For safe and natural – a hybrid surgery for breast augmentation that overcomes existing limitations
As body profiles are popular these days, many people strive to complete a confident body through exercise and diet management. However, it is difficult to improve the size and shape of the breasts with self-management alone, which can reduce confidence in the body. Due to this breast inferiority, the demand for breast surgery is increasing. However, as side effects and complications such as unnaturalness or capsular contracture occur, it requires a careful approach and surgery through a specialist. Based on various clinical experiences, I met and talked with Director Park Seong-soo of Bongbong Plastic Surgery Clinic, which specializes in breast shaping.
Q. Medius Queen: Hello. I am here to meet Director Park Seong-soo of Bongbong Plastic Surgery Clinic, a breast plastic surgery clinic that boasts a safe and high level of satisfaction based on more than 3,000 cases of breast plastic surgery a year. You are taking the lead in disseminating excellent surgical methods in various academic societies at home and abroad through your rich clinical experience and research results. Please introduce you and Bongbong Plastic Surgery Clinic.
A. Director Park Seong-soo of Bonbon Plastic Surgery Clinic (hereafter Sung-soo Park): I became a plastic surgery specialist in 2003, and after completing 3 years of military service, I worked as a service doctor at Dongyang Plastic Surgery Clinic and BK Dongyang Plastic Surgery Clinic. In 2009, I opened Bonbon Plastic Surgery Clinic (hereinafter referred to as Bonbon Plastic Surgery Clinic). plastic surgery).
Until now, I have mainly practiced cosmetic surgery in eye and rhinoplasty, fat extraction and transplantation, breast augmentation and reduction, nipple surgery, and buttock surgery. In particular, as I focused on research activities on breast augmentation and body shaping, I have presented numerous papers at academic conferences at home and abroad.
Bongbong Plastic Surgery has been in its 13th year, and it is focusing on research activities and treatment to become Asia's leading medical institution specializing in breast and body plastic surgery. Currently, a total of 6 specialists, including 4 plastic surgeons, 1 family medicine specialist, and 1 anesthesiology specialist. Also, on top of a cell engineering researcher and nurses, about 50 staff are working to provide specialized medical services for face, chest, body shaping, anti-aging, scar treatment, and regenerative treatment.
Q. MEDIEUS QUEEN: I heard that you developed the world's first hybrid breast augmentation. What is the difference from the existing breast surgery and how did you develop it?
A. Seongsu Park: I started hybrid breast surgery in 2009 when I came up with an idea by chance while treating a patient. As a Korean and an international lawyer, she was a very healthy woman who enjoys running marathons. Overall, she was thin, and her upper body was thin enough to show her bones. She came to Korea for breast augmentation surgery, and she received the surgery using implants and returned to Germany. Afterward, the patient sent an email. She said that she did not feel natural the breasts after surgery. The breastbone was wide and the outline around the breast implant was transparent. She felt the texture of the implant when touched. Although she was generally satisfied with the results of the surgery, the lack of skin and soft tissue made the implant see-through and artificial. Since there was no surplus fat in her upper body or lower body, we were unable to provide an appropriate solution to the patient at the time. There was nothing wrong with the surgery, and it was considered a problem that had to be accepted because of the special condition of the patient who was too skinny and had no flesh. I could have concluded that it was an unavoidable limit and moved on, but from a doctor's point of view, I wondered, "Am I the doctor who can do only this much for a patient who trusts me and visits me from a distant country?" In the end, this motivated me to develop a surgical method that would satisfy skinny patients, patients with severe asymmetry, and patients with very high expectations who want results close to natural. That is why I developed a ‘hybrid breast augmentation method’ that uses various materials such as breast implants, autologous fat, safe body fillers, stem cells, and special lifting threads at the same time to achieve better surgical results. The hybrid breast augmentation method has the advantage of overcoming the limitations of breast augmentation with implants or fat grafting and creating more natural surgical results in terms of shape, feel, and movement.
Q. MEDIEUS QUEEN: Many have concerns and wrong prejudices about the side effects of breast surgery such as capsular contracture, pregnancy planning, and breastfeeding. There are various types of implants used in breast augmentation. What are the important points to consider for safe and natural breast surgery?
A. Seongsu Park : I can tell you five important things for safe breast augmentation. First, you need to meet with specialized hospitals and medical staff who specialize in breast surgery. Second, you need the best surgery plan based on a proper understanding of your condition. Third, you must have the surgery with realistic goals which provide high satisfaction and a low failure rate. Fourth, the selection of breast implants is also important. If you meet a breast specialist or plastic surgery specialist, they will suggest the best implant suitable for your body. Fifth, surgical side effects such as capsular contracture can be sufficiently avoided through delicate techniques. And finally,
since pregnancy and normal lactation are possible even after breast surgery, worrying that breast surgery interferes with pregnancy and childbirth is a false prejudice.
Q. MEDIEUS QUEEN: You are also operating treatment using stem cells. What is the difference in the stem cell program at Bongbong Plastic Surgery Clinic?
A. Sungsoo Park: There are four types of source tissues from which stem cells can be obtained from the human body: cord blood, peripheral blood, bone marrow, and fatty tissue. It is a fact that has been revealed through stem cell research tells that stem cells obtained from adipose tissue are much more numerous and effective than stem cells obtained from bone marrow. Plastic surgeons are very familiar with and natural about dealing with fat. Since various transplant operations have been performed for a long time, it is very easy to use this for stem cell extraction and regenerative treatment. Bongbong Plastic Surgery Clinic has been researching regenerative treatment using adipose-derived stem cells through the hospital-affiliated stem cell research center for about 10 years. Stem cells are widely used for anti-aging, scar treatment, hair loss treatment, and degenerative joint treatment, and the effect is very surprising and excellent.
Q. MEDIEUS QUEEN: I heard that you are conducting a self-clinical test for scar treatment with less pain and side effects. Please explain the effect and application of the treatment.
A. Seongsoo Park: I have personal circumstances and motives for becoming a plastic surgeon. I suffered a burn accident as a child, and I still have burn scars on my arm. I visited the plastic surgery department of a university hospital several times since I was a child, and naturally became interested in scars, and became a plastic surgeon to become a doctor who properly treats scars. These days, various skin boosters and stem cells are being researched as substances that help tissue regeneration, and I also use various substances to treat scars. I am glad that a device that precisely injects scar-regenerating substances into the skin without a needle has been developed, enabling more effective treatment.
Q. MEDIEUS QUEEN: Lastly, if there is a goal you want to achieve, please tell us.
A. Seongsu Park: I am a mid-career doctor who has been operating for 20 years. I have already accumulated some experience and clinical experience, but I will not be complacent and provide complacent care. I want to create a better medical treatment that patients like and are satisfied with. That is the strength and conviction that enables me to become a doctor.