FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS You must have undoubtedly visited many web sites in search of information about breast augmentation, breast implants, tummy tuck, liposuction, hair transplant, hair removal and other procedures. But, how do you know if the information you've gleaned is accurate? The web is cluttered with myths about cosmetic surgery. For example, the internet is spattered with claims that liposuction is always better than a tummy tuck, that breast implants will fix saggy breasts, that mini facelifts are effective, that laser hair removal is painless and permanent, that endoscopic brow lifts last 20 years, and that laser will remove stretch marks and cellulite. NONE of these claims are true, and there are endless other examples. Our attempt is to help you separate fact from fiction by dispelling and deconstructing the myths, by answering the questions associated with some of the most common cosmetic surgery procedures carried out at our specialised centre, and other centres around the world. Here are some of the commonest myths & misconceptions : Therefore, there is a theoretical risk of implants causing a shadow in a mammogram over the cancer. It could certainly happen, yet is not born out statistically at all. "Fat comes back after liposuction." When you are born you don’t produce any more fat cells. The fat cells you have just get bigger or smaller depending on your weight. Once the fat cells are removed they’re gone forever. If you gain weight it is going to be distributed more equally through all the fat cells. What we do in liposuction is reduce the number of fat cells in those areas that are genetically predetermined to have a lot of fat.” Weight gain can occur after liposuction if the patient does not maintain a healthy lifestyle. If you are not careful with eating a healthy, balance diet, and instead are eating a lot of fats and carbohydrates – what you would call junk food – weight gain can occur. However, an adult does not produce more fat cells. "Liposuction is an easy way to lose weight." Not true. Liposuction cannot replace the health benefits of regular exercise and a healthy diet. It is not a cure-all for poor dietary habits or inactivity, but it definitely can contour the body, it can motivate people to lose weight and can remove areas that are resistant to weight loss. Therefore any reputable surgeon will ask you to lose as much weight as you can first, so as to improve your overall health. That’s because all surgery brings some risk, and the better your health is to start with, the better the results will be. "Hair transplants never look natural." Everybody perceives hair transplants don’t look natural because of techniques used in the past. Modern research in hair growth has discovered natural scalp hairs actually grow in small groupings (called follicular units) of 1, 2, 3 or occasionally 4 hairs per unit and, if you move them just that way, then the transplant looks natural. Therefore, Follicular Unit Hair transplants (FUT) are the state-of-the-art and the gold standard in hair restoration surgery. Today, it is our strong emphasis not just to imitate nature, but to try to duplicate nature. But in the old days, they didn’t know how to move these groups properly and it took a long time to develop the technology. That technology has only been developing since the early 90s. For the previous 35 years they were doing a technique that produced unnatural results – and that’s what people think of when it comes to transplants. However, the technology has changed rapidly, often other medical doctors, even on close inspection, have a difficult time telling which hairs are original (non-transplanted) and which have been restored (transplanted). "You can tell when someone has had a facelift." You can always tell when there is a bad facelift. But there are many good ones which you cannot tell. So it is a self- fulfilling prophecy. One sees the bad ones and says she had a bad facelift, but you don’t know what you don’t know. There are three main telltale signs that indicate a facelift has been done – which are totally avoidable if correct techniques are used. You can tell a facelift if there is an unnatural pull to the face that produces a mask-like appearance. If the incisions aren’t placed correctly you can either see them or you can detect a certain amount of hair loss along the temporal hair area or along the back of the ear. And The Devil’s Earlobe is where the earlobe has been stretched downwards over a period of time. The earlobe does not have any cartilage to prevent it from stretching. Another sign is the earlobe pointing towards the back of the neck instead of towards the chin. A good surgeon will tell his patients nobody should be able to tell they have had a facelift, and they should be able to style their hair any way they want. BACK TO TOP |
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"Implants delay the diagnosis of breast cancer."
Silicone gel and saline-filled breast implants interfere with mammograms
because they are radio-opaque. Augmented women need special mammography
views, occasionally supplemented with additional studies such as ultrasound or
MRI’s. However, two large scale clinical studies found augmented women with
breast cancer did no worse than breast cancer patients without implants,
suggesting that diagnosis is not significantly delayed.
Silicone gel and saline-filled breast implants interfere with mammograms
because they are radio-opaque. Augmented women need special mammography
views, occasionally supplemented with additional studies such as ultrasound or
MRI’s. However, two large scale clinical studies found augmented women with
breast cancer did no worse than breast cancer patients without implants,
suggesting that diagnosis is not significantly delayed.
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"Silicone breast implants increase the risks of breast cancer."
The silicone breast implant is one of the most extensively studied medical devices
in history.In the past decade, a number of independent studies have examined
whether silicone gel-filled breast implants are associated with connective tissue
disease or cancer.
The studies, including a report by the Institute of Medicine, have concluded there
is NO convincing evidence that breast implants are associated with either of
these diseases. (FDA Approves Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants)
The silicone breast implant is one of the most extensively studied medical devices
in history.In the past decade, a number of independent studies have examined
whether silicone gel-filled breast implants are associated with connective tissue
disease or cancer.
The studies, including a report by the Institute of Medicine, have concluded there
is NO convincing evidence that breast implants are associated with either of
these diseases. (FDA Approves Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants)
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