Breast Surgery Blog in Korea
Evidence-based guides on augmentation, revision surgery, implant selection, recovery, capsular contracture, and incision options, from UNE Plastic Surgery in Gangnam, Seoul.
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Aquafilling Breast Filler: What the Evidence Shows
No symptoms does not mean no inflammation. What aquafilling is, what tissue analysis found, why it is hard to remove, the larger reports, and the verified options, with cited studies.
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Mondor's Syndrome After Breast Augmentation
A firm tender cord under the breast or down the inner arm a few weeks after augmentation is Mondor's syndrome. After surgery it is almost always benign and self-limiting; the course, causes, frequency, and the one situation that needs evaluation, with cited studies.
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Breast Implant Rippling: Causes and Prevention
Rippling shows when thin tissue, low cohesivity, subglandular placement, or a large cc combine. The four causes, rates by implant/position/body type, four-step prevention, and correction options including fat grafting, with cited studies.
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Breast Implant Illness (BII): What the Evidence Says
BII is a real complaint but not yet a diagnosis. The reported symptoms (MAUDE 751), whether removal helps (17-84%), the autoimmune evidence, capsulectomy and en bloc, and why explantation alone is not cosmetic, with cited studies.
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Breast Augmentation Complications and Warning Signs
Complications by how often and when: first-week emergencies, capsular contracture, rupture, malposition, chronic pain, animation deformity, BII, BIA-ALCL, cancer risk, and fat grafting, with cited studies.
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Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation — Baker Grading, Causes, Treatment
Baker grading I-IV explained, common risk factors (biofilm, subglandular plane, hematoma, smoking), surface technology comparison, and surgical vs conservative management.
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Breast Implant Rupture — Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Intracapsular vs extracapsular rupture, Silent Rupture, ultrasound vs MRI sensitivity, FDA imaging guidelines, and revision options (explant, exchange, capsulectomy).
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Who writes the medical content on this site?
Articles are written and reviewed by Dr. Kim Uigeon, a board-certified plastic surgeon at UNE Plastic Surgery in Gangnam, Seoul, who practises in breast surgery only. Where an article reports findings from published research, the study is named so that readers can check the source. Clinical opinion is separated from study findings in the text.
Can these articles replace a consultation?
No. The articles explain general principles, published evidence and the trade-offs between options. They cannot assess chest width, tissue thickness, skin elasticity or medical history, which are what determine whether a given technique or implant is appropriate. Any plan, timeline or expected result has to be confirmed by examination at a consultation.