At Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery in Vero Beach Breast Augmentation consultations are scheduled with our Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Alan Durkin. During your consultation you will talk to Dr. Durkin about your desired breast shape and size. Choosing bigger breast implants is not always the best choice for obtaining your desired cosmetic breast augmentation outcome. Sometimes the shape of the breast implant is just as important as the size of the implant. You can obtain a large bust size and still maintain a natural look.
Dr. Durkin will also talk to you about the four types of breast augmentation approaches. Furthermore, breast augmentation can be tailored to fit your lifestyle. For example, Dr. Durkin has specialized approaches for women who are athletes, fitness competitors, and bikini models. Communication between the plastic surgeon and patient is a critical and often overlooked necessity to receiving the best possible breast augmentation outcome.
At Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery we pride ourselves on providing our patients an open environment that fosters questions and thoughtful discussions at anytime during your care. We don’t rush cosmetic surgery consultations and we don’t race people to the operating room.
Our approach to consultation is friendly, pressure-free, and information oriented. We share our knowledge and expertise with you through conversation, examination, virtual simulation, “implant tryouts”, and a comprehensive tour of our facility. Our process for breast augmentation starts with a definitive discussion of your objectives. Dr. Durkin together with our Patient Care Coordinator consults with you in person.
Bring any representative photographs of your desired result to your consultation. During this phase, Dr. Durkin discusses the critical topics of incision placement, implant placement above or below the muscle, type of implant used (shaped vs. round, saline vs. silicone), different implant profiles (high vs. ultrahigh vs. moderate), and different implant sizes. We have found that almost all of our patients seeking breast augmentation do have a personal “mind’s eye” picture of what they are looking for. Learning about your aesthetic goals is our priority.
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Next, Dr. Durkin examines you. During this phase, Dr. Durkin talks about his surgical plan for achieving your desired result from Breast Augmentation.
During this time, Dr. Durkin takes measurements of your body and discusses breast shape with you. If you require a breast lift, then Dr. Durkin shows you why a lift is anatomically required, and a discusses different breast lift techniques such as, his proprietary “internal bra” technique, with you. Dr. Durkin also discusses the overall contributions of posture, bone structure, and breast position to breast symmetry. Dr. Durkin strives in giving you a comprehensive analysis of your anatomy. He correlates your specific anatomy with the best possible breast implant available to achieve your desired goal.
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When evaluating breast implants, the choice of implant is a key driver of patient satisfaction. The key again is good preoperative communication. At Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery, we meet with you more than once regarding breast implants in order to give and receive as much information as possible prior to surgery. The more everyone knows, the better everyone does. Dr. Durkin and his team strive to provide the best Breast Augmentation Vero Beach has to offer.
There is a great deal of misinformation regarding saline versus silicone breast implants. Many still are under the impression that silicone implants are unsafe, which is categorically false. Saline implants are supplied as an empty silicone shell with a fill valve. During Breast Augmentation surgery, the implant is placed into the breast pocket, and is then filled to the appropriate size based on preoperative evaluation and implant dimension.
On the other hand, silicone implants come “pre filled”. Both types of implants have advantages and disadvantages.
Not all silicone breast implants are created equal! The original silicone implants were introduced in the 1970’s, and used a liquid silicone fill. Due to health concerns related to leakage, they were taken off the market by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
After an exhaustive study extending nearly twenty years, the FDA conclusively proved that silicone is a safe substance for breast augmentation. Since their re-introduction in 1994, the new cohesive gel “Gummy Bear” silicone breast implants have literally redefined breast augmentation. They offer a remarkably natural feel, greater longevity, and better patient satisfaction than their saline counterparts.
The cohesive nature of the silicone also invalidates nearly all of the leakage concerns that were valid in the older liquid silicone implants. The cohesive gel implants are often called, “Gummy Bear” implants because of their chemical structure, and because of how the gel actually feels like a gummy bear. The gel within your implant is a unique type of solid, in that it is soft and malleable, but it is not a liquid, and it retains its original shape after pressure is applied. While it can act clinically like a liquid, it is actually a soft but solid gel.
This quantum leap forward in breast implant biomaterial has propelled breast augmentation into the 21st Century, and has allowed breast augmentation to surpass liposuction as the most popular plastic surgery procedure in the United States. The driving force for the return of silicone implants was to improve the feel and longevity of breast augmentation procedures, and to eliminate the rippling seen so commonly with saline implants. These problems were definitively solved by 2004, and the public now knows it.
Not all silicone breast implants are created equal! The original silicone implants were introduced in the 1970’s, and used a liquid silicone fill.
Due to health concerns related to leakage, they were taken off the market by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). After an exhaustive study extending nearly twenty years, the FDA conclusively proved that silicone is a safe substance for breast augmentation. Since their re-introduction in 1994, the new cohesive gel Gummy Bear silicone breast implants have literally redefined breast augmentation. They offer a remarkably natural feel, greater longevity, and better patient satisfaction than their saline counterparts. The cohesive nature of the silicone also invalidates nearly all of the leakage concerns that were valid in the older liquid silicone implants.
The cohesive gel implants are often called, “Gummy Bear” implants because of their chemical structure, and because of how the gel actually feels like a gummy bear. The gel within your implant is a unique type of solid, in that it is soft and malleable, but it is not a liquid, and it retains its original shape after pressure is applied. While it can act clinically like a liquid, it is actually a soft but solid gel. This quantum leap forward in breast implant biomaterial has propelled breast augmentation into the 21st Century, and has allowed breast augmentation to surpass liposuction as the most popular plastic surgery procedure in the United States.
The driving force for the return of silicone implants was to improve the feel and longevity of breast augmentation procedures, and to eliminate the rippling seen so commonly with saline implants. These problems were definitively solved by 2004, and the public now knows it. What the general public does not know about is that the NEXT quantum leap forward in silicone breast augmentation has now arrived: the Natrelle Inspira Cohesive Silicone Implant.
MENTOR’s Smooth MemoryGel® Xtra breast implants offer an exciting implant option for individuals seeking impressive results with a natural feel. MENTOR® implants from Johnson & Johnson are created to provide unparalleled projection, firmness, and fullness. However, what makes these implants truly unique is how natural and soft they feel. MENTOR® MemoryGel® Xtra breast implants are created with a shell that is firm and strong. Each implant is filled with a specific amount of the proprietary gel.
A few words about fat grafting, or autologouos breast augmentation. We commonly employ fat grafting in facial cosmetic surgery, buttock augmentation, breast augmentation, and breast reconstruction. In regards to breast augmentation, fat grafting is most commonly used as an adjunct to implant placement rather than a primary augmentation approach. In other words, fat grafting is an outstanding add-on to breast implant augmentation, but it does not replace the need for an implant in women that want to increase their breast size more than 2-4 centimeters. Having said that, many women present wanting a limited volume augmentation, and in that case, stand-alone fat grafting can be employed with outstanding results.
During the next phase of your Vero Beach breast augmentation consultation, you get to try on any of the breast implant styles that interest you. Dr. Durkin and our Patient Care Coordinator assists you with on trying on different types of implants with different types of bras and different styles of clothing.
At this stage, we finalize together the pathway to your ultimate goal from surgery. Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery is the ONLY aesthetic practice in Florida to offer our patients a full, on site sizing consignment of the Cohesive Gel Implants. We have the largest aesthetic experience in the state of Florida with these new implants, and we firmly hold the opinion that this implant is the next quantum leap forward in cosmetic breast augmentation.
We have also seen beyond remarkable results with this implant in revision breast augmentation, especially when combined with our Ocean Drive Internal Bra technique. Lastly, for our athlete patients, this implant is clearly superior, as rippling has yet to be reported by our fitness competitors, even when total body fat composition falls below 5%.
At Ocean Drive Plastic Surgery, we pride ourselves on our outcomes, our staff, and our facility. During your consultation, you get a comprehensive tour of our 10,000 square foot cosmetic facility.
You get to see our state-of-the-art medical spa, our hydrotherapy room, our state-certified operating room, overnight suites, and non-surgical treatment rooms. Tours of our adjoining, private fitness and performance center are also available. Once all of your questions are answered, we provide you with a personalized, all encompassing price quote for your procedure. We customize cosmetic breast augmentation consultations to fit your need, however most consultations last approximately 1 hour.
We offer consultations at our primary office in Vero Beach, A Pampered Life (after hours, and by appointment), and at Millefiori Medical Spa (Melbourne, FL). Watch as Dr. Durkin demonstrates how he inserts Allergan’s newest cohesive gel implant called the Inspira implant during a breast augmentation surgery. Dr. Durkin shows you how he uses a modern breast implant technique using the Keller Funnel to insert the gummy bear implant with a “no-touch” technique.
Although there is usually little actual pain following a breast augmentation Vero Beach patients may experience a deep bruised sensation or the feeling of tightness as a result of the swelling. You will receive a prescribed pain medication and it can often cause sensations of light-headedness or sleepiness, particularly in the immediate post-operative period. If you choose to not take the pain medication prescribed you may try the application of cold compresses. Under no circumstances should ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, or medications containing aspirin or salicylates or ibuprofen, be taken without first consulting us. If the pain is severe and the prescribed pain medication is not helping please do not increase the recommended dosage or supplement with your own medications. You will also receive a perscription for Valium, this is a muscle relaxer and often times is able to decrease pain better than pain medication following Breast Surgery. Notify our office and we will evaluate the next step in controlling your pain.
You will not be able to shower until cleared by Dr. Durkin or Nurses. When cleared you may shampoo your hair but bring your head down to your chest keeping your elbows at your side. Do not raise your arms over your head. Have someone with you and a chair nearby the first couple of days that you shower. You may get a little dizzy and will need to sit down. After you have showered you must put the surgical bra back on. The surgical bra must be worn 24 hours a day for 2 weeks following your surgery, or as prescribed by Dr. Durkin. You may choose to wear a zip front sports bra after the initial 2 weeks and remember…You will remain in a compression/sports bra for 2 months.
Every operation, no matter how minor, is accompanied by swelling of the surrounding tissues. The amount varies from minimal to extensive. Sometimes the swelling becomes a little greater 48 hours after your operation and will gradually decrease. Should you have a SUDDEN enlargement, redness, or warmth of one or both breast, please call the office immediately. You will be given a breast massage handout. Massaging will occur approximately 1 week after your surgery. Under no circumstances should ASPIRIN, IBUPROFEN, or medications containing aspirin or salicylates or ibuprofen, be taken without first consulting us.
Limit your activity to a minimum the first 24 hours. If you overexert yourself, bleeding may result. Do not lift anything heavier than 10 pounds (a gallon of milk) for the first week, but please avoid any strenuous activity until Dr. Durkin gives you the OK…this is usually around 3 weeks after surgery. Keep your elbows at your sides for one week. Wear the white stockings that we gave you until you are up and around most of the day. These stockings prevent blood clots from forming in your legs while you are recovering. Please refrain from bouncing exercises for 21 days. You may resume low intensity / lower body exercises usually around 3 weeks. No chest exercises for 6-8 weeks.
When you should return to work depends on the amount of physical activity and public contact your job involves. The average patient may return to work or go out socially 1 week after surgery. Do not drive for 1 week and/or if you’re taking the pain medication.
Sleep on your back with head elevated on 2-3 pillows for the first few days. Do not lie on your abdomen or sides for 3-4 days after surgery as this can cause increase chances of swelling. You may lay on side approximately 2 weeks post-op. You may also lay on abdomen 6 weeks post-op. Make sure to keep your surgical bra on.
When you should return to work depends on the amount of physical activity and public contact your job involves. The average patient may return to work or go out socially 1 week after surgery. Do not drive for 1 week and/or if you’re taking the pain medication. Every post-op patient will receive the following four meds which may be adjusted due to medication allergies etc.
Remember the things you were told before your operation, namely:
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the office at (772) 234-3700.
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5070 Florida A1A Ste A,
Vero Beach FL 32963
50 NE 26th Ave.
Pompano Beach FL 33062
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