Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation, also known as mammoplasty for augmentation, is an procedure that helps to increase the size of the breasts. It involves placing breast implants beneath tissues of the breast or chest muscles.
Breast augmentation can be an opportunity for some women to be more confident. For others, it's part of repairing the breasts for various conditions.
If you're considering breast augmentation discuss it with an expert in plastic surgery. Be sure to know the process involved in the surgery, including potential risks, complications and the follow-up treatment.
The reason why it's done
The breast augmentation procedure could be a good choice for you.
Make your appearance more attractive if you think your breasts look small or that one is smaller than the other and this can affect your dress style or the type of bra required to help with the asymmetry
Reduce the size of your breasts following the birth or weight loss.
Correct unbalanced breasts following breast surgery to treat other conditions
Build confidence in yourself
Speak to your surgeon about your objectives so they can give you a realistic idea of what breast augmentation could accomplish.
Risks
Breast augmentation poses various risks for women, such as:
Scar tissue that alters the shape of the implant for the breast (capsular contracture)
The Breast implants in Turkey pain
Infection
Changes in sensation in the breast and nipple
Implant position changes
Implant rupture or leakage
The treatment of these issues may require additional procedures, which could mean having to remove or replace the implants.
What can you be prepared to
Breast augmentation can be done at a surgical center or in a hospital outpatient clinic. You'll probably go home the same day. The procedure usually doesn't require an inpatient stay.
Breast augmentation may be done with local anesthesia. This means that you're awake even though your breasts are massaged. The majority of the time it's done through general anesthesia, in which you're asleep for the surgery. The plastic surgeon will go over the various anesthesia options with you.
During the procedure
For the implant to be placed in the breast your plastic surgeon will create a single cut (incision) in one of the following three locations:
The crease below your breast (inframammary)
Under your arm (axillary)
Around your the nipple (periareolar)
After making an incision, the surgeon will segregate the breast tissue from muscles and connective tissue of your chest. This will create a pocket behind or directly in front of the muscle at the outside of the chest wall (pectoral muscle). The surgeon will then insert the implant inside this pocket and center it behind the Nipple.
After being placed after being inserted, saline implants may be filled with sterile sodium water. Silicone implants are pre-filled with silicone gel.
When the implant is in position when the implant is in place, the surgeon will close the wound -- usually by using stitches (sutures) -and wrap it in the adhesive of skin as well as surgical tape.
Following the procedure
Following surgery, soreness and swelling can be common. Bruising is possible, too. Expect scars to fade over time but not disappear completely.
It could be helpful to wear a sports bra or compression bandage while healing. This will give you an additional level of support and support for the breast implants. Your surgeon might prescribe pain medications as well.
Follow the directions of your surgeon to return to normal routine. If you don't have an occupation that is physically demanding it is possible back to work in some weeks. At least for two weeks, refrain from activities that raise your pulse rate or blood pressure. While your breasts are healing be aware that they are sensitive to physical contact or jarring movements.
If the surgeon made sutures that didn't absorb on their own , or placed drainage tubes close to your breasts, you'll need another appointment to remove the sutures.
If you notice warmth and redness in your breast or you have an infection, you could be suffering from an infection. Call your doctor immediately. If you are experiencing chest pain or shortness of breath contact your surgeon as soon as you notice any discomfort.
