Goldberg Plastic Surgery Breast Implants Long Beach

The number of women who seek breast implants each year continues to climb, making up for the largest portion of all cosmetic that are performed each year in the United States. As plastic surgery procedures continue to become more widely available and more socially acceptable, the number of board certified and reputable doctors who specialize in plastic surgery has seen an equal surge in growth. This overall growth in the plastic surgery industry has allowed for innovations in technology and procedures, which have lead to slow but steady decline in prices. It has also lead to further exposure and attention, which only serves to make the potential of procedures that much more feasible for more patients.

Last year more than a third of all of the cosmetic surgical procedures performed in the United States took place in the Western United States. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons put out date showing that among all plastic surgeries performed in 2011, breast augmentation was the most commonly administered from of plastic surgery. Large cities like Los Angeles and Long Beach have held witness to the boundless expansion of surgical providers throughout the last decade and the nineties. Statistics say that more than 5% of women in the US with choose implants in their lifetime, which comes to more than 300,000 women each year. That means that more than 1 out of every 5 plastic surgery procedures in the US involves breast implants.

With the overnight popularity breast augmentation and implants met through the eighties and nineties there came a number of concerns that perhaps silicone breast implants could be linked to various health conditions or immunological disorders. Silicone implants were actually banned by the FDA during a period between 1992 and 2006, during which ample studies were carried out to determine possible health risks of silicone implants. During these fourteen years silicone implants were available only to patients with breast cancer who sought reconstructive surgery due to mastectomy procedures. The FDA could find no significant correlation between silicone breast implants and increased illness and thus approved silicone implants to be put back on the market.

Although no significant links were drawn between silicone implants and health problems, the FDA recommends MRI screenings at regular intervals in order to remain cautious; once three years after the initial implant surgery, and once again every two years afterwards. While a rupture in a saline implant is noticeable almost immediately as the saline solution leaks out and is absorbed by the body it is no need for concern. Patients with silicone implants, however, often do not notice ruptures for a long time after they have occurred although there are often no noticeable side effects.

Large cities like Long Beach and even smaller cities like Redondo Beach and Torrance continue to welcome new plastic surgery providers each year as they maintain a steady flow of patients and new inquiries to breast implants and breast augmentation. All surgeries are serious choices and should be thoroughly and thoughtfully considered prior to making a decision. Contact a board certified plastic surgeon in your area for a consultation if you are considering breast augmentation, breast implants or any other form of cosmetic breast surgery.