MCSC November 2024 Newsletter
Clinic News
We are excited to introduce a new treatment at MCSC to optimize your complexion and maintain youthful skin: Clear and Brilliant®! Clear and Brilliant uses laser technology to give a refreshed, smoother, porcelain quality to skin that has uneven texture, enlarged pores, uneven pigment and fine lines. Like other “fractionated” laser treatments, Clear and Brilliant involves laser exposure to multiple microscopic areas of the skin surface, while leaving other adjacent areas untouched, allowing the skin to heal quickly, which minimizes recovery time. In contrast to other laser treatments, Clear and Brilliant is gentle, with almost no downtime, allowing you to get big benefits without having to change your activities or schedule. It can also be done in a wide range of skin types, and at any time of year, and it doesn’t matter if your skin is tanned- you can still have treatment.
Check out this short informational video from Dr. Weinberg on Instagram.
See the end of this newsletter for our fantastic introductory offer! Book your consult for Clear and Brilliant today!
Topics In Cosmetic Medicine
Not infrequently, patients who come to see their plastic surgeon regarding a breast reduction or breast augmentation are disappointed to learn what they really need is a breast lift. Understanding what a breast lift accomplishes will go a long way toward demystifying the procedure, and hopefully will lead to a lot less disappointment and a lot more excitement about what a breast lift can offer.
Here Are Some Common Questions About Breast Lift Answered:
- 1. Does a Breast Lift Give You Larger Breasts?
No, a breast lift neither enlarges nor does it shrink breast size. A breast lift changes the contour and shape of the breast, giving it a more youthful appearance and firmer consistency. It can therefore sometimes give the appearance of shrinking the breast size, so occasionally patients who believe they want a breast reduction may get the desired effect from a breast lift alone — however most often to make the breast larger or smaller, either a breast augmentation with a breast implant or fat grafting, or a breast reduction, in which the surgeon removes fat and breast tissue to change size.
- 2. What Is the Most Common Reason a Breast Lift Is Often Necessary Among Patients Seeking Breast Reduction or Augmentation?
- Breast Sagging
When breasts sag, the skin becomes loose, and adding an implant will in fact make the sagging worse, as the implant will further stretch the overlying skin, and the implant will sit low on the chest wall. If a sagging breast is reduced, while there will be less fat and breast tissue present in the lower part of the breast, the upper part of the breast will continue to sag, sit low on the chest wall, and contribute to discomfort and back pain when working out, and the overall the appearance of the breast will not be significantly improved cosmetically.
- 3. Aside from Breast Sagging, What Are Some of the Other Issues Breast Lift Can Correct?
- Elongated or Flattened Breast Shape
Many people will have a gradual change in their breast shape over time, particularly if they have had fluctuations in weight or have breastfed. Elongated or flattened breasts can benefit greatly from a breast lift, restoring a rounder contour to the breasts and allowing the breast to sit higher in the chest wall. This will also improve the appearance of the decolletage.
- Enlarged or Down-Pointing Nipples
Some patients dislike the large size of their areola relative to their breast size, and laxity of tissue and sagging can lead to nipples sitting very low below the breast crease or pointing downward toward the floor. Because breast lift typically involves an incision around the nipple and its relocation higher on the chest, the size of the areola can be substantially modified and its orientation altered to point forward to give a more pleasing appearance.
- 4. What Are the Scars from a Breast Lift Like? Are They Worse Than Scars from Breast Augmentation or Breast Reduction Alone?
The typical breast lift scar is referred to as an “anchor scar” because there is an incision around the areola, another vertically downward to the breast crease, and a third horizontal incision in the crease of the breast. This kind of scar is also the most common type required for breast reductions in patients with very large cup sizes to start with, who are wanting to reduce by 2-3 cup sizes. Sometimes, if the breasts are not very large, and tissues are not as sagging, both breast lifts and breast reductions can be carried out with a “lollipop” scar which again involves incision around the areola, and one vertically to the crease, but does not involve a horizontal scar in the crease. Thus breast reduction scarring and breast lift scarring are typically the same, and the decision as to which type of incisions, and therefore which pattern of scarring, will result is usually made on the basis of the size of the breasts and the degree of reduction the patient desires.
Finally, it is important to note that for patients who do not have overly large or pendulous breasts who require a modest amount of lift, Breast Lifts can be achieved with a circumareolar scar alone, a so-called “Benelli Mastopexy.”
Breast augmentation without lift can be carried out with several options of incision- incision/scarring horizontally in the breast crease alone- incision/scarring around the areola alone, or incision/scarring in the axillae. Again depending on the amount of lifting required, a breast lift therefore might not require different scarring than breast augmentation alone, and can sometimes be achieved with a circumareolar scar, or a lollipop Pop scar. For breast augmentation with breast lift in large breasts with the need for a lot of lifting, an anchor type incision/scar is needed.
Because the incisions for breast lift are concealed in the border of the areola, and the vertical and horizontal incisions are hidden by the natural hang of the lower part of the breast, once they are healed they are usually not very noticeable. Improvements in wound care, which include new topical agents, and laser treatment for redness or pigment, has meant most patients have a high level of satisfaction with the appearance of post-breast lift scars.
If you are interested in more information on breast lift or would like to come for a consultation, call our Mississauga location at (905) 273-3045 or our Toronto location at (416) 207-9090 or request a consultation online.
November Clear and Brilliant® Laser Offer
Introducing Our New Laser Treatment: Clear and Brilliant
- Clear and Brilliant is a non-invasive laser treatment designed to improve skin tone and texture.
- It uses fractional laser technology to target and rejuvenate skin.
- Promoting collagen production and reducing the appearance of fine lines, sun damage, and pores.
Now available at an introductory price! Book Today!
Regularly priced at $500, now available for $399 per treatment or 3 treatments for $1,099.
Sale expires November 30, 2024
Contact us to take advantage of these special savings! Book an appointment or call our Mississauga office at (905) 273-3045 or our Toronto office at (416) 207-9090.
Would like to take advantage of this, please send dates available
Hi Elaine,
Thank you for your interest- we will be in touch to arrange an appointment.
Best,
Mississauga Cosmetic Surgery Clinic
Please let me know when I can come in for a treatment
Hi Elaine Just checking in to make sure you obtained an appointment regarding IPL? Just wanted to let you known we don’t usually look after appointment scheduling through the newsletter, so that’s why things might have slipped through the cracks- We will honour the Dec deal for you if you are still interested!
I’m wondering the cost of lipo suction of the chin
Hello Carsta Thanks so much for your interest in Chin Liposuction at our clinic. The cost is typically $2250, though it can vary somewhat if someone has either a very small or very large amount of fat. Belkyra is also an option for treatment of fat under the chin. If you are interested in coming on for a consultation to discuss options and assess whether liposuction is the right choice for you, please contact us at 905-273-3045. We do not schedule appointments through the newsletter reply area
Hi I would like to come for my jawline, neck consultation.
Early Next week would work for me . Please let me know . Thx
Hello Rama Thanks so much for your interest in Jawline contouring at our clinic. We would be delighted to book an appointment for you. However, we do not schedule appointments via the response filed for the newsletter. To book an appointment please call us at 905-273-3045, or you can email me at sandy@mcsconline.com. Look forward to hearing from you!
Let me know when u have a promo on injections alone.
Hello G Thanks for your interest in injections at our clinic.
Unfortunately we will not be able to contact you to update you about specials based on a reply to the newsletter alone. We do not have a mechanism to store your information via this field. If you sign up to receive our newsletters, you will receive them monthly, along with our specials! Hope that helps!
About your promotion above….how can the three IPL treatments be used by Feb 28 if they must be spaced apart at least 2 weeks to a month? Do you mean the first of 3 must be used by Feb 28?
Hello Nellie Thanks for your question regarding IPL. Treatments every two weeks would allow 3 treatments over this time period. Having said that, we are usually somewhat flexible about scheduling for our specials, so if there was a good reason to stretch out the treatment dates, we try to accommodate. Due to Holiday closures, and a lot of belated interest in the IPL special, we are extending this promotion throughout January. If you are interested in IPL, by all means book a consultation appointment by calling us at 905-273-3045, or you can contact me at sandy@mcsconline.com. Please be aware we can’t schedule appointments through this newsletter reply field. Wishing you a very Happy New Year!
would like to purchase 3 syringes of filler
Hi Annmarie,
Please contact our practice at (905) 273-3045 to schedule a consultation for fillers. Our staff will be happy to help.
I had a procedure done a long time ago at your clinic.
I had a filler around the mouth, it was done with Juvederm.
How much those it cost now for a syringe if juvederm.
I may need 2 of them and would like to have it done in mid March.
Thanks
Flora
Hi Flora,
Thank you for reaching out. We’d be happy to schedule a consultation with you to have fillers around the mouth. We can provide pricing info during your consultation. Please contact the practice at (905) 273-3045 to schedule an appointment.
How much does the peel power cost?
Hello,
We’d be happy to schedule a consultation to assess your skin and determine the most appropriate peel for your needs. We can provide pricing at that time. Please contact our practice at (905) 273-3045 to schedule an appointment.
Hi am looking for an estimate on what liposuction would cost on the stomach and sides. I am 5’6” and about 10-15 pounds overweight and I carry it in my mid section. I can send photos if you like.
Hello Harry,
In order to provide you with an accurate estimate for liposuction, you will need to be assessed by Dr. Weinberg. Please contact the practice at (905) 273-3045 to schedule a consultation. Thank you!
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Would like to know if there are any special offer. Also to make appointments with Susan if possible