BREAST IMPLANT SURGERY

There are always some women that aren't happy with their breasts, they may be too big, and need implants, or too small or one may be bigger than the other.  Breast implant surgery is the most popular option

Our breast shape is determined by our genes, by our build or by artificial hormones such as the pill. After childbirth, because the supporting ligaments have not contracted back after pregnancy and lactation, or after the menopause, some women find  their breast shape has changed because the glandular tissue has shrunk and lost elasticity,    breast implant surgery can help.

Mammoplasty, breast reshaping, and breast implant surgery can change the shape of the breasts for the better.
 
Some women want their breasts made bigger  because they are virtually flat chested or their breast have shrunk or drooped with age. This process is called breast augmentation. If the nipple is below the breast near the crease the breast can be lifted rather than enlarged.

Breast enlarging can restore confidence and change lives for women that were too embarrassed to go on the beach or go out in summer tops and who found it impossible to find clothes to fit properly. Implants have become very popular over the last ten years as many models and media stars have opted for breast implants to increase their breast size. Some women need breast implants as part of reconstruction surgery after mastectomy.

 
  Breast implants consist of a silicone bag filled with liquid silicone, cohesive silicone jelly or saline. Silicone implants came from America in the 1960's and for 30 years was used in preference to saline.

A few years ago there was a health scare,  a link was claimed, by lawyers, between silicone and breast cancer and a few defects in babies was attributed to breast silicone implants. Recently, lawyers claimed a link  between silicone implants and ME and rheumatoid arthritis, with symptoms such as fatigue, lymph node swellings and memory problems.

These problems were more common in women whose silicone implants had ruptured. The fear of silicone leaking out in the body meant that they stopped doing most of the silicone implants in America. Saline was used instead but saline implants tended to wrinkle as the bags were not completely full and women could see the wrinkles through their skin.

Now, it is generally thought that silicone implants are safe and nothing to do with the earlier health scares, the implants are much stronger than before so the bags cannot split.

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If you decide to have breast augmentation, the surgeon choice is very important. Like every cosmetic surgery, we have to be happy that the surgeon knows what he is doing and we are sure of what we want. The surgeon will check the breasts for symmetry because if they are both different sizes, a bigger implant will be needed for one breast to get both the same size.

The surgeon will also check for stretch marks because implants will not remove stretch marks, although many think they do. Bring a bra so that the surgeon can fit the implant to the bra size as this is a better measurement than saying '36D please'.

Most women are very happy and are not aware of the implants but there is high risk of some loss of sensation in the breasts, the bigger the implant, the higher chance of some nerve damage.

It is impossible to predict how much cleavage the breasts will produce and the scar tissue will take around six months to heal. The breasts will feel hard and unnatural at first but then soften up. If the breast changes shape you should see a doctor in case the implant has ruptured and this can be checked by a breast X ray, mammography.

Once the decision has been made and you have had breast implant surgery, remember there is a slight risk in every surgery but complications are rare, so enjoy the new breasts and go out and enjoy yourselves.

 
 
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