Editorial Team
Patient education from Alluring Plastic Surgery in Miami, written from named medical sources.
The Alluring Plastic Surgery Editorial Team writes patient education about cosmetic procedures. Figures in our articles come from named sources, such as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The Aesthetic Society, Cleveland Clinic, the FDA and peer-reviewed journals. Our articles are general information, not medical advice: your own surgeon's instructions always come first.
The FDA has not approved any injectable filler for body contouring, and it recommends against using fillers to enlarge the buttocks. Here is what the sources say about fillers, silicone, Sculptra, devices and training, and what to do if you have already had injections.
No source we read sets a minimum amount of fat or a minimum BMI for a BBL, so an exam decides. Here is how much fat a BBL usually moves, what a skinny BBL is, and what leaner patients can ask, including when implants may suit them better.
Saline and silicone share a silicone shell and differ in almost everything you would notice: feel, incision, age rules and what happens if one breaks. Here is a plain decision table, the FDA rules, and what gummy bear, teardrop, smooth and textured actually mean.
Keep your mammograms: implants change how the exam is done, not whether you need it. Here's what to tell the facility, how displacement views work, what the evidence says about pregnancy and breastfeeding, and where it is still unsure.
There is no expiry date on a breast implant, and the every-10-years rule is a myth. Here is what the FDA actually says, what the makers' 10-year studies show, when replacement really comes up, and how to keep track of your implants over the years.
Capsular contracture is scar tissue tightening around a breast implant. Here are the four Baker grades, how to tell normal firmness from a reason to call, 10-year rates with their exact sources, what the evidence says about massage and surgery, and what is still unknown.
