MYTHS
OF
BREAST
AUGMENTATION
(PART II)
8. A surgeon really does not need any surgical
experience to determine and definitively state which
techniques or implants are bad, which techniques work
or do not, or what is possible or not.
You should only trust a surgeon’s statements if he or
she has the experience necessary to back the claim.
9. Most patient morbidity, complications, and
reoperations are caused by the breast implant and are
beyond the surgeon’s control.
The rate of surgical complications from breast
augmentation, including capsular contracture, is
directly related to way the surgery is performed.
6. Over the past 20 years, we’ve really advanced the
state of the art in breast augmentation.
Most surgeons perform breast augmentation essentially
the same way they did 20 years ago, with the same
tools, implants and surgery time. We need to devote
more time and effort into evolving the art of breast
augmentation.
10. When a surgeon establishes a set of preferences of
techniques and implant, by definition that is the best
option, and the surgeon should rigidly defend that
choice over an entire practice career.
Surgeons should offer patients reliable, tested
techniques, but they should recognize that “good” can
always be “better”.
7. Implant shape does not matter
Round or anatomically shaped breast implants? One is
not necessarily better, but your surgeon should be
experienced enough to be able to offer the best option
for your body.
11. Whatever is easiest is best.
It is not easy to provide extensive patient education or
thorough tissue examinations, but in the end it is best
for the patient. The outcome should exceed a patient’s
expectation, and that must be the goal.
John B. Tebbetts, M.D.
Breast Augmentation Surgeon
Dallas, TX
Dr. Tebbetts is a breast implant specialist running his practice in Dallas, TX.
He has been an innovator in the field of breast augmentation, developing
24 Hour Recovery® and the High Five Measurement System®.
Contact his practice by calling (214) 220-2712 or by visiting his website at
www.thebestbreast.com.