Plastic surgeons routinely perform breast augmentation using either saline filled breast implants or the new FDA approved cohesive gel silicone implants. Saline breast implants contain an outer shell of silicone within which the saline solution is placed. The new and improved silicone gel implants have the same outer silicone shell within which is a new cohesive silicone gel. Unlike the old silicone implants, which were more like a liquid, the new cohesive gel implants act more like a solid than a liquid holding together uniformly while still retaining the natural give and feel of natural breast tissue. This gelatin -like cohesive silicone gel is much less likely to leak, rupture or tear as compared to the older traditional silicone implants and, in demonstration, the implant does not leak even when cut in half.
Following the surgery, patients generally report mild to moderate discomfort which is easily controlled with medication. Varying degrees of swelling, bruising and firmness subside over several weeks to months. Sutures (stitches) are removed after seven days. Patient's can generally return to work after several days to one week. Light exercise may begin after four to six weeks. A support bra is generally worn for two to three months following surgery and is encouraged as much as possible thereafter to maintain the contour. Recovery and healing will vary from patient to patient and depend on the extent of the surgery. Over the weeks and months, the breasts will soften and relax, looking and feeling more natural as swelling subsides and the effects of gravity and tissue relaxation act on the newly implanted breasts. It must be remembered that complete healing takes time and patience, taking up to one year before realizing the final result of the surgery.
As with most surgical procedures complications are unlikely when performed by a skilled and competent surgeon. Complications include, but are not limited to anesthesia risks, bleeding, infection, capsular contracture (firmness or hardening of the healing tissues around the implant), deflation, poor healing with prominent or obvious scars, numbness, altered nipple sensation, loss of nipple sensation, asymmetry in breasts and/or areolas, enlarged areolas and need for revisional surgery or implant removal. Also rare, but possible are blood clots or emboli (blood clots which dislodge and travel in the blood stream to distant sites).
At the many plastic surgery centers, Venodyne calf compression devices are used for every breast augmentation surgery (as well as other surgeries). Venodynes are pressure cuffs that fit over each lower log from the ankle to the knee circulating every one to two minutes to reduce the pooling of blood in the lower extremities and further reduce the possibility of blood clots or emboli. Smoking seriously decreases blood circulation in the skin which increases the risks of complications and poor healing.
It is also important to understand that breasts are not symmetrical. Often different size implants are used to help improve symmetry. Every effort is made to make the breasts symmetrical and as close as possible to the desired size, however no guarantee as to the exact size, shape or symmetry can be made by any surgeon.
Author Resource:-
Dave Stringham, the President of LookingYourBest.com writes about plastic surgery in Miami, Florida and plastic surgery procedures such as breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast lift, breast reconstruction, and breast implants.
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