Contrary to what may seem intuitive, an incision at the areolar edge does not lead to long  term nipple sensory loss. This is true for a female breast augmentation or breast lift and a male or female breast reduction.

The reason that you loose sensation to the nipple area on a permanent basis stems from an injury to the 4th Intercostal Nerve. This nerve lives deep within the breast on the rib cage surface. It is not affected by a skin incision but rather the deeper maneuvers Louisville Plastic Surgeons make to perform your breast surgery.

Lee Corbett, MD
www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville Plastic Surgeon Dr. Lee Corbett

Lee Corbett, MD

www.corbettcosmeticsurgery.com

Lee Corbett, MD

www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville, KY plastic surgeon Dr. Lee Corbett.

Any cosmetic procedure, be it a Louisville Breast Augmentation, Louisville Liposuction, Louisville Tummy Tuck to name a few, carries with it a $150 discount from the center and Anesthesia service.

If you are interested please contact our Louisville Cosmetic Surgery office at 502.721.0330

Lee Corbett, MD
www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

The fact that the upper part of the breast has lost its fullness with age and babies does NOT constitute droop in Plastic Surgery terms.

Droop, or Ptosis ( toe-sis)  as we call it, is all based on where the nipple rests in relation to the crease under the breast (Infra-Mammary Fold or IMF). By definition, if your nipple sits above your IMF you do not have ptosis and a breast lift or Mastopexy may not be needed. A Louisville Breast Augmentation will often correct this situation.

If your nipple sits at or below your IMF you do have ptosis and a Louisville Breast lift will be necessary in most cases.

Now, a lot of times her nipple is well situated above the IMF but the bottom part of the breast sits below the IMF. We call this pseudo-ptosis and depending on the severity and the size of your breast, this situation may also call for a mastopexy (lift).

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All posts on this blog are presented by Lousiville Breast Augmentation specialist, Dr. Lee Corbett.

When a woman is considering a Louisville Breast Augmentation, I will frequently use different volumes to account for the asymmetry or even different style implants. I tackle the size problem  by using implant sizers. These are trial implants that we place and then fill to different volumes to see what balances things out. They only run $30 or $40 which is a lot better than trialing a $1000 silicone implant only to find its the wrong size!!

When I do Louisville Breast Lifts or Louisville Breast Reductions, I can simply remove more tissue from the larger breast to balance things out.

What is more difficult to correct is if the breasts are vertically asymmetric. It is hard to adjust the breast crease a lot so these asymmetries tend to persist. Likewise, if your rib cage is different from side to side, there is very little to do.

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www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

all posts on this blog are presented by Louisville Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr. Lee Corbett

Your BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a good tool to use to help answer this question. A normal BMI runs from 18 to 24. Anyone in this category is an acceptable candidate for surgery. Overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 to 29. Patients in this category are also good candidates.

When the BMI gets above 30, we need to take a closer look. At a BMI of 30 a person is about 35-40 pounds overweight. BMI’s of 30-40 land one in the “obese” category. Folks in this range can safely have surgery, and do everyday, but their medical history becomes more pertinent and they may be better served having surgery in a hospital setting as opposed to an outpatient setting.

Patients with a BMI above 40, which is about 100 lbs overweight, are typically not the best candidates for elective surgery in my opinion. These cases need to be considered very carefully.

Lee Corbett, MD

www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

It depends. If you had your implants placed under the muscle you will swell more and longer. In this case I recommend waiting at least 4 to 6 weeks.

If you had your implants placed above the muscle the swelling is less severe and doesnt last nearly as long. For these patients I recommend waiting in the 2 to 4 week range. Same holds true for bathing suits.

No reason to go spend $50 for a bra or $100 for a bikini only to have it not fit perfectly.

Lee Corbett, MD

www.CorbettCosmeticSurgery.com

Dysport and Botox work by chemically creating a disconnect between a nerve and a muscle. The analogy I frequently use is that both are much like a child safety cap one would put on a plug. 

In an effort to gain more market share Dysport has offered a Love it or Leave it challenge. The offer has now been extended through September. This is a great offer for the patients enabling you to save $150 on your next Louisville Dysport or Louisville Botox treatment.

Call our office for details at 502.721.0330

Lee Corbett, MD

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When a surgeon wounds the skin by making an incision, the tanning cells, your melanocytes, are prone to produce pigment along the edges. This is particularly true for darker skin types. That is why some fresh scars are darker than the skin around them. If you get into a tanning bed and expose the wound to more tanning stimulus, it very well may result in your scar becoming hyper-pigmented (very tan).

My advice is to never get into a tanning bed, but if you are going to at least wait 6 weeks after surgery or keep your incision covered.

Lee Corbett, MD

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