Breast Augmentation:
The BioDimensional Approach to State of the Art Results
- Increasing the volume or size of the breasts surgically
is called augmentation mammaplasty.
- If breasts are excessively small in proportion to the torso or hips, a figure imbalance
exists which may limit clothing options or detract from your feelings about your figure.
Using the latest state of the art techniques developed by John B. Tebbetts, M. D., we can
selectively fill areas of your breast, meeting your desires for shape as well as size.
- Breast augmentation surgery has been performed for over
25 years on well over 2.5 million women.
- But until June of 1994, all breast implants available to surgeons and patients were
basically round. A woman's breast is not round. A breast is shaped more like a tear drop
than a tennis ball. During the past several years, Dr. Tebbetts has been working on a new
implant design that would allow him to produce a more natural looking augmented breast.
With the help of sophisticated computer morphing software, Dr. Tebbetts was able to bring
his vision to life in the form of a completely anatomically (tear dropped) shaped,
textured saline breast implant. When you see a round implant and an anatomic implant side
by side on a table, there is no question as to which implant will produce a more natural
looking result. However, using an anatomically shaped implant is more difficult and
requires the surgeon to put more thought into planning your operation.
- Most women refer to their breasts in terms of bra cup size.
- However, in a clinical context, bra cup size is not an accurate measurement. For
example, if a woman buys a 34 B Olga and a 34 B Victoria Secret, they will undoubtedly fit
her differently. So if that same woman comes to Dr. Tebbetts and says, "I am a 34 B
and I would like to be a full C", what does that translate to in clinical terms? No
one can promise you a specific cup size following augmentation. What Dr. Tebbetts can
promise you is a natural appearing change in breast size and shape that will
proportionately compliment the rest of your body.
- It is no longer acceptable to ask a patient to
stuff breast implants into her bra until she finds a size she likes.
- Breast augmentation is not simply about making a bigger breast. With Dr. Tebbetts' new
system of measuring techniques - the BioDimensional System - and the use of the anatomical
implant, he can create a flattering size and shape. For example, if you have never had
natural cleavage (a closeness of the breasts toward the center of the chest wall), or if
you have been through several pregnancies and lost the fullness in the upper pole of the
breast, correcting these deficiencies may be more important to you than just an overall
increase in size or volume. In Dr. Tebbetts' opinion, when considering breast
augmentation, you are limited by two things - (1) what you want from the operation
(anticipated result) and (2) what your body will realistically allow you to have (your
existing measurements).
- As you begin to research this procedure, you will
discover that there are many options
- available to you and many decisions to make and many questions to answer. For example,
there are three different places where the incision can be made. Do you place the implant
partially beneath the pectoralis muscle or place the implant completely behind mammary
tissue. What are your risks of developing capsular contracture (scar tissue)? What are the
risks of a saline implant deflating? And who assumes the costs of having a secondary
operation? How will implants affect future mammograms? Will there be stitches to be
removed following surgery? Will you have drains placed in your breasts? Will you be bound
in a special dressing or bra and for how long? What activities will you be restricted from
and for how long? Will it be painful? And how long will it be before your new breasts
appear soft and natural?
- So many questions - where do you find the answers?
- A good place to start is to call Dr. Tebbetts' office so that we can speak with you
specifically about your concerns and send you information that Dr. Tebbetts has prepared
about his breast augmentation procedures and an overview of saline implants. We also
welcome you to visit with Dr. Tebbetts' nurse (at no charge) - offering you an opportunity
to obtain answers to your questions while providing you with time to look through Dr.
Tebbetts' clinical before and after photographs.
- The state of the art in breast augmentation surgery
is much more sophisticated than ever before.
- Dr. Tebbetts' research and revolutionary designs have had a tremendous impact on what we
are now able to offer you as the patient. No longer is there only one best technique for
performing the procedure or one best type of implant for every patient. We have choices.
And a surgeon that can offer you all of those choices is the best surgeon for you.
For more information, call Dr. Tebbetts at 214-220-2712
Dr. John B. Tebbetts is a board certified plastic surgeon
- who specializes in cosmetic surgery of the face and body and breast reconstruction
following mastectomy. He currently practices in Dallas and Longview, Texas. The emphasis
of Dr. Tebbetts' practice and clinical research is increasing the level of scientific
thought and technical perfection in plastic surgical procedures. His latest development is
an anatomically shaped, textured saline breast implant that is currently on the market and
changing the way both patients and surgeons think about breast augmentation surgery.
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