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Breast augmentation after care instructions

Added: 01/21/2006

Breast augmentation procedure is one of the most popular techniques in present cosmetic surgery field. The main purpose of the operation is breast?s enhancement. The procedure is performed by making number of incisions, creating pocket and filling it with one chosen kind of breast implant. As all surgery procedures this one keeps the group of possible risks and needs after care procedures.

It seems that during last decades not nature itself but human produced mass media and television create the image of beauty lady: tall, blonde long-haired, blue eyes, straight legs and sure perfect breasts. The recent research shows that today almost all patients of breast augmentation tend not so improve the physical appearance as overcome deep psychological problems. But anyway the beauty industry market has a big choice of this kind of procedure in its different techniques with different possibilities and duration that can satisfy any customer.

No doubt new high technological solutions make real miracles and provide incredible results but as in the case of any other procedure the probability of this procedure risks is still very high and breast augmentation after care sometimes happens very troublesome event. So before stepping the path of breast augmentation the client should clearly realize all advantages and disadvantages of procedure.

The procedure preparation begins with thorough examining of breast condition and learning health history, detecting some important information concerning patient?s breasts shape and size, skin condition.

The cosmetic surgeon explains some details of breast augmentation procedure (that is also known as augmentation mammoplasty informing about its performance and breast augmentation after care. The possibilities of the procedure include enhancing of the breast size, correction of unexpected breast reduction after pregnancy, balancing breasts differences, some reconstructions necessary after previous breasts surgery.

In accordance with patient?s individual anatomy the surgeon insert certain kind of implants through made incisions (often performed at the creases placed of breasts meeting, nipple area or armpit). Through the made incisions cosmetic surgeon create the ?pocket? lifting the breast tissues, places prepared implants. The time of procedure will depend on its complicity, usually 1-2 hours.

At the stage of breast augmentation after care the patients often feel extraordinary tiredness and pain for a few days. The surgeon will probably prescribe some medications to control the discomfort that especially strong at the area of operation performance. Bruising and burning sensations are usual effects that accompany the procedure. It is strongly recommended to wear special gauze dressing during some first days of breast augmentation after care. Complete swelling disappearance runs after three five weeks. The case with stitches coming out is much faster; it takes only about ten days.

It is recommended to minimize activities during first healing weeks. The biggest problem and discomfort is connected with long disappearing of pink spots and firm scars (at least for six weeks). Sometimes the surgeon insists on mammograms and special breast augmentation scars care. Even the effectiveness of procedure is high and obvious the group of possible risks and side effects can stop many potential clients.




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