Ideal Breast: The New Science of Cosmetic Surgery

In this final volume of the Ideal Look series, subtitled The New Science of Cosmetic Surgery, the author may have saved the best for last. Using a new and original system for studying breast shape and changes after surgery, Dr. Swanson provides powerful information that debunks many long-held assumptions. Reaffirming the notion that only what we measure do we tend to improve, the author boldly suggests that to study cosmetic breast surgery without standardized photographs and measurements makes as little sense as a cardiologist working without the benefit of EKGs! In an illuminating discussion of geometry and anatomy, backed by extensive measurement data, the author reveals that the most common type of breast reduction performed today in the United States - the inverted-T or "anchor" technique - does not have a valid basis and suggests it would not be tolerated in a topless society! Dr. Swanson finds validity in the newer "vertical" breast lift technique, particularly when coupled with breast implants -- a powerful combination. The Swanson Center has evaluated and compared the full spectrum of cosmetic breast procedures - breast augmentation, breast lift, breast lift with implants, and reduction. The information is all here in Ideal Breast, with the photographs that you may not see on Web sites. For women having cosmetic breast surgery today, the news is truly uplifting.