Blog Category - Plastic Surgery

Feb

COVID-19 Update

Nashville Plastic Surgery Institute at Nashville Plastic Surgery Institute New COVID-19 Policies and Procedures Dear Nashville Plastic Surgery Institute Family, We are happy to share that following CDC Guidelines, we are lifting some of our COVID-19 policies that we h...

Feb

Interview: Paula Abdul Talks to Dr. Jacob Unger About Her Decision to Have Breast Implant Revision

Ever thought about going smaller or bigger after you've had breast surgery? Research shows that the majority of breast augmentation patients are pleased about their results—but some years later, they may choose to have an additional procedure, whether because t...

Feb

How to Choose the Best Surgeon for Your Breast Revision

Although breast implants are tough and don't have an explicit “expiration date,” the devices do become more prone to leakage and rupture as they get older. Eventually, even though the last thing many patients want is to have to have another surgery, someone who...

Feb

What Can I Do If My Implants Are Too Small?

Breast augmentation can greatly improve a person's confidence and self-esteem, but it’s important to take your time, do your research, and ask lots of questions in order to select the right implants before having surgery. This is not something you’ll want to ru...

Feb

How Important Are Good Reviews for Choosing a Top-Rated Nashville Plastic Surgeon?

Are you planning to have a breast augmentation, tummy tuck, liposuction, or another kind of cosmetic treatment in the near future? There's a lot that goes into shopping around for cosmetic surgery. It’s highly important to choose a surgeon who has the right skills an...

Feb

Exploring Three Types of Breast Revision Surgeries

Certain breast revision procedures known as “breast explant” involve removing breast implants, as well as any surrounding material, such as silicone, which may have leaked into nearby tissues. These surgeries can also include the removal of uncomfortable, hardened sc...

Feb

Breast Reconstruction: 4 Tips for More Natural-Looking Results

When patients have breast reconstruction due to an injury or after being treated for cancer with a mastectomy or lumpectomy, they typically go into their surgery with the understanding that it will not be possible for doctors to make their breasts look the way they did before. R...

Feb

Tummy Tuck After Pregnancy

Women who have been pregnant know firsthand the changes that pregnancy and childbearing can have on the body. Unfortunately, those changes come with a lot of uncertainty: Some bodies go back to their pre-pregnancy shape and proportions, while some … don't. For women...

Feb

Our Approach to Breast Revision Surgery

Breast revision surgery is one of the most commonly performed surgeries that we do at Nashville Plastic Surgery Institute. Dr. Jacob Unger particularly loves these types of surgeries as they are technically demanding and require a very high level of skill and experience that hel...

Feb

Restoring the Appearance of Your Body After Major Weight Loss

When overweight individuals drop massive amounts of body fat, it produces a number of noticeable aesthetic changes to the body. One of the largest impacts it has is on the appearance of skin all around your body.Many patients will notice large amounts of loose excess skin in ar...