Introduction to Breast Augmentation – Mammoplasty with Implants

breast augmentationBreast augmentation, technically known as augmentation sucked plasty is a surgical procedure to enhance the size and shape of the breast of the woman in the following situations: to improve the silhouette of the woman who thinks her breasts are too small to correct breast reduction that occurs after several pregnancies, to correct a difference in size between both breasts. As a reconstructive procedure following breast surgery.

You can increase breast size once or several sizes through the introduction of an implant under the mammary gland or the pectoral muscle, depending on the features.

Before the person decides to have surgery, you should think carefully about your expectations and discuss them with your surgeon.

Types of incisions

There are 3 main access routes for breast implants.

1. The areola: placement through the lower edge of the areola (periareolar inferior) because the contrast area of skin tones.

Even in patients with dark skin or dark areolas recommended to expose the scar still immature (hyperemia) to sunlight or ultraviolet rays, as normally this is pigmented and is camouflaged further. In white patients is sought, however, protect the scar matures so once pearly be confused with the surrounding skin.

2. The axilla: is this option is pursued when using serum or implant patient refuses areolar indiction. This path requires special care to avoid damaging important structures in the area and poses some difficulty to release the muscle incisions and hemostasis.

3. The groove breast: primary implant is not used this way because although the scar is of good quality, always more visible than the other two locations and because in some cases, there may be a hypertrophic or keloid scarring.

Only when there are previous scars exploit them. Although technically means submammary may facilitate the intervention would usually only indicated in patients with very small areolas when implants are very large. It can also be considered when implants are placed under subglandular, since the fall of the foster mother that the scar is more hidden.

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