Breast Augmentation
Wiki Index
There's not a lot of trans specific info on BA, so there's a fair amount of cis-female links here. Many of the surgeons that do BA also do hips/butt, so check there also.
reddit subs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_augmentation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_implant
https://genderanalysis.net/resources/studies-on-trans-womens-breast-development/
The Great Boob Journey
reddit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jofi0UccXw
YouTube
17bestradiol.com
The Living Experiment
Papers
- 2021- Male-to-female gender affirmation surgery: breast reconstruction with Ergonomix round prostheses by Fien Decuypere, Edward De Wolf, Tom Vyncke, Karel Claes, Stan Monstrey, Marlon Buncamper
- 2020 - Breast augmentation for transfeminine patients: methods, complications, and outcomes by Jenna C. Bekeny, Elizabeth G. Zolper, Kenneth L. Fan, and Gabriel Del Corral
- 2019 - Differences in Chest Measurements between the Cis-female and Trans-female Chest Exposed to Estrogen and Its Implications for Breast Augmentation by Allison C. Nauta, Kyle M. Baltrusch, Aaron L. Heston, BS, Sasha K. Narayan, Sven Gunther, Nick O. Esmonde, Kylie S. Blume, Reid V. Mueller, Juliana E. Hansen, and Jens Urs Berli
- 2018 - Chest Surgery for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals.
Mentor Breast Implant Gallery
JustBreastImplants
https://www.justbreastimplants.com/forum/
reddit post Justbreastimplants site is some trans hating cis around 2016 - "Dare say you are trans in that forum ... you will end up getting permanently banned ... just thought I would give the girls here a heads up ... I been banned twice ... it's good for info on surgeons tho"
On the site justbreastimplants.com
Men/Without Social Transition
reddit subs
reddit
Brian Zembic
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Zembic - "Brian Zembic, nicknamed the Wiz, born 1961 (age 56–57), is a magician and high-stakes gambler specializing in blackjack and backgammon. In the late 90s he became famed as a man who would do anything to win a bet. His most famous wager was in 1996 when he agreed to receive breast implants and keep them for one year in return for US$100,000 (US$160,000 in 2018). The year passed and he won the bet but he became accustomed to the breasts and did not have them removed."
- Man Wins $100,000 Breast Implants Bet! | Botched | E!
Implants
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/breast-implants/risks-and-complications-breast-implants
Expanders
YouTube
Placement
Transas City
Sailine vs Silicone
reddit
Round vs. Anatomical Breast Implants
Anatomical implants are said to produce a better aesthetic result compare to the traditional round implants. However implants can rotate, and when this happens with an anatomical it's not good.
reddit
Susans
realself
Papers
Mesh/Internal Bra/GalaFlex
I read a post on Facebook about breast fat transfer that said having used mesh can cause significant problems. Need to investigate more.
https://www.galateasurgical.com/surgical-scaffolds/what-is-galatea-scaffold/
reddit
Harpers Bazar
- A Better Kind of Breast Lift in 2017 - "But Lisa’s plastic surgeon presented her with the opportunity to become one of the first patients to try a new technique: the insertion of a bioresorbable mesh called GalaFlex, which acts like an internal bra, holding the girls up. “My breasts look perkier now”"
Size
reddit
Extra Large
reddit
YouTube
Implants before HRT
reddit
Recovery
String Implants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypropylene_breast_implant - "Polypropylene breast implants, also known as string breast implants, are a form of breast implant using polypropylene developed by Gerald W. Johnson. Due to a number of medical complications, the device has not been approved in the European Union or the United States."
YouTube
Fat Transfer
The limitations of breast fat transfer appear to be mainly in the size of the increase (typically about 1 cup per round of surgery), and that its yet a well established procedure and highly dependant on the surgeons expertise. There are very few surgeons who can sucessfully transfer a large amount of fat, and it may require more than one round of fat transfer.
reddit
realself
YouTube
Papers
- 2020 - Complications after Breast Augmentation with Fat Grafting: A Systematic Review by Mathias Ørholt, Andreas Larsen, Mathilde N Hemmingsen, Christian Mirian, Michele L Zocchi, Peter V Vester-Glowinski, Mikkel Herly - " The complication rates after breast augmentation with fat grafting are low and support fat grafting as an alternative to breast augmentation with implants. The rates of radiologic changes are high after fat grafting, but the changes do not seem to have any therapeutic consequences for the patients."
- 2017 - Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Lumps after Breast Augmentation with Autologous Fat Grafting by Shida, Masaaki,Chiba, Akihiko, Ohashi, Masanori, Yamakawa, Masayuki
- 2016 - A Preliminary Assessment of the Predictability of Fat Grafting to Correct Silicone Breast Implant-Related Complications.
- 2016 - Autologous Fat Transfer for Breast Augmentation: A Review by Al Sufyani MA, Al Hargan AH, Al Shammari NA, Al Sufyani MA - this paper gives an interesting overview of the procedure.
- 2016 - Autologous Fat Grafting: The Science Behind the Surgery by Elizabeth R. Zielins, Elizabeth A. Brett, Michael T. Longaker, and Derrick C. Wan
- 2015 - The Role of Fat Grafting in Breast Reconstruction. by Delay E, Guerid S.
- 2015 - Combined Use of Implant and Fat Grafting for Breast Augmentation by Auclair E, Anavekar N.
There's further papers by Roger Khouri.
The section on Hips and Butt describes the dangers of fat transfer, but this appears to apply to BBL only. This paper on BBL Commentary on: Report on Mortality From Gluteal Fat Grafting: Recommendations From the ASERF Task Force by Wall S Jr, Del Vecchio D. in 2017, makes the interesting observation " An interesting comparison can be made to fat grafting of the breast. Consider that many thousands of fat grafting to the breast procedures have been performed, all of which include fat grafting into the subcutaneous plane. Included in these numbers are over 6000 such operations by just three of the busiest breast fat
grafting surgeons in the world, yet it appears that there have been no published reported cases of fatal or nonfatal PFE from fat transplantation to the breast". The 3 busiest surgeons are
- Khouri R.
- Delay E.
- Rigotti G.
Complication Rates vs Implants
I need to look into this.
Roger Khalil Khouri & BRAVA
Dr Roger K. Khouri is very active in this area, publishing papers and founding the company Brava LLC to sell the Brava device that's used by some surgeons before breast fat transfer. While there is a conflict of interest here, there are papers supporting by others. The Brava device is/was US$2500.
Surgeons sites
Review sites - its worth reading the complaints in these.
Appears to have one maplractice case, with nothing paid
Khouri discloses on some papers that he has an equity interest in Brava LLC and Lipocosm (company that makes and sells an instrument used in breast fat grafting).
FDA WARNING LETTER Brava, LLC 28/08/2014 - "This Warning Letter is to inform you of objectionable conditions observed during the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection conducted at Brava, LLC, from February 4, 2014, to March 14, 2014, by an investigator from the FDA Florida District Office. This inspection was conducted to determine whether your firm’s activities and procedures as sponsor of the clinical studies entitled, “Breast Reconstruction and Augmentation with Brava Enhanced Autologous Fat Micro Grafting” (Protocol No. 2004-02 and Protocol No. 2004-03), complied with applicable federal regulations." AND "It appears that your firm did not take appropriate measures to mitigate study bias when a clinical investigator has a financial interest in the outcome of the study, or a proprietary interest in the product."
Papers
- Breast reconstruction with fat grafting and BRAVA(®) pre-expansion: Efficacy evaluation in 45 cases. by Ho Quoc C, Piat JM, Carrabin N, Meruta A, Faure C, Delay E. in 2016
- Aesthetic applications of Brava-assisted megavolume fat grafting to the breasts: a 9-year, 476-patient, multicenter experience. by Khouri RK, Khouri RK Jr, Rigotti G, Marchi A, Cardoso E, Rotemberg SC, Biggs TM in 2014
- Megavolume autologous fat transfer: part II. Practice and techniques. by Khouri RK, Rigotti G, Cardoso E, Khouri RK Jr, Biggs TM. in 2014
- Megavolume autologous fat transfer: part I. Theory and principles. by Khouri RK, Rigotti G, Cardoso E, Khouri RK Jr, Biggs TM. in 2014
- Brava and autologous fat transfer is a safe and effective breast augmentation alternative: results of a 6-year, 81-patient, prospective multicenter study. by Khouri RK, Eisenmann-Klein M, Cardoso E, Cooley BC, Kacher D, Gombos E, Baker TJ in 2012
- Tolerance of pre-expansion BRAVA and fat grafting into the breast by Ho Quoc C, Delay E. in 2013 - summary is in English and article is in French
- Breast Augmentation Using Pre-Expansion and Autologous Fat Transplantation – A Clinical Radiological Study by Del Vecchio, Daniel Alexander, Bucky, Louis Philip in 2010 - "All women had a significant improvement in breast volume at six months, ranging from 60% to 200% increase in volume by MRI (n=12) and all had breasts that were soft and natural in appearance and feel."
- The Brava external tissue expander: is breast enlargement without surgery a reality? by Schlenz I, Kaider A. in 2007 - "Long-term breast enlargement without surgery is possible with an external tissue expander. The more it is used, the more the breasts grow. To avoid disappointments and drop-outs, women have to be well informed about the time and lifestyle commitment."
- Initial experience with the Brava nonsurgical system of breast enhancement. by Smith CJ, Khouri RK, Baker TJ in 2002 - "Why the striking difference in the percentage of "very pleased" individuals in my group Khouri et al.'s?"
- Nonsurgical breast enlargement using an external soft-tissue expansion system by Khouri RK, Schlenz I, Murphy BJ, Baker TJ, in 2000
YouTube
Very Well Health
BRAVA Video posted by Australian surgeon Simone Matousek around 2017, Combined video. There's a few interesting things in this video
It looks like BRAVA is no longer sold
Suction Devices
These work by having suction cups over the breasts and have the appearance of being a scam. You'd think if they actually worked they would be very popular and well known instead of some fringe treatment. However I'm uncertain as there are medical research papers on these devices, some surgeons use the BRAVA device prior to fat transfer (which is a somewhat different application), and there are some seemingly credible posts/videos. It appears that it can work, but you have to be very dedicated to stick with it long enough and most women will give up first.
Cheryl's Breast Talk Forum
Cushioned Cups
YouTube
Papers
- Primary Breast Augmentation with Fat Grafting by Coleman SR, Saboeiro AP. in 2015
- Megavolume autologous fat transfer: part I. Theory and principles. by Khouri RK, Rigotti G, Cardoso E, Khouri RK Jr, Biggs TM. in 2014 - "The initial enthusiasm for Brava without fat grafting as a practical method for breast augmentation eventually began to wane. We typically saw a one-cup bra size long-term maintained enlargement after 3 months of intensive daily use. However, not all patients achieved this result. Poor patient compliance with the device (complicated to wear, though not painful) and slow real tissue growth limited the Brava alternative to very few, highly dedicated patients with much patience."
- Nonsurgical breast enlargement using a vacuum brassiere for tissue expansion by Kardorff B, Kardorff M, Dorittke P. in 2004. The summary is in English, but the article is in German.
- Nonsurgical breast enlargement using an external soft-tissue expansion system by Khouri RK, Schlenz I, Murphy BJ, Baker TJ, in 2000 - this paper is prior to the use of BRAVA for fat transfer and supports breast enlargment via suction only. Its very interesting.
Enhance Breast Enlargement System
https://enhancebreastenlargement.com/
These two YouTube videos discuss the Brava and Enhance Breast Enlargement System. The Enhance product is US$315, but the breast cups appear to be the same as sold on the Chinese site aliexpress for significantly less money (seach for "vacuum breast"). The key point to look for is the attachement for the tubing exiting the cup to the side, which seems more sensible that sticking directly out. A couple of examples are here and here.
Noogleberry
reddit
Noogleberry Forum
Other forums with discussions on noogleberry and BRAVA
Testimonial from Japanese surgeon Toshihiko Satake. In 2016 he published a couple of papers on BRAVA - Pre-and post-operative brava'-assisted fat grafting for breast reconstruction and Fat grafting of the reconstructed breast with external expander unit (Brava®), but I'm not sure if they are available in English.
- https://www.noogleberry.com/blogs/news/testimonial-of-noogleberry-products-by-japanese-plastic-surgeon - "Noogleberry Breast Enlargement System (“NB”) has been identified by a plastic surgeon who has been deploying the BRAVA system as a part of his treatment program in an effective rehabilitation and reconstruction of patients who have undergone breast cancer surgery. Because of termination of Brava’s business, the doctor has been seeking for an alternative device to enable continuation of the treatment program that has begun showing positive results."
YouTube
Saline Inflation
reddit
Other
Areola
Commonly used in breast reconstruction after cancer, but can be used to enlarge the areola in trans women.
reddit
Susans
YouTube
Plastic Surgery Hub
https://www.amcpermanentcosmetics.com/transgender - "Nipple / Areola Feminization $350 per session (45 minutes to 1 hour) (Typically 2-3 sessions are needed to achieve final results)"
Papers
Nipples
Nipple Colour
reddit
Nipple Augmentation
reddit
https://www.justbreastimplants.com/forum/nipple-surgery-areola-surgery/
Michael W. Gray (MI, USA)
- https://anewyou.com/nipple-enlargement/ - "If your nipples are smaller than you’d like, Dr. Michael W. Gray can enlarge them to help give your breasts a voluptuous and lustful appearance. The great thing about nipple enlargement is that it can be temporary or permanent. Temporary options give you the ability to see if more nipple projection is right for you"
allure
vice
Health
Research
Breast Deformity
YouTube
Asymmetry
Papers
- 2021 - Fat grafting versus implant-based treatment of breast asymmetry, a single surgeon experience over 13 years: a paradigm shift? by Pietro G. di Summa, Rik Osinga, Gianluca Sapino, Katie Glen, Gillian Higgins, Sherylin Tay, Eva Weiler-Mithoff - "Although implant-based reconstruction seemingly offers a quick single stage procedure, it is associated with significantly more revision procedures as a result of complications including capsular contracture, implant rupture and breast distortion. Fat grafting, despite requiring sequential operations to achieve initial symmetry, ultimately offers a more durable result and is associated with significantly fewer and more minor complications, while not increasing the total number of procedures required to achieve symmetry in the long term."
Pectus Excavatum
r/PectusExcavatum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectus_excavatum
https://www.justbreastimplants.com/forum/chest-wall-reconstruction-pectus-excavatum-pectus-carinatum-polands-syndrom/
reddit
YouTube
Pectus Carinatum
https://www.reddit.com/r/PectusCarinatum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pectus_carinatum
https://www.justbreastimplants.com/forum/chest-wall-reconstruction-pectus-excavatum-pectus-carinatum-polands-syndrom/
reddit
YouTube
Tuberous Breasts
tuberous breast correction is a specialist procedure and should only be done by someone who has expertise in it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberous_breasts
https://www.reddit.com/r/TubularBreastSupport
https://www.reddit.com/r/tuberous - this is a porn sub
reddit
realself
YouTube
https://www.justbreastimplants.com/forum/tuberous-breast-reconstruction/
https://www.miamibreastcenter.com/deformity/congenital-tubular-asymmetry
Sweden
Papers
- 2021 - Fat grafting versus implant-based treatment of breast asymmetry, a single surgeon experience over 13 years: a paradigm shift? by Pietro G. di Summa, Rik Osinga, Gianluca Sapino, Katie Glen, Gillian Higgins, Sherylin Tay, Eva Weiler-Mithoff - "Although implant-based reconstruction seemingly offers a quick single stage procedure, it is associated with significantly more revision procedures as a result of complications including capsular contracture, implant rupture and breast distortion. Fat grafting, despite requiring sequential operations to achieve initial symmetry, ultimately offers a more durable result and is associated with significantly fewer and more minor complications, while not increasing the total number of procedures required to achieve symmetry in the long term."
- Fat Grafting Technique, A Paradigm Shift in the Treatment of Tuberous Breast in 2018
- Tuberous breast correction by fat grafting. in 2013
Problems with Implants
YouTube
Complications
Hematoma
reddit
Nipple Size
reddit
Stretch Marks
reddit
Lactation
Perhaps this improves breast development?
Domperidone is a drug commonly used to help induce lactation. Note that its not approved in the USA (but you can get it from the usual DIY places online).
reddit
reddit subs
- r/trans_lactation - "A space for trans women and other gender non-conforming folks to share experiences and tips which help to induce lactation."
- r/AdultBreastfeeding - "This is a subreddit devoted to hosting information, discussions, and support about Adult Nursing Relationships (ANR) and Induced Lactation..."
- r/malelactationfetish - "This is a subreddit devoted to hosting information, discussions, and support about Male Lactation"
- r/ForbiddenLactation - "A place for trans and cis males to discuss the forbidden journey into seeking lactation."
Induction of Lactation
YouTube
Papers
- 2024 - Lactation induction in a transgender woman: case report and recommendations for clinical practice by Jojanneke E van Amesfoort, Norah M Van Mello, Renate van Genugten
- 2023 - Lactation Induction in a Transgender Woman: Macronutrient Analysis and Patient Perspectives by Amy K Weimer
- 2023 - Experience of Induced Lactation in a Transgender Woman: Analysis of Human Milk and a Suggested Protocol by Daniela Delgado, Lisa Stellwagen, Sydney McCune, Kristija Sejane, Lars Bode
- 2021 - Lactation Induction in a Transgender Woman Wanting to Breastfeed: Case Report by Rachel Wamboldt, Shirley Shuster, Bikrampal S Sidhu
- 2020 - Knowledge and practice of induction of lactation in trans women among professionals working in trans health by Emily Trautner, Megan McCool-Myers, and Andrea Braden Joyner
- 2018 - Case Report: Induced Lactation in a Transgender Woman by Tamar Reisman and Zil Goldstein - "A 30-year-old transgender woman who had been receiving feminizing hormone therapy for the past 6 years presented to our clinic with the goal of being able to breastfeed her adopted infant. After implementing a regimen of domperidone, estradiol, progesterone, and breast pumping, she was able to achieve sufficient breast milk volume to be the sole source of nourishment for her child for 6 weeks. This case illustrates that, in some circumstances, modest but functional lactation can be induced in transgender women."
- 2016 - A Review of Herbal and Pharmaceutical Galactagogues for Breast-Feeding by Alessandra N Bazzano, Rebecca Hofer, Shelley Thibeau, Veronica Gillispie, Marni Jacobs, Katherine P Theall
- 1981 - Composition of breast fluid of a man with galactorrhea and hyperprolactinaemia by J K Kulski, P E Hartmann, D H Gutteridge - "It has been previously reported that men with and without known disease can produce milk, but no studies to date have demonstrated that their secretion contains milk constituents produced specifically by the breast. The present study shows the presence of lactose, alpha-lactalbumin, and lactoferrin in the breast secretion of a 27-yr-old male who had galactorrhea associated with hyperprolactinaemia. The concentrations of lactose, proteins, and electrolytes in the breast secretion of this man are within the range of colostrum and milk obtained from normal lactating women."
Books
Other
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/TransReproductiveSupport - "This group is intended for sharing information and experiences about pregnancy, birth and nursing amongst trans and genderfluid/gender neutral people anywhere on the gender spectrum, at any point in transition (or pre-transition). "
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/lllinducinglactation - "Inducing lactation is bringing in a milk supply without pregnancy and relactating is bringing a milk supply back after stopping. We are an inclusive support group for those inducing lactation including non-birthing parents, such as surrogacy, adoption, co-nursing, trans/non binary chest feeding, etc; and for those relactating for a child they did birth after stopping breastfeeding previously for any reason. "
- https://llli.org/news/breastfeeding-without-giving-birth-2
- https://lllusa.org/my-journey-non-binary-nursing
- https://fetlife.com/groups/712 - I've not seen it, but apparently male lactation
- https://www.breastnexum.com
- https://lactationnetwork.com/blog/breastfeeding-faq-for-trans-and-non-binary-parents
- https://www.folxhealth.com/library/inducing-lactation-an-overview-for-lgbtqia-individuals-and-families
- 2024 - https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/28/trans-women-breastfeeding-explainer-research - "Yes, trans women can breastfeed too. Here’s why it’s safe, healthy and good for both mum and baby"
- 2018 - https://www.parents.com/baby/breastfeeding/story-of-a-transgender-woman-who-breastfed-her-baby-gives-many-moms-new-hope/
- 2018 - https://www.them.us/story/trans-women-breastfeed
- 2017 - https://www.thestranger.com/queer-issue-2017/2017/06/21/25225867/my-first-time-breastfeeding-my-daughter
- 2013 - http://www.milkjunkies.net/2013/05/trans-women-and-breastfeeding-personal.html
- 2005 - Are the men of the African Aka tribe the best fathers in the world? in The Guardian newspaper - "Professor Barry Hewlett, an American anthropologist who was the first person to spot male breastfeeding among the Aka Pygmy people of central Africa (total population around 20,000) after he decided to live alongside them in order to study their way of life more closely. "
Surgeons
Australia
Lookup all Australian surgeons on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency to see if they are registered to practice, and if they have been in any trouble.
Cosmetic Surgeon vs Plastic Surgeon
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/guide-to-cosmetic-surgery - "There is a significant difference between cosmetic surgeons and plastic surgeons. To become a plastic surgeon, a doctor must — after they qualify as a doctor — do at least another 5 years of training and study through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) to obtain a specialist qualification recognised by the Australian Government. By contrast, any doctor can call themselves a cosmetic surgeon — without any further training after their initial medical training or any specialist qualification. It is legal for any doctor to perform many cosmetic surgery procedures."*
Ahpra
Sydney Morning Herald
Newcastle Herald
Brisbane Times
The Age
The Guardian
The Conversation
YouTube
Other
Cosmetic Journey
https://cosmeticjourney.com/forum/ - Australian site with good forums on surgery in Australia and travel overseas. Note that some surgeons (esp. Ellis Choy) have large numbers of "reviews" on the site (and realself), but relativly few posts discussing them in the open forums. It brings into question validity of these reviews and bias on the sites.
Daniel Lanzer
Location
Surgeons sites
Sydney Morning Herald
YouTube
COSMOS Clinic
Dr Joseph Ajaka is the founder of Cosmos Clinic.
Location
- Sydney, Gold coast, Canberra, Adeliade, Melbourne
Key details
Sydney morning Herald
The Age
Other
YouTube
Queensland
David Topchian
Location
- Brisbane
- Also works in Melboure, see the other entry.
New South Wales
Ellis Choy
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Simone Matousek
Location
Can't find any mention of her with trans patients, but seems to have more experince in fat transfer than many Australian surgeons. Also does BBL.
Surgeons sites
realself
Cosmetic Journey
Sydney Morning Herald
- It's BYO nurse at hospital in crisis in 2007 - Dr Simone Matousek, a registrar at Royal North Shore, said there was "no commitment to care", and she could do three to four more operations a day "if I did not have to deal with this grossly inefficient system".
https://www.plasticsurgeryhub.com.au/consultation-dr-simone-matousek-fat-transfer-breasts/
Enhance Clinic
Location
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Gary Avery
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Kevin Ho
Surgeons sites
Location
reddit
Lisa Friederich
Psych letter not required.
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
YouTube
Other
Steve Merten
WPATH psych letter is required - some other surgeons do not require this, and nor do cis women.
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Tony Prochazka
at cosmetic avenue
reddit
Daily Telegraph
Other
Robert Knight
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Alex Phoon
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Jeremy Hunt
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Kourosh Tavakoli
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
The Sydney Morning Herald
AusDoc
The Cosmetic Insitute
Location
Surgeons sites
CosmeticJourney
YouTube
9 News
- Former patients of Sydney cosmetic surgery clinic considering legal action by By A Current Affair in 2015 - "A Sydney cosmetic surgery clinic is being investigated by health authorities after a number of patients have been rushed to hospital during what should have been routine procedures. As The Cosmetic Institute leaves a growing list of unhappy patients, A Current Affair has spoken with former patients who say they feel disfigured and deformed because of botched breast surgeries. Worse than simply producing poor outcomes for these women, the cosmetic surgery clinic is not only refusing to refund their money - but charging more to correct the poor results."
Sydney Morning Herald
Turner Freeman Lawyers
https://thecosmeticinstitute.wordpress.com/
Eddy Dona
Eddy Dona is a surgeon and director of The Cosmetic Institute (see above). He is the subject of a class action lawsuit by 240 women.
https://www.drdonaplasticsurgery.com.au/
Cosmetic Evolution
Looking at the website for The Cosmetic Institute in 2020, it says
The Cosmetic Institute (TCI) is now closed. Certain TCI assets have been bought by Cosmetic Evolution, but Cosmetic Evolution is a separate business with different owners.
ABC News 'It was a boob factory': Cheap breast implants marketed to women on welfare, with devastating consequences - "TCI is now the subject of a class action by patients who suffered complications following breast augmentation surgery. The company has been sold and rebranded as Cosmetic Evolution."
Victoria
Andrew Ives
Location
Surgeons sites
Does MTF SRS also.
David Topchian
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Cosmetic Journey
Research
The Age
Ethics & Health Law News
Sydney Morning Herald
There's a David Topchian listed on IMDb as an executive producer on ICQ, and it was filmed in Melbourne...
Morris Ritz
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Patrick Briggs
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Damon Thomas
Surgeons sites
reddit
Western Australia
Lip Teh
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Canada
Martin Jugenburg
Location
Aka Dr. 6ix
See the Hips & Butt page for more details.
YouTube
Ronald Levine
Location
- 56 Aberfoyle Crescent #650, Toronto, ON M8X 2X1
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Review sites
Perry Gdalevitch
Location
Surgeons site
reddit
Europe
Germany
Petr Bolatzky
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Bianca Knoll
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Lithuania
Darius Bagdanavicius
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Spain
Alexander Aslani
There's a lot more on Dr Aslani on the Hips & Butt page.
Location
Surgeons sites
realself
Kai Oliver Kaye
Location
Surgeons sites
Review Sites
Sometimes collaborates with Facial Team.
reddit
Papers
India
Narendra Kaushik
See also SRS.
YouTube
PriyaMED
See the SRS (and FFS) page for more information on this company.
YouTube
Korea
See the FFS page for more on surgery in Korea.
Purse Forums
Netherlands
Michiel C. Schuringa
Location
- Boerhaave Medisch Centrum, Dintelstraat 60 1078 VV, Amsterdam
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Robert C. J. Kanhai
Also does SRS.
Surgeons sites
reddit
Poland
Wojciech Berendt
Surgeons sites
reddit
Sweden
Genarro Selvaggi
Location
- Sahlgrenska, Gothenburg, Sweden
Surgeons sites
reddit
Other
Thailand
Chettawut Tulayaphanich
See the SRS page for more information.
reddit
Preecha Aesthetic Insitute (PAI)
See SRS page for more details.
Sutin Khobunsongserm
Pichet Rodchareon
See the SRS page for more information.
Singapore Expats Forum
Veerawat Tirananmongkol
Location
At Phuket Plastic Surgery Institute (this is where SRS surgeon Sanguan Kunaporn works).
Surgeons sites
Review Sites
YouTube
Sanguan Kunaporn
See SRS page for more information.
Location
reddit
Teerapong Poonyakariyagorn
Also see SRS page
reddit
Kamol Pansritum
See SRS page for more information.
Location
reddit
- Breast Augmentation, Facelift and Rhinoplasticy at Kamol Cosmetic Hospital / BKK April 2023 by Emilia-Ruettinger in 2023
- breast Augment 5 months. has left on bottomed out? by noonoobabykins in 2023
- 7 months post op Kamol Hospital in Bangkok summary by cashoob in 2022 - "They packed me with 625cc full profile implants, the consultations in Kamol are shit, you get nothing in regards to the advise and it just sucks... I have massive issues with this job, I cannot walk without post OP bra (over 6 months now). I have booked a consultation with local plastic surgeon to look at it, I probably will need this corrected. My left armpit (look up in the text) is still not healed, it is better but not perfect. Often I get my arms numb, cannot sleep on my back without bra support because both implants slide down to my sides and cause pain. Left implant is still causing nerve compression and pain. I do have as well disfiguration on the bottom of my boobs and it makes the entire thing looking disgusting, not like breasts at all."
YouTube
Boonchai Taweerattanasil
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Turkey
Neda Transgender Surgery
Note: this is mostly not BA, bet they do it and I had to put the entry somewhere.
Surgeons sites
reddit
- Major Red Flags from “transgendersurgerybyNeda” by ratpark91 in 2023 - "This surgeon wears face masks that say “trans rights are human rights” then turns around and says “You will pay us money and guess what? You will never be able to pay for your surgery.”"
- Neda / Dr Ergin by Pomshka in 2023 - This post isn't about them, it's about Neda himself... He was always posting saying if anyone has any questions or concerns to not hesitate to contact him. So I did. I explained that my father had some reservations and could he, Neda offer me any words to ease my dad's thoughts? ... I did not expect for Neda to reply, saying that he had cancelled my surgery, blocked/banned me from the hospital and saying that "I had taken the space of some other Trans person who could have had their surgery earlier and that the bad karma was on me"... Luckily I could cancel my hotel reservation with no charges but unfortunately my flight tickets were not refundable. So I've lost £700.
- Transgender surgery by neda - my thoughts in 2022 - "The main problem is Neda himself. Once I got into the hospital room, he started telling me about other patients, there was no confidentiality... A few days after surgery, I woke up to my before and after photos posted to Instagram. I couldn’t believe he had actually posted them without asking me first... Not only this, but he can be rude over messages. One boy posted his experience on Facebook about how he was having some problems after his surgery, Neda told him to come back to the hospital for him to get checked out which resulted in the boy going back a few times through his stay. When it was time for his chest reveal, Neda was texting with another boy who had surgery around the same time and said the boy had been to the hospital 4 times and they don’t have time for his chest reveal as he and the doctor are “too busy”."
Youtube
Other
UK
Manish Sinha
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
USA
Arizona
Ellie Zara Ley
Also see SRS page. Works with Toby Meltzer.
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Toby Meltzer
Surgeons site
Works with Ellie Zara Ley, and also does SRS
YouTube
Steven H. Turkeltaub
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
California
Raffi Hovsepian
Location
Surgeons sites
Review sites
reddit
Youtube
Other
Browstein and Crane
Location
Surgeons Sites
Susans
Steven Teitelbaum
Location
See more info on the Hips and Butt page.
Surgeons sites
reddit
David Feldmar
Location
YouTube
Tom Pousti
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Susans
Cosmetic Journey
realself
Scott Mosser
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
YouTube
Breastfeeding
https://www.canadianbreastfeedingfoundation.org/induced/induced.shtml#toc_protocols
Daniel Barrett
Location
YouTube
Review sites
Legal
Jaime Schwartz
Location
- Beverly Hills, California 90211
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Kamakshi R. Zeidler
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Thomas Satterwhite
See the SRS page for more.
Surgeons sites
reddit
Edward Christopher Ray
Surgeons sites
reddit
Tanya Judge
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Roderick Simonds
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Derek Ulvila
Location
- San Francisco, California 94115
Surgeons sites
reddit
Alexander Kim
reddit
Alexander Sinclair
See the SRS page for more.
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Murtaza (Mort) Rizvi
I'm not entirely sure if there's more than one surgeon by this name.
See also FFS page.
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Other
YouTube
NPI # 1205071073
Legal
Mark Mofid
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
- Need advice . by _drearymoon_ in 2023
- reply to looking for surgeons who accept Medi-cal in SoCal!!!! by AdWeak8075 in 2023 - "I just had surgery with this surgeon and had a terrible experience. I made a whole rant post about this in the thread. Be wary of Dr. Mofid... It is strange because his reviews are phenomenal and describe communication and comfort through the process but for whatever reason my experience was the exact opposite. Minimal communication and instances where the judgement was questionable"
Legal
- Jeanie Warner vs. M Mark Mofid MD - "On 06/30/2010 Jeanie Warner filed a Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice lawsuit against M Mark Mofid MD. This case was filed in San Diego County Superior Courts, Central Courthouse located in San Diego, California. The Judge overseeing this case is RONALD L. STYN. The case status is Disposed - Dismissed."
- https://members.calbar.ca.gov/courtDocs/10-O-02584-2.htm - I don't know what this is about, but it mentions "It was filed in San Diego County Superior Court as case no. 37-2008-00097853CU-MM-CTL and was entitled "John R. Barra v. Mark Mofid, M.D." On March 1, 2010, the defendant filed a demurrer."
Review sites
Papers
Florida
Note that many doctors in Florida do not carry malpractice insurance. See the wiki introduction to see what this means.
Roger Khouri
Came across this surgeon a few times when researching.
Surgeons sites
realself
Terrible Fat Transfer to Breast surgery Done by Doc. Roger Khouri in Miami Breast Center - Miami, FL by Americandreamgirl in 2014
Donald R. Revis
He's known for extra-large breast augmentation.
Surgeons sites
reddit
realself
- https://www.realself.com/review/fort-lauderdale-fl-breast-reduction-experience-doctor-revis by Ariana Veri in 2016 - "I Read about Dr Revis on another website, Heard he could potentially. Fix my Symmastia I contacted him online sent him pictures of everything. He told me not a problem. We set up an appointment for me to to see him. Everything was going fine till I told him that I was assigned the male gender at birth he didn't know till I brought it up. HE told me he runs a conservative practice he doesn't do anything crazy so he would no longer be able to preform the surgery on me. I asked him isn't surgery the same regardless, Than he said with a stern voice that he does not do breast implants on MEN... I was in shock, literally in tears. I traveled all around the unitied states interviewing with several of the top plastic surgeons never had an experience like this one. He also had me banned on the Justimplant's forum that he runs. Such a sad day, when discrimination hits you dead in the face. Sad thing is many transgender people have there rights taken away all the time. Im lucky that most people would never know unless I told him. However im glad he did not find out while I was on the operating table... the thought scares me till this day."
- Dr Revis Breast Revision Disaster - Fort Lauderdale, FL by Onthebeach
Legal
Lenny Roudner
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Review sites
Ary Krau
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Legal
- 7/7/1999 - https://medicalmalpracticecases.info/by-doctor/dr-ary-krau/ME62760 - Court Case # 9927834CA, "Indemnity Paid: $225,000.00 ... A 45-year-old female underwent bilateral breast augmentation and mastopexy performed by our Insured.Two days post-surgery her incisions began to open and she experienced severe pain in her breasts.Insured told her to apply Betadine solution to open wounds.Plaintiff alleges condition gradually worsened and her skin became necrotic around both areolas with a discharge necessitating future surgery."
Other
Timothy Alexander
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Susans
Review sites
Other
South Florida Sun Sentinel
- PROMISE OF BEAUTY TURNS UGLY FOR SOME in 2004 - "The Florida Board of Medicine has disciplined two of them -- center medical director Dr. Jeffrey C. Hamm and Dr. Timothy Alexander -- for misconduct. Both have been at the center since at least 1999. .. .Fort Lauderdale bartender James "Jamie" McCormick, 51, was found dead in his bed Nov. 14, a day after having a face-lift and chin implant by Alexander at the center. A friend drove him home after surgery, leaving him with painkillers and antibiotics. ... Adrianna Arroyo, 37, of Miami, almost died of kidney failure at Baptist Hospital in 1999 after a week of vomiting following a tummy tuck, breast implants and liposuction done on the same day by Alexander. She had called or visited him at least twice, complaining of weakness. ... Russo, 38, a mother of seven and pilot training to work for Southwest Airlines, said in her lawsuit that she lost enough breast tissue to infection and scarring that the center had to put in new implants. Several months after the initial surgery, she felt a stabbing pain in her chest. The implant had torn through the bottom of her right breast and was poking through a two-inch hole in her skin. Her pending lawsuit says Alexander overfilled the implants, making them too heavy for her damaged breast. ... His colleague, Alexander, has settled four suits filed since 2000. The state has sanctioned him three times. ... Neither Hamm nor Alexander carries medical malpractice insurance, state records show, frustrating some patients seeking compensation for injuries."
- COSMETIC SURGERY DEATHS RISE YET AGAIN in 2004
https://www.yourlawyer.com/lawsuits/cosmetic-surgery-clinic-lawsuits - Cosmetic Surgery Clinic Settles 18 Lawsuits, 5 Pending
Daniel Paul Greenwald
Deceased, see Tampa Bay Times - Tampa plastic surgeon killed in plane crash in October 2019
Location
Also does SRS.
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Sara Danker
See also the SRS page.
Location
reddit
James Hardy
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Georgia
Cristen M. Catignani
Location
Works at The Swan Center for Plastic Surgery.
Surgeons sites
Review Sites
reddit
Illinois
Mark Zukowski
Location
Also does FFS.
Surgeons site
reddit
Kansas
Satish Ponnuru
See also the SRS page.
reddit
Kentucky
Tathyana Marques Fernandes Fensterer
There's more on the FFS page
Surgeons sites
Article
reddit
Massachusetts
Stephen Sullivan
Surgons sites
reddit
Review sites
Other
Jaromir Slama
Also does SRS.
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Arthur Shektman
reddit
- Dr. Arthur Shektman out of Spiegel Center by Delicious-Mark5783 in 2024, and reply - "I just had surgery with Dr Shektman. I do NOT reccomend him as a surgeon! He is poor with any specialized: BA on a trans body, lipo on an awkward body. 99% of the time does NOT consult with or meet with his patients prior to surgery, he may do a 1-2 minute pop in to just say “I can do that... When I did finally get to talk to him after I was drugged right before surgery, he made a scoffing comment at my question a out my desired results and the nurse (all of the nurses are great), got embarrassed on his behalf and tried to course-correct his comment."
Maryland
Gabriel Del Corral
Also does SRS. More details on thaty page.
Surgeons sites
reddit
Michigan
Jessica Jen-Tau Hsu
Surgeons sites
reddit
NPI # 1346653235
Minnesota
Bryan Rolfes
See FFS page for more.
Location
Surgeons sites
reffit
Richard H. Tholen
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Mohammad Umar Hasan Choudry
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Other
New Mexico
Jean M Shimanek
Surgeons sites
Review sites
YouTube
New York
Bella K Avanessian
See SRS page for more information.
Location
YouTube
Harrison Lee
Mainly known for FFS. See the FFS page for more.
Locations
- New York Office, 620 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065
- Beverly Hills Office, 9735 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 220, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Surgeons sites
reddit
Jess Ting
Location
See the SRS page for more information
realself
Aron Kressel
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Other
Alexes Hazen
Surgeons sites
reddit
North Carolina
Edward Joseph Bednar
Location
Does fat transfer and tuberous breast correction. The fat transfer photo's on his site and in the Facebook group(s) are impressive.
Surgeons sites
reddit
YouTube
Review sites
Keelee MacPhee
Location
Also does SRS, and possibly FFS.
Surgeons sites
Joel Beck
See the FFS page for more information.
Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina
Surgeons sites
reddit
YouTube
Hope Sherie
Also does Orchiectomy, see SRS page for more info.
Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina
reddit
Ohio
K. Roxanne Grawe
Aka Dr Roxy.
Location
- 10034 Brewster Lane, Powell, Ohio 43065
Surgeons sites
reddit
YouTube
Daniel A. Medalie
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Other
Ohio
Chris McClung
See the SRS page for more.
Surgeons site
Photo links
reddit
Oregon
Marc Orlando
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Hao-Jun J. Chong
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Tina Jenq
Mostly known for FTM top surgery, but does MTF.
Location
Surgeon sites
Pennsylvania
Christine McGinn
See also the SRS page.
Surgeons sites
reddit
Kathy Rumer
For more see the SRS entry
Location
realself
YouTube
Vu T. Nguyen
Location
Location
- UPMC Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Other
Lawsuits
Texas
Nayif Alnaif
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Scott Harris
Location
See the Hips and Butt page for more information on this surgeon.
Surgeons sites
reddit
Michael Eisemann
Surgeons sites
YouTube
Kendall Roehl
Location
- Houston, Texas
- Clear Lake, Texas
Surgeons sites
reddit
Review sites
Research
Gerhard S. Mundinger
Surgeons sites
reddit
Tennessee
Salam H. Alkassis
Also does SRS.
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
YouTube
Julian Simon Winocour
See the SRS and FFS pages for more information.
Location
- Vanderbilt Plastic Surgery, 1301 Medical Center Drive, Suite 3701, Nashville, TN 37232
reddit
Alicia Billington
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
Texas
Peter Raphael
See the SRS page for more.
YouTube
Utah
Isak Aaron Goodwin
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
YouTube
Virginia
John T Stranix
Also does SRS
Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia
Surgeons sites
Photo links
reddit
Washington
Geoffrey Stiller
Also does SRS and FFS.
Location
- 805 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 619, Spokane, WA 99204
Surgeons site
reddit
realself
Javad Abbas Sajan
See FFS page also.
Location
Surgeons sites
reddit
YouTube
Review sites
Legal
- https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-alderwood-surgical-ctr - C22-1835RSM, 05-12-2023, "STATE OF WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, v. ALDERWOOD SURGICAL CENTER, LLC, a Washington limited liability company; NORTHWEST NASAL SINUS CENTER P.S., a Washington professional service corporation; and JAVAD A. SAJAN, M.D., Defendants."
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