Breast Lift

A breast lift, or mastopexy, is performed to return youthful shape and lift to breasts that have sagged as a result of weight loss, pregnancy, loss of the skin’s natural elasticity or simply the effects of aging and gravity. The procedure can also reduce areolar size (the dark skin surrounding the nipple), and it can be combined with breast reduction for added firmness. It is usually done under general anesthesia, and lasts from one to three hours.

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Breast Reduction

Large breasts can cause pain, improper posture, rashes, breathing problems, skeletal deformities, and low self-esteem. Breast reduction surgery is usually done to provide relief from these symptoms. Performed under general anesthesia, the two- to four-hour procedure removes fat and glandular tissue and tightens skin to produce smaller, lighter breasts that are in a healthier proportion to the rest of the body. Dr. Quardt utilizes a variety of cutting-edge techniques including various pedicles (medial, inferior, superior) as well as ‘short-scar’ techniques when indicated.

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Gynecomastia

Enlarged male breasts (gynecomastia) affects nearly 40-60% of men, often with no known cause. This condition can be highly embarrassing as well as physically uncomfortable.

Men who feel self-conscious about enlarged breasts may seek breast reduction surgery. The procedure removes fat and/or glandular tissue from the breasts, and in some cases excess skin as well. The result is a flatter, firmer chest.

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Breast Revision

Oftentimes, after previous breast surgery, corrective surgery may be required or desired due to either complications or sequelae of implants such as capsular contracture, or hardening of the breast over time.  Sometimes patients may desire to exchange implants for either larger or smaller ones or even change implant types from saline to silicone or vice-versa.  Corrective surgery can be performed to improve the shape of breasts from congenital deformity such as tuberous breasts (restricted, “tube-like” breasts), hypomastia (congenitally very small breasts), amastia (absence of breasts) or benign breast tumors causing deformity (such as fibroadenomas).

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Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction restores a natural, symmetrical appearance to the chest, maintains body proportion, allows clothes & swimsuits to fit better, and most importantly, boosts self-confidence for women who have lost one or both breasts to mastectomy or who lack breasts due to a congenital or developmental abnormality. Reconstructive surgeons strive to create a new breast and nipple-areola complex that resembles the woman's natural breast as closely as possible in shape, size and position. This may be performed utilizing a myriad of techniques including implants, tissue expanders, and/or patients own, native tissues such as the abdomen (TRAM flap) or back (Latissmus flap) areas.  Breast reconstruction is a highly personal and individualized process that requires extensive consultation with your reconstructive breast surgeon.

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Pectoral Augmentation

You exercise. You work out. But no matter how rigorously you train, it appears that you just cannot develop or define your pectoral muscles. You are not alone. Even some bodybuilders have trouble developing pectoral muscles that are in proportion to the rest of their body. That is where pectoral implants can help.

Pectoral implants can be used for those men with underdevelopment of their chest muscles or for those men who have a congenital defect or injury. The implants are placed under the pectoral muscle so that the implant does not feel or look fake. Instead, the implants give you an appearance of a well-flexed and well-defined pectoral muscle.

Some men may benefit from fat-transfer to the chest region to enhance the volume of the pectoral region.  In this procedure, fat is taken from another area (such as the abdomen or flanks) then injected into the chest region to boost volume in a process called “fat-grafting”.

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Breast Liposuction

In some patients, breast tissue may be reduced using liposuction which then avoids large scars.  Liposuction can also be used to reduce the “axillary-tail” portion of the breast which is the breast-tissue that goes up into the armpit area.  Areas of “bra-fat”,or excessive fatty tissue that hangs over the bra-straps may also be treated with liposuction.

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Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is one of the most frequently performed cosmetic surgery procedures in the U.S. It can give women with small or unevenly-sized breasts a fuller, firmer, better-proportioned look through the placement of implants in the breast. Women may elect to undergo breast augmentation for many different medical and aesthetic motivations, including balancing breast size and compensating for reduced breast mass after pregnancy or surgery. The procedure may be combined with others such as a breast lift for more satisfying results.

Implants are silicone shells filled with either saline (salt water) or silicone gel (recently approved by the FDA). They are placed behind each breast, underneath either breast tissue or the chest wall muscle. The procedure lasts one to two hours and is typically performed with general anesthesia. After surgery the patient’s bustline may be increased by one or more cup sizes.

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Silicone Breast Implants

After many years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved silicone gel breast implants for breast augmentation surgery. Silicone gel implants are much improved products when compared to old silicone gel implants silicone gel offers a much softer and more natural feel than saline (salt water) breast implants.

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