Breast augmentation Also known as augmentation mammaplasty, breast augmentation surgery involves using implants to fulfill your desire for fuller breasts or to restore breast volume lost after weight reduction or pregnancy. In young women breasts may remain small due to underdevelopment of glands for genetic reasons.
The success and safety of your breast augmentation procedure depends very much on your being completely candid during your consultation. By being actively involved your consultation about breast augmentation, problems, concerns and questions you may have can be addressed by your ASPS Member Surgeon. You’ll be asked a number of questions about your health, desires and lifestyle.
Be prepared to discuss:
- Why you want breast augmentation surgery, your expectations and desired outcome.
- Medical conditions, drug allergies and medical treatments.
- Use of current medications, vitamins, herbal supplements, alcohol, tobacco and drugs.
- Previous surgeries.
- Family history of breast cancer and results of any mammograms or previous biopsies.
Your surgeon may also:
- Evaluate your general health status and any pre-existing health conditions or risk factors.
- Examine your breasts, and may take detailed measurements of their size and shape, skin quality, placement of your nipples.
- Take photographs for your medical record.
- Discuss your options and recommend a course of treatment.
- Discuss likely outcomes of breast augmentation surgery and any risks or potential complications.
- Discuss the use of anesthesia during your breast augmentation procedure.
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Breast Augmentation Scars
During this recovery time, you will have to bear with the sight of the sutures which will be there for a week or up to 10 days depends on your body speed of recovery. It could be traumatic at this period because sometime you may not able to accept the redness and bruising wounds. And when it fully recovered it could be a couple of months later. What matter is the breast lift scars whether the cosmetic surgeon had done a good job or not, but whatever the outcome, you had signed a contract which means you will have to accept it anyway.
The typical breast augmentation patient is a woman in her mid-thirties who is in a long term relationship and have children.
Side Effects and Alternative Procedures
It is important to understand that a breast enlargement may hide breast cancer. The presence of the implants means that self-exams often fail to reveal suspicious lumps. If the recipient of the implant has a family history of cancer, special monitoring precautions will be required.
Other potential side effects include leakage, ruptures, or numbness of the nipple or of the breast itself. If any of these events occurs or is suspected, medical help should be sought immediately.
For individuals who are reluctant to undergo breast augmentation surgery, alternative methods are available. These include breast firming creams, soft gel-filled pads inserted in the bra, and a high-protein diet. Often, women with small breasts who become pregnant will experience natural breast enlargement that remains after they have delivered and finish nursing their child.
Contact your doctor immediately should any of the following occur:
- Fever
- Abnormal discharge, such as pus, from incision site
- Rupture of stitches
- Increasing enlargement, or firmness, of one or both breasts associated with pain and pressure
Results
The results of a breast augmentation are long lasting and usually permanent, unless a complication such as rippling, leaking or a rupture occurs. Recovery from breast enlargement surgery is on average one to two weeks, with the patient instructed to refrain from lifting the arms or handling anything with weight.
Breast Augmentation Cost
As an elective surgery, the cost of breast augmentation is a consideration for many patients. A surgeon’s cost for breast augmentation may vary based on his or her experience, the type and cost of breast implants used, as well as geographic office location.
Many plastic surgeons offer patient financing plans, so be sure to ask.
Cost may include:
- Surgeon’s fee
- Hospital or surgical facility costs
- Anesthesia fees
- Breast implant cost
- Prescriptions for medication
- Post-surgery garments
- Medical tests
Average Cost is $5400
| $3700 | + | $700 | + | $900 | = | $5400 |
| Surgeon | + | Anaesthesia | + | Facility | = | Augmentation Cost |
Range
$3500 to $10,000
The cost of breast augmentation varies widely, depending on factors such as the surgeon’s skill, the region where you have the surgery performed, silicone or saline, whether the surgery takes place in the office or in a hospital, what type of surgery you choose and what type of anesthesia is used.
Most health insurance plans will not cover cosmetic breast augmentation costs, related complications or another surgery to revise the appearance of your breasts. Some carriers even exclude breast diseases in patients who have breast implants. You must carefully review your health insurance policy.
Your satisfaction involves more than a fee
When choosing a plastic surgeon for breast enlargement or breast enhancement, remember that the surgeon’s experience with breast implants and your comfort with him or her are just as important as the final cost of the surgery.