1. What is the difference between a TUBA and a traditional breast augmentation? What does "TUBA" stand for?
With traditional breast augmentation techniques, scarring is more pronounced as the incisions are made either in the area underneath the breast, called the Infra-mammary, slightly above the natural crease, where the breast and body meet, Peri-areolar (around the areola, the dark pink skin surrounding the nipple, or in the axilla (armpit).
With TUBA (Trans-umbilical Breast Augmentation) a J or C-shaped incision is made within the navel (belly button) and the procedure is performed endoscopically. The milk ducts are never disturbed with a TUBA and recovery time is often half the time than in traditional methods. This procedure is virtually "bloodless" in the sense that normally only half a teaspoon of blood is lost, resulting from the initial incision.
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