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Procedures Performed
  • Abdominoplasty
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Reduction
  • Liposuction
  • Face Lift
  • Neck Lift
  • Chemical Peel
  • Dermabrasion
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Male Breast Reduction
  • Gynecomastia

 

Dr. Cruise serves the following areas:

  • Orange County,
  • Irvine,
  • Newport Beach,
  • San Diego,
  • Los Angeles,
  • Beverly Hills,
  • Southern California.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well healed Inframmamary incision

 

IMF incision, 3 months after
surgery. The incision is typically
placed in the breast fold or slightly above it.

 

 

 

Periareolar incision, one year after

 

PA incision, 1 year after
surgery. Exactly at the margin
of the areola where the lighter
skin meets the darker skin.


Shannon, Torrance, CA

Breast Augmentation Information Resource for Southern California including Orange County, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, San Diego, and Beverly Hills.

 

Breast Enlargement

 

 

Incision for Orange County Breast Augmentation

There are three incisions that most plastic surgeons use for breast augmentation. Dr. Cruise has considerable experience with all three incisions but, for the majority of his patients he has found that the peri-areolar incision provides the best results. This incision allows for the most accurate implant placement, because it is located exactly where the implant needs to go. In addition, the scar is the least visible of the three incisions because the areola heals much more favorably than normal skin. This is especially true when the incision is made right at the margin of the areola.

 

 

The three incisions are:
Face Lift Patient Newport Beach, CA
  • Inframammary fold: Within the fold at the bottom of the breast.
  • Peri-areolar: Exactly at the margin of the areola where the lighter skin meets the darker skin.
  • Axillary: Within the axila (armpit).
Common Breast Augmentation Incisions

 

All 3 incisions can provide excellent results. The incision along the margin of the areola allows for very accurate implant placement. The scar becomes almost imperceptible within 2 months for most women. The incision within the inframammary fold at the bottom of the breast can provide excellent results but in some women scar widening can occur with this incision. Also these incisions tend to remain redder for a longer period of time than the Peri-areolar incision. The axillary incision also can provide a great result but implant placement is more difficult because the implant is being placed from a remote location. This topic is discussed more in "Dr. Cruise's Philosophy."

 

A fourth option for the incision is through the naval. Some plastic surgeons use this incision, but the results, when compared to the standard incisions, are not as predictable. This is because it is impossible to visualize the pocket where the implant will be placed. For this reason Dr. Cruise, and most plastic surgeons, no longer perform breast augmentation via this approach. This is not to say that this incision cannot produce good results. It is just that the results are less predictable and Dr. Cruise only performs procedures with predictable results.

 

Testimonial

Dr. Cruise and his staff are fantastic! Having this surgery was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Dr. Cruise answered all of my questions (even the odd ones I asked from having done too much research!) and offered suggestions and advice that ended up giving me the results I had only dreamed of and appropriate for me. I knew this would change my life but I didn't realize how happy I would be or that my old appearance would soon become a withering memory. Before this surgery I had low self esteem about my physical appearance. I didn't even let family or friends know how bad I actually felt. Now, I have friends and strangers tell me how perfect my results are and my self esteem has reached heights. Thank you sooooo very much Dr. Cruise! You and your staff rock!

 

Shannon, Torrance, CA

 

Breast Augmentation Information Resource for Orange County, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, Beverly Hills, and  Southern California