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Breast Augmentation Merrillville IN Facts And Information

By Margaret Lewis


Breast augmentation refers to enlargement or the enhancement of breasts through surgical procedures that involve inserting implants above or under the pectoral muscles. The process is not the same as reconstruction. The candidates for reconstruction are women that have previously undergone mastectomy and have lost some portions of the breasts or the entire breasts. In considering breast augmentation Merrillville IN residents should know what is involved.

Candidates for the surgery are normally women that want to change appearance of breasts as a way of boosting confidence. The women may want the breasts to be more proportional to other parts of the body. There are people who may have undergone pregnancy or breast feeding and want to restore the look of their busts to the appearance they used to have previously. Thus, it is mostly used for boosting appearance.

It is among the commonest surgeries in cosmetic surgical procedures. The risks are rare. The most serious side effects would be formation of thick layer of collagen around implants. The implants would have to be removed. The process is called capsular contracture. Because of developments in manufacture of implants, any possibility of contracture will be minimized. The effect is not experienced in many cases.

There are some effects like leakage and implants that are over-filled which are hardly ever experienced. In the past, it was possible that breasts could become uncomfortably cold. Problems with old liquid silicone and saline implants were mostly experienced in the nineties. The implants that are filled with silicone gel are the most favored because they ensure such effects are not experienced. With time, there has been use of fat gotten from patients during augmentation.

Augmentation will not have an effect on breastfeeding. Mothers will be able to breastfeed normally. This will not however mean that the process can be done when a woman is pregnant. After operation, there is a breast swelling that lasts for between 3 to 4 weeks.

Besides, during pregnancy and after, the body undergoes changes and thus it would not be a good idea to perform cosmetic surgery. It is a time when the body gets to adjust in both shape and size. There is no evidence that the procedure increases risk of breast cancer. As a matter of fact, it will make it easier to do self-examination for detecting lumps that are cancerous.

The most used kind of incision is called infra-mammary incision. This is usually made under breasts at the location where they meet the chest wall. It is about 4.5 centimeters in length. The advantage of this procedure is that it gives good direct access to space behind the breasts. The visual effects of the implants are going to be obvious immediately as the surgery is underway.

The second option is known as axillary incision. These incisions ate made in a cease under armpits and will be 4.5 centimeters long. This option is better favored by Asian women since they scar badly. Also, it is less obvious than incisions which are made under the breast. It is however more hard to perform because it gives indirect access to breasts. This makes it cumbersome and time consuming.




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