Dr. Sophie Bartsich

These days, you can find silicone almost anywhere, from the hot pads used for cooking to the industrial lubricants used in construction. Silicone is versatile and ubiquitous, but there’s one place it doesn’t belong: Read more

We all know that pregnancy changes everything, especially our bodies. For too long, women have been told to expect that they’ll never look or feel the same again. Read more

This summer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Plastic Surgery Department released the results of the largest-ever study of women with silicone breast implants. Read more

Your breasts say a lot about your age. But do you like what they’re saying?

Whether it’s with a well-fitted bra, tailored clothing, or artful cosmetic surgery, you can make sure your breasts reveal exactly what you want them to. Read more

If you’re expecting or are a new mom, then you are (or will be) navigating the many changes your body goes through during and after childbirth. Read more

You’ve probably heard the statistics: 80 percent of women are wearing the wrong bra size, and they don’t even know it. But many of these women have been wearing bras every day for decades. Read more

We get a lot of questions from our readers on breast implants. In fact, our ABCC’s guide to breast implants is one of our most-read articles. Read more

Since their inception in the 1960s, breast implants have gone through many variations. What started as either a water balloon or silicone gel in a rubber sac has evolved into a highly advanced technology, both in terms of packaging and filler material. Read more

What do women want? What do they really want? What would make every day brighter, better, more comfortable? Not needing a bra, that’s what. No matter how beautiful, bolstering, or bedazzled they might be, women hate their bras. Read more

You have a size for almost everything. A shoe size, a pant size, and yes—a breast size. While you can probably sneak your way into something a little off-size if you really want to (like those purple suede boots that you just can’t live without), things will always look a little wrong if the fit doesn’t match. Read more

The emotional and physical investment in surgery, whether aesthetic or medically required, is huge: any changes made to your body are big ones. Inevitably, that emotional and physical investment will manifest itself in a scar—even the most skilled plastic surgeon is still cutting skin, and therefore creating a scar. Read more

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