Breast Augmentation (Augmentation Mammaplasty)

One of the most frequently performed cosmetic surgery procedures in the U.S., breast augmentation can give women with small or unevenly sized breasts a fuller, firmer and perkier look through the placement of implants in the breast. It can enhance your own features or helps achieve symmetry or regain youthful breasts reduced after pregnancy or surgery. The procedure may sometimes need to be combined with a breast lift for more satisfying results.

Implants used are silicone shells filled with either saline (salt water) or silicone gel (recently approved by the FDA) and are placed behind each breast, underneath either breast tissue or the chest wall muscle. The procedure lasts one to two hours and is typically performed with general anesthesia, although local anesthesia combined with a sedative is also possible.

Implants come in a variety of sizes and shapes, and an appropriate one will be chosen for you by Dr. Sabry based on your desires, expectations and physical attributes. Incisions are made in inconspicuous places on the breast to minimize scar visibility (in the armpit, in the crease on the underside of the breast, or around the areola, the dark skin around the nipple). The breast is then lifted, creating a pocket into which the implant is inserted. Light dressing and supportive bandages are applied after surgery which are replaced by a specially designed bra after 4 to 5 days.

Most patients feel tired and sore after surgery, but this usually passes in a day or two and many patients return to work within the week. Any post-operative pain, swelling and sensitivity will diminish over the first few weeks. The breast may reach their final shape in two to three months.

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