Breast Episodes
Jan. 14, 2025
What Really Happens to Your Breasts After Implant Removal
Here’s the answer to the question every woman considering implant removal surgery asks: “What will my breasts look like after I remove my implants?”
Achieving a beautiful shape after saying goodbye to implant volume takes a skilled surgeon. San Diego...
Sept. 24, 2024
Third Time's The Charm? Why Danielle Needed a 3rd Cosmetic Breast Surgery
13 years after Danielle switched from saline to silicone breast implants, something felt off. When it felt like one of her implants was playing hide and seek during mammograms, she knew something needed to be done.
When she met with Dr. Salazar, he...
Sept. 10, 2024
How Alexis Conquered Her Panic Attacks & Biggest Insecurities: A Mommy Makeover Story
After losing 70 pounds with semaglutide, Alexis decided to take her body transformation to the next level with a tummy tuck, arm lift, 360 lipo, and chin lipo.
Arms were always Alexis’ biggest insecurity. Finding clothes that fit around them was a...
Aug. 20, 2024
Areola Reduction: Plastic Surgeon Explains The Surgery for Smaller Nipples & Areolas
You can have a nipple or areola reduction on its own, but these procedures often go hand-in-hand with breast reductions, lifts, or implants.
Dr. Salazar breaks down the difference between your nipples and areolas, how surgery can make them smaller,...
Aug. 13, 2024
Plastic Surgeon Clears Up Capsulectomy Confusion
The term “en bloc” floats around online in breast implant associated illness circles, but this actually refers to cancer surgery where healthy tissue around a tumor is removed.
To update the terminology and clear up any confusion about capsulectomy,...
Aug. 6, 2024
I Broke Up With My Breast Implants: Caroline’s Explant Experience
After 8 years of living with 400cc silicone implants, Caroline started feeling differently about them. Later on, seeing coworkers rave about their explants inspired her to seriously consider removing hers.
It wasn't an easy decision, as those...
July 16, 2024
Flat is Kind of Cool: Amie’s Breast Implant Removal
Amie had her first breast augmentation with saline implants at age 21 (back in 1998 when Pamela Anderson was the “it girl") and 13 years later switched to silicone.
When unexplained symptoms emerged, she wondered if her breast implants were the...
July 2, 2024
3 Potential Breast Augmentation Complications (& How Plastic Surgeons Prevent Them)
Complications from breast implant surgery are rare, and surgeons keep a close eye on patients to catch and prevent any issues.
LJC plastic surgeon Dr. Hector Salazar takes us through the most common complications: capsular contracture, implant...
April 9, 2024
How Laura Cain Really Feels About Her Breast Implants 2 Years Later
Two years after her breast augmentation, San Diego radio personality Laura Cain returns with an update on how her breast implants have changed her life.
Before her breast implants, Laura was wearing padded bras and chicken cutlet bra inserts to hide...
March 12, 2024
Patient Jaime: Why I Decided To Replace (Not Remove) My Breast Implants
17 years ago, Jaime had a breast augmentation and lift after breastfeeding her three children. Back then, she spent a lot of time vacationing on the river and wanted to feel confident in a bikini.
Fast forward to 2023, Jaime came back to LJCSC...
March 7, 2024
Breast Augmentation Recovery: Plastic Surgeon Explains What To Expect
It might be your first time getting a breast augmentation, but it’s by no means our first time! From your first phone call to your pre-op appointment, we tell you exactly what to expect so there are no surprises.
Filling us in on all things breast...
Jan. 30, 2024
Patient Kayla: Moms Can Get Breast Implants Too
Long before having children, Kayla wanted breast implants. She never felt confident in a bikini, or in certain tops on date nights with her husband.
When her daughter was 4, she decided it was the perfect time to do it. She thought she might need a...
Jan. 23, 2024
Patient Marissa: Filling Up the “A” Cups
When Marissa, lead patient coordinator at LJC, moved to the beaches of San Diego from the small town of Bakersfield, she discovered her bikini top was a little less full than she’d like it to be.
Starting as a small A cup, Marissa was looking for a...
Nov. 14, 2023
Plastic Surgeon Explains the Life Changing Magic of Breast Reduction
Large breasts cause women of all ages to have back pain, difficulty exercising, and self consciousness. Dr. John Smoot’s breast reduction patients are always thrilled to get rid of the weight and improve the size and shape of their breasts.
Breast...
July 5, 2023
Breast Lift Surgery & How Long it Lasts: Plastic Surgeon Explains
Specializing in all things mommy makeover, Dr. Diana Breister Ghosh shares how breast lift surgery can make droopy, “deflated” breasts higher, fuller, and perkier.
Dr. Breister walks us through everything to expect going into breast lift surgery,...