Silicone-Gel Augmentation
Silicone gel breast augmentation with Mentor or Allergan cohesive gel implants, placed through an incision under the breast or around the areola. The operation usually takes about one hour.
Wondering how long a boob job takes? With Dr. Leonard Grossman, the answer is often shorter than you expect: TUBA breast augmentation with saline implants through the navel often takes about 20 to 30 minutes, silicone gel about an hour, and fat transfer one to a few hours. His standard is IV sedation with local anesthesia rather than general anesthesia, recovery happens in the operating room itself, and most patients go home the same day and return to work the next.
Three breast augmentation methods with very different operating times, from about 20 minutes for TUBA to a few hours for fat transfer.
Silicone gel breast augmentation with Mentor or Allergan cohesive gel implants, placed through an incision under the breast or around the areola. The operation usually takes about one hour.
Saline breast implants placed with TUBA through a small incision inside the navel, usually under the muscle. Surgery often takes about 20 to 30 minutes, and the only scar is a small one hidden inside the navel, not on the breast.
Fat transfer breast augmentation harvests, purifies and layers your own fat into the breast through tiny entry points that keep scarring minimal. It takes one to a few hours depending on the volume of fat, and slims the donor areas too.
How long a boob job takes depends mostly on the technique. Dr. Leonard Grossman’s TUBA saline augmentation often takes about 20 to 30 minutes, silicone gel augmentation about an hour, and fat transfer breast augmentation one to a few hours depending on how much fat is moved. His standard is IV sedation with local anesthesia at his Brooklyn surgery center, and you go home the same day.
Read how patients describe a same-day trip home and a quick return to their routine after breast augmentation.
Shorter operations, lighter anesthesia, same-day discharge and natural-looking results, refined over more than 30 years of breast augmentation.
TUBA places saline implants through the navel in about 20 to 30 minutes, with no drain.
Surgery takes place in his AAAHC-accredited Brooklyn surgery center, and you go home the same day.
IV sedation with local anesthesia rather than general anesthesia, so nausea after TUBA is highly unlikely.
Most patients return to work the next day, without compression garments, narcotics or special pillows.
Meet the surgeon whose TUBA breast augmentations often take about half an hour.
Reconstructive and Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Leonard Grossman is a Brooklyn, New York City plastic and reconstructive surgeon with more than 30 years of experience and a pioneer of Organic Plastic Surgery, using patients' own fat in place of synthetic materials. He earned his medical degree from New York Medical College in 1985, completed his internship and General Surgery residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, and completed fellowships in Microsurgery at Montefiore Hospital and Burns and Reconstruction at Jacobi Hospital. In 1995 he completed a fully accredited plastic surgery residency at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Texas; his practice reports he became the first American plastic surgeon to use Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction that year. He pioneered calf augmentation with fat grafting in 1995 and, by his practice's count, has performed more than 4,500 calf augmentations. He operates at his fully accredited (AAAHC) surgery center at 3039 Emmons Ave in Brooklyn. Recognized by the Castle Connolly Guide, Vitals.com and RateMDs.com, he is dedicated to privacy, professionalism, and helping patients make informed decisions about their care.
Bed rest is not part of Dr. Grossman’s breast augmentation protocol. After TUBA, patients are usually wide awake and ready to go home about 20 to 30 minutes after waking, and the majority return to work the next day, with no special bras or taping. After fat transfer, most patients manage with Tylenol or Advil and are encouraged to shower as soon as possible. Strenuous exercise resumes on the schedule he confirms at your follow-up visit.
Ask Dr. Grossman how long your chosen breast augmentation method takes and what recovery involves.
Dr. Leonard Grossman sees patients and operates at 3039 Emmons Avenue in Brooklyn, NYC.
New York City
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Listed as one of the best plastic surgeons in New York City.
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Listed among recommended plastic surgeons by RateMDs.com.
Recognized by Vitals.com among its top 10 plastic surgeons.
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For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 212-585-2133. You can also send us a quick email at drgrossmanstaff@hotmail.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 212-585-2133. You can also send us a quick email at drgrossmanstaff@hotmail.com.