Breast Augmentation Surgery-The issues

There are two types of women who seek breast augmentation surgery.  The first category of women is those who are young and who are small breasted and yet would desire fuller and evenly proportioned breasts.  Breast augmentation surgery can also be sought by women who have witnessed a slight sagging of their breasts or the upper pole of their breasts has lost volume after pregnancy and breastfeeding.

The first step prior to proceeding with the breast augmentation surgery starts with an assessment and education process of the patient to identify in which category the patient falls in.  During this education and assessment phase, the patient is given maximum information related to the plastic surgery, more specifically to breast augmentation surgery as well as the underlying complications which may emerge.  In order to determine the right size of the breast implants they would prefer, patients are given different sized bras and implants to try on.

There are always some risks which are associated with breast implants like even after surgery there is the risk of capsular contracture, displacement and rotation of the implants.  However, with the improvements in breast implants, there is now a new type of breast implant which is the polyurethane covered implant which minimizes the movement of the implant.

During the breast augmentation surgery, the patient will have to choose between general anesthesia and intravenous sedation in order to ensure their comfort during the surgery.  The next step involves deciding about the incision options available and these will generally depend on the type of implants, degree of enlargement desired as well as your overall anatomy.

Patients have the choice between saline breast implants and silicone breast implants-depending again on the type of enlargement you desire as well as your overall anatomy.  Once you have chosen the type of breast implant and where to make the incision, the role of the surgeon is to insert and position the implants.  Once the incisions have been closed, they will take some time for the incision lines to fade and it is generally recommended that following surgery, a patient should take maximum rest and limit the use of their arms as much as possible since this is likely to cause strain on the incision and slower down the healing process.

Though in general most studies seem to favor the fact that breasts augmentation surgery do not cause any diseases, the surgery in itself involves certain risks and complications.  For instance, there is the possibility of having unwanted scars, persistent pain, and poor healing of incisions, bleeding or in some cases serious infections.

After having assessed the likely risks of breast augmentation surgery and aligning them with your own personal goals, along with your surgeon’s advice and help, you should determine whether you really need to go ahead with this type of surgery.

If you are considering Breast augmentation surgery please fill out the simple form at the top of this page and we will contact you to discuss your requirements.