Everyone loves gummy bears, and World Market has tons of them from across the globe in their delectable candy section. Dr. Kearney’s patients love gummy bears, too, as in gummy bear implants. These implants that were first approved by the FDA in 2012 have what is termed “more cohesive” silicone gel. You could call it …
It can seem hard to imagine placing breast implants without needing an incision either on the breasts or at the breast crease beneath the breast, but there are actually two other incision options, the transaxillary method and the transumbilical method (TUBA). In this blog, we’ll discuss the transaxillary method. What is transaxillary breast augmentation? If …
Breast augmentation is a popular procedure with Dr. Kearney’s patients. And San Diegans aren’t outliers there — augmentation has been the most popular cosmetic surgery in the U.S. for the last two years and it is perpetually now either first or second in annual statistics. The yearly number of American women having this surgery is …
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 …
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 …
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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, …
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In 2017, over 300,000 American women opted to augment their breasts. That makes breast augmentation the country’s most popular cosmetic surgery. And those numbers have been increasing every year. The same is true with Dr. Kearney’s patients. Our Southern California patients have been very happy with this procedure and feel that it has really changed …
Breast augmentation is a big decision and it will surely change your self-image and your life. Beyond the decisions such as saline versus silicone and over or under the pectoral muscle for implant placement, our patients have other questions when they’re considering this procedure. How long will my implants last? As with any manufactured product, …
The decision to have breast augmentation is a big one involving lots of research and deliberation. The decision isn’t one to be made casually, and it needs to be made for the woman alone, not for a partner or spouse. But for women who have felt their breast size or shape was disproportionate or unsatisfying, …
When the cover of Time magazine is devoted to the aesthetic industry asking not if, but when you’ll have something done, you know cosmetic procedures have gone mainstream. Of course, as little as 20 years ago the thought of this was absurd. Back then, if a person didn’t outright deny having some work done, she …
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