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Breast Augmentation Surgery
A breast augmentation is a cosmetic surgery that increases the size of the breasts using either implants or fat transfer. This procedure can be done to help restore lost volume, restore balance and enhance their overall figure. Patients can choose from saline, silicone, cohesive gel or autologous fat transfer.us
Immediately after surgery your breasts will most likely feel very sensitive and have some bruising and swelling. Soreness in the chest area is common for the first several days but getting up to walk every couple of hours in order to promote blood flow. The only major limitations after breast surgery involve lifting of any kind, otherwise returning to light daily activity should be fine as long as it is well tolerated.
Massaging breast implants is thought to reduce the risk of capsular contracture by maintaining the implant pocket. This allows additional space for the implant and, hopefully, a more supple result.
Be certain to massage the implant and not the breast skin. The implant itself should be gently moved in all directions– up, down and sideways in a circular motion.
Any surgical procedure involves some risk. Luckily, breast augmentation has a long and successful record in which serious complications are infrequent. Since anesthesia is used, there is the potential for an adverse reaction though it is uncommon.
Even if the implant shell integrity has been compromised, the silicone contents will be contained by an intact breast capsule. This intracapsular leak is often “hidden” and difficult to diagnose.
Your routine mammogram will often provide the first clue. An additional ultrasound study will demonstrate frank rupture, while an MRI is typically needed to detect small and intracapsular silicone leakage. Remember that your MRI report includes a certain percentage of false positives and negatives. In the Tampa, Lakeland, and Brandon areas, your physician may be able to detect any problems as they occur.
A breast implant will plump up and restore the volume lost in an empty, deflated breast. If the associated breast sag is mild, meaning the nipples point forward and not down, and the areolae are still in the center of the breast, then the selected implant can fill the loose skin and a breast implant alone may work. In the Lakeland, Brandon, and Riverview areas, Dr. Shienbaum can help you determine if breast implants would suit your desires.
A breast lift procedure is usually necessary for large and pendulous breasts if the nipple points down, or if the areola is at the bottom of the breast and the nipple sits below the inframammary breast fold. Aesthetically pleasing breast shape is possible if there is a satisfactory breast volume.
A breast implant will plump up and restore the volume lost in an empty, deflated breast. If the associated breast sag is mild, meaning the nipples point forward and not down, and the areolae are still in the center of the breast, then the selected implant can fill the loose skin and a breast implant alone may work. In the Lakeland, Brandon, and Riverview areas, Dr. Shienbaum can help you determine if breast implants would suit your desires.
Many plastic surgeons feel that it is important to gently and progressively stretch the pectoral chest muscles after surgery. These exercises can aid in relaxing any spasms or abnormal muscular tightness, as well as reducing pain and tenderness, However, be certain to proceed cautiously, without sudden or forceful lifting or pushing. These exercises can include alternating rolling and circular movements of the shoulders and arms, as well as stretching backward with the hands cupped behind the head.
Tubular breasts are so-called due to their “tube-like” appearance. The breasts have a narrow, constricted base at the origin of the chest wall, with a tight skin envelope and sagging, overhanging nipple-areolar complex. The breast tissues appear to be pushed forward and protrude into the nipple-areolar complex. As a result, the areolae are often enlarged and asymmetric. The net effect is a drooping and limp, barbell-shaped breast that sags and overhangs the natural breast folds with overhanging and downward-projecting nipples. Correction requires expansion of the narrow base, with the insertion of a wide-based implant. A release of the prolapsed areolar breast tissue is performed by incisions to relax and drop the breast. This facilitates the reduction of the enlarged areola and asymmetrical correction via periareolar or donut type mastopexy repair.
Is a natural breast augmentation using fat better than breast implants? Having your own natural tissue injected for breast enlargement sounds so intuitively appropriate. A one or two cup size increase may be possible without the worry of implant rupture or capsular contracture. Fat transfer is already widely used for breast reconstruction, so why not breast augmentation?
Well, there are risks. Only a certain percentage of the fat cells ultimately survive. The remaining cells may cause inflammation, lumpiness, fatty cysts or calcium granulomas. Calcium deposits in the breast raise the suspicion of breast cancer and may lead to unnecessary biopsy. Think twice if you have a family history of breast cancer
