Breast articles

Ideal Breast Size Calculator: How Height, Weight and Proportion Really Work

Is there really a breast size calculator based on height and weight? What genuinely determines implant size, plus the real research behind the 45:55 ratio.

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Can You Get a Breast Reduction Twice?

When people think about plastic surgery, breast enlargement is often the first thing that comes to mind. But there's a lot more to breast surgery than just…

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Breast Implants for Athletes: What Women Need to Know

Breast augmentation for athletic women: implant placement trade-offs, safe exercise timelines, and animation deformity — what's genuinely different for serious…

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Body

Can I Get a Breast Lift and a Tummy Tuck at the Same Time?

Can you combine a breast lift and tummy tuck? Yes — usually the recommended approach. Benefits, recovery, and cost — reviewed by a GMC specialist surgeon.

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How to Reduce Cup Size from D to B with Breast Reduction

Going from a D to a B cup with breast reduction: how much tissue comes out, whether the jump is realistic for your frame, and why cup size is the wrong target.

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Cosmetic Breast Surgery and Your Nipples

Common questions about nipples and cosmetic breast surgery, answered: nipple sensation after implants, inverted nipples, nipple reduction, areola resizing, and…

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How Long Do Breast Implants Last?

How long do boob jobs last? Most breast implants last 10-20 years. Warranty explained, what affects longevity, and when replacement is needed.

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Best Breast Implants UK: Comparing Mentor, Motiva and Silimed Brands

What are the best breast implants? Centre for Surgery London compares Mentor, Motiva, Silimed, Nagor and Polytech brands — surface technology, safety, capsular…

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What Are Flat Nipples?

What are flat nipples, what causes them, and how to correct them — non-surgical options and permanent surgical correction. Expert guide from Centre for Surgery…

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Comparison

Anchor vs Lollipop Breast Reduction

If you're considering getting a breast reduction, it's important to know which type of surgery will be best for you. There are two main methods: the Anchor…

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Lollipop Breast Reduction

Having a breast reduction using the 'lollipop' incision method is a well-liked way of decreasing the size of your breasts while also reshaping them to look…

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Anchor Incision Breast Reduction

An anchor incision breast reduction is a particular method used to make breasts smaller. The main goal of this surgery is to help women get a more balanced…

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Internal Bra Lift Technique for Breast Surgery

Internal bra breast lift: how this hammock-support mastopexy technique works, who it suits, risks, recovery, and cost. Expert guide from Centre for Surgery…

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Macromastia and Gigantomastia: When Breast Size Becomes a Medical Problem

Macromastia and gigantomastia explained — the 2.5kg distinction, the four types, symptoms, and what the evidence says about breast reduction and back pain…

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Risks & safety

Breast Lift Risks and Complications – Is Mastopexy Surgery Safe?

What Could Go Wrong with a Breast Lift? Like any other surgery, getting a breast lift comes with its own set of possible issues. Even though these aren't…

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Scarless Breast Lift – Is a Mastopexy Without Scars Possible?

Scarless breast lift is a marketing term — every mastopexy leaves scars. Learn which techniques minimise them and what results are realistic.

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Breast Implant Illness – Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

What is breast implant illness (BII)? Causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options including en bloc and partial capsulectomy, explained in full.

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Comparison

Textured vs Smooth Breast Implants: Does Texture Affect Complication Risk?

Textured vs smooth breast implants: our own CFS patient data on capsular contracture risk by texture, the BIA-ALCL link to heavily textured implants, and why…

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Changing Breast Implant Placement from Under the Muscle to Subfascial

Moving breast implants from under the muscle to subfascial placement. Why patients switch, what revision surgery involves, and when it is not worth it.

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Comparison

Over Muscle vs Under Muscle: Best Placement for Breast Implants

Breast implants over or under the muscle — subglandular, subfascial, submuscular and dual plane placement explained, with recovery, sizing and how surgeons…

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Motiva Breast Implants — A Complete UK Guide

Motiva breast implants explained: Ergonomix and Round ranges, SmoothSilk shell, sizing, safety record, and when Motiva is used at Centre for Surgery.

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Mentor Breast Implants — A Complete UK Guide

Mentor breast implants explained: MemoryGel and CPG ranges, Siltex vs smooth shell, sizes, safety record, and when Mentor is used at Centre for Surgery.

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How to Avoid Boob Greed with Breast Augmentation

What is "boob greed" after breast augmentation, why it happens, and how to choose the right implant size the first time to avoid it.

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Types of Breast Lift: Crescent, Donut, Lollipop and Anchor Compared

Donut, crescent, lollipop and anchor breast lifts compared: where each scar sits, how ptosis grade decides the technique, and what a lift can't do.

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