The desire for breast implants can arise at any age and for different reasons. In any case, it’s important to know what options are available so you can make a more informed decision.
Breast augmentation vs breast lift
Breasts can be a major concern for many women of different ages. “Not just for younger women, but at any age. Normally, we start doing breast augmentation at the age of 18, but ladies in their 30s, 40s and 50s are getting breast augmentation,” says the doctor.
However, in these cases, especially when they have already become pregnant, “breast augmentation may not be enough, because the breast has already fallen a little to increase the volume, but we also need to lift the breast. It’s no longer called breast augmentation, but breast lift with implants or breast augmentation.”
Tear, round or fat?
When doctors perform such a procedure, a decision must always be made with the patient, which is to decide on the best prosthesis to use in the surgery, which will affect the final result. In this regard, there are three options.
“The anatomical implant, known as tear-drop, allows a more natural result because it manages to copy a breast much more naturally, it allows the breast to have a good shape and volume, it fills the breast, but maintaining its natural shape. “. This is important because “we want an elegant result, but without the stigma of breast surgery”.
Round implants, on the other hand, are more visible at the top. It is no longer as natural as a drop of tear. So the question is: Why don’t we always use anatomical implants instead of round implants? “Because anatomical implants are more difficult to place and there is a risk of them rotating and causing distortion, but this will always depend on the technique and we can guarantee that they will be well placed and have good long-term results, but that will depend already from our technique. They are more difficult, but they look good. If the person already has a lot of breasts and they just want to add volume, the round one works, but usually when a lady comes in for a breast augmentation, she has next to nothing and then it really makes a difference to use the teardrop implant,” said doctor.
However, there is a third option, which is to use fat. In the case of breast augmentation, the doctor said The News of Portugal that the use of fat serves more as an additional measure. “In some cases we place the implant but we want a little more reinforcement and then you can add fat to improve the shape of the breast. Breast augmentation with fat alone can be done but the result is never as satisfactory because volume is added but not it increases visibility, which is why it is rarely used because the result is below expectations.”
QUICK RECOVERY
Another concern for those undergoing surgery is recovery. “With breast augmentation, the recovery is excellent and it is probably one of the fastest and best operations. When it comes to breast augmentation without the need to change the shape of the breast, basically after five to seven days the patient is already back to his normal life” , he said. .
“If you’re not doing any physical effort at work, you’ll be working normally after a week. After three to four weeks, they can go back to physical activity that doesn’t involve jumping, running or arm exercises.”
After the surgery, the patient is discharged the same day and the next day begins to do lymphatic drainage to recover faster. “To maximize the effect, they should always wear a proper bra,” she said.
Breastfeeding in the future?
For ladies planning to get pregnant, this is something to consider. However, the doctor said: “Mammoplasty is not a contraindication for pregnancy or breastfeeding. When we use the submammary approach under the breast, the risk of breastfeeding being affected (not being able to breastfeed or breastfeeding less) is much less because the implant is placed without touching the gland, i.e. we manage to detach the mammary gland, and place the implant behind the muscle and therefore the risk is much lower.”
On the other hand, “when we place the implant through a perianal incision (along the edge of the areola) we have to cut part of the breast and there is a greater risk of alteration or damage to the breast. The disadvantage of the peripapillary incision is that the implant has to go through the gland, so we have to partially cut the gland, but it has the advantage of being an almost unnoticeable technique,” he said.
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