How Technology is Helping Women Choose the Right Size Implant

Anyone considering breast augmentation surgery knows that choosing the right implant size is one of the most important decisions they will face!

Double board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Caroline Glicksman utilizes the VECTRA® 3D Imaging system to help her patients make informed decisions regarding their potential surgical outcomes ‘before’ having breast augmentation surgery. It can also help to confirm that desired goals are indeed realistic and attainable.

by Caroline Glicksman, MD 
The Plastic Surgery Channel

What is VECTRA® 3D Imaging?

Utilizing VECTRA® gives you the opportunity to preview and weigh various surgical options to see if they are appropriate for your specific goals and body type.

Every woman is unique, and their implant choices have to be a “good fit” for their specific body proportions. VECTRA® 3D imaging offers the opportunity to step into our “virtual fitting room” to “try on” different types and sizes of implants so that choosing the right breast implant can become an easier and more comfortable decision. VECTRA® can also help our patients to customize and tailor realistic expectations with attainable results. The surgical outcomes demonstrated with the VECTRA® 3D imaging system are “your” own potential results, not someone else’s. After viewing various surgical outcomes, you can have more peace of mind as you make an informed decision.

Online Portal in the Comfort of Home

The ViewMyConsult patient portal gives your patients secure access to their VECTRA 3D images, and your treatment recommendations, with a single click.

It simulates different size implants and shapes to better visualize how you may look with a breast enhancement procedure.  Although there is no single method or simulation that is 100% accurate, the Vectra 3D Imaging and Simulation Breast Imaging system gives you an amazing 3D visual image range of outcomes and is a great tool that helps dramatically with the implant selection process. With VECTRA Breast Imaging, you can now visualize your afters before surgery!

Raising the Bar

Specializing in breast augmentaion, Dr. Glicksman sets high industry standards and suggests women do their homework before approaching or even attending a consultation with a ‘garden variety’ plastic surgeon. She is a board certified member of ASAPS, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, recognizing the best of plastic surgery. She suggests women look for the ASAPS seal before undergoing surgery.

Dr. Glicksman is one of a small number of breast augmentation surgeons  with extensive training and experience with the new highly cohesive gel breast implants, known as “Gummy Bear” implants. She has years of experience with “Gummy Bear” implants, using them for breast augmentation, revision augmentation, and breast reconstruction.

One of only 9 plastic surgeons in the United States and Canada presently on the Allergan Executive Council for Plastic Surgery, Dr. Glicksman strives to improve the outcomes for women undergoing breast augmentation and breast reconstruction.

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