What patients could benefit from breast augmentation?
Any woman who is looking for improvement, not perfection, in the way she looks. If you are realistic in your expectations, then, you may be a good candidate for this surgery.Surgery risks
There is no surgery without risks. The risks must be discussed in detail with the surgeon and the anesthesiologist before the surgery. Beside the risks common to any general anesthesia surgery, infections, hematomas and unaesthetic scars can appear.Capsular contraction represents the most common problem concerning this surgical intervention (the conjunctive tissue forms a capsule around the implant which begins to tighten and, eventually, squeeze it). In a more advanced phase an intervention is needed and the removal of the implant may also be required (in case it has been placed in front of the pectoral muscle it is to be moved behind it). Sometimes the implant has to be replaced as well.
It is about a complication that does not depend on the surgeon's technique or on the quality of the implant but on the particular reactivity of each patient's body.
Some women claim a hyper or hypo sensitivity of their nipples (over or under sensitivity). You may also sense numbness patches near the incision area. Such symptoms usually disappear in time but with certain patients they also become permanent.
There is no evidence showing that breast implants may affect fertility, pregnancy or the patient's ability to breast - feed. In case one nursed babies one year before the surgery she may very well produce milk for a few days following the operation. This may cause discomfort but it can be treated with the medication we will prescribe for you. Occasionally the implants might break and leak. It might be the outcome of some accidents and very rarely such things might happen spontaneously.
If a saline implant breaks, it will deflate in a few hours and the serum will be absorbed by the patient's body without generating any complication. If a rupture occurs in a gel-filled implant, one or two things may happen. If the shell breaks but the capsule around the implant remains unscathed, there may be no change. In case the capsule also breaks, especially following great pressure, the silicone gel may seep into the surrounding tissues. Consequently, there may take place some modifications in the shape or firmness of the breasts. If such a thing happens, a second surgery is needed and the implant must be replaced.