breast surgeryBreast plastic surgery is the most popular form of surgery in USA. There are plenty of clinics providing such services all over the country but we’d like to recommend you to double check your health, consult with your doctor and evaluate risks and benefits of this surgery operation.

Breast augmentation (mammoplasty) – one of the most common operations in plastic surgery. According to experts, the world held not less than 1000000 data transactions a year.

Demand for prosthetic breasts due primarily to the fact that now is a proven and effective way to increase breast size, shape and improve its appearance.

Statement

  • A little on the nature of breast size
  • The omission of the mammary glands (usually due to childbirth and breastfeeding)
  • Pronounced asymmetry in size or shape.

Contraindications

  • Serious diseases of internal organs
  • Diabetes
  • A bleeding disorder
  • Infectious diseases and cancer
  • Incomplete lactation

Alternative methods

Breast augmentation surgery is performed after 18 years and only surgically. All alternative techniques are widely advertised in the media, are able to create only the illusion of the aesthetic effect and at best, do not bring any result.

Method of breast augmentation with gel, which is forbidden in all countries of Europe and America, can cause permanent deformation of the breast.

The only alternative to fatty tissue are silicone implants, the quality of which to date has reached the highest level. Diversity provided by the manufacturers of implants allows, through individual choice, to achieve totally natural and beautiful shape of your breasts.
Security operations

The use of silicone implants in aesthetic medicine approved by leading plastic surgeons and time. Numerous scientific studies show the presence of silicone implants does not pose cancer and immunological diseases.

Safety of the implants made of silicone shell and filler (mostly from the gel filler and saline) was proved by independent companies for quality control of medicines.

Implants

Currently in medical practice are the most popular silicone implants filled with gel, which allows us to give the breast a natural shape. The current generation of implants with gelatinous gel material remain safe even in case of depressurization of the shell. Leading manufacturers of silicone implants for breast augmentation give a lifetime guarantee on the quality of their products. The choice in favor of a specific shape (round or anatomical), surface (smooth or textured) and the size makes direct the surgeon, taking into account individual characteristics of the patient.

Accesses

With augmentation mammoplasty known 6 variants of access, the main ones are:

  • Periareolar (below the areola)
  • Submammarny (in crease)
  • Axillary access (through the armpit)

The choice in favor of a certain access is also taking into account the peculiarities of your body and personal wishes.

Methods for installing the implant

The important point is the choice of an appropriate method of installation of the implant relative to the pectoralis major muscle. The implant can be installed:

  • Under the gland. This access is acceptable in the case when the fatty and glandular tissue are sufficiently developed to hide the edge of the prosthesis.
  • In the axillary space. With this placement of the prosthesis is felt much less.
  • Combo (top edge under the pectoralis major muscle, the lower part of (large) under the glandular tissue);

The choice of the location of prosthesis is determined exclusively by a specialist based on the totality of factors, such as: presence or absence of ptosis (drooping) breasts, characteristic skin and subcutaneous tissue, the position of mammary gland and other anatomical features.

Duration of operation

Breast enlargement takes 0,5 – 2 hours.

Anesthesia

Performed under general anesthesia.

Hospital stay
After the surgery, hospital stay is one day.

The resumption of normal activity
To start normal life after breast augmentation surgery can be in one week.

Postoperative period

During the first month after surgery is compulsory to wear a special compression underwear. Necessary at this time to give up exercise. Pain usually lasts no more than 3-4 days.

Duration of postoperative edema ranges from 10 to 15 days.
Suture removal occurs, on average, a week after the operation.

Complications

The likelihood of developing complications in the postoperative period is negligible, but you need to know about possible options for the current recovery period.
The main postoperative complications are:

  • Hematoma – accumulation of blood in the cavity of the pocket around the implant. The most common cause of the hematoma is a sudden increase in blood pressure or any injury in the postoperative period.
  • Seroma – accumulation of serous fluid around the implant. Most often it occurs in patients with hyperreactivity of tissues. Sometimes the development of this complication of antecedent trauma.
  • Chylorrhea – Cluster lymph around the implant. Arises from the fact that the lymph, in contrast to blood not being phased out.

Loss of nipple sensitivity – often a temporary phenomenon and the sensitivity is completely restored within six months after surgery.

Infection and capsular contracture – are more serious complications in the postoperative period.
For the treatment of complications requiring hospitalization, as a rule, removal of the prosthesis and antibiotic treatment. Reinstall the implants can be about six months after the removal of the implants.
Efficiency

Despite the difference in approaches and methods of breast augmentation, most women are happy with the result.
Scarring after surgery is almost imperceptible.
Breast endoprosthesis not have a negative effect on pregnancy and lactation, as during the operation the mammary glands virtually unaffected.
Subject to the recommendations of the doctor, the operation results stored for many years.