Breast augmentation, technically known as augmentation
mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure to enhance the size and
shape of a woman's breast for a number of reasons: To enhance
the body contour of a woman who, for personal reasons, feels her
breast size is too small, to correct a reduction in breast
volume after pregnancy, to balance a difference in breast size,
as a reconstructive technique following breast surgery.
The best candidates for breast augmentation are women who are
looking for improvement, not perfection, in the way they look.
If you're physically healthy and realistic in your expectations,
you may be a good candidate.
A breast implant is a silicone shell filled with either silicone
gel or a salt-water solution known as saline.
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By inserting an implant behind each breast, surgeons are able to
increase a woman's bustline by one or more bra cup sizes. If
you're considering breast augmentation, this will give you a
basic understanding of the procedure--when it can help, how it's
performed, and what results you can expect. It can't answer all
of your questions, since a lot depends on your individual
circumstances. Please ask your surgeon if there is anything you
don't understand about the procedure.
Because of concerns that there is insufficient information
demonstrating the safety of silicone gel-filled breast implants,
the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that new gel-filled
implants, at the present time, should be available only to women
participating in approved studies. Some women requiring
replacement of the implants may also be eligible to participate
in the study.
There is no evidence that breast implants will affect fertility,
pregnancy, or your ability to nurse. While there is no evidence
that breast implants cause breast cancer, they may change the
way mammography is done to detect cancer. When you request a
routine mammogram, be sure to go to a radiology center where
technicians are experienced in the special techniques required
to get a reliable x-ray of a breast with an implant. Additional
views will be required. Ultrasound examinations may be of
benefit in some women with implants to detect breast lumps or to
evaluate the implant Occasionally, breast implants may break or
leak. Rupture can occur as a result of injury or even from the
normal compression and movement of your breast and implant,
causing the man-made shell to leak. If a saline-filled implant
breaks, the implant will deflate in a few hours and the salt
water will be harmlessly absorbed by the body. In some cases, it
may not be possible to remove all of the silicone gel in the
breast tissue if a rupture should occur. This is why your
doctor´s following is basical.
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