Posted November 26, 2014 in Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation is a popular cosmetic/plastic surgery procedure for women who simply want “bigger and better” breasts. The surgery uses a prosthesis in the form of a silicone bag that is inserted into the breasts to create a better and fuller breast shape.
The silicone bag or implant is then expanded by filling it up with a saline or silicone gel solution, this is what gives shape to the breasts. However, there are other newer types of implants like gummy bear implants that no longer need to be filled as they're semi-solid and already shaped.
As mentioned earlier, the main purpose of breast augmentation is to give women their desired breast shape and size. In short, women often wish to undergo this surgical procedure for cosmetic reasons.
However, while it's mainly for cosmetic purposes, breast augmentation also plays a big part in breast reconstructive surgery for women who may have lost one or both breasts. This usually happens when a woman develops breast cancer and she has to undergo a mastectomy, where the breast/s is removed along with the tumor and cancer cells.
Breast augmentation is a highly invasive procedure and complications can be inevitable if a patient doesn't have a thorough understanding of what can happen. Assessing yourself and having a doctor assess you first before any type of cosmetic surgery is extremely important.
How do you start your own personal self-assessment? Here are a few points to guide you:
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When the doctor finally gives you the green light for breast augmentation, you'll then discuss a few important points before settling a surgery date. These important points to discuss include some of the following:
○ Saline
○ Silicone
○ Gummy Bear
○ Round
○ Smooth
○ General anesthesia
○ Intravenous Sedation
○ Periareolar
○ Inframammary
○ Transaxillary
○ Tuba
○ Submuscular
○ Submammary
The procedure often depends highly on these points you and your doctor will discuss. Even if you'll mainly have to go for the doctor's recommendations, getting your opinion or informing you is still necessary for you to know what'll go on.
Afterwards, the two of you will set the most suitable surgery date. On that day, the surgery will then go as follows:
Due to the surgery's nature, the recovery period will require you to take it easy for the next few weeks. Make sure you've settled a few days of leave from work,and you have people to take care of you back at home.
To give you a better idea on what can happen after having your breasts augmented, here are a few examples of post-surgery syndromes/experiences:
There are a great number of plastic surgery clinics in New York City that have breast augmentation as part of their services. Dr. Michael A. Fiorillo's clinics is among one of the best you can find in NYC.
Dr. Fiorillo is known as the “breast and body expert” due to his extensive experience in the field of cosmetic surgery, especially breast augmentation. He's a double board certified cosmetic surgeon who is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital in New York and Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.
Set a consultation date with Dr. Fiorillo, and don't forget to also do some good research on the breast augmentation procedure. Remember all the stuff indicated here as well. This helps you become mentally and emotionally prepared, which is just as important as being physically prepared!
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