New York Breast Expert: Breast Enlargement Problems
CORRECTING AESTHETIC PROBLEMS
VERY SMALL OR NEARLY ABSENT BREASTS
This is a fairly unusual problem, because most women have at least some breast
tissue. However, if you're among the few women who are extremely flat-chested,
then this operation will really help.
The incision will have to be made around the nipple due to the scarcity of
the breast fold, and the implant will usually product a nice cup. The surgeon
will not attempt to make your breasts too large, because the edges of the implant
might show through your skin. If you still want further enlargement after the
operation, allow the implant to stretch the skin for about one year and then
have it replaced with a larger implant.
SMALL TO MODERATE BREASTS
If you have some breast tissue but want to be larger, this operation will almost
certainly produce satisfactory results. You can choose the type and size of
the implant and also the location of your incision. While you're almost sure
to be satisfied with the resulting enlargement, a further increase can be obtained
as in the previous operation. However, one procedure usually provides a thoroughly
pleasing improvement.
LOSS OF BREAST TISSUE FROM AGING OR PREGNANCY
The breast is an organ that constantly goes through natural changes. It enlarges
and diminishes every month. When a woman is pregnant her breasts grow larger,
but when hormonal changes cause them to shrink back, they may end up smaller
than before. The same kind of shrinkage often results from aging. Unfortunately,
the loss is usually the most noticeable in the upper part of the breasts. But
you don't have to suffer from this, because implants will help tremendously.
The partially empty sacs of skin at the top of your breasts can be effectively
filled to their previous proportions (or even larger), and your bosom will be
restored to its former beauty.
SAGGING BREASTS
This particular problem may also result from aging or pregnancy, but it affects
younger women, too. Mild to moderate sagging is usually improved through an
implant that gently lifts the breast as it continues to fill out. But if you
suffer from medium to severe sagging, you'll need a breast lift to correct it.
Simply adding an implant to a badly drooping breast creates only larger badly
drooping breasts. The surgeon will tell you which operation should produce the
best results, and in some cases you'll need both implants and the uplift.
STRETCH MARKS
Stretch marks are a form of scar tissue resulting when the deep layers of skin
are torn from pregnancy or excessive weight gain. If the stretch marks are accompanied
by loose skin, you may be able to achieve a slight improvement. Otherwise no
treatment will help.
When there is excess skin, the wrinkling is more pronounced. By adding a breast
implant, the skin becomes tighter, pulling the stretch marks tighter too. While
still present, the stretch marks should be taut and flatter and hopefully less
visible than before. Of course, when the operation is over you'll also have
larger breasts, which may be a factor in your decision.
UNEQUAL BREASTS
Most women have breasts that are slightly dissimilar in size and shape, but
some women have breasts that are markedly out of proportion with each other.
This can always be improved if not completely corrected. An implant in one breast
can produce instant equality, or both breasts can be augmented with different-sized
implants to achieve the same result. But if one breast is small and “virginal"
while the other is large and drooping, the correction may be more complicated.
It may be necessary to augment one breast while reducing and/or reshaping the
other. It' even possible to correct defects in the chest wall at the same time
by using an additional custom-made implant.
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from Dr. Bellin's Beauty Science (copyright 2001)
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