The Scarless Breast Augmentation is now even better with Keller Funnel!

The Keller Funnel ™ has truly revolutionized the placement of silicone breast implants.

As a surgeon certified in its use, Dr. Diehl has been using this method exclusively to place his silicone breast implants from the underarm when performing his scarless breast augmentation.

The funnel works like piping bag which squeezes the silicone breast implant out and into the patient.  Its special attribute is its super-strong material which does not tear, and the patented inner coating which slides the implant out with ease.  It may sound simple, but consider that silicone breast implants have been in use around the world since 1962, and took until 2009 to develop this technology.

The funnel is a critical tool to use for implant placement because it squeezes the implant out of its narrow end and into the patient with a much smaller incision than the traditional method of pushing the implant into the patient manually. 

And a smaller incision is always important to the patient, especially when the implant is placed from the underarm as Dr. Diehl performs during his scarless breast augmentation.  This small incision in the underarm becomes virtually invisible, because it is placed exactly on the natural crease that is already there under the arm.

Because after all, why show an incision if you don’t have to?

If you live in the Long Island area and would like to learn if you are a good candidate for a scarless breast augmentation surgery, please contact Diehl Plastic Surgery at 631-476-7300 or visit www.diehlplasticsurgery.com to schedule an initial consultation.

What are the most common plastic surgical procedures?

Statistics show that cosmetic surgeries are on the rise;  the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that there were 13.8 million cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2011, an increase of 5% over 2010.

Surgical procedures:

Breast augmentation has been the top cosmetic surgical procedure since 2006, at 307 thousand (up 4%).

Rhinoplasty is number two, at 244 thousand.
Liposuction was up 1% at 205 thousand.
Eyelid lift - 196 thousand.
Facelift - 116 thousand.

Non-surgical procedures (up 6%):

Botox is still the most common non-surgical procedure, 5.7 million procedures, up 5%.

Then fillers such as Restylane and Juvederm, 1.9 million.
Chemical peels – 1.1 million
Laser hair removal and microdermabrasion are 4th and 5th.

The top 5 in men:

Rhinoplasty

Eyelid lift
Liposuction
Male breast reduction (gynecomastia surgery)
Facelift

Top 5 in women: 
 

Breast augmentation

Rhinoplasty
Liposuction
Eyelid lift
Tummy tuck
 
There seems to be a new trend though that might be of interest:

The biggest increase in plastic surgery is now chin augmentation, up 71% over last year.

Lip augmentation is also up significantly, 49%.
Buttock implants and/or lift up 40%.

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Breast Augmentation - does size matter? Yes, says Dr. Diehl

Size always matters, but it's the right size that matters most. 

Breast augmentation looks and feels best when you can't tell that the implant is even there.

A good rule of thumb is to keep the implant about the same size or a little bigger than your own breast, in other words double you own breast size.  This way there's enough of your own breast in front of the implant to create a soft and natural shape.  As you go larger in implant size, the natural slope of the breast gives way to a rounder shape that is not as natural looking.

At your consultation for breast augmentation you will see and feel actual breast implants and be able to judge what size is best for you.

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