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We’ve combined the other blogs into one uniform resource of information and news. Since NKP Medical is a host to numerous different sites, this blog will contain any and new information that pertains to the NKP Medical family of sites.

The official blog for the source for finding breast surgeons BreastImplantsUSA and MyPlasticSurgeonUSA the source for finding plastic surgeons for all your other plastic surgery needs is now online and open to serve you, the community for news and information regarding breast surgeons and plastic surgeons as well as news in the medical industry regarding breast implants and plastic surgery.

Allure Magazine Features Breast Implants USA!

The April issue of Allure Magazine features Breast Implants USA in their Insider's Guide.

The 'Toy Box' section covers the Free doctor dolls that Breast Implants USA gives away along with an information packet on post breast augmentation surgery. Recovery is an important part of the entire breast augmentation procedure and what better way to accompany that recovery time with a little doctor of your own.

Taking the proper steps to ensure that your surgery is a success is crucial. It's what guarantees proper healing, and ultimately the end result.

You can find the story on page 150 in the April issue of Allure magazine. Pick up your copy today!

For your free doctor doll and recovery packet visit Breast Implants USA.

Making a Point: FDA Conditions

The FDA has set strict conditions in furthering their "insurance" of making sure their decision on lifting the ban on silicone implants was the right decision. Many may feel the conditions are tough, but the FDA is doing the right thing. Prior to the ban, the pressure of the media and society to bring down silicone implants was immense, and the FDA is doing what it can to make sure that safety and prevention is carried out as a primary concern.

The following was taken from the FDA:

The FDA approved the silicone gel-filled breast implants with a number of conditions, including requiring each company to

• conduct a large post approval study
• continue its core study through 10 years
• conduct a focus group study of the patient labeling
• continue laboratory studies to further characterize types of device failure
• track each implant in the event, for example, that health professionals and patients need to be notified of updated product information.

The post approval studies will continue to gather information about the safety and effectiveness of the implants. Information will be collected about rates of local complications, rates of connective tissue disease and its signs and symptoms, rates of neurological disease and its signs and symptoms, potential effects on offspring of women with breast implants, potential effects on reproduction and lactation, rates of cancer, rates of suicide, potential interference of breast implants with mammography, and MRI compliance and rupture rates. The FDA will closely monitor the post approval studies. The agency anticipates that data from the studies will provide important information for patients and physicians, and may lead to improvements in device labeling.

Those of you considering Silicone Implants may find that these restrictions and conditions to be a bit imposing, but keep in mind, it is with your health and safety in mind. Not to mention that your participation will provide valuable data and feedback to the future of silicone implants and the women who will choose to accept them.

For more information on silicone breast implants visit Breast Implants USA.

An Important Message from the FDA

The FDA is very careful to list and provide very important information regarding the risks and benefits of silicone gel-filled breast implants. These are very important factors women should consider:

• Breast implants are not lifetime devices, and a woman will likely need additional surgeries on her breast at least once over her lifetime.
• Many of the changes to a woman's breast after implantation are irreversible.
• Rupture of a silicone gel-filled breast implant is most often silent, which means that usually neither the woman nor her surgeon will know that her implants have ruptured.
• A woman will need regular screening Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examinations over her lifetime to determine whether silent rupture has occurred.

The FDA continues to state that the MRI's as mentioned in an earlier post, over time will cost more than the initial surgery performed, however it is vital for women to take part in these studies so that silicone implants can continue to stay on the market for the future.

Silicone implants may look and feel much more realistic but they also come with a heavier price tag. If you are able to make this financial commitment make sure to also commit to the ongoing study. It only hurts the community, the women and future patients if the study is done in any manner of poor participation. Make sure you do your part. Support silicone implants and support breast augmentation.

source: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2007/107_silicone.html

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Featured Surgeon - Dr. Howard Dawkins

Dr. Howard Dawkins

Raleigh, Durham, Pitt County, Wake County and Greenville, North Carolina

Dr. Dawkins is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and has performed cosmetic surgery for over two decades. Rest assured, Dr. Dawkins stays up to date with the latest innovations. A fine quality if you're considering making a change in your physical appearance.

Under his leadership at Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, he has assembled an excellent, well trained medical team devoted to providing the finest available cosmetic surgery services with complementing Medi Day Spa centers.

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Silicone Follow Up?

When the FDA approved silicone implants they implied strict screening on the patients and a few conditions on the manufacturers, including conducting studies and following up of a projected 40,000 women over the next 10 years.

Included in this follow up procedure protocol are MRI scans that have to be done routinely. Mainly to detect any signs of implant rupture - which was led to the banning of the silicone implants in the first place.

However, the cost of the MRI scans are expensive, about $1000 and the fact that this has to be done more than once may deter women from considering silicone implants. The manufacturers don't plan on footing the bill, neither do the doctors and quite possibly the insurance companies. So who pays for the MRI's?

The patients do.

The advantage to this is that a patient receives an MRI scan, which is beneficial overall to their health. The downside is the cost and frequency of the scan. Most will argue that those seeking silicone implants are financially able to afford the MRI's as silicone implants do cost more. But with easy access to financing the silicone implants may be considered less if budgeting is a key issue.

Also add to the fact that patients have to go through a 60 page booklet on risks and considerations and fill out more paperwork than a patient would getting saline implants.

However, silicone implants ultimately look and feel more real, and to many patients, that alone is worth the work. When it comes to the body, budgeting may not always be the wisest thing, many times, as the saying goes, "You get what you pay for" and it couldn't less true when it comes to breast augmentation surgeons and silicone implants.

To find YOUR Board Certified Plastic Surgeon visit BreastImplantsUSA now.

Featured Surgeon - Dr. Steven Teitelbaum

Dr. Steven Teitelbaum
Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Brentwood, California

A Word from Dr. Teitelbaum
"Because aesthetic surgery is voluntary, and arguably even frivolous, I believe a unique burden is placed upon the doctor - and the patient - to be safe, prudent, and conservative. Though no plastic surgeon would openly disagree with that statement, I adhere to it stronger than most.

It guides my philosophy from my lengthy initial consultations, to successive pre-operative contacts, to the techniques I use, and finally my post-operative and on-going care. I am distraught by what I see as an increasingly cavalier attitude toward cosmetic surgery by patients and physicians alike, with some doctors' offices having only a little more serious of an atmosphere than a beauty salon."

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Featured Surgeons - Dr. Mary Gingrass and Dr. Melinda Haws

Dr. Mary Gingrass and Dr. Melinda Haws
Nashville, Tennessee

Meet Our Female Plastic Surgeons in Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Mary Gingrass and Dr. Melinda Haws are exceptionally gifted female plastic surgeons in Nashville, Tennessee. They are both attentive to the needs of their patients and make it their goal to help each patient realize his or her dreams. Dr. Gingrass and Dr. Haws want to ensure that each patient's experience, from the initial consultation through surgical recovery, is as free from anxiety and complications as possible. Both doctors' skills and commitment to patient satisfaction epitomize the professionalism and compassionate attitude of The Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville.

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http://www.breastimplantsusa.com

The Day After Valentine's

For a lot of people, especially women, Valentine's day is a very special day.

Amongst the furiously packed restaurants, the crowded venues, and the smell of love in the air, there's a lot of giving and taking.

Never mind the roses and candy.

What did you do for yourself? Or maybe you did something for someone else *hint hint*.

I'm sure you all looked fabulous, glorious and beautiful in your dresses and outfits last night, but maybe for some of you thought it was time to make a little valentine's gift for yourself? A little extra cleavage? A "boost" in your bust? Why should the men be liable for the gifts? Maybe it was time you treated him with a little valentine of your own? Actually it could work both ways, a little gift on his part, could be a huge gift back to him on yours.

Whatever the consideration, remember, BreastImplantsUSA is behind you all the way in making that decision. We only list Board Certified Plastic Surgeons so you can be rest assured that you will be getting quality service and results.

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Natural Breast Implants?

Sooner than you think. But does that mean the end of the road for silicone and saline implants?

Unlikely.

Scientists in Japan have developed a way to use fat cells from a woman's own tissue combined with stem cells to create an implantable tissue that looks and feels smoother than current silicone and saline implants.

Although the procedure is still being tested in Japan and Europe the results look promising. There needs to be an established set of long term data, such as side effects and durability, but time will tell.

Whether or not testing will begin in the United States is up to the FDA.

Oddly enough the procedure is based off of a process developed by a California firm using fat tissue and stem cells. The problem with implanting fat into other parts of the body is that the fat tissue without a blood supply eventually dies off. The use of stem cells promotes the growth of blood vessels to fuel the fat tissue, keeping the fat cells alive.

This process also is being tested in other types of tissue replacement procedures and may eventually help with curing of degenerative diseases and or accident victims that lose parts of their body tissue.

The cosmetic use of this process was started by Dr. Kotaro Yoshimura who is a surgeon at Tokyo University who said, “I believe that within five years my procedure will be available as plastic surgery and that it will prove very popular."

The main drawback to this process is the required amount of fat tissue needed for the implant, precisely twice the amount for a single implant which can be a problem for women with small amounts of fat tissue and also a problem for those wanting larger implants.

Of the 39 patients he's tested this procedure on he claims that there have been no major problems yet.

For more stories and articles and to search for breast augmentation board certified plastic surgeons visit http://www.breastimplantsusa.com.

Featured Surgeon - Dr. Troy Andreasen

Dr. Troy Andreasen
Inland Empire, San Gabriel Valley, Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County and Ontario, California

About Dr. Andreasen
Dr. Andreasen was chosen as one of the first medical school graduates in the United States to train in an integrated General Surgery and Plastic Surgery program that emphasized cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. At Loma Linda University, Dr. Andreasen excelled in all facets of his training and established himself as one of their premier plastic surgical trainees. His specific interests included cosmetic surgery of the body and face and reconstructive surgery of the breast.

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Gummy Bears: Cohesive Gel Implants

Despite the recent approval of silicone implants by the FDA, many women are still skeptical about getting silicone implants.

There may be an alternative however. Cohesive gel implants - or gummy bear implants as they are called due to their structure have been shown to be safer and reduce the risk of connective tissue diseases related to silicone implant ruptures.

They're called gummy bears because when they are split or ruptured, they retain the shape, much like a gummy bear or a fruit snack would if you were to cut them into pieces, resulting in no leakage of silicone into the system.

Cohesive gel implants also feel more like natural breasts compared to saline filled implants.

So if you're still not sure on whether or not to pursue silicone gel implants, keep cohesive gel implants in mind, and also remember that there is no conclusive evidence that the rupturing of silicone breast implants directly leads to connective tissue diseases and any other complications that have been associated with silicone implants in the past.

You can always visit http://www.breastimplantsusa.com for more information.

Silicone Implant Impact

Jeff Carlton from the Associated Press recently reported on the effect the recent approval of silicone implants by the FDA had on the amount of surgeries doctors are getting.

In an interview with a doctor, the doctor reports that many women are considering replacing their old saline implants with new Silicone implants and that women who were also awaiting the approval are starting to make appointments to get new silicone implant augmentations.

Mentor Corp., who specializes in the manufacturing of saline and silicone implants doesn't expect an increase in production roll out, but does expect to change the ratio of which implants are produced; meaning fewer saline production and increased silicone production.

Industry experts say that women from around the world choose silicone over saline 80-90 percent of the time. Doctors and patients alike agree, silicone implants look and feel more natural.

Many are cautious of the health and safety concerns that come with silicone, but many studies suggest that there is no conclusive and direct evidence that silicone implants are attributed to connective tissue diseases. The 14-year ban by the FDA was done to extensively study the effects.

So the question is, what will you do? Will you look into silicone? Are you going to replace your saline implants?

For more information on Silicone Implants and Board Certified Plastic Surgeons you can always find them at http://www.breastimplantsusa.com.

Featured Silicone Implants Surgeon - Dr. David Abramson

Dr. David Abramson

Bergen County, Manhattan, New York, New Jersey

Dr. David Abramson: Informing and Empowering Patients

David L. Abramson, M.D., is committed to providing exceptional cosmetic surgical services to all our patients. Our main concern is to provide a safe, private and caring environment for all of our patients and emphasize affordable excellence in cosmetic surgery.

Every effort is made to ensure that each of our patients is comfortable with his or her decision for cosmetic surgery and is pleased with the results. Also, Dr. Abramson knows that each patient requires individual attention -- no two patients need exactly the same treatment.

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FDA Breast Implants Homepage

If you are in need of technical and safety information about breast implants, you can find it directly from the FDA itself.

The FDA breast implants homepage is filled with reports and consumer information.

The FDA also has a detailed report on the approval of Silicone Implants.

And as always you can always find more information on the use of silicone implants and other Breast Augmentation articles, procedures, doctors including audio interviews from doctors regarding the recent FDA approval of Silicone Implants.

http://www.breastimplantsusa.com

Got Board Certification?

When you are considering Breast Augmentation, Breast Enlargement or Breast Enhancement surgery one of the most important things to look into is if the doctor is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. Board certification means that the doctor has been considered under strict guidelines to be well adept and equipped as well as highly qualified to perform Plastic Surgery on their patients.

There are numerous ways to know if the doctor you are considering is Board Certified:

1.) The direct approach to finding out if a doctor is board certified is to check the actual American Board of Medical Specialties page where you can directly search for your doctors qualification.

2.) You can look for identifying logos and organizations the doctor is associated with, such as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons-ASPS and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery-ASAPS. These organization require their members to be board certified. So a member of the ASPS or ASAPS means they are board certified.

3.) BreastImplantsUSA.com requires all their members to be board certified. It is a must! So any doctor that you find at BreastImplantsUSA.com you can be rest assured that the doctor is in fact board certified. Remember that BreastImplantsUSA.com is THE source for finding board certified plastic surgeons in your area.

Visit BreastImplantsUSA.com to search for YOUR plastic surgeon!

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Ring in the New Year with Silicone Breast Implants!

Now that Silicone Breast Implants have been approved for use by the FDA, maybe it's time to consider getting Silicone Breast Implants!

Many women have thought about the possibility of getting Breast Augmentation, Breast Enhancement, Breast Enlargement and Breast Plastic Surgery, and since the new year has begun, why not consider getting a new look to go with the new year?

A New Year could also equal a New You!

BreastImplantsUSA.com will be your guide as you make your decision on whether or not to get Silicone Breast Implants Surgery. Beginning from research by providing insightful and valuable information on the decision to get Silicone Breast Implant Surgery, to deciding on which Board Certified Plastic Surgeon to go with and then telling your tale to us so that we may share your new year success story with other women who are confused, curious and courageous about taking that first step to getting Silicone Implants.

Begin your search today at http://www.breastimplantsusa.com