Your Options for Breast Enlargement

Breast Enlargement has become one of the most gratifying cosmetic surgery procedures available for today’s woman. There are many options available for the woman who decides that breast enlargement is right for her. The more you know about the procedure and options involved in this type of cosmetic surgery, the better equipped you will be to choose the decision that is best for you.

A surgeon should be gentle with the body’s tissues. He makes as few incisions as possible to achieve a beautiful look. Your surgeon should offer not only the traditional methods for placement of the breast implants transaxillary, periareolar, or inframammary, but also the endoscopic techniques that leave virtually no "tell-tale" scars on or around the breast.  The patient’s breast implants are customized to their specific body type after consultation with the patient.  Your surgeon should only use breast implants manufactured in the United States that carry a life-time guarantee.

Confused about the "right" size?

Take the fear out of breast enlargement!  Are you concerned about which size is the "right" size for you?   Your surgeon  can reduce or enlarge your implants during a simple office procedure for up to six months after your surgery — giving you some control over the final size. 

Endoscopic Breast Enlargement

Now, with the use of modern fiberoptic technology, breast implants can be inserted with one incision, hidden in your navel.   Local doctors have offered the endoscopic "belly button" approach to breast enlargement for the last two years.

With this procedure, saline breast implants are placed through a small incision which is hidden inside the belly button or underneath the arm, leaving very little evidence of surgery.  There is less tissue trauma because there is no sharp dissection.  The procedure is accomplished with tissue expanders and the assistance of a tiny camera for full visualization.  Thus, there is minimal risk for altered or loss of nipple sensation. The result is a natural appearing breast.  The patients advise us that they experience "hardly any pain" and they resume normal activities within a couple of days.  Twenty percent of transumbilical breast enlargement patients return to work the next day; however, it is recommended that patients take off from one to two days.  Today, over ninety percent of our patients choose this method

for breast enlargement. 

If performed by a well-trained, competent surgeon, endoscopic breast augmentation may provide the same results as the traditional open method, but with less scaring or surgery after effects.

Breast Enlargement: Are You a Candidate?

• When you look in the mirror, do you see what you want to see?
• Would breast enlargement improve the way you see yourself?
• Are you unhappy with the proportion of your breasts to your body?
• Has your breast size decreased due to past pregnancies?
• Have you noticed subtle changes during the natural course of aging?

Intended Results of Breast Enlargement

• A more flattering figure and physique, in or out of clothing
• Often, an enhanced self-image and more self confidence
• A breast that is under-developed (hypomastia) can be restored or increased
• A breast that has lost volume due to pregnancy can be restored
• Some lifting of the relaxed breast can be accomplished virtually without disfiguring scars

Advantages of  the Endoscopic Technique

• No noticeable scar on or around the breast
• Less bleeding, bruising and swelling
• Less chance of losing nipple sensitivity due to nerve damage
• Less time under anesthesia
• Faster recovery time and less discomfort

The Procedure

• The procedure is done in an outpatient cosmetic surgical suite
• Your surgeon and his staff will make your stay as comfortable and relaxed as possible
• Anesthesia is utilized for your comfort
• Your surgeon makes a tiny incision underarm or in the navel
• An endoscope transmits images to a video monitor
• Using the endoscope, the implant is inserted through a narrow tunnel under the skin and is filled with sterile saline

Recovery and Healing

• Pain from breast enlargement is controlled with oral medication
• Recovery time varies with each patient, usually one to three days
• You will return home the same day as your cosmetic surgery
• You will see the results of your breast enlargement the day of your procedure

Risks

Although every operation involves some risks, new advances in cosmetic surgery procedures and materials have made breast enlargement a much safer and gentler procedure.

If a complication occurs at any time during the surgery, your surgeon may have to switch to an incision under the breast which will result in a longer recovery period and a more extensive scar. These types of complications are rare and are estimated to occur in less than 5 percent of all endoscopy procedures.

Non Surgical Alternatives

Millions of women who want larger breasts choose not to have breast surgery. Yet, they are eager to feel better about their bodies, have a more youthful appearance and feel more attractive to their partners. Many women report that they want a gradual, subtle increase in breast volume, firmness and lift. For these women, the BRAVA® System may be the ideal solution. 

The BRAVA® System is based on a scientifically proven principle that all types of body tissue will grow and generate new, normal tissue when gentle, sustained, uniform tension is applied. This tension, or stretching, is good for skin cells, and is in fact the mechanism involved in normal growth, regeneration, and normal balance of human tissue. This principle when applied to all types of tissues, including skin,
bone, nerves, skeletal muscle, heart tissue and smooth muscle, will grow and regenerate normal tissue. 

To learn more about the only clinically proven, nonsurgical system for breast enhancement and shaping, visit the BRAVA®  Breast Enhancement and Shaping System page.

The more you know about procedures and options available, the better equipped you are to make the decision that is best for you.