Permanently Beautiful

As the New York Times recently reported, non-specialists performing lucrative plastic surgery procedures they aren’t necessarily experts in is becoming an increasing trend.  According to reporter Kate Murphy, more doctors, regardless of specialty, are expanding their practices to include cosmetic surgery procedures such as breast lifts, breast augmentations, liposuction, Botox and more.

United States law does not prevent doctors from practicing only within the specialty fields in which they were trained, but when doctors practice outside of their specialty areas, patient’s often end up disappointed and even injured.  According to the New York Times report, one 59 year old female patient was left with thick scars on her temples and abdomen after having a facelift with a doctor who turned out to be board certified in otolaryngology, not plastic surgery.

There has been an increase in patients in need of scar revision and scar camouflage.  The increased number of non-specialists providing plastic surgery may be contributing to this trend.  Patients should not be afraid to ask a doctor who is advertising to be a board certified what specialty area he or she is actually certified in.  The same tip applies for permanent makeup procedures.  It is important to have your scar revision or nipple replacement procedures completed by a certified professional with years of experience.

Did you know that more than 250,000 women in the United States have breast surgery each year?  If this doesn’t surprise you, many of the following breast surgery facts might, The average American woman who gets implants is a 34 years old with an entirely usual career.  Also surprisingly, up to 90 percent of women who have breast surgery do it after they have children to help to get their youthful body back and many women who have breast implant surgery are completely normal women who seek to get their confidence and feminine breasts back after breast cancer surgery.  Contrary to popular belief, breast implants are not only for women in the entertainment industry.  Many women in Florida and around the world with everyday lives, families, and goals go under the knife.  For those women who do, fortunately, there are solutions to some of the cosmetic issues that can occur as a result such as scarring.

If you suffer from hypopigmented scarring or have lost the natural look of some or even all of your nipple areola due to surgery, taking steps to feel beautiful again can be life changing, but remember, you should never trust just anyone with your scar camouflage or nipple repigmentation.

World renowned Boca Raton permanent makeup expert Melany Whitney has been personally practicing out of her Boca Raton, Florida office for many years now.  For over a decade, she has helped to restore confidence to women from all walks who have been scarred by breast surgery.

There are many reasons women decide to have breast reduction surgery, otherwise known as breast reduction mammoplasty, but in general, the procedure is performed is the negative physical effects carrying large breasts can have.  Carrying a large amount of weight in the top upper half of your body can cause physical ailments such as back pain, but disproportionately large breasts can also be damaging to self esteem, making it hard for some women to feel comfortable in their clothing and in their own skin.

No matter what your reason for wanting is breast reduction surgery, make sure that you research the procedure and all possible side effects beforehand.  You should consider your future ability to lactate.  Research shows that breast reduction surgery may impair a woman’s milk supply, in fact, all breast surgeries may impair a woman’s ability to lactate.  Therefore women who have to have breast surgery but want to breast feed later may need to take steps before the baby is born to maximize it.

There are several different methods in which breast reduction surgery can be performed including liposuction, inferior pedicle, periareolar round block, central mound, periareolar double skin, superior pedicle, and free nipple graft.  Each procedure can also leave a scarring, so surgery candidates should always plan for scar camouflage and areola pigmentation ahead of time.

Are you planning on having breast implant or breast augmentation surgery in the Boca, Raton Florida area?  Fortunately, today, there are many resources right online to aid you in your search for the surgeon who will be right for you.  Some of today’s best online breast surgery and medical guides can help you every step along the way when it comes to having your implant surgery.  With just how easy researching procedural options, to choosing your doctor, to getting advice on how to care for yourself after surgery, it’s hard to imagine needing surgery before such comprehensive online guides existed.

You should visit guides like www.implantinfo.com before your surgery in order to see before and after photos, read past patient feedback, to stay updated on news and special offers, financing options, and even to meet Florida breast surgeons in your area.  Implant info offers an extremely user friendly web platform on which you begin to explore some of the best breast surgery options available locally near Boca Raton.

When it comes to breast surgery, you should never go into it unprepared without fully knowing your options.  In addition to browsing breast surgery directory websites and interviewing multiple surgeons ahead of time, you need to also make sure you have a game plan for how you’ll deal with your incision scars.  Call the Melany Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics in Boca Raton Florida to learn more about scar camouflage and areola repigmentation today.

Whether you’re in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or anywhere else in the Northeast, chances are you’re feeling the sting of the cold right now and that you see a little bit of white outside your window, but don’t let these wintry signs fool you.  As we quickly approach the month of February, spring will be here before we know it.

With warmer weather just around the corner, now is the time to start planning to shed the bulky sweaters, hats, and coats you’ve been hiding behind all winter long.  With bathing suit weather just about four short months away, now is a great time to start becoming more disciplined in your exercise routine in order to get in shape and to start eating healthy foods as well.  While, we should make a good habit of these things all year long, of course, it’s common to slack off a bit during the doldrums of winter!  However, it’s never too late to become a better, more confident version of you.

Remember while you’re working on getting your body in shape for the beach, that you don’t have to worry about any unsightly hypopigmented scars your bathing suit reveals!  Thanks to permanent makeup, your skin can look youthful, uniform, and smooth all over!  Call the expert New York permanent makeup artists at the Melany Whitney Center for permanent cosmetics to schedule your scar camouflage appointment today.

Breast augmentation surgery helps women who were born with small or asymmetrical breasts to become more confident in their feminine appearance.  They can also help woman who have had to undergo mastectomy finally feel as if they are back to their old selves again.  Breast implants, however, certainly don’t come without their costs.

It’s important to understand what your breast implants will cost ahead of time as well as what to expect.  While you are pricing out your implants, remember to also take into account the price of any aftercare, scar camouflage, or areola replacement you may need after the surgery.  Fortunately, with a New York permanent cosmetic artist, these services are extremely affordable.

Breast implants themselves, on the other hand, will run you much more, and depending on your surgeon, which type of implants you opt for, and a variety of other factors can run you an average of anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000.  This cost is usually not covered by insurance unless your breast implant surgery is to be performed for reconstructive reasons.  If your surgery is indeed being performed for reconstructive reasons, be sure to check with your insurance company to see how much you’ll be covered.  Thanks to the  Federal Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 your scar camouflage and nipple replacement may be covered as well.

If you’re considering breast surgery in the New York or New Jersey area, surely you have many looming questions on your mind.  Even if you have already chosen a surgeon, you’re probably still a little nervous about whether he or she is the right surgeon for you since there are indeed so many world renowned breast and plastic surgeons in the region.  If this is the case, you might find one of our past posts, on choosing a surgeon in the New York area helpful.

Today, we’d like to address yet another question that many women about to undergo breast surgery (particularly breast enlargement or breast augmentation) surgery often have.  That’s right, you’ve probably found yourself asking yourself (as well as others) many times “Which cup size will be right for me?”  You will likely receive great guidance in this area from a qualified surgeon who you feel comfortable with.  When choosing your cup size, remember to take your lifestyle, health, frame size (larger, petite) etc. into account as well as your wants and needs.  A surgeon who has your best interest in mind will take all of these factors and more into account as well.

Remember, a surgeon you can trust will also help you to become familiar with what to expect post-surgery with scarring etc, as well as all of your post-surgical options, including specialized recovery care and areola replacement, and scar camouflage.

Vein ligation surgery is minor surgery that removes damaged veins, eliminated unsightly and often unhealthy varicose veins from legs or anywhere else on the body. To perform vein ligation surgery, a surgeon creates a tiny incision just below each damaged vein and removes it after tying off its ends (ligation).

Vein ligation surgery is often performed for cosmetic reasons but it can be helpful for many other conditions as well. These conditions include achy legs that feel heavy or swell easily after prolonged standing, varicose vein bleeding, and damaged veins.  The surgery can also prevent sores or ulcers from developing due to poor blood flow.

Many surgeons will not perform the surgery on adults who are high risk due to medical conditions, people who have very poor circulation in the arteries of their legs, people with skin infections or pregnant women.  If you are healthy and do not suffer from any of these conditions, vein ligation might be right for
you.  Be sure to talk to your doctor first.

Remember to keep in mind that vein ligation surgeon can cause scarring, particularly hypopigmented scarring.  In other words, it can leave spots of lightened
discolored skin where damaged veins once used to be.  The Melany Whitney Center for Permanent Cosmetics uses pigments that match your skin tone to expertly blend those “scarred” spots in with the rest of your skin through a process called repigmentation.

The look of your breasts is by and large one of the ways people you meet will judge you.  Well-sized perky and symmetrical breasts signal youth and attractiveness to others.  Fortunately for women who are currently unsatisfied by the look of their breasts, surgical procedures can be used to correct the following:

1. The correction of sagging breasts, which      prolapsed (fell forward) consequent to postpartum milk gland diminishment,
   menopause, gross weight-loss, et cetera.
2. The correction of post-explantation ptosis, the sagging of the inelastic skin envelopes, once emptied of the breast
   implants.
3. The treatment of congenital ptosis and pseudoptosis, as observed in conditions such as tuberous breast deformity.
4. The management of acquired or relative ptosis, as seen in the post-mastectomy breast reconstruction of a bust
   that is of natural and proportionate size, look, and feel.

Depending on your individual condition(s), your surgeon will choose the surgery procedure type that is right for you after first making sure that you understand the health risks and benefits associated with mastopexy.  In general, your surgeon may advise you to either have a full breast lift or a modified breast lift.

It is important to remember that both full breast lifts and modified breast can leave patients with embarrassing scars.  Permanent cosmetics offer a safe, effective, and pain free way to deal with many of those scars.  Whether you end up needing areola restoration or scar camouflage after your procedure, the Melany Whitney Center for Permanent cosmetics can help.

If you’re in the process of scheduling a breast augmentation or breast enlargement procedure with one of the world famous surgeons in Miami, Florida, chances are you’re extremely excited about being one step closer to your new and improved breasts!  Before you go under the knife, however, it is important that you know what to expect after your procedure, especially when it comes to scarring.

Scarring is generally expected after breast augmentation surgery, even if your procedure will be done in one of the plastic surgery capitals of the world. Surgeons usually insert implants through either an incision around the areola, underneath the armpit, or underneath the breasts.  Therefore, you should expect to experience some type of scarring at the point of insertion or incision area.  While some surgeons will perform a less scar prone procedure known as TUBA in which implants are inserted up through the belly button area, this is extremely rare.

The good news is that breast augmentation surgery scars often heal very well, and when they don’t, you will have options for treating and camouflaging them.  Depending on your body’s chemistry, your incision scar might show up in the form of either a raised scar, an area of hyperpigmentation, or an area of hypopigmentation.  If you happen to be one of the many women who suffer from hypopigmentation around the areola after a breast augmentation, paramedical tattooing or areola coloring will help.  To learn more, consult with the experts at the Melany Center for Permanent Cosmetics.