Dr. Sarbak Discusses the TUBA Breast Augmentation

Posted on May 3, 2011 in Practice News

At his Vero Beach plastic surgery practice, Dr. John Sarbak discusses the Transumbilical Breast Augmentation, or TUBA, method of breast enhancement surgery, which allows women to avoid scars directly on the breasts. Additionally, Dr. Sarbak says that implant placement during TUBA breast augmentation is more accurate than other traditional methods.

John Sarbak, MD, PA, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Vero Beach, FL, discusses the innovative approach to breast enhancement known as the Transumbilical Breast Augmentation, which allows women to avoid visible scars commonly associated with more traditional breast enlargement techniques. Dr. Sarbak adds that he and his team have found the TUBA method allows for more accurate implant placement, with recovery times reduced in many cases.

In traditional methods of breast augmentation, Dr. Sarbak says the performing surgeon must create a pocket for the implant, and then attempt to match the opposite side by appearance and feel. However, the TUBA approach allows the surgeon to watch the pocket form, which allows for more specific placement in relation to the nipple while allowing for direct aesthetic comparison. When coupled with the fact that scars are hidden within the bellybutton, the TUBA method leaves little to no evidence of surgery. In comparison to more traditional techniques that require incisions in the areola or underneath the breast, Dr. Sarbak says the small incision employed in the TUBA technique can create increasingly natural-looking results.

Dr. Sarbak says the TUBA method is currently limited to saline breast implants; however, he stresses the benefits of this innovative method allow him to provide a natural result for breast augmentation. Whether patients choose to have the implant placed directly beneath the breast tissue or behind the chest muscle, Dr. Sarbak says the avoidance of visible scarring and reduced recovery times make this an attractive procedure for his patients.

About Dr. Sarbak

Dr. John M. Sarbak earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He then completed his trained general and plastic surgery residency at the University of South Florida, as well as an additional year of plastic surgery residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Division of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Sarbak is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and the Florida Medical Association. He also travels annually to South America to volunteer his time and expertise helping Peruvian children with congenital deformities of the lip and palate.

Dr. Sarbak’s plastic surgery practice is located at 3735 11th Circle, Ste. 203 in Vero Beach, FL 32960, and can be reached at (772) 563-0930, or found online at www.drsarbak.com and the Dr. John M. Sarbak, Vero Beach Plastic Surgeon Facebook page.

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Why TUBA?

Posted on April 7, 2011 in Procedural Information

So good they are given away in celebrity gift bags!!! Free to the next 1 million callers!!!!

Not really… but how about a breast augmentation procedure that offers: no scars on the breast, minimal recovery time, extremely accurate implant placement, and very little evidence that you ever had breast surgery.

Transumbilical Breast Augmentation (TUBA) is a surgical technique that allows placement of breast implants through the bellybutton while avoiding scars on the breasts themselves.

The technique was invented by Dr. Gerald Johnson a Plastic Surgeon from Houston Texas (now retired) in 1993. It requires a small incision within the umbilicus and utilizes specialized instrumentation along with an endoscopic camera to create a space for the implant. This space can be located either above or below the pectoralis major muscle.

Patients tell us that compared to other breast augmentation approaches the recovery seems to be significantly quicker. Most of our patients either go shopping or out to dinner the evening of their surgery day.

We have found that implant placement utilizing the TUBA approach to be very precise and maybe more accurate than with other techniques. The difference is that during the TUBA the surgeon can see the inside of and the outside of the breast at the same time. That allows for meticulous fine tuning. Other techniques (except axillary) require the surgeon to look either at the inside of the breast through the operative incision or to look at the surface of the breast, but never at the same time.

Although larger studies need to be done we have seen a trend of lower rates of infection and capsular contracture utilizing the TUBA technique.

The technique is particularly attractive to patients between the ages of 18 and 22 because they are limited by law to saline implants and this option allows them to avoid incisions on their breasts.

***Dr. Sarbak is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He received personalized training from Dr. Johnson in 2004 and has been performing TUBA since that time along with multiple other breast procedures.

TOUCH MD

Posted on August 24, 2010 in What's New

Dr. Sarbak has integrated the latest in computer technology that even allows you to access portions of your initial visit, anatomic diagrams, procedure related videos, and photographs securely over the Internet from the comfort of your own home.

Surgically Dr. Sarbak follows a strict code of attention to detail. In some cases that may mean more time in the operating room, but we feel that our results are worth the extra effort. Dr. Sarbak and his staff offer the latest plastic surgery procedures and products but only after they have been shown to be safe and effective.