BREAST AUGMENTATION
Breast Augmentation in Mumbai
Breast Augmentation (Enlargement) is the most commonly performed surgical cosmetic procedure among patients to enlarge the breasts or increase the volume of breasts.
It helps in enhancing the size of breasts. Inadequate breast volume may lead to negative body image and low self-esteem. This effects the quality of life of person. This procedure is also done to restore contour when breast has been removed for cancer treatment surgically. The procedure is quick, safe and effective.
Breast Augmentation through Silicone Implant – Silicone gel-filled breast implants have a silicone outer shell that is filled with silicone gel. hey come in different sizes and have either smooth or textured shells. The gel feels a bit more like natural breast tissue. Silicone breast implants are FDA-approved for augmentation in women age 22 or older.
Breast Augmentation through Fat Grafting – Breast augmentation through fat grafting is an ideal option for women who are interested in alternatives to breast implants for a modest increase in their breast size.
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Breast augmentation with fat transfer uses your own fat cells to increase your breast size. During the first part of the procedure, liposuction is used to carefully harvest fat cells from your donor site (generally your abdomen and flanks). This fat is processed to remove non-fat fluids and then gently injected into your breasts.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
- The women who have flat chest or low volume breasts.
- Those who want to enhance their breasts size.
- The women whose breasts are not fully developed.
- Those who have realistic expectations.
BENEFITS OF BREAST AUGMENTATION
- Enhances self-image and self-confidence.
- Improves the appearance of breasts.
- Gives youthful feeling.
- It helps in regaining and enhancing a woman’s figure.
- Ability to wear new or different clothes.
HOW IT IS DONE ?
- The procedure takes around 60 to 90 minutes.
- The surgeon makes an incision in inconspicuous areas, then he lifts the breast tissues and implant is inserted either
- between breast tissue and chest muscle or behind the chest muscle. The incisions are then stitched and covered with dressing. A small drain is put which is removed on third day.
TYPES OF PROCEDURE
- Silicon Implant Placement: This is most commonly used method for breast augmentation. Silicon implants are available in various sizes and a size appropriate to the person’s physique is chosen. Implant placement is done through infra-mammary incision, which remains well hidden.
- Fat Graft Mammoplasty: Fat grafting had been employed as a method of breast augmentation as early as 1895 when Czerny first transplanted a lipoma from the back to the breast for a mastectomy patient. Fat grafting involves the harvest of donor adipose tissue, most commonly from the buttocks or lower abdomen, and transplanting it to the patient's breast tissue. Fat grafting is also useful as a primary technique for small-volume augmentations2 or reconstructions (i.e., postlumpectomy reconstruction).
RISKS
- Every surgery involves some element of risks. This does not imply that the procedure is dangerous for patient’s health. In such of procedures there are common risks which may or may not occur. Choosing a right doctor is important for reducing the chances of occurrence of such risks.
RESULTS
- The results can be immediately seen. However, the swelling will subside over a period and the incisions will also fade away.
RECOVERY
- The patient can go home after few hours of surgery. Special instruction will be given by the doctor as how to take care of breasts, medicines to apply or take orally to help healing and reduce the risk of infection.