We offer breast implants that are manufactured by Mentor Canada. Your decision to use Mentor breast implants for your breast augmentation is a personal, long-term decision. Because breast implants may not last your entire lifetime, Mentor supports your decision by strongly standing behind their Lifetime Product Replacement Policy.
Should you have a problem with an [...]

Smoking causes the blood vessels to constrict, reducing the blood supply and the oxygen carried by the blood to the surgical area. The tissues need this blood supply and the oxygen that the blood carries in order to heal. When the blood supply is reduced the tissues heal more slowly.
Whether you are [...]

With many patients wishing to go south for the holidays, we are often asked if they can sunbathe if they have had breast augmentation surgery.
�Tanning salons or sunbathing will not hurt your breast implant, but it may make your scars worse.� You should avoid sun exposure�or wear sunscreen over your incisions.� This� is the best [...]

Tomorrow we are offering Lipodissolve to our eager patients. One of the most common questions we get asked us “Just how does Lipodissolve work?”
We explain that when a substance called Phosphatidylcholine or PPC is injected into fat cells, it has a detergent like effect and causes fat cells to rupture and then dissolve. The [...]

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You will probably feel tired and sore for several days following your breast augmentation surgery, and your breasts may remain swollen and sensitive to physical contact for a month. You may also experience a feeling of tightness in the breast area as your skin adjusts to the new breast size.

The breast consists of milk ducts and glands, surrounded by fatty tissue that provides its shape and fee. Situated beneath the breast is the pectoralis major muscle, a large muscle that assists in chest movement, and where a breast implant is placed when having submuscular breast augmentation. Factors such as pregnancy, rapid weight [...]

One of the first questions patients ask when preparing for their surgery is “When will I be able to return to work?”
Recovery for each patient is different, but, generally speaking, when having an abdominoplasty, you can expect to go back to work within two to four weeks. For breast lift surgery, you will be [...]

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All breast implants are made of a round or shaped silicone elastomer or rubber shell. When having breast augmentation with saline breast implants, a saline solution is used to fill the breast implant. Saline solution is used as it is similar to the fluid in our body, and would simply be absorbed by [...]

Breast augmentation offers a unique opportunity to “customize” the shape of the breast rather than just bra size. You may want to wear an outfit that reveals more cleavage, change your wardrobe, or create the proper balance between your breasts and your hips. Generally speaking, the larger you want your cup size, the [...]

You should be close to your ideal weight. A significant loss of weight after having breast augmentation surgery could alter your results in a manner that is unpleasing to you.
If you were to lose a significant amount of weight, there could be some ptosis or droopiness and a reduction in  breast size. [...]




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