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Extraordinary Implant Promises to Revolutionize the Breast Augmentation and
Reconstruction History
For more than 10 years, American women's choices for breast augmentation have
been limited to saline or silicone-filled breast implants…but, not anymore. Dr.
Donald W. Kress, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, is the first and only plastic
surgeon to introduce the Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia area to the newest
advance in breast implants – the “Gummy Bear Breast Implant” or as it is known
in clinical terms, The Cohesive Gel Implant. Dr. Donald W. Kress has been named
as one of 23 FDA clinical investigators in the US and he has performed the Gummy
Bear Breast Augmentation in 140 patients, all with incredible aesthetic outcomes
and high levels of patient satisfaction.
The Gummy Bear Implant has all the advantages of the traditional silicone
implant but eliminates the two biggest problems: rupture and leakage. The
semi-solid gel implants, called High-Strength Gel Implants, feel softer and more
natural than saline implants, and unlike saline implants, they are less likely
to wrinkle. The high-strength gel implants also differ from saline or standard
silicone implants which leak if the implant shell is ruptured. Cutting into a
high-strength gel implant is a little like cutting into a "gummy bear".
What is "high-strength gel"?
High-Strength gel is a form of silicone that, due to tighter molecular bonds in
the silicone, is semi-solid. For instance, if the silicone rubber shell of a
high-strength gel implant is cut or punctured it maintains its shape and does
not leak.
What are the advantages of high-strength gel breast implants?
High-Strength gel breast implants are soft and natural feeling. Unlike
liquid-filled implants (saline and liquid silicone), a high-strength gel implant
maintains its shape and upright position, which decreases the incidence of the
implant shell folding and the development of rippling. Also unlike liquid-filled
implants, high-strength gel implants do not leak if the implant shell is broken.
The alternative to silicone is saline, and for many women, saline implants
simply aren't good enough. Overfilled, they're hard; under filled, they wrinkle.
Saline implants may also make a sloshing sound and rupture easily. If a woman
has scar tissue left after a mastectomy, a saline implant is harder to
camouflage.
These new implants are approved for an FDA clinical trial and can be used in all
applications including breast enlargement, breast reconstruction and breast
augmentation. It is the first, truly "shape stable" implant for more natural
augmentations, especially for small breasts.
Before and after patient photos are available as well as JPEGS of the implant.
Dr. Kress has patients willing to appear on camera that have undergone this
procedure.
About Dr. Donald W. Kress
Dr. Donald Kress, M.D., P.A., F.A.C.S., Board Certified Plastic Surgeon founded
Plastic Surgery One to address the growing need for high quality plastic surgery
among people of all ages and types. Dr. Kress is a board certified plastic
surgeon with over 20 years of experience and a very high level of patient
satisfaction. Other patients refer over 80% of his patients. He is a noted
author and seminar presenter. Some of Dr. Kress' professional memberships
include:
* American Society of Plastic Surgery
* American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
* The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
* American Society of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery
* Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
* Lipolysis Society of America
* The American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine
* More information can be found at: www.plasticsurgeryone.com
Source :
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