Dr. Walton first did an immediate tissue expander reconstruction following mastectomy. Dr. Walton then replaced the tissue expanders with silicone implants 7 months post-mast...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Joseph Rucker M.D.
(Eau Claire , WI)
Patient underwent a left Modified Mastectomy followed by the immediate placement of a tissue expander and a Right Breast Lift. Tissue expansion phase of 3 months followed by removal of expander, replacement with peramnent prosthesis and creation of fold beneath the breast.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Joseph Rucker M.D.
(Eau Claire , WI)
Patient underwent bilateral Modified mastectomies for breast cancer, with an immediate placement of tissue expanders. Tissue expansion phase lasted 3 months. She returned for removal of tissue expanders and placement of permanent prostheses.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 20-year-old patient from San Diego, California came to see Dr. Pousti regarding her constricted, asymmetric breasts. She has tuberous (tubular) breasts deformity and wanted breast implants to help correct her asymmetry as well as the shape of her breast. Dr. Pousti used two different implants sizes and placed them below the muscle to try to achieve symmetry. He used saline implants and filled the left side to 425 cc and the right side to 575 cc made by the Mentor Corporation. This patient...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 42-year-old patient from Chula Vista, California came to Dr. Pousti after having 4 breast surgeries. She wanted larger, full breast with a lot of cleavage. Dr. Pousti has tried very hard to correct her breast from all of the previous surgeries. Dr. Pousti used 800 cc silicone gel breast implants and Alloderm. This patient is now 3 weeks post-op and healing well. This patient is very happy with her results.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 25 year old from Spring Valley, California came to see Dr. Pousti regarding her significant breast asymmetry. She had right sided breast augmentation and lift as well as left breast augmentation. She has 390cc saline implants on the left and 325cc on the right to give her a more symmetrical look.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 17 year old from Santee, California came tosee Dr. Pousti regarding her very asymmetric, tuberous (tubular) breasts. She had very different implants placed below the muscle to try to achieve symmetry. A 330cc implant was placed on the left and a 570cc implant was placed on the right.
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 21-year old patient from Chino Hills, California was interested in symmastia repair. The patient is post-op chest wall reconstruction as a child, which left her with breast deformity, asymmetry, symmastia. The patient researched for a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and found Dr. Pousti on the Internet. The patient is now 3-weeks post-op breast reconstruction from previous pectus excavatum surgery and is very happy she went through with the procedure. The patient is looki...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This 26-year-old patient from San Diego, CA. had her first breast augmentation in 2005. She noticed mal-position of her breast implants and came to Dr. Pousti for a consult regarding symmastia repair in 2007. Symmastia - commonly referred to as "breadloafing" or "uni-boob", occurs when two implants touch one another in the center of the chest. If the horizontal muscle that is connected to the sternum and goes across the implant is cut during surgery, then the implant can move toward the middle o...
Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Female
Performed by
Dr. Tom Pousti
(Temecula , CA)
(888) 692-7199
This is a 27 year old patient interested in breast augmentation for many years. She found double board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Tom Pousti over the internet. The patient wanted the implants to enhance and to correct her tuberous (tubular) constricted breasts. The patient was concerned with the scarring but as you can see her scars have faded and healed very nicely. The patient has 320cc saline implants. A very natural look. She is wonderfully happy with her results.