Dr. Brenner has been invited as a guest lecturer at The Aesthetic Show this weekend in Las Vegas. Since Dr. Brenner has garnered national media attention for his expertise in revision breast surgery, he will be addressing the meeting about both new technologies in breast surgery, as w

Since being reintroduced to the cosmetic surgery market for breast augmentation in 2006, silicone gel breast implants have continued to increase in popularity. Silicone breast implants are a fantastic alternative to saline breast implants because they tend to look and feel much more l

As a  Board Certified Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon, I care for a wide array of different types of breast patients. My patient population includes women who present requesting breast augmentation, breast lifting, breast reduction, and breast reconstruction. In fact, I also operate on ma

Every year, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons releases the most recent plastic surgery statistics. And in 2010, the statistics show that plastic surgery bounced back, big time.  Now people are asking, could the trend in breast implant surgery forecast the larger economic trends

Early detection and treatment of breast cancer in recent years has led to a longer survival of these patients. This in turn has led to an increased interest in the quality of life of breast cancer survivors. Although there is a paucity of literature about this facet of breast reconstr

In Greek terminology, Ptosis literally translates into ‘a falling.’ With respect to the human breast, ptosis refers to a change in breast shape that results from descent of the nipple-areolar complex below the level of the lower breast fold (i.e inframammary fold or IMF).

Screening mammograms do not reduce the death rate from breast cancer as much as people had thought, especially among women aged 50 years or more. This according to a recent Norwegian study and report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).* In fact, better treatment and greater

You may recall from a previous blog, Sheyla Hershey, the Texas woman with the world’s largest breasts. Recently, her doctors told her that her 38KKK implants were killing her. Months ago, her surgeon told her that a staph infection caused by her recent implant surgery was danger

TRAM Flap Reconstruction Women have many choices when it comes to breast reconstruction following removal of breast cancer.  Some of the options include implant-based reconstruction and autologous tissue-based reconstruction. One of the more popular autologous tissue-based reconstruct

A Venezuelan politician is offering breast implants as a prize in a raffle to raise funds for his election campaign, according to reports. Cosmetic surgery, especially breast enlargement, is widespread in image-conscious Venezuela whose beauty queens have won numerous international pa

Women with breast implants should follow the same American Cancer Society (ACS) program of recommended mammograms as women without breast implants. However, due to the implant, several special mammography views must be taken to allow visualization of both the breast tissue and the imp

For patients undergoing monitored anesthesia care (MAC) or general anesthesia for their surgery, a pre-operative work-up will be needed. There is great variability to the extent of what is required for the work-up. This ultimately depends on your age and associated medical problems. I

In case you missed Dr. Kevin Brenner on Extra TV discussing The Keller Funnel, you can watch it here. The Keller Funnel is a new device developed specifically to assist with the placement of silicone gel breast implants. Using the funnel allows Dr. Brenner to place silicone gel implan