The goal of every operation that Dr. Belsley performs upon the breasts is to achieve a beautiful shape and a harmonious body proportion. She sees beauty in the many body types that characterize women across all backgrounds.

Introduction for Breast Surgery in New York City

The breast is a ubiquitous symbol of femininity and has been referenced as such in some of the most sublime examples of the world’s art and literature.  Although the ideal breast size varies both culturally, geographically, historically and personally, symmetry and a round, full shape always characterize the aesthetically attractive breast. Breast augmentation can allow cosmetic surgery enhancement and not just enlargement. Implants may be placed either for reconstruction or cosmetic augmentation in plastic surgery. Implants can be silicone or saline. Many times augmentation is not as important as a breast lift which can be performed to only mildly reduce the size. There are many cosmetic and plastic surgery options in New York City that Dr. Belsley provides from her Park Avenue Office.

Altering the breast size and shape is a personal decision that affects issues ranging from emotional improvements in self-confidence to a more superficial, yet no less important, enhanced ability to better fit into today’s fashionable regalia and finery.

The goal of every operation that Dr. Belsley performs upon the breasts is to achieve a beautiful shape and a harmonious body proportion.  She sees beauty in the many body proportions that characterize women today across all backgrounds. 

Augmentation

Augmentation surgery may balance existing asymmetries and change the line of the body so that a woman’s proportions become closer to her personal ideal. Most women who undergo breast augmentation do so to achieve a larger and fuller bust.  This new proportion is aesthetically pleasing and often allows a woman to shine in many of today’s most stunning fashions.

Breast augmentation does not mandate an extreme change in breast size. Many of Dr. Belsley’s clients undergo augmentation primarily to achieve a more aesthetically pleasing breast shape, increasing the size of their breasts only modestly. 

Breast Reduction

Many women with excessive breast tissue are unable to perform certain daily activities comfortably. Women with very large breasts can suffer from medical conditions including back and neck pain, skeletal deformities and skin irritation. This discomfort is not just limited to physiologic hindrances as many individuals with macromastia are self-conscious about their busts and suffer psychological and social tribulations.

Women who seek breast reduction surgery must possess realistic expectations about the procedure and its results. Although those who suffer psychologically and physically with overly large and heavy breasts undergo breast reduction surgery foremost to alleviate their symptoms, Dr. Belsley feels that achieving a more beautiful breast shape is an equally important aspect of this procedure.

MastoPexy and MastoAug

One of nature’s ironies is that the supple breast as a symbol of femininity and fertility can be affected so disharmoniously by multiple pregnancies. Women whose breasts begin to droop because of changes that occur during and after pregnancy, because of weight loss or simply as a result of time can undergo breast lift to achieve the breast shape that they have lost or to achieve a rounder and fuller bustline, sometimes with the addition of an implant.

Although many women ask Dr. Belsley to enlarge and lift the breasts simultaneously, she can also use the implant to simply enhance the shape of the breast while only modestly increasing size.

Gynecomastia:

The contour of the male breast carries societal implications as the chiseled torso is a sign of masculine prowess. Gynecomastia is a common condition that can be emotionally stressful, with afflicted men suffering anxiety over mundane acts as taking their shirt off at the beach or in the locker-room. An unsightly deformity will remain in affected individuals despite exercise as the residual breast tissue lies on top of the pectoralis muscle. For many men, the best solution is surgery. Male breast-reduction surgery can remove fat and glandular tissue from the breasts resulting in a flatter and better contoured chest.

Revisional Surgery and Correction of Deformities

Not only are an artistic eye and technical expertise requisites for revisional surgery, but a thorough understanding and empathy are also mandated. Revisional surgery requires knowledge of the client’s psychological stresses surrounding that of their first operation as well as their disappointments with the results. Revisional surgery is more difficult as prior scar tissue sometimes limits the surgical options that would typically produce an optimal result. Dr. Belsley will provide a very thorough opinion regarding the optimal surgical approaches detailing both the risks and the benefits that each can provide.

The challenge of balancing expectations and surgical options is especially evident in individuals who have been born with developmental abnormalities of one or both breasts. Although these procedures are challenging, often times the physical appearance of these abnormalities can be alleviated in a manner indistinguishable from women already blessed with beautiful breasts.

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The discipline of aesthetic breast surgery is a complex arena assembling interplay of factors ranging from the treatment of medical conditions to balancing a client’s ideals with those of a perfectionist society. Whatever an individual’s reason for seeking aesthetic breast surgery, Dr. Belsley will sensitively and thoroughly discuss the options available for improvement, allowing for a corroborative decision as to the best course of action for now and for the future.

 

This case depicts a 29 year old woman who underwent breast augmentation with smooth, round 350cc saline implants placed beneath her pectoralis muscles placed through an incision in the lower fold of the breast. The post-operative photographs depict her at approximately 6 months after surgery.

This case depicts a 40 year old woman who underwent placement of 350 cc smooth, round saline implants placed beneath her pectoralis muscles placed through an incision in the lower fold of the breast. The post-operative photographs depict her at 3 months after surgery.

This case depicts a 41 year old woman who underwent breast augmentation with 158 cc smooth, round, silicone implants placed beneath her pectoralis muscles via an incision in the lower fold of the breast.  Her goals after surgery were to have a more shapely but not overly large breast, as her frame was small. The post-operative photographs depict her at just under 2 months after surgery.  She wears a small B cup bra after surgery.

This case depicts a 23 year old woman who underwent breast augmentation with 280 cc smooth, round saline implants placed beneath her pectoralis muscles via an incision in armpit or axilla. The post-operative photographs show her at approximately 6 months after surgery.

This case depicts a 41 year old woman who underwent a breast reduction using an inverted T or “anchor” incision pattern. Her post-operative photographs depict her appearance approximately two months after surgery.

This case depicts a 29 year old woman with symptomatic breast hypertrophy who underwent a breast reduction using the inverted T or “anchor” incision pattern. Because of this individual’s symptoms, medical insurance covered a portion of the costs of this procedure.  Not only did her symptoms improve following surgery, but she also gained a more aesthetically proportionate breast.

This case depicts a 52 year old woman who underwent a vertical or “lollipop” incision breast lift.  No implant was placed.  The post-operative photographs depict her appearance at 9 months after surgery.

This case depicts a 37 year old woman who had and had breast fed one child and underwent a vertical or “lollipop” incision breast lift along with placement of 300 cc smooth, round saline implants beneath the pectoralis muscles. Her post-operative photographs depict her appearance approximately one year after surgery.

This case depicts a 47 year old woman who had two children and underwent a vertical or “lollipop” incision breast lift along with placement of 300 cc smooth, round saline implants beneath the pectoralis muscles.Her post-operative photographs depict her appearance approximately two months after surgery.

This case depicts a 52 year old man who underwent power assisted liposuction for correction of gynecomastia.His post-operative photographs depict his appearance at approximately one month after surgery.

This case depicts a  24 year old woman with a tuberous breast deformity who underwent breast augmentation with 330 cc smooth, round, saline implants placed beneath the pectoralis muscles via a periareolar approach.  Her areolas were reduced simultaneously, necessitating an incision completely around the perimeter of the areola. The post-operative photographs depict her appearance at two weeks after surgery.

This case depicts a 30 year old woman who had undergone breast augmentation with 300 cc smooth, round saline implants placed above the pectoralis muscles via a periareolar incision by another surgeon approximately one year prior to her consultation with Dr. Belsley. Her Grade IV capsular contracture was revised by exchanging her implants and placing the new 330 cc smooth, round saline implants below the pectoralis muscle and performing a vertical or “lollipop” incision breast lift.The post-operative photographs depict her appearance just under one year after her corrective surgery.

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FDA’s mission with regards to Breast implants are medical devices that typically consist of a silicone elastomer shell filled with saline or silicone gel. They are intended for women who are seeking breast augmentation (cosmetic) or breast reconstruction.

The Breast Implant Information Booklet (4th edition) has been prepared to provide guidance for persons considering the use of breast implants.

Also known as augmentation mammaplasty, breast augmentation involves using implants to fulfill your desire for fuller breasts or to restore breast volume lost after weight reduction or pregnancy.

The female abdomen embodies the essence of womanhood, both in form and in function. However, pregnancy stretches the abdominal skin and the muscle layers beneath it. In both men and women, these layers may simply loose elasticity over time. In either case, some aspects of the changes in the appearance of the abdomen will not be responsive to diet or exercise. A surgical procedure known as an abdominoplasty can enhance the body’s contour by making the abdomen firmer, flatter and tighter. An enhancement in the fit of an individual’s clothing, their posture and their self image often results.