Breast augmentation is an aesthetic procedure that allows a woman to achieve the desired breast size. You can get an increase in one size non-operatively - with exercises, creams, wearing corrective underwear, etc. But these methods do not help everyone and not every lady has enough patience (the results of folk methods appear no earlier than sixmonths later). For a quick effect and for a significant enlargement of the glands you will need to go under the knife of a plastic surgeon.
Breast augmentation surgery
Mammoplasty is the name of an operation related to the field of reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Breast augmentation is performed according to the indications:
- Aesthetic - when there are no deviations in the proportions and shape of the breast, but the woman feels psychological discomfort from her bust.
- Medical - when the breast is completely or partially absent (after surgery or injury), deformed (for example, there is a disproportion).
Breast augmentation is done by installing implants or inserting fat cells. The second method is new (first conducted in 2004 in Tokyo) and is used in only a few clinics around the world. The first type of surgery is ubiquitous - in every major city there are dozens of institutions offering breast arthroplasty. The procedure can be performed by simultaneously lifting the breasts to shape the breast.
The tactics of the operation are compiled individually for each patient. The type of incision (under the breast or under the armpit), the possibility of placing the biomaterial (under the muscle, glandular tissue, mixed), as well as the shape of the implant are determined by the characteristics:
- development of large pectoral muscles;
- presence or absence of mastoptosis (acquired lowering of the mammary glands);
- thickness and elasticity of the skin and subcutaneous tissue;
- the presence of deformity of the sternum and ribs.
Women undergoing mammoplasty should be prepared for temporary breast augmentation. After a few years, the implants wear out (become less elastic), the size of the mammary glands decreases again and the shape is lost. Repeated surgery is done 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:
Silicone liquid
It is similar in consistency to vegetable oil. Allows to achieve a significant increase (up to 4 sizes and more), but slightly adjusts the shape, additional tightening is required. The main disadvantage is that the contents easily change their position in the bust, which makes the mammary glands look different. Silicone breasts look the most unnatural.
Cohesive gel
This material is harder than silicone and feels like jelly. Breasts with such an implant look more natural, there is less risk of losing their shape. Cases of shell breakage and leakage of contents are excluded. Minus - for a short service life (will need to be changed every 5-7 years) and relative weight (therefore it is not recommended to increase by more than 2 sizes).
Highly cohesive gel
Material with marmalade consistency. It is considered the safest for breast implants. Provides a natural shape to the breasts. Minus - with high "memory of the form" - with prolonged exposure of the mammary gland (for example, with constant sleep with the stomach down) a permanent deformity is formed, which can not be corrected.
Saline solution of water
The oldest and unreliable material. The risk of complications is very high. Already 8 months after the operation, the salts crystallize and can pierce the shell of the implant. Saline solution continues to be used in cosmetic surgery due to its low cost.
Women should be offered round or drop-shaped implants. They differ in shape. The second variety is considered anatomically correct.
Round implants are recommended for a small correction (for 1 increase in size), more suitable for shape correction (for example after birth or after feeding). If used to create a significant bust, it will eventually look unnatural (the mammary glands will protrude too much).
The drop-shaped implants have an asymmetrical shape - the upper edge is thinner, thickens towards the bottom. Their appearance is as close as possible to the natural female breast. A relative disadvantage is their dense texture (needed to maintain the shape), so when you feel it, you can assume that the bust is artificial.
Preparation and implementation of the operation
Mammoplasty is done only for absolutely healthy women. The patient should undergo a complete medical examination for 5-10 days to rule out contraindications. Mandatory are:
- laboratory tests (blood clotting, general and biochemical tests for infections and inflammation);
- ECG;
- fluorography;
- Breast ultrasound;
- examination by a therapist, mammologist, gynecologist.
Breast augmentation surgery is canceled in case of mastopathy and other diseases of the mammary glands, infectious diseases of any genesis, any untreated tumors, blood clotting disorders. The age limit is 18 years - mammoplasty can not be done earlier due to incomplete body formation. Another contraindication is incomplete lactation.
In addition to health checks, preparation for breast augmentation includes not taking hormones and salicylate medications (14 days before surgery). Do not smoke or drink alcohol for 10 days before the surgery.
The operation is performed under general anesthesia. During mammoplasty, the entire surface of the breast and the site of future tissue dissection are treated with an antiseptic to avoid getting into the wound and spreading the infection. The duration of the procedure is from 60 to 130 minutes.
The costs
Breast augmentation can only be done for a fee. Prices are determined by the costs of:
- preliminary examination of specialists and analyzes;
- direct work of the surgical team;
- anesthetic drug;
- endoprostheses (the price of implants depends on the material and size);
- hospital stay and postoperative care (you must be in the clinic for 1-3 days).
The price is also influenced by the qualification of the doctors. The more experienced specialists perform the operation, the higher the cost of sutures or breast augmentation without sutures.
Possible complications
Before the operation it is necessary to carefully weigh the pros and cons, as mammoplasty has a significant disadvantage - it is a high risk of negative consequences of breast augmentation. If the operation was performed on a patient with contraindications, safety rules were violated during the operation or during the recovery period, then complications can occur:
- hematomas;
- lymphorrhea (accumulation of tissue fluid in the subcutaneous tissue of a sutured wound);
- keloid scars (resulting in the formation of a scar protruding above the skin);
- infectious infection;
- rupture or displacement of the endoprosthesis;
- fibrous formations.
Even if the rules are followed, the risk of such a consequence of breast augmentation as rejection of the installed implant by the body is not excluded. The only way out of this situation is the complete removal of the endoprosthesis and long-term elimination of the resulting consequences.
Rehabilitation
Any surgical correction of the breast requires long-term recovery. Comprehensive rehabilitation protects against complications. During the first week it is recommended to stay in bed (1-3 days in hospital, the rest of the time - at home). The 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 should definitely disappear).
Immediately after the operation, the woman should take antibiotics to prevent infection (the course is 5 to 10 days, depending on the prescribed medication). A month or a month and a half after the mammoplasty, you should wear special compression underwear, which will fix the correct shape of the renewed breast and will accelerate the healing of the surgical wound.
An important recommendation refers to physical activity. For 2-3 months you should not lift weights over 3 kg, you should 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 missionary position - on your back.
Photo: before and after
According to statistics, about 65% of applications for mammoplasty services are related to the loss of breast shape after childbirth and breastfeeding. In addition to facelifts, women also order an increase in volume (by 1-2 sizes).
Without medical indications, women are more likely to turn to surgeons to eliminate such a lack of figure as too small breasts (including those with zero size). Even without a photo before and after the operation, it is clear that such women need mammoplasty to get rid of self-doubt. Natural bust sizes 2 and 3 are the least treated.
According to statistics, in 2017, more than 2. 5 million breast augmentation surgeries were performed worldwide. Of these, only 11% of cases have huge implants installed to increase the bust to size 5 (more than "six" orders only 5%). The most common is the average size 3 (over 71%).
The most common method of breast augmentation is without silicone (using helium implants) through the armpit. If five years ago round endoprostheses were preferred (about 85%), now women prefer naturalness and choose drop-shaped implants.
Non-surgical augmentation methods
It is impossible to achieve significant growth of the glands without surgery. You can only strengthen the chest muscles, adjust the posture, add a little fat, improve the elasticity of the skin - at best this will increase 1 size, but more often it will just adjust the shape. The main method for breast augmentation are sports exercises plus creams. Wearing corrective underwear allows you to achieve visual tightness: bras with push-ups lift the bust, making it one size larger.
Exercises
Regular exercise will strengthen the muscles - they will tone and "lift" the mammary glands. As a result, the bust tightens and gives a little volume. The main disadvantage is that this process is very long and laborious. To achieve a pronounced effect, you will need at least 6-10 months of daily chest exercises (20-40 minutes each).
The five simplest exercises you can do at home are spinning with outstretched arms, closing your palms in front of your chest, pulling your arms back, lifting any object in front of you and behind your head, lifting your chest from a lying position. . Add dumbbell swings to this workout.
Food
Scientists have proven that increased consumption of legumes and cereals, as well as all foods high in protein, contributes to the growth of the mammary glands. But such a diet will be useful only for girls during puberty. With a shaped figure it will not be possible to cause breast growth with nutrition (with a diet you can only reduce the amount of fat, that is, reduce the bust).
Folk methods
There is a lot of information on the Internet about non-traditional methods of increasing breast volume. Be careful with home experiments, as many of them are dangerous. For example, many forums discuss the folk method of breast augmentation using toothpaste. It is said that if mixed with cream and applied every day, due to tissue irritation for 1-2 months the mammary glands will grow in size or even more. This is a myth, nothing but burning from this method can not be obtained.
An even more dangerous tip is to inject saline into the breast with a syringe. Such injections give a slight increase in the bust for 1-2 days. But the cost of temporary beauty will be serious problems such as the rapid development of tumors.
Of all the seemingly ridiculous advice, the most harmless is breast augmentation with the power of thought. Of course, there will be no real increase in the volume of self-training. But self-hypnosis makes a woman more confident - the lady straightens her shoulders, straightens her back, which makes her breasts look bigger visually.
Results (photo)
Of all the non-medical ways to change the appearance of the bust, sport is the most effective. But the result will be noticeable no earlier than six months later (with regular training).
In second place is self-training and posture correction. As you can see in the photo, the size of the breasts has not formally changed, but due to the straight back, pulls in the abdomen and straight shoulders, the bust looks more attractive.
If for a girl it is not enough to shape the bust and the visual effect of a tight breast, then she can not do without surgery. Only implants can add several sizes. But before you go to the surgical table, you need to weigh the pros and cons - to assess whether the desired beauty is worth the possible postoperative complications and whether the woman is ready to change endoprostheses every 5-7 years.