Many people wonder what happens in a consultation with the Albuquerque plastic surgeon, Dr. Neil Chen. Here we put together a typical breast surgery consultation to answer some of your questions and to relieve some of your anxiety. Many people first hear about Dr. Chen from their friends. Many of these friends are his previous patients and are…
The most common plastic surgery operative procedure is breast augmentation, according to American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The surgery often boost a woman’s self-confidence and, without questions, one of the most satisfactory operations. One crucial question, though, is whether the woman is best served with a breast augmentation or breast lift (mastopexy). I often use the degree of…
Confidence is the key to a successful life both on a professional and personal level. Gaining that confidence begins with a visit to Dr. Chen for a breast implants in Albuquerque office visit consultation. Women are particularly self-conscious about how their breasts look because their natural state is not always the best. They can be…
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) recently release some plastic surgery trends in surgical and non-surgical procedures. If you had plastic surgery in the past year, you are among 15 million Americans in 2013. In fact, ASPS found the plastic surgery procedures have increased steadily for the past 4 years. What about the non-surgical procedures?…
Bullying is receiving more national attention and this Albuquerque plastic surgeon believe we can help. Bullying, and lately cyber bullying, can cause pain, suffering, and even suicides in many cases that have received national attention. We all probably know of some boys and girls who got “teased” in schools or in our neighborhood. Some may…
Gynecomastia, or the breast development in men, is an embarrassing subject no matter how you look at it. I have recently seen upward trend in Albuquerque gynecomastia consultation. I am not sure whether this is due to more people using the muscle building steroids or men are just more aware of the treatment. The end…
Many people have been asking for “gummy-bear” breasts implants in the recent years. Now there are available! Sientra recently introduced them in the US. This is followed by Allergan and Mentor. We are excited to offer these new implants at Plastic Surgery Institute of New Mexico, a premier Albuquerque breast augmentation center. What exactly are…
As an Albuquerque breast augmentation expert, one of the most common questions I have been asked is the type of breast implants. Silicone breast implants or saline breast implants? Before FDA approved silicone gel breast implants in 2006, they had been absent from the US market for about 20 years. Much research had been done and no links had been…
It is talked about everywhere, but what is exactly mommy makeover? In general, by mommy makeover we are referring to the breast and abdominal improvement of women, particularly after pregnancy. Notice that I am a little vague about breast and abdominal “improvement” because it varies from person to person what the exact procedures she will need.…