The Best Candidates

The best candidates are all women with small or sagging breasts. Or women who want to enhance their cup size.

Risks and Complications

The risks and complications like all surgery, there could be bleeding, infection, reaction to the anesthesia are uncommon. Swelling, pain, and problems with the scaring process. The procedure does leave a noticeable permanent scar that, thru time becomes less visible. Some patients may experience a reduction or loss of feeling in the breasts caused by the swelling after the surgery. This usually fades over the next four weeks or so.

The most common problem, capsular contracture, occurs if the scar or capsule around the implant begins to tighten. This squeezing of the soft implant can cause the breast to feel hard. Capsular contracture can be treated in several ways, and sometimes requires either removal or “scoring” of the scar tissue, or perhaps removal or replacement of the implant.

Your initial consultation

In your initial consultation it’s very important to discuss your expectation frankly with us, so that I could recommend and give you my professional advice on your expectations. I’ll examine and measure your breasts and describe the procedure in detail, explaining its risks, limitations and making sure you understand the scaring that will result. Photographs will be taken for reference before and after the surgery. It’s important to be sure if you want or need breast implants.

Your Sugery

Your surgery takes approximately one hour. It’s preformed with general or Epidural anesthesia. This will be discussed with you by the Anesthesiologist. We make a small incision under the breast then, separate the breast tissue or the muscle to place the implant. Most of our patients leave the same day.

After your surgery

After your surgery you will be wrapped in an elastic bandage or surgical bra over a gauze dressing. You may feel (not always) some pain for the first couple of days, but I will prescribe medication to lessen the pain.

Getting back to normal

Most patients can return to work and social activities in about one week or less. Avoid lifting heavy objects, and raising your arms above your head for three to four weeks.