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If you’ve committed to losing weight this year, that’s great!

We recommend a slow and steady approach of shifting to healthier foods that you enjoy, in smaller portions, paired with a regular and sustainable routine of increased physical activity. The combination of fewer calories in and more calories burned, accomplished by adopting a set of habits that become second nature to you, can be the key to losing weight and keeping it off. Beyond that, it’s all about what works for you.

But have you thought about what you’ll do after you lose the weight?

Body Contouring

If you’re lucky, your weight will come off in all the right places and you’ll be delighted with your slimmer body contours. But weight loss doesn’t always work that way. Many people are left with stubborn pockets of fat that are resistant to diet and exercise. Those might be around your waist, on your arms or thighs, or under your chin. Wherever the last bulges of fat persist, there are ways to get rid of them without going to extremes in dieting or at the gym.

Once you’re close to your weight goal — within about 10 or 15 pounds of your ideal weight — you might think about a body-contouring procedure to put the finishing touches on your self-improvement efforts. These procedures reduce unwanted pockets of fat on specific areas of your body in ways that eliminate those fat cells forever. They aren’t weight-loss treatments, but they make great complements to weight loss through healthy eating and exercise.

• CoolSculpting eliminates pinchable areas of excess fat by chilling it to low temperatures. The cooling damages the fat cells while the skin, muscle, and connective tissue are unaffected. In the weeks following treatment, the damaged fat cells are naturally processed out of your body for a long-lasting slimming effect.
• Liposuction uses small incisions to extract unwanted bulges of fat through a suction tube, or cannula. Once the excess fat is removed, that part of your body will have fewer fat cells permanently. Liposuction can remove fat from many parts of the body, including the abdomen, hips, thighs, upper arms, and chin.
• A tummy tuck goes even further in flattening and toning your midsection. The surgery removes excess skin that may sag and droop after weight loss. The procedure can also tighten and reconnect abdominal muscles to restore a firm, flat belly.

Breast Surgery

Weight loss can sometimes affect a woman’s breasts in ways that are less than desirable. Stretched breast skin can sag when the fat is gone, or your breasts can lose more volume than you would prefer.

• A breast lift corrects sagging breasts by removing excess skin and reshaping the breast to a rounder, more uplifted, and younger-looking form.
• Breast augmentation uses implants or fat transfer to increase breast volume, shape, and projection.

Mommy Makeover

A mommy makeover combines procedures—typically a tummy tuck, breast surgery, and liposuction—to restore a more attractive, younger-looking figure. A mommy makeover can provide the finishing transformation after successful weight loss to give you the body you want.

Facial Rejuvenation

As you get your body in beautiful shape, you might consider treatments to make your face look younger, too. You have many options for facial rejuvenation, including:

• Facial fillers to soften lines and wrinkles, add volume to hollowed areas, or plump your lips
• Botox to smooth lines and creases caused by repeated facial expressions
• A facelift to correct loose, saggy skin, eliminate facial wrinkles, get rid of jowls, and restore a well-defined jawline

Learn More About Body Contouring and Other Rejuvenating Treatments in Beverly Hills

Find out more about the possibilities of cosmetic treatment in a personal consultation. Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim at Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery have developed an impeccable reputation for stunning, natural-looking cosmetic treatment and plastic surgery results, attracting patients from all over the world. Contact our practice today at (310) 746-5475 or send an online request to schedule an appointment.

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Many women want to enhance their breast shape and size for cosmetic purposes. There are some that are unhappy with sagging breasts and want to firm them up. Breast augmentation mastopexy is a combined plastic surgery that allows addressing the size as well as shape of the breasts in a single surgery. This means you get the benefit of a breast lift and breast augmentation with the same downtime.

Your breast surgeon may recommend this procedure if you suffer from ptosis in the breast skin and have small breasts. They will determine whether you are an ideal candidate for the procedure during the initial consultation. plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides breast augmentation mastopexy to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding locations.

Types of Surgical Incisions

Breast augmentation mastopexy can be performed by your cosmetic surgeon using different techniques. The most appropriate technique shall be determined by your surgeon on the basis of your aesthetic goals and breast anatomy. Incisions are usually smaller where level of breast droopiness is limited.

Incisions can be placed in the following three ways:

• Breast crease incisions are made in the breast fold. They are highly discreet and inconspicuous.
• Peri-areolar incisions are made along the areola (dark portion surrounding the nipples) borders
• Vertical incisions are the most conspicuous and made from the areola bottom to the breast fold

Your surgeon will take care to make the incisions in discreet locations so that you can wear any clothing of your choice after the cosmetic surgery (once post-operative recovery is over).

Breast Augmentation Mastopexy Procedure

This cosmetic surgery is usually performed with the patient under general anesthesia. However, few patients may need only local anesthesia along with deep IV sedation. The first stage of the procedure involves inserting the breast implants. The second step is to correct breast sagginess for a perkier and more youthful appearance.

Your surgeon’s primary goal will be to make use of the same incisions for both the steps. This will help make the surgery less invasive, reduce scarring, and recovery period. Your surgeon will make a crescent shaped or lollipop incision to access the breast tissue. They will create a pocket in the submuscular tissue to accommodate the implant.

The plastic surgeon will take special care to ensure the implants look as symmetrical and natural as possible. The surgeon will perform a breast lift surgery once the implants are inserted. This involves trimming away any excess or loose skin and bringing the breast tissues closer. Your breasts will be placed at an elevated position by manipulating the breast tissue.

In some cases, areolas may be resized, reshaped, and relocated as well. This will be done for a more youthful look. Your surgeon will close the incisions carefully with sutures once the surgery is completed. This can be through removable or absorbable sutures. They will wrap the site in bandages and insert drain tubes to collect any excess fluid.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and nearby areas for breast augmentation mastopexy.

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Nipple Reduction  

Breasts with protruding nipples or disproportionate areolae have poor aesthetics. Women with such problems may choose to undergo nipple and areola reduction surgery to improve the way their breasts appear. This procedure involves reducing the size of the nipple and removing tissue from the areolae to give a sense of balance.  

plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides nipple and areola reduction surgery to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding communities.  

What You Must Know About Nipple Reduction  

Nipple shape and size is more of an aesthetic issue than a medical one. In nipple reduction surgery, the height or projection of the nipple is generally corrected although it is also possible to alter its width or diameter. When you consult a cosmetic surgeon, they will understand your requirements and take the necessary measurements.  

Before the surgery, they draw preoperative marks on the nipple. This includes a circular mark at the nipple base and another mark about 6-8 mm away to indicate the desired nipple height. If you also want nipple width reduction, the doctor makes markings on the nipple top and bottom to indicate from where the tissue has to be removed. 

Nipple reduction plastic surgery is performed using a local anesthetic such as lidocaine. The surgeon makes incisions along the marked areas and removes extra skin. Using sutures, they attach the nipple to the breast base to reduce its projection or height. To reduce nipple width, the surgeon sutures back the skin along the edges of the nipple.  

Post surgery, they place a bandage over the areola and nipple. Recovery generally takes about 2 weeks time following the surgery. Nipple and areola reduction is not recommended for women who intend to breastfeed their infant after the surgery.  

What is areola reduction? 

Areola reduction is a cosmetic surgery procedure in which the surgeon removes a circular potion of the tissue at the brown-colored outer edge of the areola. They draw the skin around this region inwards like a purse string, and place sutures within the areola, reducing its diameter. The area is covered with a special dressing and the surgeon may advise wearing a special bra to support your breasts while they heal.  

How long is the recovery? 

Most patients who undergo nipple and areola reduction get back to work about one or two days after the procedure. Recovery will take longer if the procedure is a part of a larger surgery such as breast enhancement. Patients are advised to avoid strenuous work or sexual activity for about 10 days following the procedure.  

What are the possible side effects? 

Some of the possible side effects of nipple and areola reduction surgery include pain, infection, temporary, or permanent loss of sensation or heightened sensitivity of the nipples and areola.  

Some women may also experience numbness, asymmetry, scarring on the areola, pigment loss, and problems when breastfeeding. Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and nearby areas for nipple and areola reduction surgery.

Schedule a Consultation with Beverly Hills California Plastic Surgeon Dr. Kim

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Stretch marks are common in parts of the body that are prone to expanding and contracting.  Especially for women who have been pregnant, nursed an infant, or gained and lost weight, stretch marks on the breasts can detract from the beauty and femininity of the breasts. Many women with stretch marks on their breasts wish for the smooth, unmarred skin of their youth.

Will breast implants fix stretch marks? Maybe yes and maybe no. Let’s look at what stretch marks are and what causes them, then consider how breast implants might help.

What Are Stretch Marks and What Causes Them?

Stretch marks are the streaks and stripes that appear in the skin when it is stretched. They are often pink, purple, or red when they first appear, then gradually fade to more closely match your natural skin tone. They are a type of scar tissue, left behind when the skin — most often on the breasts, abdomen, and thighs — stretches with puberty, pregnancy, breastfeeding, or weight changes.

Hormones play a role in their formation, as do genetics. If other women in your family have stretch marks on their breasts, you’re more likely to get them too. People who take steroids for long-term treatment of an illness are also more likely to develop stretch marks.

Will Breast Implants Fix Stretch Marks?

Breast implants that moderately increase the size of the breasts can make certain types of stretch marks less noticeable. If you have stretch marks that take the form of wrinkles and creases, adding volume to the breasts with implants will firm and smooth the surface skin and make these marks much less visible. A plastic surgeon can advise you about whether your stretch marks might be made less visible with implants.

Care must be taken, though, to choose a skilled and experienced plastic surgeon. If you are prone to developing noticeable stretch marks, getting implants that are too large can stretch your skin so much that it worsens the marks or creates new ones. If stretch marks are a concern, a good plastic surgeon will factor that into decisions about the size and placement of the implants.

Stretch marks on the underside of the breast can also be removed as part of a breast lift procedure.

What Else Can I Do to Make My Stretch Marks Less Visible?

Fortunately, most stretch marks fade over time. If yours appear dark or discolored now, chances are they will be less visible in a year or two in the same way scars from surgery or injury gradually come to more closely match your skin tone.

Stretch marks that don’t fade with time can be treated with topical creams and lotions. RetinA cream can help speed the fading of stretch marks when they first appear. Other creams and lotions work to exfoliate the skin or boost the concentration of collagen and elastin for improved skin resilience. But read the instructions and cautions carefully, as some of these treatments are not to be used during pregnancy or with certain medical or skin conditions.

Learn More With a Personal Consultation

While getting rid of stretch marks shouldn’t be your primary reason for considering breast implants, making these marks less visible can be an added benefit of the enhancement in some cases. Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim at Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery have developed an impeccable reputation for stunning, natural-looking breast augmentation results, attracting patients from all over the world. Contact our practice today at (310) 746-5475 or send an online request to schedule a consultation.

Breast augmentation with lift cosmetic surgery is a combination of mastopexy or breast lift with breast implants surgery. The procedure is usually performed for cosmetic breast enhancement, but may sometimes be used as part of breast reconstruction. Both the lift and implants procedures are executed in a single surgical session.

Breast lift will make your breasts positioned at a higher, more youthful level, while breast augmentation will add fullness and volume to the upper pole of your breasts. Your surgeon may perform this surgery as an outpatient procedure, and it will take about 90 to 150 minutes inside the operating room. 

plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides breast lift with implants surgery to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding locations.

Procedure 

After you have been placed under general anesthesia, your surgeon will create incisions in pre-determined sites to perform your breast implants with lift plastic surgery. The surgeon may first address your breast augmentation procedure to estimate how much of loose breast tissue will have to be removed once the implants are placed. 

In many cases, the surgeon may place an incision below the breast fold and place the implants through it under the chest muscle. The incision provides an access to the pectoral muscle and will also be used in the second phase of the procedure when breast lift is performed. 

Your surgeon will aim to place the incisions in discreet locations and make use of common incision to perform breast tissue lifting as well as implant placement. An anchor incision is often used to perform a significant breast lift. Your surgeon will be able to address the excess breast tissue both vertically and horizontally with this technique. 

The combined surgery will enhance your breast size, correct the sagginess, create a firmer and perkier breast appearance, and reposition or resize the areolas to a more natural looking position. Once the surgery is over, your surgeon will close the incisions with sutures. For the first two to three days, your breasts will be wrapped in bandages, and then replaced with a special surgical bra.

Recovery 

You will feel some pain and soreness in the incision areas in the first few days after your breast implants with lift surgery. Your surgeon will prescribe pain meds to keep your comfortable. 

Within 10 to 14 days after your surgery, you can go back to work or resume your daily activities. However, you will have to refrain from strenuous exercises, bending, and lifting of heavy weights for about three to four weeks.

 

Results 

Most women are satisfied with their final surgical results because the breast implants with lift procedure enhances your upper body appearance in multiple ways, providing a fuller and firmer breast figure, while adding a desirable cleavage. 

You will be able to notice the results almost immediately after your plastic surgery. However, the initial swelling and bruising will take some time to resolve, and the results will become more visible and established over the next several weeks and months. 

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA and nearby areas for breast lift with implants surgery.

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Breast augmentation with implants is the most sought-after plastic surgery in America. More than 300,000 women have the procedure every year. But despite its widespread acceptance and tremendous popularity, misconceptions persist that cause some women to hesitate.

We’ll look here at six of the most common breast augmentation myths and explain the real facts.

1. Implants Make Breasts Look Fake

When performed by a skilled plastic surgeon and tailored to the natural proportions of your body, breast implants can make your breasts look like a more natural fit with your silhouette while boosting your allure. The secret is to choose the appropriate size, shape, and position for the implants. Your plastic surgeon will advise you on those choices, based on your anatomy and your wishes for enhancement.

2. I’ll Need My Breast Implants Replaced Every Few Years

It’s true that breast implants don’t last forever. Eventually, the implants may leak or rupture. But it’s common for implants to last without problems for 10 or 15 years or even longer.

With saline implants, leakage will cause deflation — with cosmetic but not health effects. With silicone implants, leakage will require surgical removal. In either case, you’ll have the choice of replacing the implants or having them removed and allowing your breasts to go back to their former size. A breast lift can help reshape the breasts if you have your implants removed or replaced.

You may also choose, at any time, to remove or replace the implants because your ideal body shape has changed. This choice is personal, unrelated to any specific timing.

3. Implants Can Improve Sagging Breasts

Breast implants add volume and can improve the shape of your breasts, but they are not the answer for sagging breasts. That issue results from a gradual loss of skin elasticity. If you want to add volume to your breasts, but also want to improve their drooping appearance, breast augmentation combined with a breast lift may be the answer.

4. Implants Make It Impossible to Breastfeed

Breast augmentation, when carefully performed, should not affect the ability to breastfeed. And studies analyzing the quality of breast milk produced by mothers with silicone implants have found no evidence of silicone in their milk. If the future ability to breastfeed is a concern for you, discuss it in your consultation with the plastic surgeon. You may decide, together, on an approach to the procedure that minimizes the risk of problems, such as placing the incision below the breast, rather than around the nipple, or placing the implants below the chest muscle.

5. Breast Augmentation Is Only for Young Women

While breast augmentation is popular among women in their 20s and 30s, it is also a top choice of many women in their 40s, 50s, and even 60s.

Breast size and shape can change with pregnancy and breastfeeding, so many women wait to get implants when they are finished having children. Other older women have implants to make themselves look and feel better. As long as you are in good health, there is no upper age limit for the procedure.

6. Any Cosmetic Surgeon Can Perform Breast Augmentation

When considering breast augmentation, you should look for a plastic surgeon. To produce beautiful and natural-looking results, a plastic surgeon must have experience and demonstrated skill in performing the procedure and the aesthetic sense to guide the choice of size, shape, and placement of the implants. Review credentials, ask about experience, and look at before-and-after pictures when choosing a plastic surgeon.

Learn More In a Personal Consultation

Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim at Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery have developed an impeccable reputation for stunning, natural-looking breast augmentation results, attracting patients from all over the world. Contact our practice today at 310-746-5475 or send an online request to schedule a consultation.

Breast augmentation and breast lift cosmetic surgery rank among the most sought-after procedures for upper body aesthetic enhancement. Women who want to increase their breast size, fullness, and volume may choose breast implant surgery. 

In other cases, where a woman has no problems with her breast size, but suffers from drooping breasts due to skin laxity, she could benefit from a breast lift surgery. 

But there are times when a woman may want both increased breast size and a lifted breast position. This is when she may have to choose breast implants with lift surgery. 

This combined procedure offers a number of advantages over a standalone surgery, but it will also have some limitations. During the pre-op consultation, your surgeon will discuss the pros as well as cons of the surgery in order to help you make an informed decision. 

plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides breast lift with implants surgery to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding communities.

Combined Surgery – Pros

When breast augmentation is combined with breast lift plastic surgery, it effectively becomes a single procedure rather than two separate procedures being performed at separate intervals. This creates intrinsic advantages for you, especially if you are a good candidate for a combined breast procedure. 

You will undergo general anesthesia only one time, and you will visit the surgery center only once for your breast lift with implants procedure. This reduces your risk in the sense that you will be exposed to the potential side effects and complications related to surgery and anesthesia only once. 

The surgery is performed at one time, which means you will have to go through the pre-op preparation process just one time. At the same time, just one recovery period is involved, and you will go through the post-surgical discomfort and downtime only once. 

Importantly, with a combined breast implants with lift cosmetic surgery, your surgeon will have an opportunity to create a more conservative and comprehensive outcomes. The surgeon can ensure that both lifting of the breast tissue and placing of implants are carried out using common incisions. 

The precise amount of excess skin removal can be determined and appropriate implant size can be selected when the surgeon has an opportunity to perform both surgeries together. 

The cost-effectiveness of the procedure also improves because you will incur various cost components, such as pre- and post-op expenses, surgeon’s fee, anesthesia costs, surgery center expenses, and costs of medical tests, surgical bra and prescription drugs only once. 

Combined Surgery – Cons 

Although a breast augmentation with lift surgery allows for a more conservative approach for incision placement, the overall procedure will be more invasive than a single procedure. Recovery period will slightly longer too. While the cost-effectiveness is better, the total upfront cost of the combined surgery would usually be higher than that of a standalone procedure. 

You should also remember that even with a combined procedure, your risk of implant failure due to capsular contracture or other extraneous circumstances remains the same. It is best to weigh the pros and cons in consultation with your surgeon and then make a judicious decision.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA and nearby areas for breast lift with implants surgery.

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Aging, gravity, pregnancy, and breastfeeding can take a toll on your breasts, causing them to deflate in some cases, or sag and hang lower on your body. If you are struggling with both these conditions at the same time, you can benefit from breast augmentation with lift cosmetic surgery. 

This procedure is designed to increase your breast size as well as provide firmness and a subtle lift to your breasts to make them look more youthful. plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides breast lift with implants surgery to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding locations.

Candidacy

If you are bothered by the appearance of your sagging breasts, which have also lost volume and fullness over time, you could be a candidate for breast lift with implants plastic surgery. In this condition, your bras may not fit you the same way any longer, and you may feel embarrassed to wear a swimsuit or a low cut top. These are signs that you may need a comprehensive corrective procedure for your breasts.

Ideal candidates are within a moderate body weight range, in good general health, and do not have plans to become pregnant or undergo a major weight loss procedure in the near future. 

Advantages of Breast Lift with Augmentation

A combined breast augmentation with lift surgery can have a transformative effect on both the size and volume of breasts and their firmness and position on the chest. Your surgeon will have more flexibility to perform the combined surgery in a way that your excess breast skin removal and implant size are optimized using common incisions. 

The combined surgery is more customizable and will allow you to anticipate what your final results will look like. You will be more satisfied with the outcome and will likely experience a boost in your personal confidence and relationships. 

Procedure 

Breast lift with augmentation surgery is performed using general anesthesia. Your surgeon may be able to complete the procedure in about two to three hours, and you can go home the same day. After you have been placed under anesthesia, your surgeon will begin the procedure by placing the incisions as planned during your consultation process. 

Through the incisions, the surgeon will create implant pockets and place the implants under or over the pectoral muscle as planned. Once the implants are adjusted into position, the surgeon will have a clear idea of how much excess breast skin must be removed for breast lift. 

The breast lift will also involve tightening of the tissue, and resizing or repositioning of the areolas and nipples to a higher level. Once the surgery is completed, your surgeon will close the incisions with removable or absorbable sutures.

Recovery 

You can expect to resume your normal routine or return to your workplace in about 10 to 14 days after your breast implants with lift surgery. However, you should continue to avoid vigorous activities for about four to six weeks to allow the healing to be completed safely.

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA and nearby areas for breast lift with implants surgery.

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For more information on the surgical and non-surgical procedures and treatments by Cosmetic Plastic Surgeons Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim.  Click here to contact us today.

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When you think of breast implants, dramatic changes and deep cleavage probably come to mind. But there’s a hot trend in the other direction, to smaller implants. Full curves in the style of Pamela Anderson are giving way to the subtler lines of stars like Ariana Grande, Kendall Jenner, and Rihanna. 

As you consider breast implants, it’s worth taking time to weigh the advantages of a smaller enhancement. Here are four of those benefits for you to consider.

1. Natural-Looking Results

The main goal of breast augmentation is to bring the shape of your breasts into harmony with your figure so that you feel more beautiful. The ideal breast size for you is unique to your frame and physique. That might mean opting for much more volume, or it might not. A small increase may be all you need to bring your silhouette into better harmony. 

You might also be considering implants to change the shape and firmness of your breasts or to improve their symmetry. For these kinds of enhancements, smaller implants can be exactly the solution.

Smaller implants tend to look more natural for other reasons, too. If your breasts are small to begin with, adding implants that are too large can give them an unnatural spherical shape. If there’s little natural tissue to cover larger implants, they can be more visible and give your breasts an unnatural texture. 

A drastic change in your breast size can also draw unwanted attention. Many women prefer to make subtle changes with cosmetic surgery, ones that fly under the radar rather than broadcast themselves. You want people to see you as beautiful, not focus on your enhancements.

2. A Better Choice for an Active Lifestyle

If physical activity plays a vital role in your life — if you enjoy running, tennis, cycling, CrossFit, kickboxing, or rock climbing — you’re probably looking to enhance your beauty without sacrificing flexibility and athleticism. You might regret choosing overly large implants when they get in the way of your tennis swing or add an uncomfortable bounce to your running stride. This issue isn’t merely distracting. It can hurt your performance and make your favorite activities less enjoyable.

If you lead an active lifestyle but want to look more feminine and attractive, small implants may be an ideal option. You’ll get more enticing curves without giving up speed, agility, and range of motion in the activities you love. It will also make shopping for a supportive sports bra easier.

3. Reduced Risk of Complications

If you are naturally thin and have smaller breasts, larger implants can increase your risk of complications. Large implants in small breasts can cause trauma to the surrounding breast tissue, including tearing. They can cause nerve damage, resulting in loss of sensation. They can expand the skin to the point where stretch marks are visible. They weigh more, so they can cause the breasts to sag over time. 

Small implants reduce the risk of these unhappy outcomes. They also minimize another notable complication — of capsular contracture, a condition in which scar tissue thickens and hardens around an implant, squeezing it and distorting the shape of the breast. Capsular contracture, while relatively rare, is one of the more significant risks of having breast implants. When it occurs, the remedy is surgery to remove the implant and scar tissue, then time to allow the tissue to heal.

4. Long-Term Satisfaction

Trends change over time, and so might your ideal for your body shape. Five or 10 years from now, you may regret the choice of large implants. Smaller implants tend to weather the passing changes of time and fashion well. They free you to dress in a wide range of outfits, from revealing bathing suits and evening wear to conservative corporate dress. 

Smaller implants are also a better choice when anticipating the effects of aging and gravity. They enable you to maintain a chic and stylish figure into middle age and beyond.

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Implant size is a personal decision, but it can help to get guidance from an expert. Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim at Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery have developed an impeccable reputation for their stunning, natural-looking results. Contact us today at (310) 746-5475 or send an online request to schedule a consultation.

“Side boob” has entered the fashion lexicon as a term for outfits that reveal the sides of the breasts — and it has been a hot trend for the past few years. It’s the new cleavage, shifting the peek from the center to the sides. Look back at pictures of Reese Witherspoon in a Jason Wu for Hugo Boss dress at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar party, or Gwynneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lawrence in their Oscar dresses. Since then, other stars and personalities have jumped on the trend, notably Kate Hudson, Kendall Jenner, Rihanna, Bella Hadid, and Kim and Chloe Kardashian.

How do they pull it off? And could you?

Side-Boob Dressing Tips

The side-boob look can be super sexy if you do it right. But you’ll need to be careful if you want to keep it tasteful — and avoid a wardrobe malfunction. Here are some of the secrets:

• Buy a cut-out dress with a classy side reveal. These are hot right now, and many designs give you a chance to show a sliver of breast without the worry of too much exposure. 
• If you’re not ready for open side exposure, wear a blouse that’s sheer on the sides and solid in front. You’ll have the feel of fabric all around you while giving a subtle but sexy side-boob peek.
• Try a muscle tee with deep-cut armholes. As long as the armholes aren’t too big, you’ll be safe from showing too much.
• Buy a trusty roll of fashion tape — the celebrities’ secret security prop. (Hollywood Fashion Tape is a popular brand.) This double-sided tape sticks to your skin and the inside of the outfit to keep everything in place. It’s the best protection against embarrassing clothing mishaps.
• Look at yourself in a mirror from every angle before you go out. Turn around, bend down, and raise your arms to see what shows with every move.

When doing a top reveal, whether it’s deep cleavage or a side boob, it’s a good idea to keep the rest of your outfit conservative. You don’t want to overdo it and distract from the effect by showing too much leg, for example.

3 Ways to Enhance Your Silhouette

The other key to pulling off the side-boob look, of course, is your breasts. Some women have the natural curves for an alluring side-boob peek, while others don’t. If you need a bit more volume or less sag to rock with this look, consider a breast lift or breast augmentation with implants or fat grafting.

Breast Lift

A breast lift gets rid of the droop and gives your boobs a younger-looking projection. An outfit with side-boob exposure is going to show how your breasts have sagged with age, weight changes, or motherhood, or how their volume has shifted from top to bottom. A breast lift raises and reshapes your breasts so you’ll feel confident about that peek.

Breast Augmentation With Implants

Breast implants enhance the size and shape of your breasts for a sexier look. A successful side-boob look doesn’t require huge breasts — it can be a knockout with B cups — but it does look better with a noticeably round shape. The goal should be to choose a size and form that fits naturally with your body, and that looks great with a bit of reveal.

Fat Grafting

Fat grafting is another, subtler way to enhance your silhouette. A talented plastic surgeon can remove excess fat from a donor area of your body using liposuction, then processes and injects the fat cells into parts of the breasts that need a volume boost. The results are long-lasting and use only your body’s fat tissue. Fat grafting has a double advantage of slimming with liposuction, while simultaneously building more roundness in your breasts.

Combining two procedures — a breast lift with either type of augmentation — can be a great way to sculpt your breasts for optimal effect. 

Imagine feeling so confident about your body and so secure in your sexy silhouette that you delight in turning heads with a stunning side-boob outfit!

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Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim at Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery have developed an impeccable reputation for their stunning, natural-looking results and high patient satisfaction. Contact them today at 310-746-5475, or send an online request to schedule a consultation.