Dr. Phillip Chang is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive cosmetic procedures of the Face, Breast, and Body. He has created innovations in procedures like the Mini-Facelift, the Mini Scar Breast Augmentation, and the Mommy Makeover procedures which emphasize natural results and less recovery times. Dr. Chang has offices in Loudoun, and Fairfax.
Breast Augmentation in Fairfax Va
Breast augmentation and breast enlargement procedures are one of the most common cosmetic surgery and plastic surgeon procedures performed in America today because women like having a choice of minimal incision procedures. The most common procedures are the Transaxillary Augmentation Procedure, which involves a small incision under the armpit, the Periariolar Incision and the Inframammary Incision. Breast implants are placed under the muscle, which means a lower rate of complications, more natural appearance, and easier interpretations of mammograms.
Breast enlargement and breast augmentation is most appealing to three types of women: 1) self conscious women with smaller breasts, 2) women who have experienced a decrease or loss in breast volume after having children, and 3) women with sagging breasts as a result of age or child-bearing. Breast enlargement provides a women with a boosted sense of self-esteem and self-image.
Breast augmentation is an outpatient procedure performed under general anesthesia, with numbing medicine placed into the breast to make the postoperative recovery period more bearable. Most women are back to work in a week, and bruising and swelling will take 2-4 weeks to improve.
Breast Lift - Mastopexy
With age, a woman's breasts gradually decrease in shape, size and firmness as a result of gravity, pregnancy, breast feeding and weight changes. The breasts will sag and feel old. A breast lift can help reshape, rejuvenate, and lift the breasts to their normal location of youth. Performed as an outpatient procedure at an outpatient surgery center, patients with a minor amount of sag and size decrease may only need an implant augmentation procedure. The augmentation procedure restores the fullness of youth, but minimizes the scars involved with typical breast lift procedures.
Breast Augmentation News From Plastic Surgeons News
| An Internal Bra for Breast Lifts Plastic surgeons in Europe and South Africa are working on implantable internal bras to help prevent breasts from sagging after breast lifts. The devices are similar to the mesh used to prevent hernias from recurring, and basically act as a hammock for the breast. These products do have some merit, in my opinion, but unfortunately [...] |
| Breastimplants411.com Hold Plastic Surgeons to a Higher Standard It all started when David Dean’s mother fell victim to the hands of two unqualified plastic surgeons, including a doctor who misplaced an implant after his mom’s partial mastectomy that resulted from a bout with cancer. With a spark to make doctors more accountable and help patients Dean spawned www.breastimplants411.com. The website is designed [...] |
| Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: An Outstanding Surgery for Some Patients at Hess Plastic Surgery The nipple sparing mastectomy is the greatest advance in breast cancer surgery. We have gone from removing everything associated with the breast and chest wall to only the breast tissue. This leaves the nipple areola complex, an excellent breast skin envelope and all of the muscles of the chest wall. In addition it may or [...] |
| Silicone breasts implants for big breast forms How safe are silicone breasts implants for big breast forms?Silicone breasts implants have become one of the most common cosmetic surgeries among women. It is not just prevalent in the United States, but is rapidly catching up with women all over the world. Although the FDA had banned silicone breasts implants in 1991 owing to [...] |
| Promising Results Reported in Cell-Enriched Breast Reconstruction Trial Interim results from a European clinical trial, RESTORE 2, demonstrate that cell-enriched breast reconstruction achieved a high rate of patient and physician satisfaction and improvements in overall breast deformity in lumpectomy patients. These results [...] |
| Morning Radio Show Gives Away Breast Augmentation The MJ Morning Show, Sullivan Productions and Dr. Adams teamed up for the most anticipated contest for the holidays, Breast Christmas Ever 2009. Enter the contest here and check out all of winning email and video entries from last year! MJ thinks you deserve a great gift this Christmas… That’s why he wants to give [...] |
| Gummi Bear implants may be the future for breast augmentation Cohesive gel breast implants get their Gummy Bear slang name from the candies in the shape of a teddy bear. Even though they are spongy, if you cut one open, they are still firm on the inside and will not leak. Read full story via wwltv.com |
| Laser Bra Breast Reduction Gives Women Fast Results The Laser Bra is actually an internal brassiere created with the patient’s own excess skin that is usually removed during surgery. The skin is specially prepared for placement within the breast using a laser, and once in place provides a beautiful breast shape along with internal support. When included as part of a breast reduction [...] |
| A New Breast Implant May Be “Ideal” The IDEAL IMPLANT is a patent-protected, investigational, saline-filled breast implant that uses no new materials, fillers or manufacturing processes. It is made from only standard saline implant shells, valves and patches, with only saline as the filler. Its unique design has a series of implant shells of increasing size nested together to give it [...] |
| Breast Augmentation Tops The Most Common Procedures According to the American Society of Aesthetic Surgery www.surgery.org , over 10.2 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2008. The Aesthetic Society has been collecting multi-specialty procedural statistics since 1997. They state that the overall number of cosmetic procedures has increased 162 percent [...] |
Fairfax Local News
| Virginia Municipalities Receive Anti-Terror Grants Governor Bob McDonnell today announced the awarding of $4.9 million in State Homeland Security Program grants to local police and sheriffs’ departments all across Virginia. These funds will be used to acquire equipment crucial to fight crime and deter terrorist acts. Below is a complete list of the 45 departments receiving funds and the amounts awarded. Speaking about today’s announcement, Governor McDonnell remarked, “The foremost obligation of government is public safety. It is critical that all localities have the tools they need to protect citizens from threats ... |
| West Springfield Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography A 59-year-old West Springfield area man was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography. On Monday, March 1, Charles Duwain Dillon, of 6940 Spelman Drive, turned himself into police headquarters and was arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography. The evidence surfaced during the investigation initiated in 2009. Previous Release: Sex Offender Fails to Register West Springfield Police District – A58-year-old piano teacher was arrested for allegedly failing to adequately update his information on Virginia’s Sex Offender Registry. Around 10 a.m., on Tuesday, October 6, 2009, Charles Duwain Dillon, of 6940 ... |
| Suspect Robs BB&T in Centreville Va Police are investigating a third bank robbery believed to have been committed by the same suspect in less than two weeks. The latest robbery occurred on Tuesday, March 9 shortly after 5 p.m. A woman entered the BB&T Bank, at 5105 Westfields Boulevard in Centreville. She approached a teller and passed her a note, which implied that she had a weapon and demanded money. The bank employee complied, handed over an undisclosed amount of cash and the suspect left the scene. She was last seen jogging towards Sequoia Farms Drive. ... |
| TD Bank Robbed on Richmond Highway Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Tuesday, March 9 shortly after 11:30 a.m. A man entered the TD Bank, located at 6615 Richmond Highway, and approached a 22-year-old woman behind the counter. He implied he had a weapon and demanded money. The victim complied and the suspect exited with an undisclosed amount of cash. The victim did not require medical attention. The suspect was described as black, in his 30s to 40s; about 5 feet 6 inches tall with a medium build. He was wearing a yellow construction ... |
| Fairfax County Family Services Defrauded A 57-year-old Springfield-area man was charged with welfare fraud. On Tuesday, March 9, Luis Bascope, of 6315 Zekan Lane, turned himself into detectives and was arrested for allegedly defrauding the county Department of Family Services of over $23,000. Bascope was allegedly receiving financial assistance for child care from January of 2002 to December of 2007, for which he did not qualify. Bascope is an employee of the Fairfax County Public Schools. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus ... |
| Crash on Walker Road in Great Falls Leaves One Dead and Another Critically Injured Updated: Police have identified the deceased individual involved in the fatal crash Sunday, March 7 as Shaun Farokhzad, 19, of 9817 Mill Run Drive, Great Falls. The driver, 18, remains in life-threatening condition at Inova Fairfax Hospital. The investigation is continuing. — A passenger in a Toyota minivan died Sunday, March 7, and the driver is in life-threatening condition, after a crash that occurred around 4:25 a.m. Two men were traveling westbound on Walker Road, near Akhtamar Drive, when the driver apparently ran off the road to the right, overcorrected, drove off ... |
| Braddock Road Cardinal Bank Robbed Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Saturday, March 6 around 11:20 a.m. A man entered the Cardinal Bank, at 10695 Braddock Road, near the intersection of Route 123, brandished a weapon and demanded money. The bank employee complied and the suspect fled. He was last seen running across the parking lot towards businesses in University Mall. There were no injuries. The suspect was described as black, around 5 feet 10 inches tall and thin. He may have weighed between 150 and 160 pounds. He wore a black backpack, ... |
| Alexandria Man Killed in Car Crash on South Kings Highway Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a 47-year-old man. Around 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, Umar Adam was operating a 2008 Honda Civic southbound on South Kings Highway. Near the intersection with Southgate Drive he veered off the road to the right and struck a brick wall. Adam, of 2651 Arlington Drive # 103 in Alexandria, was transported to the hospital and succumbed to his injuries a short time later. Speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash. There were no signs of braking ... |
| Vienna Home on Carrhill Road Destroyed by Fire Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire at approximately 12:05 p.m., Monday, March 1, 2010, in the Vienna area of Fairfax County. The single family home is located at 2005 Carrhill Road. Firefighters encountered large amounts of smoke coming from all sides, and fire visible from the rear of the three-story home upon arrival. Firefighters encountered heavy fire on the first floor as they entered the front door, with fire quickly spreading to the second floor and attic area. Firefighters attacked the fire from the inside ... |
| Credit Union in Chantilly Va Robbed In an alarming trend of bank robberies in Fairfax County, police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Tuesday, March 2 shortly after 5:30 p.m. A woman entered the Northwest Federal Credit Union, located at 14419 Chantilly Crossing Lane, and approached a 22-year-old woman behind the counter. She passed her a note that implied she had a weapon and demanded money. The victim complied and the suspect exited with an undisclosed amount of cash. The victim did not require medical attention.The suspect was described as black, late 20s to ... |