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Dr. Van Raalte specializes in the following cosmetic surgery procedures:
Breast
Surgery of the breast is performed to enhance the size or shape of a woman's breast for cosmetic, medical or reconstructive reasons.
Breast augmentation is a very popular procedure for women and among the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery procedures. A saline-filled implant is inserted under the crease in the breast, around the nipple or through the armpit. The implant can be placed under the breast tissue or beneath the chest wall muscle. After surgery, breasts will appear "fuller" and more shapely in contour. Incision scars will fade or disappear.
Iowa Plastic Surgery has expertise in placing implants through armpit incisions sometimes as small as 5/8 inch long; our experience goes back to 1988.
Dr. Van Raalte is one of the few plastic surgeons with experience in placing the teardrop or shaped implants through the armpit or axillary incision, in addition to the inframammary incision underneath the breast.
We also have experience with breast droop or ptosis correcting this with either the shaped implants, or the newer biplanar approach .This involves placing the implant through an incision underneath the breast, but partly above and below the muscle to improve greater degrees of droop without a lift.
We help you select round, shaped, or even expandable implants, armpit or incisions underneath the breast, and placement above or below the muscle -- whichever will give you your best possible result.
Click here for our Breast Enlargement Information Sheet. (PDF)
Click Here for Before & After Examples of Breast Augmentation
Unsure of the size you want to be? Go to this handy website for a computer simulation. Please note that simulation does not guarantee results or size - it is only a computer aid. www.lookingyourbest.com/inamodel/index.php
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Over time, the effects of gravity along with the loss of the skin's natural elasticity begins to have an effect on the appearance of a woman's breasts. These factors, combined with pregnancies and nursing will often cause the breasts to lose their youthful shape and firmness.
A breastlift, or mastopexy, is a surgical procedure to raise and reshape sagging breasts. The procedure can also reduce the size of the areola (the darker skin surrounding the nipple). Breast implants inserted in conjunction with a mastopexy procedure can increase both firmness and size.
Click Here for Before & After Examples of Breast Lift
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Large, pendulous breasts may cause a woman to potentially experience various medical problems caused by the excessive weight of the breast tissue. Problems with posture, skeletal deformities, back and neck pain, skin irritations and breathing problems are common with this condition. Bra straps often leave indentations in the shoulder area. Many women, especially teenage girls, are very self-conscious if they have unusually large breasts.
Breast reduction (reduction mammaplasty) removes fat, glandular tissue, and excessive skin, resulting in smaller, lighter and firmer breasts that are better-shaped in proportion to the rest of the body.
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Reconstruction of the breast after a mastectomy due to cancer or other disease is quite possible with today's surgical procedures. The procedure is often covered by many HMO's after breast cancer surgery and legislation is currently before Congress to enact mandatory coverage. Using the newest medical techniques, a plastic surgeon is often able to create a breast that is similar in form and appearance to that of the natural breast. A consultation will provide you with information on the many available options for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction.
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Emmi is an online interactive program that will help explain what to expect before and after your breast augmentation surgery. Emmi is part of the care that you’ll receive from us. This program will provide you with information on your breast augmentation surgery and allow you to ask questions. It gives you the benefit of additional educational material that will help with your pre and post surgical care.
Dr. Van Raalte wants to provide you with this information after your initial consultation appointment. It is very important that you view Emmi before coming in so we can answer any questions you may have thought of while viewing the program.
We also recommend you watch the program with the person or people that will be supporting you during your recovery. They may have questions you didn’t think of. After your initial consultation with Dr. Van Raalte, you will be given an access code in order to view the breast augmentation educational program. Experience the difference at Iowa Plastic Surgery.
For more information please click: www.emmisolutions.com
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