Somenek + Pittman MD — The Aesthetic Collective
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Preservé™ Breast Augmentation · Washington, D.C.

Enhancement that lets youskip the hardest part.

No general anesthesia, less pain, and a faster return to your life—that's what Dr. Pittman's Preservé™ technique is designed to deliver.

Get answers on technique and recovery—and book your consultation—all in chat with Lahni.

~30-minute procedure

Outpatient, same-day recovery start

First on the East Coast to perform Preservé

Motiva 6th-gen implants

Is this you?

Signs Preservé might be worth a closer look.

How it compares

Preservé vs. a traditional sub-muscular augmentation.

Preservé™ technique

  • Never disrupts the chest wall muscle
  • Local numbing + light sedation, no general anesthesia
  • ~30-minute outpatient procedure
  • Faster, more comfortable recovery

Traditional sub-muscular augmentation

  • Implant placed under the chest wall muscle
  • Typically requires general anesthesia
  • Longer procedure time
  • More discomfort during initial recovery

Wondering if Preservé fits your goals?

See it before you decide

3D imaging previews your results, in the room.

Every consultation includes Crisalix 3D virtual imaging—a live preview of different implant options on your own body, before you decide on anything.

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Your provider

Troy A. Pittman, MD, FACS

Aesthetic & reconstructive breast surgery · Board-certified, ABPS · Trained under Dr. Scott Spear at Georgetown

“Understanding and exceeding patients' expectations is at the cornerstone of everything we do.”
10,000+
Breast surgeries performed in his career
1 of 6
U.S. surgeons qualified to train others on Preservé
42
Peer-reviewed publications & textbook chapters

So, the results?

See what a tissue-sparing augmentation actually looks like.

Preservé before-and-after cases close to your goals and body type—reviewed together, at your pace.

Preservé breast augmentation before — Case 1
Before
Preservé breast augmentation after — Case 1
After

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Individual results vary.

Questions, answered

A few things patients ask first.

Preservé never disrupts the chest wall muscle and uses local numbing with light sedation instead of general anesthesia—most patients describe less pain than a typical sub-muscular procedure.

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Voted Best Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics Practice, six consecutive years.