Breast Enlargement (Breast Augmentation)
Breast enlargement surgery can result in a beautifully contoured bustline and natural appearance. The key is to enhance the patient’s natural beauty, accentuating what they already have in order to achieve their cosmetic breast enhancement goals. Breast augmentation typically involves the placing of implants under, over, or partially under the chest muscle to bring a more balanced and proportionate look to the body frame. However, some patients may opt for natural breast augmentation using fat transfer – a method which uses the patient’s own tissue from an area that has excess fatty deposits, like the abdomen. Fat transfer can be combined with implants or used to augment the breasts on its own.
Incision methods
We perform one of the different types of incisions that can be made to insert the implant. Schedule a consultation to decide which placement is best for you.
- Inframammary Incision: An incision made in natural crease below the breast
- Periareolar Incision: An incision made along the bottom of the areola
- Transaxilary Incision: An incision made in the armpit
- Transumbilical Incision: An incision made in the belly button
Implant placement options
There are also three different placement options in reference to the pectoral muscle. Schedule a consultation to decide which placement is best for you.
- Subglandular Implants: Placed over the pectoral muscle
- Partial Submuscular Implants: Placed partially over the muscle and partially underneath.
- Full or Complete Submuscular Implant: Placed underneath the pectoral muscle
Subglandular
Full Submuscular
RECOVERY
Patients can generally return to a desk job after about a week of proper recovery. Lifting and strenuous arm activity should be avoided for 4 to 6 weeks. Discomfort may be experienced and will subside in about a week. However, the total amount of time needed for recovery depends greatly upon the method of implant placement used. Subglandular breast implant placement (the placement of implants above the pectoral muscle) involves a shorter recovery time than patients who undergo submuscular breast implant placement (the placement of implants underneath the pectoral muscle).