What are the methods for breast augmentation?
Nowadays, it is common for women to want to better their external appearance, enhance their profile or look better so as to hide signs of aging or after-pregnancy effects. Statistics show that breast augmentation is one of the most common procedures sought after by women in the area of cosmetic plastic surgery.
Self-improvement is a natural and inevitable desire. But before visiting a surgeon, it is essential to understand the effects of breast augmentation and to learn about the methods for breast augmentation, thereby finding out which method is the most suitable for you.
The most common rationales behind breast augmentation procedure (thereby affecting which procedure to use) are:
- Balancing uneven breasts that differ in size or shape
- Increasing the size of the breasts so as to make the body look more in proportion
- Remoulding and reshaping breasts that have lost their contours due to the after effects of pregnancy and breast-feeding
A breast implant is a sac of saline, silicone or rubber-like substance that is surgically introduced and implanted under the tissue of your chest. Implants come in a range of shapes and sizes, with differing designs and in many different types of materials. Furthermore, they can be placed in different positions of the chest via different incision locations.
Conventional Breast Lift
Most surgeons will advise their patients to have a breast lift and breast augmentation done in the same surgical procedure. This is the best and most appropriate way to fix the sagging appearance of the breasts that are caused by aging or pregnancy. During a combined surgery like this, the surgeon will remove some breast tissue from under the chest, tighten the breast skin so that it is lifted and then insert the implant.
Laser Bra Breast Surgery
Laser bra breast surgery is used to give a strong internal prop to raise the breasts and to keep them maintained in a firm but attractive position. This procedure is usually used for breast reduction, breast lift or breast augmentation. In this procedure, the surgeon will use a laser to provide better support for the breast.
The best candidates for a surgery like this are women whose sagging breasts have resulted in more than mere inconvenience but actual health and medical problems, such as interfering with their daily activities, causing insomnia or resulting in lowered self-esteemed. It also works well for patients who are worried about the sensitivity of the nipple and its ability to breast feed after surgery.
More importantly, older patients, patients with heart conditions or patients who are on multiple medications should be excluded from this type of surgery as these conditions actually increase the risk of complications substantially.
Breast surgery is a complex medical procedure that requires advanced and highly competent surgical skill. Regardless of the method of breast augmentation, your goal should be to enlarge the size of your breasts whilst keeping them to look as natural as possible. Due to the complexity of the surgery, always find a board-certified plastic surgeon that has experience in the different types of breast augmentation.