Breast Augmentation
Enlarge your breast size for a boost in confidence and to regain a more youthful appearance. Plan on about a week of downtime.
What is a Breast Augmentation?
Breast augmentation, also known as augmentation mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure to increase the size, shape, or fullness of the breasts. This is typically achieved using breast implants or fat transfer. The procedure is popular among women who desire larger breasts, want to restore breast volume lost after weight reduction or pregnancy, or seek to achieve a more rounded breast shape or improve natural breast asymmetry.
About Breast Augmentation:
Customized Results: One of the primary benefits of breast augmentation is the ability to customize your results. You have control over several aspects, including:
Implant Size: You can choose the volume (cc's) of the implants based on your desired breast size and proportions.
Implant Shape: Implants come in different shapes, such as round and teardrop (anatomical), allowing you to achieve the specific look you desire.
Implant Material: Options include saline-filled implants or silicone gel implants, each with its own characteristics and feel.
Placement: Implants can be placed either under the breast tissue (subglandular) or under the chest muscle (submuscular), depending on your anatomy and aesthetic goals.
Versatility: Breast augmentation is suitable for women who desire increased breast volume, improved breast symmetry, or enhanced overall breast shape. It can also address issues such as breast asymmetry or congenital breast deformities.
Combination Procedures: In some cases, breast augmentation may be combined with other procedures like a breast lift (mastopexy) to achieve both enhanced volume and lifted, more youthful breast contours. This combination can be tailored to address individual anatomical needs and aesthetic goals.
Consultation and Planning: It's essential to consult with a board-certified cosmetic surgeon, like Dr. Stubbs, who specializes in breast augmentation. During your consultation, you'll discuss your goals, medical history, and preferences to determine the most appropriate treatment plan.
Recovery and Results: Recovery from breast augmentation typically involves a period of rest and limited physical activity. Results become more apparent as swelling subsides, and the breasts settle into their new shape and position over several weeks to months.
Ultimately, breast augmentation can be a transformative procedure that enhances your body proportions and boosts your self-confidence especially after loss of volume due to having children. With careful planning and expert guidance, you can achieve natural-looking, beautiful results that align with your aesthetic goals and boost your confidence!
How is Breast Augmentation Performed?
There are many ways to perform breast augmentation. The most common is through an incision on the inframammary fold. Other options is through an incision in the armpit or around the areola. What is fun about this consult is trying out all the sizes of implants and seeing how they will look on your frame.
Who is a good candidate for Breast Augmentation?
Breast augmentation is a procedure that appeals to two primary groups of women, each with their own reasons and goals:
Women with Insufficient Breast Tissue: Some women naturally have smaller breasts due to genetics or developmental factors. Breast augmentation allows these individuals to enhance their breast size and achieve a fuller, more proportionate bustline.
Women with Changes in Breast Size or Shape: The second group includes women whose breasts have changed due to factors such as aging, pregnancy, breastfeeding, or weight loss. These changes can lead to loss of breast volume, sagging (ptosis), or asymmetry. Breast augmentation can restore lost volume, improve breast shape, and provide a more youthful appearance.
Breast Augmentation Recovery
Most patients are able to return to normal activities within 2 to 3 days and more day to day activities around a week out from surgery. Working out (not chest muscles) may start around 6 weeks. A specific post-operative treatment plan will be developed, tailored to your needs. You will be given instructions and personalized care throughout the perioperative time.
Combination Procedures
Combining breast augmentation with a breast lift is often ideal for women seeking comprehensive improvement in both volume and sagging. This approach ensures a balanced and harmonious result, tailored to your unique aesthetic goals and anatomical needs. Working closely with a skilled plastic surgeon like Dr. Stubbs ensures that you receive personalized care and achieve the transformative results you desire for your breast appearance.
Breast Lift for Sagging: A breast lift (mastopexy) is designed to lift and reshape breasts that have begun to sag or droop. This procedure removes excess skin, tightens the breast tissue, and repositions the nipples to a higher, more youthful position on the breast mound.
Combined Benefits: When performed together, breast augmentation with a breast lift allows for comprehensive enhancement:
Volume Restoration: Implants add volume to create fuller breasts, addressing concerns of deflation and loss of breast size.
Sagging Correction: The breast lift elevates and reshapes the breasts, improving their contour and addressing ptosis (sagging), which cannot be corrected by implants alone and may be exacerbated by added volume.
Customized Approach: During your consultation with Dr. Stubbs, your surgeon will assess your breast anatomy, discuss your goals, and recommend the most suitable approach. They will help you choose the appropriate implant size and type (saline or silicone) and determine the extent of lifting needed to achieve your desired results.
Recovery and Results: Recovery from a combined breast augmentation and lift procedure typically involves downtime and follow-up care to monitor healing. Results will gradually emerge as swelling subsides, revealing enhanced breast shape, volume, and lifted position.
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