Procedures
Breast
Breast Enlargement (Augmentation)
Overview
Breast enlargement, also known as breast augmentation or ‘boob-job’, serves to enhance both breast size and shape.
Breast enlargement (enhancement) is a procedure to achieve an increase in size of the breast and also to have improvement in the shape by insertion of breast implants. Fat transfer is also one of the methods to increase the volume of the breasts.
Breast implants are placed either behind the breast or behind the muscle. Both these placements have their pros and cons. Breast augmentation is suitable for patients who have naturally small breasts or a woman where there has been shrinkage in size following pregnancy or weight loss. Some patients are born with asymmetrical size and shape of their breasts and also there are some congenital breast deformities. Often this procedure is viewed as part of a ‘mummy makeover’ along side a ‘Tummy Tuck’.
Some of these problems can be addressed by a combination of augmentation, reduction of opposite side or uplift. Most of the patients just need simple breast augmentation but others need adjustments. The most challenging procedure is to perform breast augmentation and an uplift at the same time. Some of the patients have very saggy breasts and it is not possible to fill all the loose skin envelope with large breast implants and it is required to get the nipple/areolar complex at the right position and to reduce the excess skin to have a more natural and youthful appearance.
PROCEDURE
Breast enlargement surgery takes between one and one-and-a-half hours, and is done under general anaesthetic. The operation itself involves accessing and creating the pocket into which the implant will be placed. Once the pocket has been created, the implant is inserted and the incision wounds are stitched. You may be able to go home the same day, but many patients will spend one night in hospital.
Post-operative pain in these procedures is easily controlled. Patients will be mobile from day one and should be back to full exercise within six weeks. Patients are recommended to take around two weeks off work immediately after the operation in order to ensure they recuperate fully.
The nature of the scars will depend on the technique that has been used. Scars tend to be quite red in the first six weeks, changing to purple over next three months and then fading to white. Most patients will form good quality scars over time.
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