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Breast
Implant Augmentation
Breast
Augmentation Cost
Types of Surgical Procedures
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Areola (Nipple)
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Transaxillary
(Underarm)
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Inframammary Fold
(Crease)
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Trans-Umbilical (Belly
Button)
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Submuscular (under
the muscle)
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Subglandular (over
the muscle)
Candidates For
Breast Implant Surgery
Types of Breast Implants
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Saline-Filled
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High Profile / Standard
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Expandable
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Smooth / Textured
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Round / Tear-Drop
Choosing The
Right Implant Size
Breast
Augmentation Consultations
- Preparing
For Your Consultation
- What To
Expect
Risks of
Surgery
Before Your
Surgery
During The
Procedure
After Breast
Augmentation Surgery
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Massage and
Compression
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Mammograms and
Self-Exams
Finding The
Right Cosmetic Surgeon
Before Breast Augmentation Surgery
Removing
Breast Implants
Breast Implant
Glossary of Terms
Breast Implant
Complications -
Re-Operations
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Removal
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Rupture / Deflation
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Capsular Contracture
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Breast Pain
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Breast Sensation Changes
Highland Plastic Surgery Centers is a division of
Highland Medical Centers
OTHER RESOURCES:
Highland Pain Institute
Highland Bariatric Institute
Highland Sleep Institute
Highland GERD Institute
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Breast Massage and Compression
Some surgeons think you should perform implant massage
(compressions) or pocket quadrant exercises some do
not. If you do not know what quadrant exercises are,
they are the act of displacing the implant to the outer
most corners of the pocket. Say, up, down and side to
side. You are told to perform these movements and hold
your implant in this position for a few seconds. If
your surgeon believes in massage he or she should show
you how to perform these exercises.
You usually
start about a week post-op but some patients are
instructed to massage within a few hours of surgery. If
this seems too early and it causes you much pain,
please notify your surgeon and ask his further
instructions. Sometimes surgeons will instruct you to
massage your breasts several times a day until about 3
weeks post-op. Then after 21 days, you usually begin
massaging them only once a day, - for the rest of your
life. The purpose of quadrant massage is to keep the
pocket roomy and the scar capsule that naturally forms
around any foreign body, loose and elastic.
Some surgeons also tell you to do Compression Exercises
as well. You should ask your surgeon about actually
squeezing the implant with medium pressure to keep the
naturally occurring capsule flexible and loose. I am
only providing you with the information not insisting
or suggesting that you do such, please abide my your
particular surgeon's wishes.
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