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Behind the Double Doors: The Houston Plastic Surgery PodcastGo beyond the doors of the operating room to learn about plastic surgery and non-surgical medical aesthetics with Houston board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Bob Basu. Over the course of his plastic surgery career, Dr. Basu has performed over 16,000... Author: Bob Basu, MD Language: en Genres: Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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What is the Preserve Breast Augmentation Technique?
Episode 66
Thursday, 24 September, 2026
Preserve is a minimally invasive Motiva technique that skips the scalpel. Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Shannon Kuruvilla walks through how a channel separator, an air-inflated balloon, and a no-touch funnel place a Motiva ergonomix breast implant in your natural anatomy — no cautery, no dissected ligaments, no divided muscle.The breast implant sits above the muscle, in a pocket shaped precisely to its size. Because nothing is cut, recovery is dramatically shorter: shower the next day, drive to work, and get back to heavy lifting in two to three weeks instead of four.Preserve is meant for a first breast augmentation in the 200–315 cc range — think “ballerina boobs” or a subtle enhancement rather than a dramatic size change. Dr. Kuruvilla explains who qualifies, why this innovative breast augmentation technique keeps breast implants from flipping or shifting, and how the whole procedure can be done wide awake under local anesthesia in about 30 minutes.Read more about Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Shannon Kuruvilla.See breast augmentation before and after photos.Questions answered in this episode:What is the Preserve breast augmentation technique?How is Preserve different from a standard breast augmentation?What is the largest Motiva breast implant that can be placed with Preserve?Can a breast augmentation really be done wide awake under local anesthesia?What does the day-of experience look like during a Preserve procedure?What is recovery like after Preserve compared to a traditional breast augmentation?Who is a good candidate for Preserve — and who is not?Why does Preserve place implants above the muscle?What is the difference between macrotextured and nanotextured Motiva implants?What are the three tools Dr. Kuruvilla uses during a Preserve procedure?Dr. Shannon Kuruvilla is a board-certified plastic surgeon at Basu Aesthetics + Plastic Surgery specializing in breast surgery, body contouring, and aesthetic procedures. She is known for her meticulous technique and her commitment to helping people feel confident in their own skin.Basu Aesthetics + Plastic Surgery is located in Northwest Houston in the Towne Lake area of Cypress. To learn more about the practice or ask a question, go to https://www.basuplasticsurgery.com/podcastOn Instagram, follow Dr. Basu and the team @basuplasticsurgeryBehind the Double Doors is a production of The AxisTheme music: Be Your Light, CLNGR
