Dr. York Yates Plastic Surgery

Some breast implants ripple like a whoopee cushion. I'll show you.

Rippling is one of the most common concerns I hear from patients considering their options. And not all implants are equal when it comes to it.

A modern Motiva Ergonomix has smooth edges and holds its shape. Very little folding, almost no rippling. That's ideal.

An old textured saline implant?
Different story. The shell is thicker, water runs downhill so the upper pole collapses, and when it gets overfilled, you get little ridges and folds around the edges. That's the whoopee cushion effect. And you can actually feel it through the skin.

If you're thinking about implants or considering an exchange, this is one of the things worth understanding.

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POV: You’re about to restore your whole body. ✨

Aleck’s ab separation was 7cm wide, running from her sternum all the way to her p***c bone.

Procedure Details:
-Ab repair
-Tummy tuck
-Lipo of the flanks + underarms
-Breast lift w/ augmentation using 275 cc implants, over the muscle.

This is her story, in her words👇

“Pregnancy and birth changed my body in ways I couldn’t fix on my own. I’m excited to have my core repaired and functioning better.

I’m still me. It’s still my body, just restored.

I’m excited to heal, get strong again, get back into the gym, and eventually be able to do things comfortably that I haven’t been able to do in years. Mostly I just feel really grateful.”

Thank you for sharing your journey with us! 🤍

The belly button is one of the most important parts of a tummy tuck. My patients think so too.

So how do you make a good one?

The scar hides on the inside. The skin and fat turn in, and there's a little hood over the top. That's the basic idea.
I'm not going to give away my secret, but there's a specific way to fashion the belly button that creates a really pleasing result.

If you want a natural, nice-looking belly button after a tummy tuck, come see me.

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If you’ve been on GLP-1s and lost a lot of weight, your outcome might look a little different.

Here’s why. 👉When your skin stretches with weight gain and then you lose the weight, it doesn’t fully snap back. Think of a slinky. Once you’ve stretched it out, it doesn’t have the same elasticity anymore. The same is true for our skin.

When we do these procedures, we’re not replacing skin. We remove the excess, we stretch what’s left, and we create new shapes and tightening. But the skin that’s remaining is the skin you had. That’s super important to understand.

Surgery is really the only way to tighten skin. There’s no cream, lotion, or laser that does it. You have to remove it.

It’s an amazing outcome. And coming in with realistic expectations is especially important.

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A lot of people ask me about recovery, specifically if it's different when the implant goes above the muscle versus below.
It is, but probably not as much as people expect.

Above the muscle, I'm not cutting or dividing anything. Recovery is a little easier and most patients don't need any pain medication at all.

Below the muscle, most of my patients still don't need narcotic pain meds either. But there's a muscle stretch that happens, and it comes with a little more soreness during recovery. Not a lot, just a little more.

For getting back to driving and desk work, most of my patients are good after about a week either way.

For the gym and heavy activity, I ask everyone to wait about six weeks, regardless of placement. By then I'm not worried about stirring anything up.

If you're thinking about a breast augmentation and want to know what recovery would actually look like for you, give us a call.

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I removed a 700cc saline implant from a patient.

Implants this large bounce around inside the body like a water bag. They’re heavy, uncomfortable, and tissue-destructive. The rippling is severe.

Saline implants still have their place — just not at this size.

If you’re considering a breast augmentation or thinking about replacing older implants, let’s talk.

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Preservé vs. traditional breast augmentation: what’s different?

A few things that set Preservé apart:

Different support. Instead of the usual tissue layers, it uses a ligament around the breast for support — without disturbing it at all.

Different pocket. No cutting the space open with cautery — it’s a gentle stretching through a very small tunnel. Minimally invasive, truly.

Easier recovery. Smaller scar, less nerve division, and realistically back to daily life the next day. I haven’t done this in my own hands yet, so I’ll share real recovery details as I go.

Honest trade-offs. Not for everyone — bigger implants can’t be used, and there’s a real cost premium (though our Utah pricing is a fraction of what you’ll see elsewhere).

Who it’s for. A well-shaped breast, enough tissue coverage, and conservative size goals. The surprise: a lighter implant here can match what a bigger one does the traditional way — better for durability and how it ages.

Caveat: only on the market since 2025, so no long-term data yet — but early studies showed really good stability, and philosophically, it’s making sense to me.

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Let me walk you through how the Preservé technique actually works — because it’s a different way of creating the implant pocket.

At its core, it’s still a breast augmentation: you make an incision, create a pocket, place the implant, close the incision. The difference is how the pocket is made. Instead of cutting and dividing tissue, we use minimally invasive devices — a channel separator to create a small tunnel, then a balloon dissector that expands the pocket exactly where we want it.

That smaller access is what makes the part that genuinely impressed me possible: we use no cautery, and there’s essentially zero 🚫 bleeding. When I stretched that pocket open and looked inside, I didn’t see one drop of blood. As a surgeon, that’s remarkable to watch.

The trade-off is smaller, lighter-weight implants — but in this plane, with this technique, they tend to look bigger than you’d expect. Smaller implant, impactful result.

Have questions?👇

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Something new in the practice. 📣

We’re opening 8 spots for Preservé consults on Monday, June 22nd.

Preservé is a minimally invasive breast augmentation with a faster, lower-impact recovery — built for the woman who wants a natural, conservative result without taking weeks off from work or kids.

You may be a good candidate if you want:– A small, natural-looking result– A fast recovery– Minimal downtime

This procedure isn’t the right fit if you have:– Significant breast asymmetry– A need for a drastic breast lift
We can still help — just with a different approach.

Spots are limited to 8. When they’re full, they’re full.
Call to schedule your June 22nd consult.

Questions? Call our office.

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