Breast Augmentation in Chennai
Breast augmentation involves, using breast implants or fat transfer to increase the size of your breasts. This procedure can also restore breast volume lost after weight reduction or pregnancy, achieve a more rounded breast shape or improve natural breast size asymmetry.
What breast augmentation in Chennai can’t do?
Breast augmentation does not correct severely drooping breasts. A breast lift may be required along with augmentation.
Who should undergo Breast Aug ?
Breast augmentation is a deeply personal procedure, and it’s important that you’re doing it for yourself and not for someone else.You may be a candidate for breast augmentation if:
- You are physically healthy and you aren’t pregnant or breastfeeding
- You have realistic expectations
- Your breasts are fully developed
- You are bothered by the feeling that your breasts are too small
- One or both breasts failed to develop normally or have an elongated shape
What are the Possible breast augmentation surgery risks ?
Incidental risks include Anesthesia risks, Bleeding/clots, Infection,Poor scarring and Changes in nipple or breast sensation. Specific Risks include Wrong or faulty position of the implant, Implant leakage or rupture Fluid accumulation (seroma), Persistent pain.
Skin necrosis or implant exposure – this may happen with very large implants placed in a tight space, in chronic smokers, uncontrolled diabetics and patients on steroids.
Capsular contracture – This manifests as hardening of the breast/s with or without pain due to the thickening and shrinkage of the capsule (smooth wall formed by the body around the implant). In the early stage, it may improve with massages and medications. Severe cases may require surgery to remove the implant and either release the tightened capsule or excise it entirely.Implant may be replaced at the same time or later.
These risks and others will be fully discussed prior to your consent. It is important that you address all your questions directly with your plastic surgeon.
Can Breast Implant cause Cancer ?
Breast implant associated Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) – This is a rare cancer that develops within the capsule tissue. This is NOT Breast Cancer perse. It most commonly presents as hard swelling in one breast. early detection is the key.In most patients, if detected early, its completely treatable by surgery by removing the implant AND the entire capsule.
What is FAT TRANSFER BREAST AUGMENTATION ?
Fat transfer breast augmentation essentially uses liposuction to take fat from other parts of your body and inject it into your breasts. This is a breast augmentation option for women who are looking for a relatively small increase in breast size and would prefer natural results.
Is it risky ?
Because it involves transfer of one’s own body fat, the risks are minimal. This may include Cysts, Infection, Microcalcification, death of transferred fat cells and Possibility that some of the transferred fat cells will leave the breast area.
Are the results permanent ?
You may have to have touch-up injections to retain your improved shape if you choose this surgery.
What are the Types of breast implants available ?
Saline breast implants
Saline breast implants are filled with sterile salt water. Should the implant shell leak, a saline implant will collapse and the saline will be absorbed and naturally expelled by the body. Saline breast implants provide a uniform shape, firmness and feel.
Silicone breast implants
Silicone breast implants are filled with silicone gel. The gel feels a bit more like natural breast tissue. If the implant leaks, the gel may remain within the implant shell, or may escape into the breast implant pocket. A leaking implant filled with silicone gel will not collapse. If you choose silicone implants, you may need to visit your plastic surgeon regularly to make sure the implants are functioning properly. An ultrasound or MRI screening can assess the condition of breast implants.Round breast implants
Round breast implants have a tendency to make breasts appear fuller than form-stable implants. Higher profile options can achieve even more projection. Because round implants are the same shape all over, there is less concern about them rotating out of place.
Smooth breast implants
Smooth breast implants are the softest feeling. They can move with the breast implant pocket, which may give more natural movement. Smooth implants may have some palpable or visible rippling under the skin.
Textured breast implants
Textured breast implants develop scar tissue to stick to the implant, making them less likely to move around inside of the breast and become repositioned.
What should I know about Breast implant procedure?
The procedure generally requires an overnight stay in hospital. A breast enlargement operation will be performed under a general anaesthetic.
The Implant is usually inserted through an incision made in the natural crease beneath the breast to minimize visible scarring.
Breast implant is inserted into a pocket either Under the chest muscle (a submuscular placement) or Directly behind the breast tissue, over the chest muscle (a submammary/ subglandular placement), depending on the type of implant, degree of enlargement desired, your body type and your surgeon’s recommendations.
Following the surgery you will have stitches in place, which are usually removed around 10th day. You will be advised to wear a sports bra 24 hours a day for up to three months.
Acute pain typically subsides after one to five days, but you may experience soreness and swelling for a few weeks. Resume exercise and normal activity according to your plastic surgeon’s directions. Over time the incision lines will fade.
The results of breast augmentation are immediately visible.
Breast implants are not guaranteed to last a lifetime and future surgery may be required to replace one or both implants.
Pregnancy, weight loss and menopause may influence the appearance of augmented breasts over the course of your lifetime
Breast augmentation requires regular examinations of your breasts’ health and to evaluate the condition of your breast implants