Category: Breast Procedures
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What Are the Reasons for Implant Revision?
Dr. Perron has many patients come to our Calgary practice seeking a revision procedure for their breast augmentation. There are various reasons why a patient may seek revision surgery. Some are caused by problems with an implant, such as rupture. Others can be due to issues with a prior surgery done elsewhere. Here are the…
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Augmentation is Popular
Breast augmentation has been one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in Canada for many years. While it’s harder to get concrete numbers in Canada, for comparison, in the U.S. in 2017 over 300,000 American women opted to augment their breasts. That was up three percent from 2016. Dr. Perron has noticed a similar increase…
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Do You Want Higher Breasts or Larger Breasts…or Both?
If people were asked to name the most hated aspect of aging, at least visually, most people would say the sagging and loosening of, well, basically everything. It affects our skin, making our cheeks sink and flatten. It affects our legs, allowing spider veins to form as our veins and support tissues slacken. It affects…
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Opting for Smaller Breasts
In the current trend toward more and more women opting to have breast augmentation, it may seem odd for a woman with large natural breasts to want to have them reduced by Dr. Perron. But the truth is, overly large breasts can be a literal and figurative burden. It’s like taking a hike up at…
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Do Breast Lifts Alter Breast Size?
Some women are interested in having a breast lift to address sagging and loss of volume, particularly after having a child. But they are worried because they’ve heard rumors that having a breast lift decreases the actual breast size. Is this true? Since a breast lift does remove excess tissue to return the breasts to…
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions with Your Augmentation
Your overall decision to have breast augmentation is a big one. Obviously, it will change your life, so it isn’t something to enter into lightly without doing the requisite research and making sure you’re opting to have the procedure for yourself and not someone else. Once you make the decision to go ahead, there will…
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Most Common Misconceptions About Breast Augmentation
When a woman is considering undergoing breast augmentation she often has concerns that are based on myth. Many women come into a breast augmentation consultation misinformed. To follow is a look into the most common misconceptions women have about breast augmentation, and the truth behind these myths. Top Five Myths About Breast Augmentation Breast Implants…
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Top Questions about Breast Reduction
Breasts that are extremely large can often cause a woman emotional discomfort. The extra weight of overly large breasts can also lead to physical discomfort, such as back pain. For patients suffering from these issues, breast reduction surgery may be the answer. Breast reduction surgery is a highly-customizable procedure that works to reduce the size…
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What You Need to Know About the Breast Lift Procedure
For women who are unhappy with their breasts’ loose, sagging extra skin and want their chest to have a tighter, more youthful contour, a breast lift can achieve the results they seek – without the use of implants. Sagging and a decrease in the elasticity and tone of breast tissue are a natural part of aging,…
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Top Reasons to Consider Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation is a procedure that can give women with small or uneven breasts a chance to feel more confident with their bodies. With the use of saline or silicone implants, breasts can look more proportioned, full, and firm. Women may consider this procedure to balance the size of their breasts, to correct any asymmetry,…
