Now at Corbett Cosmetic Surgery, my Louisville Plastic Surgery practice, we are offering several summer MediSpa packages.
We have Laser Genesis treatments that help reduce redness, pore size and build new collagen to firm the skin. SkinCeutical Peels are available to lighten and brighten your skin. Microdermabrasions are also available to exfoliate dead skin and deeply cleanse the skin.
If you have any interest in our MediSpa services please give us a call at 502.721.0330
Lee Corbett, MD
In my Louisville Breast Augmentation practice, like most Louisville Plastic Surgeons, I use either saline or silicone implants. Not infrequently though patients will joke and ask if I can suction fat from their rear and inject it into their breasts.
The answer is “Yes, we can.” Fat grafting is nothing new in Plastic Surgery. It has been used for years for facial rejuvenation. Recently its use has increased in breast surgery. The problem is if the fat cells don’t survive the transfer they can die, form masses, or even calcify. This can wreak havoc on cancer surveillance and thus the controversy.
This technology will continue to be evaluated, in the meantime I think it safest to stick with traditional implants until more is known.
Lee Corbett
In my Louisville Cosmetic Surgery practice I see a lot of patients considering what we call an upper lid Blepharoplasty. This is an eyelid lift and what it does is remove the excess skin of the upper lid that hoods over the eye lashes.
The problem is, a lot patients really need a brow lift instead. Anatomically what we refer to as the ‘brow’ is basically your forehead. When the forehead droops it causes the skin of the upper eyelid to droop. So, a lot of the times if you lift the forehead, that will eliminate the ‘excess’ skin on the upper lid.
If you upper lids are making you look tired and you have been considering an eyelid lift, maybe it’s not your eyelids after all.
Lee Corbett, MD
In my Louisville Breast Implant practice I frequently encounter the woman with a more normal breast width. As opposed to the very petite woman with very small breasts, this patient may benefit from something other than a high profile implant. This is the patient for whom the Moderate (Allergan) or Moderate Profile Plus ( Mentor) implants were developed.
These implants have a a slightly wider base yet still offer a nice amount of projection. This allows me to give you a full appearance while still filling the entire width of the breast. Overall, the implants are shaped such that they give a nice full, yet perky appearance to the breast.
Implant choice can really only be decided at your consultation.
Lee Corbett, MD
A common situation I encounter in my Louisville Breast Augmentation practice is the woman with more narrow breasts. It is this patient where a high profile breast implant is useful. The high profile implants are made for a woman whose breast is more narrow. These implants fit behind the natural boundaries of the more narrow breast giving a more natural appearance.
In addition there are moderate profile and low profile implants available for women with a more broad based breast.
The choice of implant is best determined at your consultation.
Lee Corbett, MD
This is a repeat of older blogs but the issue comes up every year so I thought it was worth reminding everyone.
Over the weekend I received several e mails from my Louisville Plastic Surgery practice website inquiring about various procedures I perform. Blepharoplasty, otoplasy, facelifts, tummy tucks, breast reductions, breast lifts and augmentations, and liposuction were all mentioned. At least half of these information requests also were accompanied by inquiries into insurance coverage.
Very simply, Health Insurance never has and never will pay for cosmetic surgery. Any operation we do that is intended to improve your appearance is considered cosmetic. In order for insurance to cover a surgery the “problem” with that particular body part has to negatively affecting your health. And being depressed because you don’t like the way something looks does not count.
If you have a question about your particular case please give my office a call.
Lee Corbett, MD
https://www.corbettcosmeticsurgery.com/
All posts of this blog are presented by Louisville Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr. Lee Corbett.
I am commonly asked by my Louisville breast augmentation patients if they can tan after surgery. The answer is “Yes”, it’s ok to tan as far as the implants are concerned.
The UV rays that tan beds emit are not like an X-ray. They do not go through your skin, so the light only affects your skin surface. The underlying breast tissue and implants are safe. Now, if you tan immediately after surgery, you do run the risk of the skin along your incision darkening more than the skin around it. The pigment producing cells along the incision line are in a kind of an “excited” state as a result of the surgery. They are prone to producing extra pigment as is so if you tan this can amplify the problem and leave you with a very tan incision line. This is called hyperpigmentation.
I will refrain from jumping on my tan bed soap box but suffice to say that tan beds are not great for your skin on several levels.
Lee Corbett, MD
https://www.corbettcosmeticsurgery.com/
I thought this an appropriate topic for the day as it’s 25 and snowing outside here. Breast implants, silicone or saline, do change temperature. In the summer months they will warm up and in winter they cool down.
The reason is that the implants sit under your skin and breast tissue but outside of your chest cavity. Most women who have implants don’t have a lot of breast tissue or they wouldn’t have implants to begin with. So the implants adjust a few degrees to the outside temperature. That’s why they feel cold. The temperature change won’t hurt the implants but some women do complain that their breasts get a bit tender when this happens.
Lee Corbett, MD
https://www.corbettcosmeticsurgery.com/
All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville Breast Implant expert, Dr. Lee Corbett.
Folks, it has happened again, in my Louisville cosmetic surgery practice. The e mail requesting the “non-Invasive” facelift.
They go by several trade marked names. Quick Lift, Lunch Time lift, Life Style lift and they sound great. Quick, easy, minimal recovery and minimal expense.
There is no such thing as a non invasive facelift. Doesn’t exist. It is impossible to tighten the deep structures of the face to produce the lift effect without an incision and by definition an incision is invasive.
My advice would be to really look at these procedures, which all amount to variations on a typical mini facelift. You cannot get a maximum result if you are going to buy a minimum product. A couple of old expressions come to mind…”you get what you pay for” and “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is”.
Lee Corbett, MD
https://www.corbettcosmeticsurgery.com/
All posts on this blog are presented by Louisville Facelift Surgeon, Dr. Lee Corbett.
A recent journal article published in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery addresses an unresolved problem in breast augmentation surgery, Capsular Contracture.
What the paper concluded was nothing new. Textured implants had lower contracture rates than smooth breast implants. Patients preferred the feel of smooth implants. Implants placed under the muscle, saline and silicone, have lower contracture rates.
In my Louisville Breast Augmentation practice I more often than not prefer to use smooth implants. Placement is determined by your anatomy and preference.
Lee Corbett, MD
