Breast Augmentation is a surgical procedure that helps you to restore or get fuller breasts. Also known as ‘augmentation mammoplasty’, this type of plastic surgery is used to enhance your breast size by placing silicone or saline implants in breasts to give a better fullness. These implants are placed either beneath the chest muscle or behind the breast tissue to enhance your bust size. This is extremely personal affair and you have to decide upon having the surgery depending on whether or not you will get the benefits you desire.

The Reasons:

There are various reasons for which breast augmentation can be undertaken like:

• For balancing asymmetrical breasts.
• For making smaller breasts appear larger.
• For restoring fullness to breasts that have lost size due to age, pregnancy or weight loss.

The Process:

Breast augmentation surgery actually involves placing breast implants which are silicone shell filled with sterile saltwater solution. These vary in shape considering some of them are round while some are anatomical. Similarly they could have a smooth surface or a textured one.

There is a lot that goes on before you actually undergo the final surgery. In the initial stages, you will need to undergo a medical evaluation in a lab and get changes done in any kind of medications that you are having presently. This will be followed by a complete baseline mammography before and after the surgery. This is done to help detect any changes in the future. You will need to stop smoking and avoid intake of any kind of anti-inflammatory drugs, herbal products and aspirin as well.

The recovery period is just a matter of few days. The patient will need to follow some specific instructions prior to the surgery. During this stage, the doctor will take all decisions like the type of implant, its position, size of the implant etc. This planning will then be executed during surgery and the whole procedure might take one to two hours. After the surgery, the patient may feel drowsy and tender for one or two days. The patient will be required to closely follow the doctor’s instructions during the healing period and it would be a good idea to have a friend or relative nearby for assistance.

The Results:

Breast implants lead to you getting fuller and better bust size in absolutely no time. However, it is necessary to remember that such changes are not guaranteed over your lifetime. Your breast appearance may be influenced by other factors like menopause, weight loss or pregnancy later down in life.

Common Concerns:

There are many side effects associated with breast augmentation like scarring, fluid accumulation, blood clots, possibility of revisional surgery, rupture or leakage of the implant, wrinkling of skin over the implant, infection or even bleeding. Also during the taking of a mammogram, you will be required to get some additional x-rays taken. However none of these mean that such surgery will impair the breast health. The procedure does not even impair your ability to breastfeed. You can get more beautiful body and add to your self confidence in a health and safe way!