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Beatriz Holmgren
Leads the publication's coverage of breast augmentation and edits every story for accuracy and plain English.
18 stories by Beatriz Holmgren
Explainer · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Over, Under, or In Between: What Implant Pocket Placement Actually Changes
Subglandular, subpectoral, dual plane, subfascial: the pocket a surgeon chooses shapes your result, your recovery, and your long-term risk profile. Here is what the anatomy really dictates.
August 10, 2026
Myth Check · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
The 10-Year Rule Is Not a Rule: What Actually Determines When Breast Implants Need Replacing
The idea that implants expire on a fixed schedule is one of the most persistent claims in aesthetic surgery. Here is what device data, rupture mechanics, and surveillance guidelines actually say.
August 10, 2026
Myth Check · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Do Breast Implants Really Need to Be Replaced Every 10 Years?
The 10-year replacement rule is one of the most repeated claims in breast augmentation. Here is where it came from, what device data actually show, and how surgeons decide when an exchange is warranted.
August 9, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
What is breast enlargement? The four procedures that share the name
Ask what breast enlargement means and you get four different operations, three real and one mostly marketing. The distinction that decides which one you need is not size, it is where your nipple sits.
August 8, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Biofilm and the Breast Implant: Why Capsular Contracture Is Increasingly Treated as an Infection Problem
The leading theory behind the most common complication of breast augmentation has shifted from scar tissue mystery to bacterial contamination, and it has quietly changed how careful surgeons operate.
August 8, 2026
Myth Check · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Drop and Fluff: What Actually Happens to Implants in the First Three Months
The popular phrase describes a real process, but the mechanism is tissue relaxation, not implant expansion. Here is what surgeons actually observe, and why timelines vary so much.
August 6, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Why Your Implant Size Should Start With a Ruler, Not a Cup Size
Surgeons increasingly plan augmentation around base width and tissue measurements rather than cc volume alone. Here is the mechanism behind biodimensional planning and why it matters for long-term results.
August 4, 2026
Explainer · 4 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Base Width, Not Cup Size: How Implant Dimensions Actually Get Chosen
Patients often arrive asking for a cup size or a number of ccs. Surgeons start somewhere else entirely: the width of the chest. Here is the dimensional logic behind implant selection, explained in plain terms.
August 3, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Capsular Contracture, Explained: Why Scar Tissue Tightens Around Implants and What Actually Lowers the Risk
Every breast implant gets a capsule. The question is whether that capsule stays soft or squeezes. Here is what the biology says, how surgeons grade it, and which prevention strategies have real evidence behind them.
July 31, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Silent Rupture Surveillance: How Ultrasound and MRI Actually Compare for Silicone Implants
Silicone implant ruptures often produce no symptoms at all. Here is what the imaging evidence says about screening schedules, what each scan can and cannot see, and why the guidance changed in 2020.
July 30, 2026
Myth Check · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
The 10-Year Replacement Rule Is Not a Rule: What Implant Longevity Data Actually Shows
Many patients believe breast implants must be swapped out every decade. The evidence tells a more nuanced story about when replacement is truly warranted, and when it is not.
July 30, 2026
Explainer · 7 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Breast Implant Illness: What the Symptoms and the Evidence Actually Say
Breast implant illness is a recognized patient experience with an unsettled biology, and the riskiest move is to skip the workup that separates it from a treatable thyroid problem wearing the same symptoms.
July 23, 2026
Explainer · 6 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Drop and Fluff: How Breast Implants Settle After Augmentation
Fresh implants often sit high, tight, and flat on top. The gradual softening and descent that follows has a name, drop and fluff, and knowing its timeline keeps you from panicking at week two.
July 20, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Breast implant profiles and projection: the dimension patients overlook
Two implants can hold the same volume and still look nothing alike. Profile, meaning how far an implant projects off the chest, is the second dimension of implant geometry, and it decides whether a given volume reads as a soft slope or a full forward push.
July 17, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Nipple sensation after breast augmentation: what changes, what recovers, and what consent should cover
Sensation change is one of the most common side effects of augmentation and one of the least discussed in consultations. Here is what the studies show, which surgical choices move the odds, and what a thorough consent conversation sounds like.
July 8, 2026
Explainer · 6 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Breast implant removal: what explant surgery actually involves
Tens of thousands of women have their implants taken out every year, some for complications and some purely by choice. Here is what removal surgery includes, what a capsulectomy really is, and what the chest looks like afterward.
July 6, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Beatriz Holmgren
The three incision options in breast augmentation, and how surgeons choose
Inframammary, periareolar, or transaxillary: every augmentation starts with one of three incisions. The differences in scarring, control, and complication rates are real, and worth understanding before you consent.
July 3, 2026
Explainer · 6 min · Beatriz Holmgren
Breast augmentation vs. breast lift: which one do you actually need?
Implants add volume and a lift raises position. Choosing the wrong one, or skipping the combination, is a common source of disappointment. Here is how surgeons decide.
July 1, 2026