Its never been easier or more convenient to tweak your appearanceand now the enhancement-by-syringe approach is moving tobreasts.
We had to know more: Are injectable breast implants a game changer or too good to be true?
And when might this procedure be approved by the FDA?
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What is injectable breast augmentation?
The problem was Macrolane also created nodules that interfered with breast cancer screening.
(Traditional silicone implants werent flexible enough to make the journeythey broke, he says).
The whole system took about six years to develop.
And it yields a different final resultmore volume in the center of the breast, versus fullness allover.
What are the risks of injectable breast implants?
The risks are similar to that of a traditional augmentation procedure, says Dr. Doft.
Thats not to say that this procedure is a proverbial walk in the park compared to a traditional augmentation.
He does, however, perform traditional underarm breast augmentation.
He also notes that it can be difficult to control bleeding with an underarm incision.
Placing it in a medical spa would be quite scary, says Dr. Doft.
This is still a surgical procedureit would have to be performed in an operating room by a surgeon.
I don’t see this falling outside the realm of the plastic surgeon.
She does, however, think it may open doors for more similar, non-surgical innovations.
It may, says Dr. Doft, citing the similarities to the existing underarm method of breast augmentation.
Dr. Lee shares that some forecast FDA approval within a year.
Establishment Labs did not comment on a predicted timeline.