Women who lose their breasts to breast cancer can consider breast reconstruction immediately following mastectomy. While some women will elect not to undergo breast reconstruction, many women find the reconstruction of their breasts not only helps them restore a more normal physical appearance, it helps boost their self esteem. Dr. Meade offers a number of breast reconstruction options to his Dallas area patients.

If you have been diagnoses with breast cancer and would like to explore your breast reconstruction options, contact our office to schedule your consultation with board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Ricardo Meade. He will help you understand your treatment options and help you determine which option is best for you.

Dallas Tummy Tuck surgery involves removing excess fat covering the muscles, tightening abdominal muscles and in some extreme cases, removing excess sagging skin. When performed by a skilled surgeon such as Dr. Meade, patients can achieve truly amazing results with abdominoplasty.

We invite you to contact our office to schedule your consultation with Dr. Meade to discuss how you can benefit from a tummy tuck.

There are many options to weigh when considering Dallas breast augmentation. Type of implant, incision placement, and placement of the implant are things you will discuss with Dr. Meade. Depending on your medical history and your goals for results, Dr. Meade will suggest the combination of options he feels will best meet your breast implant goals. There are no cookie cutter procedures here. Each breast augmentation is custom tailored to the patients individual needs.

If you would like to discuss how breast implants can improve your appearance and boost your self confidence, contact our office to schedule your confidential consultation with Dr. Meade.

Good candidates for Dallas nose surgery are men and women whose nose appears too large for the face, has a bump on the bridge, or the nose is off-centered, asymmetrical or crooked. While recovery time may vary, most patients will be able to return to work within 1-2 weeks.

Dr. Meade is a skilled rhinoplasty specialist with years of experience helping people achieve the nose of their dreams. If you are unhappy with the appearance of your nose, contact our office to schedule your confidential consultation with Dr. Meade.

A mommy makeover is a combination of procedures used to improve the appearance of various parts of the body. The most common procedures included in a mommy make over are a tummy tuck, a breast procedure such as breast augmentation, breast reduction or breast lift and liposuction. These procedures are performed simultaneously so there is only one recovery period. If needed, additional procedures such as body lift surgery can be included in the mommy makeover.

A consultation is the first step in achieving the body you once had. Contact our office to schedule your mommy makeover consultation with Dallas board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Ricardo Meade.

Brow lifts, sometimes referred to as forehead lifts were designed to reduce or eliminate the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles between the eyes and on the forehead and lift sagging eyebrows. This is an ideal procedure for someone who is unhappy with the way the upper part of their face has begun to age. Brow lifts are commonly performed in conjunction with face lifts but can be performed alone.

If you are interested in discussing how brow lift surgery can restore youth to your face, contact our office to schedule your confidential consultation.

Dallas arm lifts are used to remove excess fat from the upper arm area. This is generally done using a form of liposuction. When necessary, Dr. Meade may also remove excess skin to achieve the desired look. Patients who are not considered obese but have excess fat deposits are generally good candidates for a procedure such as an arm lift.

If you are unhappy with the appearance of your upper arms and are ready to discuss your options for improving that appearance, contact our office to schedule your confidential consultation with Dr. Meade.

Breast lift surgery is designed to lift breasts into a more youthful positions on the chest. In most cases the areolas are lifted as well to complete the more youthful appearance. The best candidates for breast lift surgery are those that are not happy with the shape and fullness of their breasts and who’s nipples point downward. A consultation with Dr. Meade will help you better understand what to expect from breast lift surgery as well as determine if you are a good candidate for the procedure.

We invite you to contact our office to schedule your confidential consultation with Dr. Meade.

There are many different types of breast implants available in the United States. Only two companies, Mentor Corp. and Allergan, have received FDA approval for their implants.

Implants come in a variety of shapes, sizes, textures. There are silicone, saline, smooth breast implants, textured breast implants, round breast implants, anatomical breast implants. There are various “profiles”, such as moderate profile, high profile, and low profile breast implants (this is how ‘tall’ it would be if you looked at it sitting on a table. You will want to familiarize yourself with the options available so that you can get an idea of what type of implant you want.

Some surgeons have a preference for a certain type of breast implant, such as smooth round breast implants, for example. Other surgeons don’t have a particular preference. You should know the advantages and disadvantages to all of the breast implants currently available and I’ll be glad to talk to you about them during your consultation. This knowledge will allow you to ask more educated questions at your consult, as well as help you to decide which particular breast implant is right for you.

Saline implants come in a wide range of sizes, and all of them have a minimum and maximum fill amount that is recommended by the manufacturer. For example:

The Mentor Style 1600 smooth round 300cc implant can be filled to (f/t) 325cc. 325cc is the maximum amount of cc’s recommended by the manufacturer. 300cc is the minimum fill amount recommended for that particular implant size.

If a breast implant is filled past the point of the manufacturer recommendation, this is considered “overfill”. Overfilling (depending on the amount) makes the implant feel firmer, and doesn’t provide any distinguishable size difference.

It is very important to remember that overfilling the breast implant gives the implant manufacturer the right to void the warranty in the event of a rupture. This doesn’t mean that they will void it, but it does give them that option. It also doesn’t mean that it will rupture, or even is more likely to for that matter.

Overfilling may also INCREASE your risk of having visible and/or palpable ripples.

Underfilling Saline Breast Implants

If the implant is not filled to the minimum recommendation, it can get folds in it, which can jeopardize the integrity of the implant. The constant “rubbing” of the fold can lead to rupture. Visible ripples are also more common in implants that are not filled to the minimum recommended amount, depending on the amount of breast tissue you start with.

In other words, if you have a Mentor Style 1600 300cc size implant, you will want it filled to a minimum of 300cc, nothing less, and preferably, no more than 325cc, which is the optimum fill level recommended by Mentor.

Underfilling may also void the manufacturer’s warranty.