Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Blog

We offer breast implants that are manufactured by Mentor Canada. Your decision to use Mentor breast implants for your breast augmentation is a personal, long-term decision. Because breast implants may not last your entire lifetime, Mentor supports your decision by strongly standing behind their Lifetime Product Replacement Policy. Should you have a problem with an implant, Mentor will replace the breast implant for you at no cost.

Breast Augmentation offers a unique opportunity to scientifically “customize” the shape of the breast rather than just bra sizw. You may want to wear an outfit that reveals more cleavage, change your wardrobe style or simply create the proper ballance between your breasts and hips. The larger you wish your cup size, the larger the breast implant Dr. Niessen would consider. Dr. Niessen offers a variety of textures, sizes, and shapes to provide you the greastest flexibility toward acheiving breast enhancement goals. Dr. Niessen will also evaluate your existing breast tissue to determine whether you…

We receive many questions about placement of implants from our patients. When a patient has breast augmentation surgery, the breast implant can either be placed partially under the pectoralis major muscle (submuscular) or on top of the muscle and under the breast gland (subglandular). (more…)

Breast augmentation offers a unique opportunity to scientifically customize the shape of the breast rather than just bra size. You may want to wear an outfit that reveals more cleavage, change your wardrobe style, or simply create the proper balance between your breast and hips. Speak with Dr. Niessen to see if breast augmentation is right for you! » Read More

Women often ask me what is involved in having a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. I explain to them that an abdominoplasty is a procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the abdomen, and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall. This surgery is helpful in women who, through multiple pregnancies or significant weight loss, have stretched their abdominal muscles and skin beyond the point where they can return to normal. I also explain to them that they may benefit from an abdominoplasty done in conjunction with liposuction to remove fat deposits from the…

I have many friends who have had children, and once done breastfeeding, are unhappy with the appearance of their breasts. Over coffee, they ask me questions about breast lift surgery. I explain that a mastopexy or “breast lift”, is a surgical procedure to raise and reshape sagging breasts. As they are aware, factors such as pregnancy, breast-feeding and aging take their toll on a woman’s breasts. As the skin loses its elasticity, the breasts will often lose their shape and firmness, and begin to sag. (more…)

Dr. Marcus P. Niessen obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1991. He completed his residency in plastic surgery at the University of Western Ontario. He then completed a fellowship at University Hospital in London, ON. Dr. Niessen is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, with a specialist’s designation in Plastic Surgery, which he obtained in 1997.

Breast Augmentation is a surgical procedure to enhance the  size and shape of a woman’s breasts.By inserting an implant behind each breast, Dr. Niessen is able to increase a woman’s bust line by one or more cup sizes.  Breast enhancement is usually done to enhance the body contour of a woman who, for personal reasons, feels her breast size is too small, to balance a difference in breast size or to fill in breast volume loss due to pregnancy or breast-feeding. Dr. Niessen offers both saline and cohesive silicone gel breast implants.