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2013

How Can You Prevent Blood Clots After Surgery?

Last Friday we proposed the following question on our Facebook page:  How can one prevent blood clots from developing after a surgical procedure?  All the responses received were correct answers!  So good job everyone :) Let us start first with answering the basic questions. 1)  What is a blood clot?   Blood clots form when blood fails to circulate adequately. A DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) is a blood clot that forms in the leg veins, typically beginning in the calf veins.  A PE (Pulmonary Embolism) is caused by a blood clot, typically in the leg, groin, or pelvic veins (and occasionally in the upper extremity veins) which breaks free and travels to the lung arteries. A DVT is often the source of a clot that travels... Continue Reading

What To Do With a Leaking Saline Implant?

Last Friday, we posted the following trivia question on Facebook, What do you do about a leaking saline breast implant?  We received many responses to this post!  We have had patients come to the Aesthetic Surgery Centre with deflated saline implants that happened years ago and wish to address the problem now.  Although it is desirous to have the surgery to correct the deflated implant to restore symmetry and balance, the truth is that is not always medically necessary to have the surgery done immediately.  Keep in mind that if a saline implant breaks, all that leaks out is saltwater.  The saltwater is harmlessly absorbed into the body.  On occasions, the breast may rapidly change shape as the fluid leaks out.  In this instance, the... Continue Reading