Thank you for your question. Although we provide treatment for leg veins unfortunately, our office does not accept insurance. We are willing to help you in any other way. Please feel free to contact our office if you have any other questions. Best Regards, Dr. Efrain Gonzalez  [less]

Lasers are the most precise and less damaging to the skin. Light is used to selectively remove the pigment without damaging the normal surrounding skin. There is also less pain and less healing time required to recover from laser treatment than with non-laser treatments. Laser treatments costs more than other treatments but it is the best treatment. I would be happy to set up a consultation for you to discuss this with Dr. Gonzalez. Please let us know what would work for you!   [less]

Special studies have been done and have determined that much higher levels of silicone have been found in cows' milk and commercially available infant formula then are found in the breast milk of women with implants. The Institute of Medicine concluded that "There is no evidence that silicone implants are responsible for any major diseases of the whole body. Women are exposed to silicone constantly in their daily lives."  [less]

Silicone is derived from silicon, a semi metallic or metal-like element that in nature combines with oxygen to form silicon dioxide, or silica. Beach sand, crystals, and quartz are silica. Silica is the most common substance on earth. Heating silica with carbon at a high temperature can produce silicon. Further processing can convert the silicon into a long chemical chain, or polymer, called silicone - which can be a liquid, a gel, or a rubbery substance. Various silicones are used in lubricants and oils, as well as in silicone rubber. Silicone can be found in many common household items, such as polishes, suntan and hand lotion, antiperspirants, soaps, processed foods, waterproof coatings, and chewing gum.  [less]

A breast implant is a sac (implant shell) of silicone elastomer (rubber), which is surgically implanted under your chest tissues.

Cosmetic surgery is a subspecialty that uniquely restricts itself to the enhancement of appearances through surgical and medical techniques. It is specifically concerned with maintaining normal appearances, restoring it, or enhancing it toward some aesthetic ideal. Unlike cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function.  [less]

Every woman is an individual and therefore has different results whether before a pregnancy or after. Your breasts will enlarge and will go through all the usual changes associated with pregnancy. The amount of enlargement will vary from woman to woman and the size of the implants will factor into this as well.  [less]

This depends on upon multiple factors, such as the type of implant you receive, the pocket dissection, the way your body holds the implant and whether or not there is any degree of capsular contracture. It is possible for many women to have breast implants that are soft and move nicely, while other women have results that are firmer with an implant more fixed in position.  [less]

Breast implants may interfere with finding breast cancer during mammography and may make mammography more difficult. It is important that you tell your mammography technologist that you have an implant before the procedure. Special displacement techniques and additional views may be required. Discuss any family history of breast cancer with your doctor.  [less]

No studies have ever shown this to be a concern for humans. There is no evidence that implants cause cancer.