Breast

July 05, 2019 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

Undergoing breast augmentation with saline or silicone implants can be a life-changing experience. Many of Dr. John R. Griffin’s patients experience improved self-esteem, greater confidence, and better overall sense of self. Yet there are other concerns that breast augmentation patients should keep in mind.

While not a comprehensive list, our San Mateo, CA plastic surgery center would like to look at a few things that breast augmentation patients can expect after they’ve undergone surgery.

June 27, 2019 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

Dr. John Griffin offers some of the most advanced cosmetic surgery procedures in the Bay Area at his San Mateo, CA practice. As an alternative to traditional breast implants and augmentation, for example, we are proud to offer fat grafting techniques to enhance the size and shape of the breasts. The procedure is also known as autologous fat transfer breast augmentation.

April 27, 2019 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

February 16, 2019 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

One of the best ways for women to enhance their curves is to undergo breast augmentation surgery using silicone or saline implants. Breast enlargement remains the most popular cosmetic surgery in the country, with more than 300,000 surgeries performed in 2017 according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

January 26, 2019 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

December 31, 2018 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

After giving birth, your breasts will probably look different than they did before pregnancy. Hormone changes prepare the body for pregnancy, causing women to gain weight. The breasts swell for milk production.

After giving birth and breastfeeding, women shed the weight they gained and their hormone levels return to pre-pregnancy levels.

October 27, 2018 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

September 13, 2018 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

If you have breast implants, it’s important to know what you should do in case an implant ruptures. Whether the deflation is immediate or the leak is gradual, ruptured breast implants have a negative impact on your appearance. The problem could potentially have an adverse effect on your health as well. Thankfully, San Mateo, CA plastic surgeon John R. Griffin can correct ruptured implants through breast augmentation revision surgery.

August 31, 2018 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

When people think about breast augmentation, they often think about the cosmetic benefits for women with small breasts. Yet breast implants have many uses, allowing cosmetic surgeons to restore and enhance a patient’s appearance in many ways. For instance, a number of women may benefit from getting breast implants after they’ve finished breastfeeding.

July 14, 2018 - by: Dr. John Griffin | TOPICS: Breast

Thanks to breast augmentation surgery, we can enhance the size and improve the shape of patients’ breasts. While making the breasts larger is one of the aesthetic goals, it’s just one facet of achieving effective surgery results.

There are many other considerations to keep in mind, especially for patients who have small breasts to begin with. To achieve ideal results in small-breasted patients, surgeons will need to make a few important choices.

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