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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.

 

 

Breast Reconstruction

 

 

Possible Complications of Breast Reconstruction

 

When outlining complications, it is important to distinguish the complications unique to implant reconstruction from those unique to reconstruction with your own tissue.

 

Possible complications unique to implant reconstruction are implant failure (i.e., rupture), malposition of implant, capsular contraction (hardening of the tissues around the implant), visible rippling of the implant, extrusion of the implant, and increased risk of infection because the implant is a foreign body.

 

Possible complications unique to reconstruction with your own tissue include loss of part or all of the transferred tissues, abdominal hernia formation, unfavorable abdominal scar, unfavorable navel reconstruction, unfavorable abdominal contour and unfavorable breast shape.

 

Possible complications seen with any major abdominal or breast surgery include infection, wound healing problems, fluid or blood collection and blood clot formation. Blood clots within the deep veins of the leg can break off and travel to the lung, causing a pulmonary embolism. A pulmonary embolism can be life-threatening.

 

Sometimes complications cannot be avoided, but Dr. Cruise makes every effort to make sure that what can be done to prevent them is done.