Cosmetic Breast Surgery: Lessons Learned From 56,000 Breasts

I’ve examined a lot of breasts – at least 56,000 – during my career as a plastic surgeon. How’d I get to that number? About 7,000 women have come to me for breast augmentation surgery. On average, I see each woman about four times – once before her surgery and three times afterward for post-op visits.

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What Is Needed for Breast Lift Surgery? – Dr. Ted Eisenberg

No crystal ball can predict if, how much, and how soon your breasts will lose their shape and firmness, and if you’ll need breast implants or a breast lift to return them to their former glory.

Looking for a culprit? You can blame the following for the droop (medically known as ptosis). Hint: the “p” is psilent.

Genetics: Breasts can start drooping at any age depending on your genes and the elasticity of your skin. That’s why it’s not uncommon for teens to have droopy breasts. Some girls say that they were “born with saggy breasts” or that they “just developed this way.”

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Can I Get a Breast Lift With Implants?

In 2010, I was interviewed for an article in New You magazine about the I.D.E.A.L Breast Lift technique that I created. Through the years, I’ve continued to use this approach for breast lift surgery – with and without breast implants – and I’m really proud of it. I wanted to share an excerpt of the article by Rochelle Nataloni in my latest blog.

Perk Up: Pregnancy, weight loss and aging can get the ‘girls’ down, but breast lift surgery can restore their joie de vivre

For 26-year-old Rachael L. (not her real name), breast lift surgery came to the rescue following a weight loss that left her with breasts that didn’t suit her otherwise fit and youthful body. “I had lost some weight that I had put on in college, and I wanted to be perkier again,” explains Rachael, who considered a breast lift (or mastopexy) for a little over a year before deciding to move forward with the procedure.

Rachael opted to have the surgery performed by Dr. Ted Eisenberg, a board certified plastic surgeon whose name is synonymous with cosmetic breast surgery in Philadelphia and the surrounding Delaware Valley.

Dr. Eisenberg’s practice is dedicated entirely to cosmetic breast surgery; he’s performed over 7,000 breast surgeries including lifts, augmentations, and a combination of the two. Because he focuses exclusively on breasts, he’s developed improvements to the conventional breast lift technique.

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What to Expect First Week After a Breast Lift

“From small beginnings come great things.” – author unknown From resting and eating to lifting and love-making, here’s what you can expect – and do – from the first day after your breast augmentation or breast lift surgery to your first post-op visit one week later. Top tip: Listen to your body. RECOVERING How will you feel after getting breast implants? Women most often describe the feeling as discomfort, not pain. Those who have had children say they feel like they did when their breasts were fully engorged with milk after childbirth. Women who haven’t had kids describe the...

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How Does a Breast Lift Work?

Are you a candidate for a breast lift? Should you also also get implants? What can you expect during recovery? Here are 10 things to consider – before, during and after your mastopexy.

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic – at Work and at Home

How did COVID-19 affect my professional and my personal life? Dr. Ted Eisenberg wrote about his experience in the Sept. issue of the Journal of the POMA.  On Tuesday, March 17, as I was seeing prospective cosmetic breast surgery patients in my Philadelphia office, I got a call from Nazareth Hospital: Starting immediately, all elective cosmetic breast surgeries were suspended. The restart date was unknown. The hospital wanted to maintain capacity and supplies for the anticipated increase in COVID-19 patients. This meant I had to notify all of the women who were scheduled for surgery for the...

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