Our 35 year-old patient underwent a TUBA breast augmentation using 360cc Natrelle smooth saline implants, plus a later tension abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), and breast lift. The TUBA procedure (or Trans-Umbilical Breast Augmentation), is an endoscopic implantation procedure in which the surgeon uses an endoscope, a lighted scope with a camera on a long, flexible rod, to observe from the outside what he is doing on the inside. TUBA breast augmentations are unique in that the incision for the implants is made inside the naval, or “belly button” where it is undetectable due to the natural skin folds in the area, resulting in a scarless procedure.
Dr. Kevin Tehrani, MD, FACS, is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He earned his medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and became Chief Resident in General Surgery during his residency at New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Tehrani holds the academic position of Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and proudly served as a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserves Medical Corps.
In addition to his clinical work and unrivaled dedication to his patients, he works to further the field and has presented both nationally and internationally at major medical symposia. Dr. Tehrani has been published in leading peer-reviewed scientific journals, cementing his standing as one of New York’s premier plastic surgeons.
