Breast
Augmentation Procedure
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What is a Breast
Augmentation Procedure ?
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Breast
Augmentation is a
surgery designed to enlarge the breasts. This surgery is
frequently sought by women who are unhappy with the
small size of their breasts, sometimes after pregnancy
or weight loss.
If you're considering breast augmentation, the following
information will provide you with a good introduction to
the procedure. For more detailed information about how
this procedure may help you, we recommend that you
consult a plastic surgeon who is board certified or has
completed a residency program that includes instruction
in this procedure.
Breast
augmentation is usually quite successful at
making the breasts larger and fuller. The
results may not look exactly like “natural”
larger breasts; implanted breasts tend to be a
bit more round and less saggy than natural
breasts of the same size. Most women find these
differences to be an improvement. |
How is the Breast
Augmentation Performed ?
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Breast
augmentation consists of making an incision,
lifting the breast tissue, creating a pocket in
the chest/breast area, and placing an envelope
containing a soft, natural feeling implant
material underneath.
An incision may be made in any one of the
following places: the crease below the breast,
around the areola, under the armpit, or, very
rarely, through the navel.
The implants can be placed either under the
chest muscle or directly under the breasts.
Placement considerations include the anatomy of
your breasts, soreness after surgery, exercise
activities (upper body strength and conditioning
sports such as weightlifting, tennis, volleyball
and others) and interference with mammograms.
Although several implants are available at the
present time, the implant being used for nearly
all breast augmentation surgeries is made of a
silicone rubber sack filled with a saline
solution. Under certain conditions, such as
reconstructive surgery, silicone gel implants
can be used instead. Silicone gel filled
implants are only offered on a limited basis,
under approved studies, due to questions about
silicone implants correlated to autoimmune
diseases.
New to the market are saline filled adjustable
implants. These are similar to the standard
saline filled implants with the addition of a
small connector tube through which the doctor
can adjust the size via injection. If you decide
after the procedure is performed that you want
to change the size of your breasts, the doctor
can simply make an injection under the skin of
the breast to where the end of the tube is
located, and either drain saline fluid from, or
increase the saline fluid in the implant. This
implant has the disadvantage of requiring a
second incision (and scar) to remove the
injection port in an additional surgical
procedure. Not all surgeons offer this type of
implant. Your doctor will discuss the choice of
implant, and review with you the size changes
that are possible with the operation.
Most likely, the anesthesia you receive will be
general, although some doctors use a local
anesthetic along with a sedative. Anesthesia
type should be discussed with your doctor during
the initial consultation. |
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