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Dr. Haws and Dr. Gingrass Discuss Breast Augmentation: 101

Dr. Melinda Haws and Dr. Mary Gingrass, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons & Founders of the Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville again join eHealth Radio and the Plastic Surgery Information Channel to discuss breast augmentation.

Listen to the interview with host Eric Michaels and guests Dr. Melinda Haws and Dr. Mary Gingrass as they discuss the following:

  • What is breast augmentation? What are reasons someone would undergo breast augmentation?
  • What are the different types of breast implants and incision placements?
  • What does the breast augmentation procedure entail? What is recovery like?
  • What are the complications associated with breast augmentation?
  • How can breast augmentation be combined with breast lift?

Dr. Melinda Haws is a plastic surgeon board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. She is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as well as the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Dr. Haws received her medical degree from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 1991, where she met her future partner, Dr. Mary Gingrass. Dr. Haws completed a six-year combined general surgery/plastic surgery residency at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois. From there, she came to Nashville for a six-month breast and aesthetic fellowship with Nashville Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Mary Gingrass is a third-generation plastic surgeon, born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in 1989. Dr. Gingrass completed her residency in general and plastic surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She completed her training with a fellowship at Nashville Plastic Surgery, with an emphasis in cosmetic surgery and breast enhancement surgery. Dr. Gingrass is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.