Breast augmentation

Breast surgery

Women’s breasts are considered to be the symbol of effeminacy and are an important part of women’s life. The community’s discretions raised the significance to a level, where women having breasts different form the ideal that the majority finds perfect are having psychic problems. This is the basic reason why women tend to crave perfectly shaped, aesthetic breasts. With breast augmentation all women have the chance to possess the breasts that are perfect according to their own ideals.

Anatomical characteristics

The breast consists of different tissues: a subtle of glandular tissues, fat, nerves and blood vessels. The female breast is located on the chest muscles (pectoralis major) and is covered with skin. These tissues are responsible for a breast’s shape, firmness and fluidity. The woman’s breast glands are controlled by the endocrine ovary. During puberty, and later on before every period the breasts swell. The core body of the gland is coated by connective tissue subtled by several fatty tissue parts.

Implants

Silicone is a chemically very stabile not reactive plastic. The inplant’s outer coat always consists of firm silicone while the filling nowadays is silicone gel, salt water or water gel. According to latest scientific opinions implants filled with soy oil should not be used any more. With the extremely tissue friendly silicone implants’ development today a breast augmentation became a routine surgery.

There exists numerous types, and shapes of these implants. Nowadays only those can be used which meets the American and European standards, and are approved for usage by the given country’s Ministry of Health. Silicone is only dangerous for the body if it passes to the surrounding tissues which is a liability with breast implants too. The stiffer the silicone is the harder it can diffuse. Therefore the latest silicones are much more concentrated then the ones used back in the 70’s. from 1985 a more gelatinoid substance became started to became more and more popular. These implants are not that pliant but are way safer.

The surgery

Considering the given stature the implant can be inserted through different grooves into the correct position. The implant can be usually inserted through one small groove:

• Armpit area
• Under the breast (inframmalic insertion)
• Edges of the nipples (periarctic insertion)

The size, shape and type of the implant besides the place of the groove is decided at ther first consultation with the doctor. The anatomically shaped implant’s correct positioning is essential. It might be necessary to place a small rubber tube after the implant is inserted to deflect the unnecessary secretion on the first day. This is followed by the closing of the groove. A surgery like this usually takes 1-2 hours.

Problems, dangers:
Even after professionally executed surgeries complications may arise or slow regenerating cases. There is a chance of infection, slowly healing wound, misplacement of the implant, the skin’s or nipple’s nerves become dull or insensible, scars’ appearance. The blood circulation disorders and nausea are considered heavier complications then the ones mentioned above. Professional clinical attention after the surgery is crucial in the recovery and assures the safety of the patient. The proper type of sport or steady bra has to be worn for several weeks after surgery to let the breast “get used to” it’s new shape. During this period slight pain or tension is natural for the procedure. After the removal of the stitches the wound should be lubricated with hydrating cream. The rest is essential to assure unproblematic recovery and to avoid scars (no sports nor physical strain).

Surgery types

Small, undeveloped breasts (Hypotrophe mammae)

Treatment with inserting augmentation implant. Undeveloped breast are augmented with inserting an implant. This kind of treatment is a standard procedure of aesthetic surgery. Implants are inserted in the same way as mentioned above. The cuts are charmed away with cosmetic stitches, and the scar itself is barely or not at all visible after a while, the breast itself remains without any scars. It will still be capable of nursing without any shape changes.

Preventive examinations – like mammography – are not at all problematic because the implant is on the muscle or under that in the breast and has no direct connection to the gland. The implant has proven to cause no health disorders to the human body. Knots developing in the breast can usually be identified and sensed easier. Small, loose breast get filled up by the implant therefore become tighter. Augmentation breast surgery requires only one-two days of medical attention. Stitches are removed in 10-14 days, but any hard physical activity should be avoided for three weeks to help recovery.

Slack breasts

In the case of really slack breast a tightening operation is necessary too. During this, before the implant is inserted the skin surface is reduced. This kind of shape is usually a result of genetics, nursing or sudden weight loss. In order to restore the original shape of the breasts tightening operation is essential. With this procedure unnecessary skin is removed, and the breast is reshaped.

The cuts are made at the edges of the nipples, where they are barely visible, upright direction downwards, and in several cases in the folds of the skin. Aesthetic stitching technique means that the stitches are under the skin surface so after a while they become undetectable. When there is not enough own tissue for the procedure implants can be also used to make the breast look tighter and better shaped. Approximately two days of medical attention, stitches are removed after two weeks.

Breast reduction

Big, overdeveloped breasts (Hypertrophe mammae)

Too big and loose breast do not only mean aesthetic problems but can also cause backbone disorders in the case of women with relatively smaller bodies which causes pain in the shoulders and the back. Sometimes it even results in psychical problems too. Women who not only have these problems but are also limited in physical activities breast reduction (reduction mammoplasty) is the ideal solution. The loosening of the breast tissues can be solved with a tightening operation in this case too.

Before having a breast reduction surgery body weight should be ideal because a greater weight loss after the operation can cause the loosening of the breasts. Breasts are measured before the procedure and the planned cuts are sketched on the skin. According to the plans – with general anesthesia.

Anatomy

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