Fast Facts: BBL (broadband light) is a photorejuvenation technology that is used to treat sun damage including age spots and sun spots on the face. BBL treatment to the face is a non-invasive, non-ablative treatment with no downtime. Broadband light (BBL) treatment to the face involves using a very bright light with different filters to …
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Fast Facts: IPL (intense pulsed light) and BBL (broadband light) are photorejuvenation or photofacial technologies. These technologies use bright light to rejuvenate the skin. IPL and BBL are used to treat a variety of skin problems such as sun damage, age spots, sun spots, rosacea, redness, acne scarring, uneven skin tone, fine lines, broken blood …
Fast Facts: Breast cancer treatment often requires partial or total removal of one or both breasts. This surgery is called a mastectomy. Breast reconstruction involves reforming or reshaping one or both breasts after mastectomy to create a natural reconstruction of the breast(s). Breast reconstruction can greatly reduce the psychological impact of mastectomy. There are …
Fast Facts: Alloderm is a brand of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) that is commonly used in breast reconstruction procedures. ADMs are pliable, versatile sheets of dehydrated tissue from which the cells have been removed. Acellular dermal matrix acts like a scaffolding and provides extra support during breast reconstructive surgery. What is an acellular dermal matrix? …
Fast Facts: After your surgery to remove your breast (mastectomy), I will start breast reconstruction using a tissue expander. A tissue expander is like an empty breast implant that can be gradually filled with normal saline (salt and water) over 6-8 weeks. I will leave the tissue expander in place in your chest until …
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After tissue expander breast reconstruction, my primary concern is keeping your skin alive. The most common complication following tissue expander breast reconstruction is mastectomy skin necrosis (death of the mastectomy skin). The early postoperative period is when the skin left behind after the mastectomies, which is your breast skin, can die. The reason it …
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Fast Facts: DIEP (deep inferior epigastric artery perforator) flap is a technique in which skin and fat (no muscle) are used to reconstruct a breast. The breast is reconstructed entirely with your own tissue, so you don’t have to deal with implants. Your breasts look and feel natural and I’ll make them as symmetric as …
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Fast Facts: Tissue expansion is the process of gradually stretching the skin of your chest to make room for future reconstruction with an implant or your own tissue. Once the tissue has expanded adequately, I perform a second surgery to remove the tissue expander and replace it with a permanent breast implant. Tissue expander to …
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