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Implant Sizing Discussion: How Many CCs Make a “C” cup? (Updated 2023)

Patients are often surprised to find out that the relationship between implant size and final breast appearance can be complex. Once a breast augmentation patient has shown me their ideal breast appearance by selecting their favorite patient photos in our photo gallery, I make sure that the before and after pictures they chose are relatively …

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Can Less Be More? Making the Switch to Smaller Implants

The concept of breast augmentation is associated with increased breast size. However, for many patients, the motivation behind breast augmentation is to improve breast shape and proportion, without becoming excessively large. Can you downsize breast implants? At my Phoenix-area plastic surgery practice, I see many patients for breast augmentation revision surgery, and they visit me …

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Is Your Surgeon Published?

There are a lot of things to consider when you're choosing a plastic surgeon. Does the surgeon perform the procedure you're interested in? Is the surgeon board-certified? How many years have they been practicing? Do you like the results you see in their before & after photos? Reading a surgeon's CV (curriculum vitae, or professional …

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