Obviously, when a breast implant ruptures it needs to be replaced. But there are a number of other reasons women come to Dr. Kearney for breast implant revision surgery. Here are the common reasons. Capsular contracture When an implant is placed into the body, there is a reaction, as you would assume. This reaction is […]
Why is NeoGraft the Way to Get Your Hair Back?
In a couple of recent blogs we’ve discussed the new NeoGraft hair transplantation system that Dr. Kearney has added to his practice. In case you missed those, NeoGraft uses the follicular unit extraction (FUE) method of hair transplantation. It takes individual hair follicles from the back of the scalp and transplants them one by one […]
Placing Implants Through the Armpit?
When patients begin to consider having breast augmentation with Dr. Kearney, they think of where their incisions will be. Most people assume the incisions needed to insert the implants are made along the breast crease at the bottom of the breasts, and that is a popular location. One of the drawbacks to having implants placed […]
Implant Revision Surgery — Do You Need It?
Nothing lasts forever. That adage applies to breast implants, too. When a woman makes the important decision to have her breasts augmented, she also needs to consider the probability that she will need at least one revision surgery to replace her implants. Revision surgery isn’t really the right name for these procedures with Dr. Kearney; […]
More Hair for the Summer
When you begin to notice your hair is thinning, it can be a helpless feeling. You look at your comb or brush or at the drain in the shower and there seems to be more and more hair. You’ve heard about hair transplantation but it sounds really painful and it leaves an ugly scar across […]
Breast Implant Revision
Surgery isn’t a perfect science. The human body can heal in different fashions with different people. Breast augmentation isn’t immune to variables. There are times when a patient comes to Dr. Kearney for breast implant revision surgery. Sometimes another surgeon may have placed the implants either too close together or too far apart and the […]
You Can Regrow Your Own Hair
Whether you’re a man or a woman, no one likes to see more and more hair on their brush in the morning. While men usually have areas that become fully bald, women tend to suffer from universal thinning hair that starts along the part line. This has long been an area of some questionable infomercial […]
Deciding on the Incision Site for Breast Augmentation
As we’ve covered in past blogs, if you’re considering breast augmentation with Dr. Kearney, you’ll have lots of research to do and lots of decisions to make. Choosing where Dr. Kearney will make the incisions to insert your implants is a very important decision. To help you, here are the four incision choices with some […]
The More Cohesive Gel of Gummy Bear Implants
In recent blogs on Dr. Kearney’s site we’ve discussed the various decisions a patient will need to make should she choose to have breast augmentation. Of course, one of the first decisions will be the implant type, and there is a relatively new option that, while technically silicone, is different enough to merit its own […]
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions About Your Augmentation
For a woman, her breasts are central to her body image and often can affect overall self-confidence. If she’s always felt that her breasts were either out of proportion with the rest of her figure or asymmetrical, it can be discouraging being reminded every morning when getting dressed. Every woman deserves to love her body, […]
