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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
Implant Surgery Risks
Regardless of how desirable its outcome,
surgery can be a scary process. This
holds true to breast augmentation
surgery, a cosmetic surgical treatment
that enhances the size and shape of a
patient's breast tissue. The best way to
absolve any fears of the dangers of
breast implants is to make sure that the
surgical procedure is being performed by
a board certified plastic surgeon whose
medical qualifications provide you with
some trust. Additionally, it is
important to know the dangers of breast
implants in case any complications may
arise. Although the majority of breast
augmentation surgical cases end with
safe and trouble free results, some
dangers of breast implants include:
- Additional surgeries:
By undergoing breast augmentation
surgery, patients have increased
the likelihood that they will have
to undergo additional surgical
treatments. Often surgery will be
needed to replace or remove the
breast implant.
- Breast Tissue Atrophy:
Also known as chest wall deformity,
this condition results from the
pressure of the breast implant
causing a patient's breast tissue
to thin and shrink. This condition
can occur while breast implants
have been removed or are in place.
- Capsular Contracture:
This condition refers to a
situation where capsule, also known
as scar tissue, which usually forms
around the breast implant begin to
tighten and the breast implants
begins to feel squeezed. It is a
condition that typically follows
infection and should be treated as
soon as it is detected. The
symptoms of capsular contracture
range from mild firmness and
discomfort to severe pain and
movement of the breast implant.
- Cosmetic results:
While the majority of breast
augmentation patients have positive
experiences with the outcome of the
surgery, many find that they are
dissatisfied. Problems such as
wrinkling, asymmetry, implant
displacement, incorrect size,
unanticipated shape, implant
palpability, scar deformity,
hypertrophic scarring, and sloshing
can occur, which may lead to
patients unhappy with the outcome
of the surgery.
- Deflation:
Also known as rupture, this is a
condition that occurs when the
breast implant has deflated due to
either a leak within the implant or
a rupture of the implant shell.
- Hermatoma/Seroma:
Both of these conditions typically
occur within 24 hours of breast
augmentation surgery and relate to
issues of the patient's blood.
Hermatoma refers to the collection
of blood inside a blood tissue and
seroma is the collection of the
watery portion of the blood.
Following surgery, postoperative
hermatoma and seroma can result in
infection and the development of
capsular contracture. In particular
dire cases of large hermatomas and
seromas, the patient may need to
undergo surgical draining to
properly heal.
- Infection:
Infection can occur within any
surgery and breast augmentation
surgery is no different. The one
complication in patients with
breast implants is that doctors
have more difficulty in treating
infections in these people compared
to patients with normal body
tissues.
- Nipple and breast sensation
changes:
Due to the amount of surgical work
used in breast augmentation, you
should expect an increase or
decrease in the feeling of the
nipple and breasts. Nerve endings
are often severed during this
treatment and it may take months
for your nipples and breasts to
regain sensation. Changes in these
areas can be permanent and range
from intense sensitivity to no
feeling.
- Pain:
Following breast augmentation
surgery, you should expect to rest
for a week to allow your body to
heal. Much like any other surgical
procedure, it is not unheard of for
patients to feel pain of varying
intensity and duration following
the treatment. However, if this
pain continues to linger and grow
to the point where it is severe,
you should consult your plastic
surgeon immediately. Severe pain
can be an indication that
complications have arisen due to
improper breast implant size or
breast implant placement.
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