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Seminar on cosmetic breast surgery

The latest advances in cosmetic breast surgery and a discussion of the new Federal Drug Administration-approved gel implants will be the focus of a free seminar Tuesday at Community Memorial Hospital.

Dr. Brian Brantner, a Ventura plastic surgeon, will cover various cosmetic procedures, including mastopexy, transumbilical augmentation and liposelection of the breast.

The seminar is from 6 to 8 p.m. in the eighth-floor Nichols Auditorium at the hospital, 147 Brent St. in Ventura.

Brantner has been in private practice for more than 20 years. He is a member of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is an assistant clinical professor of plastic surgery at the UCLA Medical Center.

Admission is free, but space is limited. For reservations call 652-5436.

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