Breast augmentation is an aesthetic procedure that allows a woman to achieve her desired breast size. You can get a one -measure increase without surgery - with exercise, cream, wearing corrected underwear, and so on. But this method does not help everyone, and not every woman has enough patience (the results of folk methods appear no earlier than six months later). For a quick effect and significant glandular enhancement, you should use a plastic surgeon’s knife.
Breast augmentation surgery
Mammoplasty is the name of an operation associated with the field of reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Breast augmentation is done according to the instructions:
- Aesthetics - when there are no deviations in the part and shape of the breasts, but the woman experiences psychological discomfort from her breasts.
- Medical - when the breast is completely or partially absent (after surgery or injury), deformed (e. g. , there is an imbalance).
Breast augmentation is done through implant placement or the introduction of fat cells. The second method is new (first performed in 2004 in Tokyo) and is only used in a few clinics in the world. The first type of surgery is everywhere - in every major city there are dozens of institutions offering breast arthroplasty. The procedure can be performed by lifting the breast simultaneously to form the breast.
Surgical tactics are arranged individually for each patient. The type of incision (under the breast or through the armpit), the choice of placing biomaterial (under muscle, glandular tissue, mixed), as well as the shape of the implant are determined by the characteristics:
- development of the pectoralis major muscle;
- presence or absence of mastoptosis (decrease in acquired mammary glands);
- thickness and elasticity of skin and subcutaneous tissue;
- the presence of deformities of the sternum and ribs.
Women undergoing mammoplasty should be prepared for temporary breast augmentation. After a few years, the implant becomes torn (becomes less elastic), the size of the mammary gland decreases again, and its shape disappears. Reoperations are performed approximately every 7-10 years (the exact expiration date depends on the material).
Choice of implants
Implants differ in the type of filling. The following materials are used in mammoplasty:
Liquid silicone
Just like vegetable oil. Allows to achieve significant improvement (up to 4 measurements and more), but incorrect shape, additional tightening is required. The main disadvantage is that the contents easily change its position in the breast, which makes the mammary glands look different. Silicone breasts look the least desirable.
Gel padu
This material is harder than silicone and feels like jelly. Breasts with implants look more natural, there is a risk of losing its shape. Cases of shell rupture and contents leakage are not included. Minus - in the short lifespan (it must be changed every 5-7 years) and relative severity (which is why it is not recommended to increase more than 2 measurements)
Very solid gel
Ingredients with marmalade consistency. It is considered the safest for breast implants. Gives a natural breast shape. Minus - in high "shape memory" - with prolonged exposure to the mammary glands (e. g. , with constant sleep with the stomach down), constant deformities that cannot be corrected.
Salt water solution
The most outdated and unreliable material. The risk of complications is very high. Already 8 months after surgery, the salt crystallizes and is able to penetrate the implant shell. Saline continues to be used in aesthetic surgery because of its low price.
Round or drop -shaped implants will be offered to women to choose from. They differ in shape. The second mode is considered anatomically correct.
Round implants are recommended for small corrections (for an increase of 1 measurement), more suitable for shape correction (e. g. , after childbirth or after a meal). If used to make the breasts noticeable, it will look unnatural (the mammary glands will protrude too much).
The implants are asymmetrical droplets - the upper edge is thinner, thickening towards the bottom. Their appearance is as close as possible to natural female breasts. A relative disadvantage is its dense texture (needed to maintain its shape), because when felt, you can guess that the breast is artificial.
Preparation and implementation of operations
Mammoplasty is performed only for completely healthy women. For 5-10 days, the patient must undergo a complete medical examination to exclude contraindications. Required is:
- laboratory tests (blood for coagulation, general and biochemical tests for infection and inflammation);
- ECG;
- fluorography;
- Breast ultrasound;
- examination by a therapist, mammologist, gynecologist.
Surgery to increase breast size is canceled in the presence of mastopathy and other diseases of the mammary glands, infectious diseases of any genesis, untreated neoplasms, blood clotting disorders. The age limit is 18 years - mammoplasty cannot be performed earlier due to incomplete body formation. Another contraindication is incomplete breastfeeding.
In addition to health checkups, preparation for breast augmentation includes not taking hormones and medications with salicylates (14 days before surgery). Do not smoke or drink alcohol 10 days before the surgical procedure.
The operation was performed under general anesthesia. During mammoplasty, the entire surface of the breast and the site of future tissue surgery are treated with antiseptics to prevent entry into the wound and spread of infection. The duration of the procedure is from 60 to 130 minutes.
Kos
Breast augmentation can only be done for a fee. Price is determined by cost:
- preliminary expert examination and analysis;
- direct work of the surgical team;
- anesthetic drugs;
- endoprostheses (the price of an implant depends on the material and its size);
- hospital stay and postoperative treatment (you must be in the clinic for 1-3 days).
The price is also influenced by the qualifications of the doctor. The more experienced a specialist performs the surgery, the higher the cost of suturing or breast augmentation without sutures.
Possible complications
Before surgery, it is necessary to weigh the pros and cons carefully, because mammoplasty has significant drawbacks - this is a high risk of negative consequences of breast augmentation. If the operation is performed on a patient with contraindications, safety rules are violated during the operation or during the recovery period, then complications may occur:
- hematoma;
- limforea (accumulation of tissue fluid in the subcutaneous tissue of the sutured wound);
- keloid scars (as a result, prominent scars on the skin are formed);
- infectious infections;
- rupture or displacement of the endoprosthesis;
- fibrous formation.
Even by adhering to the rules, risks due to breast augmentation such as rejection of body -fitted implants are not excluded. The only way out of this situation is complete removal of the endoprosthesis and long-term elimination of the resulting consequences.
Recovery
Any surgical breast correction requires long -term rehabilitation. Thorough recovery protects against complications. In the first week, it is recommended to stay in bed (1-3 days in the hospital, the rest - at home). Pain in the first days after mammoplasty is normal due to skin tension and postoperative edema, but gradually they weaken and disappear (by the end of the 10th day, the symptoms will definitely disappear).
Immediately after surgery, the woman should take antibiotics to prevent infection (a course of 5 to 10 days, depending on the medication prescribed). A month or a month and a half after mammoplasty, you need to wear special compression underwear, which will improve the shape of the new breast and speed up the healing of surgical wounds.
Important suggestions regarding physical activity. For 2-3 months, you can not lift more than 3 kg, you can not do sports (including stretching and running). You can have sex after 7-10 days (depending on how you feel), but for the first 8 weeks, use only the classic preaching position - on your back.
Photos: before and after
According to statistics, about 65% of the demand for mammoplasty services is associated with loss of breast shape after childbirth and breastfeeding. In addition to the facelift, women also ordered an increase in volume (by 1-2 sizes).
Without medical indication, women more often turn to surgeons to eliminate figure deficiencies such as breasts that are too small (including those with zero size). Even without pre- and postoperative photos, it is clear that such women need mammoplasty to dispel self -doubt. Natural bust sizes 2 and 3 are the most rarely treated.
According to statistics, in 2017 more than 2. 5 million breast augmentation surgeries were performed in the world. Of that number, only in 11% of cases large implants were fitted to enhance the breast to size 5 (more than "six" orders only 5%). The most common was a medium size 3 (over 71%).
The most common method of breast augmentation is silicone -free (using helium implants) through the armpit. If five years ago, preference was given to round endoprostheses (around 85%), now women prefer beauty and opt for tear -shaped implants.
Non -surgical augmentation methods
It is not possible to achieve significant glandular growth without surgery. You can only strengthen the chest muscles, improve posture, add a little adipose tissue, increase skin elasticity - at best, this will give an increase of 1 measure, but more often it will only correct its shape. The main method of breast augmentation is sports training plus cream. Wearing corrected underwear allows you to achieve visual tightening: a push-up bra raises the breast, which makes it one size fits all.
Exercise
Regular exercise will strengthen the muscles - they will raise and "lift" the mammary glands. As a result, the bust is tightened and adds a bit of volume. The main disadvantage is that this process is very long and difficult to do. To achieve a noticeable effect, you need at least 6-10 months of chest training per day (20-40 minutes each).
The five easiest exercises you can do at home are twisting with arms outstretched, closing the palms in front of the chest, pulling the hands back, lifting objects in front of you and behind your head, lifting the chest from a prone position. Add a dumbbell swing to this exercise.
Food
Scientists have shown that increased consumption of legumes and grains, as well as foods high in protein, contribute to the growth of mammary glands. But such a diet will only be useful for girls during puberty. With the formed shape, it is not possible to induce breast growth with nutrition (with diet, you can only reduce the amount of adipose tissue, i. e. reduce the breast.
People's method
There is a lot of information on the Internet about non -traditional methods to increase breast volume. Be wary of experiments at home, as many of them are dangerous. For example, many forums discuss people’s methods of breast augmentation using toothpaste. Presumably, if mixed with a cream and used daily, then due to tissue irritation in 1-2 months, the mammary glands will grow by size, or even more. This is a myth, nothing can be obtained other than this method.
A more dangerous tip is to inject salt into the chest with a syringe. Such injections give a slight increase in the breast for 1-2 days. But the cost of temporary beauty will be a serious problem as is the rapid growth of tumors.
From the first point of view of the absurd, the least beneficial is the increase of enthusiasm with the power of thought. Of course, there will be no actual increase in volume from automated training. But self -hypnosis makes a woman more confident in herself - the woman straightens her shoulders, straightens her back, which makes her breasts look bigger visually.
Results (photos)
Of all the non -medical ways to change the appearance of the breasts, exercise is the most effective. But the results will be visible no earlier than six months later (subject to regular training).
In second place is automatic training and posture correction. As you can see in the photo, the breast size has not changed formally, but because of the straight back, curved abdomen and straightened shoulders, the breasts look more attractive.
If a girl is not strong enough to form breasts and the visual effects of tight breasts, then she can not perform surgery. Only implants can add some measurements. But before going to the operating table, it is necessary to weigh the pros and cons - to assess whether the desired beauty is worth postoperative complications and whether a woman is willing to change endoprostheses every 5-7 years.