What is the best method for breast augmentation?
If after due consideration and deliberation, you finally decide to have breast augmentation, the next question you have to ask yourself is then, “what method of breast augmentation will help you and your physician achieve the result you want?”. You would probably had consider other alternatives such as breast enhancement creams, breast enlargement pills and breast enlarging creams and have decided that augmentation surgery is the best method forward.
Therefore, during the initial consultation, you have to discuss with your surgeon your goals and expectations, the size and shape you are looking for and your feelings about the procedure.
Type of Breast Implants
One of the first decisions you have to make is the type of breast implant to use. The type you select is decided based your personality, your body (anatomy) and your expected results. Breast implants come in a large range. For implant surface, there are smooth or textured breast implants. The implant shape can be either round or shaped. The profile of the implant is dependent on how far you want the implant to protrude. The implant size is based on the volume you want, usually ranging from 120 to 850 cc. Two common implant fillers are saline or silicone.
Surface of the Implants
The surface of the implant is vital in that implants with textured surfaces were engineered so that the likelihood of capsular contraction is diminished. Sadly, one major flaw of textured implants that, depending on the placement of the implant, has a higher probability of being visible through the skin.
Silicon Fillers vs. Saline Fillers
Saline breast implants use sterile saline solution to fill the implants. Silicon breast implants are usually filled with silicone oil, cured large silicon, and a small amount of uncured silicones. It is important to note that both silicone and saline implants have an outer layer that is composed of silicone-rubber.
One benefit of having saline breast implants is that, should the implant rupture, the saline can be easily absorbed into the body. On the other hand, the silicone gel that leaks outside of the shell after rupture cannot. Saline breast implant ruptures are quite obvious and noticeable as the implant flattens. But this is not the consequence when using silicone breast implants.
Breast Implant Placement
Breast implants can be placed behind the chest tissues in three primary areas. These are the subglandular implant placement, the partial submuscular implant placement, and the complete submuscular implant placement. Of course, the optimum implant placement will be based on the size of your implants and your individual anatomical features. The subglandular implant placement has the breast implant put under the breast issue, just above the muscles in the chest. The partial submuscular implant placement imports the implant under the breast tissue and partially under the pectoral and other chest muscles. Lastly, the complete submuscular implant placement places the breast implant under the pectoral and chest muscles.
Implant Incisions
Breast implants are inserted under the breast tissue via strategically placed but inconspicuous incisions. As this surgical procedure is usually performed for cosmetic and vanity reasons, the incision location will usually be well hidden. There are four main types of incisions. They are the inframammary incision, the periareolar incision, the transaxillary incision and the TUBA incision.