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
| Study Shows Some Women Benefit From Preventive Mastectomies SAN ANTONIO, TX (Sept. 3) — A long-term study of women with a genetic predisposition for breast or ovarian cancer showed that those who elected major preventive surgeries had a significantly reduced risk of those cancers. The study, published Sept. 1 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, confirms the view of one of [...] |
| Woman Denied Insurance Coverage For Removal of Ruptured Breast Implant A mother of six who suffers from pain associated with a breast augmentation gone wrong says her insurance company would not cover the cost of implant removal surgery. Ada Serrano works at Subway and makes $7.50 an hour, leaving her unable to afford the much-needed procedure on her own, as reported by WPTV. Serrano contended [...] |
| Renee Zellwegger Sporting Breast Implants It’s unofficial but it certainly appears that actress Renee Zellwegger has upgraded her assets. The picture on the left is from Paris Womenswear Fashion Week on October 7, 2009 in Paris, France. In the picture on the right, super skinny Renee Zellweger meets with a friend in Brentwood, CA on July 19, 2010 where the [...] |
| Elizabeth Hurley Denies She Has Breast Implants Elizabeth Hurley tweeted down rumors she’s had breast augmentation surgery. The 45-year-old star was recently photographed vacationing with her husband and family in the Mediterranean. Her buxom curves raised question among some who saw the photos but Hurley says she’s just lucky. “I read that I’ve just had breast implants,” wrote Hurley on Twitter. “Happy [...] |
| New Techniques for Breast Lift vs. Breast Augmentation With new surgical techniques being developed every year, there are now a variety of options for patients who want to improve the appearance, size, and shape of their breasts. Surgery can seem like a scary or daunting option before you learn all the information about your surgical options, so here is some explanation of two [...] |
| “Fat Transfer” Procedure Allows Patients to Trade Fat Thighs for Bigger Breasts From the bottom to the bust. Or mid-section to mammary. Fat transplant technology has made science fiction into medical fact. A relatively simple series of cosmetic procedures can now use unwanted fat in a hip or thigh area to enlarge a woman’s bosom. “My patients have been asking about this for a long time,” says [...] |
| Breast Implant Size Ranges Explained by Dr. Mark A. Deuber Breast implants come in various sizes, projections, shapes, and textures; this allows surgeons to select an implant that will best fit the patient’s body type and cosmetic goals. The two major medical companies that manufacture FDA-approved implants for U.S. patients, Mentor Corporation and Allergan’s Natrelle, offer implants in standard sizes ranging from about 100 cc [...] |
| Dr. Phillip Chang Introduces New Ways to Decrease Scars and Potential Complications For Breast Augmentations in Loudoun and Fairfax Virginia Ten years ago, Dr. Chang introduced and taught his Transaxillary Breast Augmentation (underarm) technique to minimize breast augmentation scars. Last year, he was one of the first local plastic surgeons to offer the On-Q Pain Pump to his patients to minimize their postoperative pain. This year, Dr. Chang was one of the first local plastic [...] |
| Big Breast Implants – Are Big Breasts Right For You? Big breast implants are the subject of much controversy and debate in America. There are many reasons you may want to choose big breast implants, but you will want to consider seriously all of the possible ways they may impact your life. For this discussion, we are referring to big breast implants as those implants [...] |
| Boom in Bigger Busts – The Evolution of Breast Augmentation According to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), nearly 400,000 breast implant operations were performed in the USA during 2007, a rise of 4% on the previous year. In the UK, data from BAAPS, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons shows that the appetite for a full bosom is just as strong [...] |
Winchester Local News
| Top of Virginia Regional Chamber’s 11th Annual HobNob in the Valley On Friday, September 10, 2010, the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber will celebrate the 11th annual HobNob in the Valley. The event brings together the general public, area business people, elected officials and candidates listed on the November ballot in a casual, multi-partisan gathering that celebrates the American electoral process. This event gives everyone the opportunity to mix politics and pleasure allowing the exchange of information on issues and legislation while facilitating the building of relationships with political officials and guests. There are also two opportunities for participants to express their ... |
| Fugitive from Justice Arrest During Traffic Stop in Martinsburg On September 2, 2010 at approximately 10:30 pm Officer E.L. Chrisman of The Martinsburg City Police Department conducted a traffic stop in the 900 block of Winchester Avenue for defective equipment. Officer Chrisman was assisted by Patrolman First Class B.L. Rouse. Officer Chrisman made contact with the vehicle operator, who originally gave a false name and date of birth. After a brief investigation officers identified the driver as Julia Lynn Waddell (35) of 345 Kerns Street Inwood, WV 25428. A license and warrant check revealed the Waddell had a suspended operator’s ... |
| Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Strong Armed Robbery The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a strong armed robbery on and malicious wounding at 213 Sir John’s Road on August 29, 2010. The victim reported he was robbed at gunpoint by a white male wearing a mask and dark colored clothing, armed with a dark colored revolver, a white male wearing blue clothing and a white female last seen wearing blue jeans with holes, a white top, black leather boots to her knees, dark brown hair and gaps in her teeth. The victim sustained injuries to his person ... |
| I-81 Blasting in Rockbridge Set for Sept 7 & 9 Blasting will occur in Rockbridge County on Interstate 81 on Sept. 7 and Sept. 9 at 1 pm. The blasting locations will be on I-81 between mile markers 197 to 199. Signs are posted in this area. Both northbound and southbound lanes will have a rolling mobile lane closure. The blasting is part of the I-81 truck climbing lane project in Rockbridge County. The work zone is along the northbound lanes from mile marker 195.6 to 202.5, which is just north of Lexington. Blasting days ... |
| Martinsburg Police Make Intent to Distribute Arrest On Monday, August 30, 2010, after midnight, Ptlm. B. Rouse of the Martinsburg Police Department was on patrol in the area of the Martinsburg Mall and observed a suspicious vehicle with occupants, parked in the parking lot. Upon approach of the vehicle, Ptlm. Rouse could detect the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. A short time later after making contact with vehicle, the occupants were removed and searched. During the search of one occupant, identified as Edward Miles, a bag was located in his pants that contained approximately 20 smaller ... |
| Route 9 Between Charles Town and Martinsburg Opens West Virginia Secretary of Transportation Paul Mattox and Highways officials announce that beginning August 31, two new sections of Route 9 in Berkeley and Jefferson counties will open to traffic. The nearly $25 million first section is 2.05 miles from Opequon Creek to Short Road (Berkeley County Route 9/19) while the 2.65 mile second section from Short Road to Leetown Road (Jefferson County Route 1) contract was around $27 million. Orders Construction Company, Inc. and Central Contracting Inc., both of St. Albans performed the work. “The opening of this 4.65 mile ... |
| ATV Accident Claims Life of Charles Town Man A Charles Town man died Wednesday in an ATV accident that occurred on Vinton Lane, near Augustine Ave. At approximately 2:00 AM, 40 year-old Jeffrey Strickler drove his Honda ATV into a metal fence. Strickler was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was listed as head trauma. The victim was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. |
| Martinsburg High School Boosts Attendance with Online Contact Center Relatrix, an Online Contact Center solutions for the K-12 education market, today released an attendance case study piloted at Martinsburg High School, in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The study demonstrated how two of Relatrix’s modules – EZCommunicator and EZDialer, contributed to the school setting a record breaking daily and annual attendance rate. “Using EZCommunicator and EZDialer to email, text and call home and cell phone numbers, increased our parents’ awareness of student absenteeism,” said Regina Phillips, Martinsburg High School principal. Beginning in ... |
| Martinsburg Police Make Grand Larceny, Conspiracy, D.O.P. Arrests Martinsburg Police Make Grand Larceny, Conspiracy, D.O.P. ArrestsAugust 19, 2010 by admin Edit Leave a CommentOn August 14, 2010, Ptlwn. M. J. Somers and Sgt. Witt of the Martinsburg City Police Department responded to Klee Drive in the area of Apple Harvest Drive for a report of a larceny from a vehicle and destruction of property that was in progress. Once at the scene it was determined that nine 9 batteries and other items had been stolen from various construction vehicles and several windows had also been broken on the ... |
| Overturned Tractor Trailer Closes Northbound I-81 STAUNTON – (7:45 a.m.) Both northbound lanes of Interstate 81 at mile marker 274 are closed due to an overturned tractor trailer in Shenandoah County. This location is between mile marker 273 at Route 703 (Mount Jackson/Bayse) and mile marker 277 at Route 614 (Bowmans Crossing). No backups are being reported at this time. Traffic is being detoured onto exit 273 while crews work to bring the tractor trailer upright. No estimate for reopening the lanes has been provided by the Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton Traffic ... |