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Mayor Walt Maddox and Dr. Ross Bunch at the official ground breaking ceremony
Plastic Surgery of Tuscaloosa Offers Better Sizing System
Recently, Dr. Ross E. Bunch and Plastic Surgery of Tuscaloosa began using the new Mentor Volume Sizing System in all breast augmentation sizing sessions. This new system is designed to give patients a more accurate representation of their surgical results.
“Mentor, the company that supplies our implants, has done something really quite unique in that they’ve created an 18-piece set containing sizers and gap fillers that actually resemble a natural breast as opposed to an implant. These sizers are designed to fit over your breast and give a more accurate representation of how a specific implant size will look,” explained board-certified plastic surgeon Ross Bunch.
With the new Mentor Volume Sizing System, the 18 different sizing molds are made to fit around existing breast tissue and come in sizes from 150 cc’s to 650 cc’s with gap size fillers available in 50, 75 and 125 cc’s. The sizers are made of a flexible silicone material and have a concave inner shell and convex outer shell to fit around existing breast tissue, allowing multiple sizing options for the best fit for patients.
Typically, when a patient comes to the office for breast augmentation surgery, part of their consultation involves a Sizing Session with one of Dr. Bunch’s experienced nurses or medical assistants. These Sizing Sessions, employed by Dr. Bunch since he began practicing medicine in Tuscaloosa over 15 years ago, help the patient determine which size implant will give them the results they are seeking.
A Sizing Session allows patients to “try on” different size implants. Photos are taken by our photographer and patients can compare different implant sizes in our comforting consultation room with full mirrors.
One of the reasons Mentor has designed the new Volume Sizing System is to help reduce the national number of breast augmentation revision surgeries. When looking for plastic surgeons in Alabama, Plastic Surgery of Tuscaloosa has worked diligently with patients to optimize their satisfaction through open communication, Sizing Sessions and Dr. Bunch’s over 15 years of experience performing breast augmentation.
“We are always looking for better ways to deliver what the patient wants. By incorporating this new sizing system into our practice, we have a more effective tool to help the patient utilize in their decision-making process. By giving them a more accurate representation of their results, patients are making a higher quality decision and we are delivering what they want with more precision. In the end, we believe we will have a happier, more satisfied patient,” said Dr. Bunch.
Some surgeons use digital imaging to try to show breast augmentation patients their anticipated results. Digital imaging of the breast is difficult and doesn’t lend itself easily for breast augmentation. Dr. Ross Bunch believes that a Sizing Session where patients can see, feel, and walk around with implants is more effective in assisting patients making a decision than viewing an image on a computer screen. The new Mentor Volume Sizing System takes this one step further by providing anatomically shaped sizers that help more accurately reflect the surgical result.
Breast augmentation at Plastic Surgery of Tuscaloosa is not a one-size-fits-all procedure. Dr. Bunch and his staff believe that patient education is one of the cornerstones of successful plastic surgery. Their experienced team takes time to explain the procedure, allow patients to view animated videos of the surgery, look at before/after photos and answer all the patient’s questions. Dr. Bunch will consult with the patient on their wishes, perform a direct physical exam and discuss options to achieve the patient’s goals.
Plastic Surgery of Tuscaloosa offers a full service outpatient surgical suite staffed with board-certified and accredited anesthesiologists and nurses, as well as a relaxing medspa, Spa Belle La Vie. Tuscaloosa plastic surgery patients appreciate that it duplicates the safety of a hospital but in a warmer, comfortable, more private atmosphere.