More than 150,000 women had breast implant surgery last year; an all-time high. At the same time, the number of teenagers who choose breast implants has more than doubled in the last two years.
And yet, the controversy about breast implants still rages. As is often the case when the media covers medical issues, there are experts on all sides of this issue, and the consumer is left totally confused.
Plastic surgeons claim that breast implants have a very positive impact on a patient’s self-image. It would be easy to study this objectively, by evaluating women’s self-esteem and body image before, after, and several years after getting breast implants. No such study has ever been conducted.
Plastic surgeons claim that breast implants have a very positive impact on a patient’s self-image. It would be easy to study this objectively, by evaluating women’s self-esteem and body image before, after, and several years after getting breast implants. No such study has ever been conducted.
Surveys indicate that when plastic surgeons ask their patients if they are satisfied, most say that they are. However, that is not an objective way to study the impact on breast implants. There is no doubt that some women are very satisfied with their breast implants, but any evaluation of patient satisfaction should be conducted by someone other than the plastic surgeons or their staff. If you want honest and accurate answers, it is important for patients to feel that their answers are anonymous. Since implants are a lifetime commitment, it is also important to study them several years later, since that is when problems become more likely.
From a psychological point of view, improving one’s appearance, with plastic surgery or other means, can help a person feel better about himself or herself. On the other hand, there are individuals who feel unattractive because of a particular physical shortcoming, who then “solve” that problem, and then focus on a different shortcoming.
Did you know that there are several available options when considering a Boston Breast Augmentation? In addition to the obvious option of size, you can choose breast implants that are round or tear drop shaped (with a high, moderate or low profile). The breast implant can be placed above or below the pectoral muscle, and the place where the incision is made can be different as well.
Viewing the breast augmentation picture gallery.
When sorting through the extensive gallery of Breast Augmentation pictures below you'll see specific information for each breast augmentation case to help you better determine the aesthetic result for all of the different available options.
And yet, the controversy about breast implants still rages. As is often the case when the media covers medical issues, there are experts on all sides of this issue, and the consumer is left totally confused.
Plastic surgeons claim that breast implants have a very positive impact on a patient’s self-image. It would be easy to study this objectively, by evaluating women’s self-esteem and body image before, after, and several years after getting breast implants. No such study has ever been conducted.
Plastic surgeons claim that breast implants have a very positive impact on a patient’s self-image. It would be easy to study this objectively, by evaluating women’s self-esteem and body image before, after, and several years after getting breast implants. No such study has ever been conducted.
Surveys indicate that when plastic surgeons ask their patients if they are satisfied, most say that they are. However, that is not an objective way to study the impact on breast implants. There is no doubt that some women are very satisfied with their breast implants, but any evaluation of patient satisfaction should be conducted by someone other than the plastic surgeons or their staff. If you want honest and accurate answers, it is important for patients to feel that their answers are anonymous. Since implants are a lifetime commitment, it is also important to study them several years later, since that is when problems become more likely.
From a psychological point of view, improving one’s appearance, with plastic surgery or other means, can help a person feel better about himself or herself. On the other hand, there are individuals who feel unattractive because of a particular physical shortcoming, who then “solve” that problem, and then focus on a different shortcoming.
Did you know that there are several available options when considering a Boston Breast Augmentation? In addition to the obvious option of size, you can choose breast implants that are round or tear drop shaped (with a high, moderate or low profile). The breast implant can be placed above or below the pectoral muscle, and the place where the incision is made can be different as well.
Viewing the breast augmentation picture gallery.
When sorting through the extensive gallery of Breast Augmentation pictures below you'll see specific information for each breast augmentation case to help you better determine the aesthetic result for all of the different available options.
