Breast Augmentation Consultation: A Valuable Tool!

The best way to ensure great breast augmentation results is to use your surgical consultation well. Your initial consultation is your chance to size-up prospective plastic surgeons, get a feel for who they are and how willing the seem to spend time with you addressing your questions and concerns.

Newport Beach cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Milind Ambe, offers this advice for evaluating a plastic surgeon on his website:

"My best advice to any prospective patient is to make sure that you feel comfortable with the Plastic Surgeon that will be treating you. They should fully explain to you, without rushing or compromise, every aspect of the procedure. Their attention to detail should be obvious. Do not ever feel that you are rushed into making a decision--if the surgeon makes sense to you and their work demonstrates skill, you will do wonderfully."

A plastic surgeon should spend at least an hour with you, discussing you goals and medical history in the initial consultation. He or she will need to evaluate such physical issues as your current breast size and shape, your skin tone, the degree of droop you may have, breast asymmetry and other issues. He or she should also carefully explore with you your desired goals, discussing breast implant size and shape, incision options, breast implant placement and filler type. Before undergoing breast augmentation with any surgeon, you should be sure study plenty of before-and-after photos of their work to make sure you like the results they offer. Not all surgeons will share your aesthetic taste, and not all will offer the skill-level you seek.

No breast augmentation consultation is complete without ample discussion of surgical risks and potential complications, as well as downtime and what you should expect during recovery. Though breast augmentation is cosmetic, it is still "real" surgery and should be considered as carefully as any other. In fact, due to its elective nature, breast augmentation allows for more evaluation time than many other surgeries. Many plastic surgeons offer free initial consultations, allowing you to carefully shop around and compare surgeons without added expense. Even if prospective surgeons do charge for initial consultations, it is well worth it to visit more than one to ensure you choose a surgeon you feel comfortable with.

For more information, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons offers great advice for choosing a breast augmentation surgeon on their website.

Spiral Flap Offers Help for Deflated Breasts

We all know that not all cosmetic breast issues are the same. Some breasts are too small for our liking, some are asymmetrical, others need a little lift to correct sagging. A procedure called "spiral" flap is now being suggested to correct deflated or "pancake breasts" without the use of implants.

This year, a presentation on a technique to correct deflated breasts will be presented at a conference of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The procedure uses unwanted fat from other areas of the body, such as the tummy, bra line and beneath the arm to correct the aesthetic effects of breasts that have been deflated through pregnancy, age and genetics. The breast mound is rebuilt inside a spiral flap, which is "mobile enough to permit artistry in shaping, positioning and enlarging the breast," according to an article on Plasticsurgery.org.

Though the spiral flap technique offers advantages such as a natural breast feel, the report says the technique is an option for a only small percentage of women, those with extreme breast deflation from pregnancy, age or massive weight loss. Breast augmentation, breast lifts and lift/augmentation combos are still the best option for most cosmetic breast issues.

Breast Augmentation Photo

Most people think that having a breast implant done is just for a superficial purpose. They fail to see the aesthetic reasons which lie behind this surgery. A breast augmentation surgery brings about a drastic change in the life on a woman. It uplifts her body, mind and soul. It boosts her morale and self- esteem.

House-wives, working women, models and celebrity women, women from all walks of life are having a breast augmentation done nowadays. It is just not restricted to a few classes of people in the society. It is affordable and there are abundant well qualified plastic surgeons available everywhere. Information about the surgery is available on the net, in the form of books and CDs. Women can get themselves well educated about the change they want to bring about in their body. There are so many cases where women after years of marriage and after having had 3-4 children consider having a breast implant done. There is a good amount of success cases and all the women are doing well and are in love with their bodies.

Breast Augmentation Photos @ Envision Implants

Before and After Breast Implant Pictures from Envision Implants.

By using the Envision system, you can more clearly understand the way a size of implant will look on your own frame. Your final appearance will depend on many factors, including your height, weight, and current breast size. Your surgeon will help guide you in making a decision.

More to come...

Breast Augmentation Photo

In this second article on breast augmentation we're going to go over some of the options available to women who want to have their breasts enlarged.

But before getting to the actual procedures, especially when it comes to implants, the subject of breast implant before and after photos should be discussed.

The main purpose for breast implant photos is to show to the woman contemplating surgery, as close as possible, what she can expect her breasts to look like after the surgery is completed. This is done by looking at photos of subjects with similar bodies to her own. Surgeons keep a portfolio of all their own surgical procedures so the woman can get a very good idea of what his particular work will look like on her, as each surgeon has a different technique.

Because there is some swelling after the surgery, the surgeon will usually have photos at various time intervals after the surgery is completed, so the woman can see what her breasts will probably look like when they are back to normal. Also, some breast implant procedures will leave some scarring. By viewing photos the woman can get a relative idea of how much scarring she can expect. Also, given the time intervals of the photos, which are marked, a woman can get an idea of how long it is going to take for her breasts to heal.

As for the implants themselves, there are plenty of them to choose from.

There are saline implants. These are the only type in the US with FDA approval. These come in all shapes and sizes with various textures. But they are all silicone and salt water based. These became very popular after the FDA ban on pure silicon implants. Unlike silicone implants, if these implants rupture they can be absorbed by the body.

There are many options for these implants that affect their final appearance. Because these implants are softer than pure silicone, when implanted in the muscle they tend to ripple and thus have a more natural appearance. However, when placed just under the skin and above the muscle this lessens the rippling and produces a smoother though not as natural a look. For a woman who wants a larger cleavage, a round shaped implant is used which more naturally imitates the normal curvature of the breasts.

Saline breast implants have come a long way in recent years. It is now possible to insert them through the navel or underarm, position them appropriately and then use a special valve to fill the implants to the desired level. This allows the surgeon to increase the number of implants after surgery and also in many cases reduces recovery time. A patient can usually be back at work within a week after surgery is completed.