Everything you want to know about the breast enhancement procedure
Breast augmentation is a major breast enhancement procedure that increases your breast size. It is also a treatment for breast injury or asymmetrical breasts. Most women want this to be done on their bodies to enhance their image, overcome self-esteem issues rooted to their smaller or sagging breasts or to simply achieve their beauty goals.
Types of breast enhancement
- Saline implants
- Silicone implants
- Gummy bear implants
Breast enhancement candidates
- Women who have smaller, flatter, saggy, and/or badly shaped breasts
- must be in stable physical emotional and cognitive health
- those with realistic aesthetic goals and expectations
What happens during the breast enhancement procedure?
The surgery starts with the administration of anesthesia. Once the incisions are made, the surgeon will insert and position the breast implant.
The type of incision depends on your aesthetic goals, your current breast composition, and your surgeon’s preference and experience. A patient will then be monitored for a few hours and if she doesn’t show any sign of complications, then she will be advised to go home. The usual recovery period from the surgery takes 24-48 hours.
Risks and Complications
Breast enhancement procedure is associated with the following risks and complications.
- Infections
- Seroma
- Hematoma
- Bend in the implant shape
- Implant rupture
- Pain, swelling and discomforts
- Nipple and breast sensation loss and/or change
- Implant leakage /rippling
- Implant rippling
To make sure that you’ll get the best result possible, keep in mind to select only a Board-Certified plastic surgeon to perform you breast enhancement surgery.