Scottsdale – The round block was a revolutionary technique in plastic surgery of the breasts. In this section, we plan to review the basic principles behind Louis Benelli’s Round Block Technique. I had to do some extra research on the the procedure and the doctor using Google.fr, the French version of Google, so I could provide our followers the most up-to-date information available.

The medical article describing this operation was published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal in 1990. Anyone can access the abstract and the first page of this article online free of charge.

The Round Block breast lift was a breakthrough because:

• The round block uses dermo-dermic, glandulo-glandular, and glandulo-musculoperiosteal unions fixed definitively with permanent suture. In non-medical terms, the plastic surgeon uses the breast tissue, the deeper portions of the skin, and the deeper supportive connective tissue to manipulate the breast and improve the results of breast surgery.
• A big advancement is the safe use of permanent sutures to manipulate the breast gland and to control the diameter of the areola.
• The operation uses a crisscross breast lift or mastopexy technique, and also uses a circular permanent suture of woven nylon to create a peri-areolar circular dermo-dermic scar block.

At the time, the Round Block was advocated in breast surgery, including:

1. Saggy or large breasts requiring breast lift or breast reduction.
2. For small breasts requiring the use of breast implants. The round block technique allows easy access for the insertion of the silicone breast implant prosthesis and simultaneously corrects a mildly saggy breast.
3. In cases of breast biopsy, the round block produces a discreet scar and an improved breast contour.

This important blog is Part I of a three part article. Please stay tuned for tomorrow’s blog for more information.

Antibiotics for Plastic Surgery:

Antibiotics are important to reduce the risk of infection with all surgery. A short course of antibiotics is given to patients receiving breast implants after breast augmentation. Giving patients antibiotics for long periods could have potential side effects and are not recommended for longer than 3 days for the typical breast implant surgery.

Pain Medications for Breast Augmentation:

Your pain medications will help to keep you comfortable. Too much pain medication is not good for you. When too much pain medication is given serious side effects can occur, such as, dizziness, light-headedness, nausea, sedation, and vomiting. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately: difficulty breathing, fever, rash, and weakness.

Muscle Relaxants for Breast Implants:

A muscle relaxant is a drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone. It may be used to alleviate symptoms such as muscle spasms, pain, and hyperreflexia. Taking too much muscle relaxant can cause serious side effects including, drowsiness, dizziness, clumsiness, headache, fast heart rate, upset stomach, vomiting, and skin rash. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately: difficulty breathing, fever, weakness, and burning in the eyes.

Anti-Nausea Medications for Silicone Breast Implants:

Anti-nausea medications are important in reducing the risk of postoperative nausea and vomiting with anesthesia and cosmetic surgery. Taking too much anti-nausea medications can cause serious side effects including, drowsiness, dizziness, clumsiness, headache, and skin rash. Drowsiness is the most prominent effect of this drug. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately: blurred vision, confusion, and disorientation.

Scottsdale Mommy Makeover Seminar in August.

Scottsdale – Dr. Guerra and the AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Center are proud to announce the Scottsdale Mommy Makeover Seminar on August 18, 2010. It has been a pleasure meeting and educating the community on the mommy makeover related plastic surgery topics in the past and we look forward to discussing the procedures in more details. The kids are heading back to school so it’s time to find out about the Arizona mommy makeovers.

Scottsdale Mommy Makeover Seminar

August 18th at 6:00 PM
AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Center
8765 East Bell Road
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
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Breast implants comparison slide.

Scottsdale Mommy Makeover Seminar Topics:

• Scottsdale Breast Surgery
• Breast Augmentation Details
• Breast Lift Details
• Tummy Tuck Details
• Liposuction Details
• Mommy Makeover Details
• Silicone vs Saline Breast Implants

Mommy Makeover Before and After Photos:

• Before and After Photo Gallery
• Breast Augmentation Before and After Photos
• Breast Lift Before and After Photos
• Tummy Tuck Before and After Photos
• Mommy Makeover, Tummy Tuck with Breast Augmentation Before and After Photos
• Mommy Makeover, Tummy Tuck with Breast Lift Before and After Photos

Actual Scottsdale breast lift patient.

The breast lift or mastopexy plastic surgery procedure is indicated when the breasts have lost their youthful volume and have become stretched and saggy. A Board Certified plastic surgeon can perform a periareolar breast lift, vertical breast lift or wise pattern breast lift. Breast enlargement options are available with silicone breast implants or saline breast implants when a breast lift procedure is performed. Learn more about breast lifts in Arizona.

Breast Lift in Arizona Resources

• Breast Lift Before and After Photos
  
• Wiki: Mastopexy
• Breast Lift Mastopexy

Common sense advice for Breast Augmentation.

First, we must look at what the patient brings to the consultation. We must consider the height and weight of the patient. We also look at the proportions. We must consider the current bra size and chest measurements. Patients who are taller and wider can accept and look great with bigger breast implants. The more petite the person, the more difficult it becomes for them to accept bigger implants.

Factors in choosing a certain breast implant size.

Second, we must consider what looks good on your body.  This is determined by two important factors. The first factor has to do with your actual physical proportions. The second factor is more dependent on society, where you live, and what sizes are considered acceptable. For instance, living in Scottsdale, patients spend plenty of time outside in the sun and larger breast implants are more acceptable. The situation might be different if you live on the east coast. Patients usually choose smaller implants in this part of the country because outdoor activities are not as popular.

Bigger breast implants not always better.

Third, having a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon, is one of the most important decisions you can make. During the consultation we rely on three basic techniques to derive our recommendation for a certain size. We will perform clinical measurements of your breasts, we provide a variety of breast implant sizers for you to try on while in clinic, and we will show you before and after photos of previous patients and their results.

We will encourage you to choose the size you believe will make you the happiest, but review the pros and cons of that size. We encourage all patients to consider the downside and upside of bigger breast implants. When you are in our office, you will have plenty of time to tell us your desired cup and when you leave, you will be very confident about the size you have chosen.

Dr. Guerra starting the Scottsdale Mommy Makeover Seminar.

Scottsdale – Dr. Guerra completed another succcessful Scottsdale Mommy Makeover Seminar on June 23rd, 2010. The staff at the AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Center and Dr. Guerra would like to thank all the patients that attended the seminar. Patients asked a lot of very good questions regarding the mommy makeover procedures and we feel everyone in attendance benefited greatly by listening to Dr. Guerra’s detailed explanations.

Mommy Makeover Procedures Discussed

• Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
• Breast Augmentation
• Breast Lift (Mastopexy)
• Liposuction
• Brazilian Butt Lift

Dr. Guerra enjoys educating the community by holding these educational seminars throughout the year. The next mommy makeover seminar will be in August and our office will announce the date shortly. For more information on the upcoming plastic surgery seminars and events in the Scottsdale area please contact our office at (480) 970-2580.

Learn more about the Scottsdale Mommy Makeovers.

AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Center
8765 East Bell Road Suite 104
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
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Mommy makeovers are popular because women have children. There is no doubt that having a child is one of the most fulfilling experiences a woman can have in life. Some women, however, feel self-conscious about the effects of pregnancy on their body. The body of a woman who has been through pregnancy is never truly the same. The usual problem areas are: the breasts, the tummy, the buttocks and the fat pockets. In the tummy we see stretching of the stomach muscles and tummy skin with pregnancy. The breasts are usually affected by increasing elasticity and softness. Breasts may also sag. The hips, back and thighs may accumulate fat that may not go away completely after pregnancy. The buttocks, may also soften up, become flatter and less round and begin to sag.

Mommy makeovers are combination procedures used to treat the areas that change during pregnancy. The plastic surgery techniques improve the shape and size of the breasts, lift the breasts, tighten the tummy muscles and skin, remove stretchmarks and excess skin, reduce stubborn fat pockets and lift the pregnancy butt. In my practice there are 4 major variations of the mommy makeover offered to patients including tummy tuck with breast augmentation, tummy tuck with breast lift, tummy tuck with breast reduction and tummy tuck with Brazilian butt lift.

We recommend patients prioritize the areas important to them, so we can appropriately discuss these interests and create a reasonable treatment plan that addresses your needs. A mommy makeover is performed in one stage and patients can have a single recovery period for all the surgery procedures chosen.

The seminar is being held at the AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Center, 8765 E. Bell RD., Suite 104, Scottsdale , AZ 85260. To reserve your seat call 480-970-2580. The seminar starts at 6 PM on Wednesday June 23rd, 2010.

A capsular contracture occurs when the lining of scar tissue which naturally forms around breast implants begins to tighten and becomes quite firm.

When saline or silicone breast implants are placed in the body, your body forms a lining around it. This phenomenon is normal and occurs with every type of implant which is placed in the human body. The lining or capsule is formed by your own living tissue.  Plastic surgeons refer to this lining as the “capsule”, “tissue capsule”, or “scar capsule”.

Capsule contracture is the most common complication of breast augmentation surgery. It can can happen at any time, but seems to be more common in the first several months after cosmetic surgery of the breasts.

At the time of the initial breast surgery, a pocket is made for the breast implant. During the healing process, a capsule forms. The body is genetically programmed to shrink scar tissue. Under normal conditions, the pocket remains open and soft, allowing the breasts to look and feel natural.

In some people, the capsule will tighten, and squeeze the breast implant. When the capsule tightens or contracts, the breast implants begin to feel hard. With enough pressure, the breasts appear distorted in appearance.

In the late stages of capsular contracture, the breasts feel very firm, and may take on a “ball-like” appearance. It is not the implant that has hardened. It is the shrinking of the capsule which compresses the breast implant that leads to the breast feeling firm and hard.

Plastic surgery topics discussed where the breast augmentation, breast lift, tummy tuck and brazilian butt lift procedures.

Dr. Guerra reviewing a tummy tuck before and after case at the
Mommy Makeover Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Dr. Guerra completed a successful Mommy Makeover Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona. The seminar focused on breast augmentations, breast lifts, tummy tucks and brazilian butt lifts. Dr. Guerra spent time going over each plastic surgery procedure and reviewed actual patient before and after photos. We want to thank everyone that attended for their participation in making the seminar a successful event.

Dr. Guerra answering questions at the
Mommy Makeover Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Dr. Guerra and the AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Center enjoy educating the public in plastic surgery procedures so they can make an informed decision. Dr. Guerra is a big believer in education and through the seminars, community service and this blog he is able to highlight and discuss plastic surgery in more detail.

Are you interested in attending a plastic surgery seminar in Arizona?

These educational seminars are very informative and patients appreciate the group environment in discussing these popular plastic surgery procedures. Check out the news and events schedule for more information on the next plastic surgery events in Scottsdale. If you are interested in learning more about plastic surgery in Arizona please contact our office today or call (480) 970-2580.

AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Center
8765 East Bell Road Suite 104
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260

Mommy Makeover Seminar Tomorrow

Scottsdale – The Scottsdale Mommy Makeover Seminar is tomorrow! We are happy to announce all seats have been reserved and our presentation is ready.

Tomorrow, in the breast surgery section, we plan to discuss breast augmentation, silicone breast implants, saline breast implants, breast cup size, incisions for breast enhancement, and recovery after breast enlargement. We will also discuss breast lift, breast reduction and breast lift with or without breast implants.

In the body contouring section, we plant to discuss tummy tuck techniques, including mini tummy tuck, tummy tuck with liposuction, and tummy tuck or bodylift after pregnancy and major weight loss. We will also discuss liposuction and fat transfer.

Many women complain about the pregnancy butt and a solution for this cosmetic surgery problem will be discussed at the Mommy Makeover Seminar. The Brazilian Butt Lift, performed with lipo and fat grafting, will be illustrated. Plenty of before and after photos for all these plastic surgery operations will be demonstrated.

The seminar is being held at our office, our address is AB Guerra Plastic Surgery Center, 8765 E. Bell Road, Suite 104, Scottsdale, AZ. The seminar is being held from 6 to 7:30 PM.

Please call (480) 970-2580 for more information on attending the Scottsdale Mommy Makeover seminar or visit our plastic surgery in Scottsdale website.