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Tariq Mehmood
Leads the publication's coverage of breast augmentation and edits every story for accuracy and plain English.
18 stories by Tariq Mehmood
Explainer · 5 min · Tariq Mehmood
Tissue-Based Planning: Why Los Angeles Surgeons Measure Before They Size
The most reliable predictor of a good breast augmentation result is not the implant volume you request. It is a set of measurements taken before anyone talks about cc's. Here is how tissue-based planning works and why it matters in a market known for going big.
August 6, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Tariq Mehmood
Dual Plane, Explained: What 'Under the Muscle' Actually Means Before Your Los Angeles Consultation
Most patients hear 'over or under the muscle' and assume it is a simple binary. The technique most Los Angeles surgeons actually use is neither, and understanding why changes how you evaluate a consultation.
August 6, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Tariq Mehmood
Why Surgeons Measure in CCs, Not Cup Sizes: The Math Behind Implant Selection in Los Angeles
Patients arrive asking for a full C or a small D. Surgeons answer in cubic centimeters and chest measurements. Here is the anatomy and physics that explain the gap, and how to use it to your advantage during a consultation.
August 5, 2026
Explainer · 4 min · Tariq Mehmood
Silent Rupture: The Implant Screening Schedule Most Los Angeles Patients Never Hear About
Silicone implants can fail without symptoms, and federal guidance now calls for imaging years before most patients think to ask. Here is what the screening timeline looks like, why rupture is often invisible, and what the scans can and cannot tell you.
August 2, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Tariq Mehmood
Why Cup Size Is the Wrong Way to Order a Breast Augmentation
Los Angeles patients often walk into consultations asking for a specific cup size. Surgeons plan around base width, tissue stretch, and implant profile instead. Here is the actual math behind implant selection, and why it matters for long-term results.
August 1, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Tariq Mehmood
Over, Under, or Dual Plane: How Implant Placement Actually Changes Your Result
Placement is the decision most Los Angeles patients underweight during consultations. Here is what each pocket does to shape, recovery, and long-term maintenance, explained in plain terms.
July 30, 2026
Explainer · 4 min · Tariq Mehmood
Why 350cc Means Different Things on Different Chests: A Sizing Explainer for Los Angeles Patients
Cubic centimeters are the most quoted and least understood number in breast augmentation. Here is how base width, profile, and tissue measurements actually determine what an implant looks like on a given body.
July 30, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Tariq Mehmood
Why Base Width, Not CC Volume, Should Drive Your Implant Choice in Los Angeles
Patients often arrive at consultations asking for a number in cubic centimeters. Surgeons who plan well start somewhere else entirely: the measured width of your chest. Here is the mechanism behind that, and what it means for your result.
July 29, 2026
Explainer · 8 min · Tariq Mehmood
Breast implant illness: what the evidence establishes and the specific gap it leaves
There is no validated case definition, no diagnostic test and no agreed mechanism. There is also a consistent published finding that most women who have implants removed for these symptoms report improvement afterward. Both of those are true, and holding them at once is the honest position.
July 28, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Tariq Mehmood
Silent Rupture Surveillance in Los Angeles: What the FDA Actually Asks of Implant Patients, and What MRI vs Ultrasound Really Costs
Most silicone implant ruptures cause no symptoms at all. Here is how the recommended screening schedule works, why ultrasound entered the picture in 2020, and what Los Angeles patients typically pay out of pocket.
July 27, 2026
Explainer · 7 min · Tariq Mehmood
BIA-ALCL: What the Textured-Implant Lymphoma Is, and What It Means for Your Implant Choice
BIA-ALCL is a rare, usually curable cancer of the immune system tied largely to textured implants, and it quietly turns one pre-surgery question, smooth or textured, into a genuine safety decision.
July 23, 2026
Explainer · 7 min · Tariq Mehmood
Explant Surgery: What Actually Happens When Breast Implants Come Out
Removal is now one of the most requested operations in Los Angeles aesthetic practices, and it is also the least accurately described. Here is what explant surgery involves, what en bloc really means, and what the breast looks like afterward.
July 21, 2026
Explainer · 6 min · Tariq Mehmood
Breast Lift or Breast Augmentation? How to Tell Which One You Actually Need
The two procedures solve different problems, and choosing the wrong one is the most common regret in this field. Here is how surgeons decide between adding volume and changing position.
July 19, 2026
Explainer · 6 min · Tariq Mehmood
Capsular Contracture: Signs, Causes, and How It Is Treated
The most common long-term complication of breast augmentation is not a rupture or an infection. It is scar tissue that tightens around the implant. Here is how to recognize it early, what raises the risk, and what actually fixes it.
July 17, 2026
Explainer · 6 min · Tariq Mehmood
Mammograms With Breast Implants: How Screening Actually Changes
Implants do not raise breast cancer risk, but they do change the mammogram itself: extra views, longer appointments, and a technologist who needs to know what she is working with. Here is how to prepare.
July 6, 2026
Explainer · 6 min · Tariq Mehmood
Implant Safety and Monitoring: What the FDA Actually Recommends
Screening schedules, the black box warning, BIA-ALCL numbers, and breast implant illness. The current safety picture, reported without spin in either direction.
July 5, 2026
Explainer · 6 min · Tariq Mehmood
Silicone, Saline, or Gummy Bear: How to Choose an Implant Type
The three implant families behave differently in the body, age differently, and fail differently. Here is how surgeons actually think about the choice.
July 2, 2026
Explainer · 5 min · Tariq Mehmood
Drop and Fluff, Explained: What Actually Happens to Breast Implants in the First Six Months
Patients across Los Angeles hear the phrase constantly in consultations and on social media. Here is the physiology behind implant settling, what is normal, what is not, and why your three-week photos are not your final result.
June 12, 2026