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What’s in a Name?
Romance poets have always been fascinated by food metaphors when describing female beauty:
Your creamy skin
your hair gold as wheat,
your lips like cherries,
your breasts like…Gummy Bears?!?
There has to be a better descriptor for the new cohesive gel breast implants than “Gummy Bears.” Where are the sexual undertones, the female mystique, the romance in that title?
Try as I might, I cannot think of a more appropriate name than that…I’m afraid it makes a stronger tactile and visual impact than “Cohesive Gel.” But whatever we call them, they are the latest advance and by far the safest and most natural implants I’ve ever used…and during my long career, I’ve used them absolutely every one of them.
Breast implants have been around since the mid-60’s . At first they were available in three sizes, designated as Small, Medium, and Large, but soon it became apparent that “Small” was too large for some women, and “Large” was not adequate for others. The term “Petite” was a reasonable effort for a smaller size, (soon to be followed by “Mini”) but for larger sizes, terms were more difficult to find. Names like “Jumbo” or “Maxi” didn’t come across as being remotely aspirational to most women. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed, the titles were dropped and implants became designated by their volume in cc’s.
The first implants were made of a silicone gel…saline-filled implants began shortly afterward, but the majority of implants inserted world-wide are still made of a similar silicone gel. The latest iteration is now made of a heavily cross-linked silicone gel matrix, which renders the implant semi-solid, like a cube of jello. This means that if an implant is actually cut in half, the silicone will not ooze out like so much too-warm brie. This is a safety feature, theoretically reducing the incidence of a ruptured implant giving out globules of silicone into the breast or the adjacent lymph nodes.
The new implants are made by Sientra, have been fully cleared for use by the FDA, and the company is having a hard time keeping up with the demand. The costs are competitive with the other brands. I am very impressed with them, and have been using them almost exclusively for months now. I don’t particularly like the name Gummy Bear, but the technology is a superb addition to the practice of plastic surgery…and a game-changer in breast augmentation.
What’s in a Name?
Romance poets have always been fascinated by food metaphors when describing female beauty:
Your creamy skin
your hair gold as wheat,
your lips like cherries,
your breasts like…Gummy Bears?!?
There has to be a better descriptor for the new cohesive gel breast implants than “Gummy Bears.” Where are the sexual undertones, the female mystique, the romance in that title?
Try as I might, I cannot think of a more appropriate name than that…I’m afraid it makes a stronger tactile and visual impact than “Cohesive Gel.” But whatever we call them, they are the latest advance and by far the safest and most natural implants I’ve ever used…and during my long career, I’ve used them absolutely every one of them.
Breast implants have been around since the mid-60’s . At first they were available in three sizes, designated as Small, Medium, and Large, but soon it became apparent that “Small” was too large for some women, and “Large” was not adequate for others. The term “Petite” was a reasonable effort for a smaller size, (soon to be followed by “Mini”) but for larger sizes, terms were more difficult to find. Names like “Jumbo” or “Maxi” didn’t come across as being remotely aspirational to most women. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed, the titles were dropped and implants became designated by their volume in cc’s.
The first implants were made of a silicone gel…saline-filled implants began shortly afterward, but the majority of implants inserted world-wide are still made of a similar silicone gel. The latest iteration is now made of a heavily cross-linked silicone gel matrix, which renders the implant semi-solid, like a cube of jello. This means that if an implant is actually cut in half, the silicone will not ooze out like so much too-warm brie. This is a safety feature, theoretically reducing the incidence of a ruptured implant giving out globules of silicone into the breast or the adjacent lymph nodes.
The new implants are made by Sientra, have been fully cleared for use by the FDA, and the company is having a hard time keeping up with the demand. The costs are competitive with the other brands. I am very impressed with them, and have been using them almost exclusively for months now. I don’t particularly like the name Gummy Bear, but the technology is a superb addition to the practice of plastic surgery…and a game-changer in breast augmentation.