Surgery to increase the mammary glands

The body structure of each person is individual, and cases when there is discontent with this or that part of the body are not uncommon. Especially often you can hear complaints from women about ugly form or a small breast size.

Since long ago, a woman's breast has been associated with motherhood and the ability to feed a large number of children, today, a large chest is considered the standard of female beauty and many girls want to make their forms more lush to attract more fans.

Today, even bras with the effect of push-up make it possible to enlarge the breasts, but to make the breast truly beautiful and more voluminous is allowed only by plastic surgery - mammoplasty.

Breast enlargement is usually done by women whose breasts are naturally of small size or asymmetrical, after breastfeeding, when the breasts lose their appearance, become smaller, hangs, etc.

Breast enlargement occurs due to an implant placed in the mammary gland.

All implants used consist of silicone plastic. When the appearance of foreign tissue in the body begins the process of scarring (the formation of connective tissue), which for a long time was a problem for plastic surgeons. The scar after the operation grew thicker over time, because of what the breast became hard and unnatural in appearance.

The first such operations had a number of disadvantages, in particular, silicone implants could leak, which led to the formation of connective tissue, hardening and changing the shape of the breast.

Over time, surgeons began to place implants deeper - under the pectoral muscle, which significantly reduced the percentage of hardening of the breast (in 80% of cases the breast remained soft and natural in appearance). But, despite this, the risk of solidification remains and requires unnecessary time and effort to treat.

The silicone implant can be smooth or textured, a few years ago, experts established that texture implants significantly reduce the risk of hardening of the breast.

It is filled with silicone gel, hydrogel filler or salt solution, also the implant can consist of two shells - internal with silicone gel, external with physiological solution.

To date, experts are developing other types of fillers. For example, one of the experts suggested using soybean oil or polysaccharides to fill breast implants. However, before such implants become available, several years are needed to conduct clinical trials and provide evidence of safety for the human body.

It is worth noting that such operations, like any other, have contraindications.

In particular, implants are not suitable for women who have an allergy to silicone, as the consequences in this case can be very sad.

Also, mammoplasty is not performed with mental illnesses, inflammation of the mammary glands, skin, diabetes mellitus, propensity to keloid or hypertrophic scars.

In addition, taking anticoagulants requires an additional examination of the patient before the operation.

If you decide to mammoplasty, you can not hide from the doctor any health problems, since this operation is quite serious and requires an individual approach.

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Indications

The operation to increase the mammary glands is shown mainly to women who have a small breast size, which often leads to discomfort, dissatisfaction with themselves, psychological problems.

Experts recommend that such an operation should also be carried out to women after trauma, operations on the mammary glands (for example, after removal of the tumor).

Also, many women after pregnancy, breastfeeding or strong weight loss note that the breast has significantly changed shape, has become smaller or sagged. This problem also leads to psychological problems, a woman begins to feel shy of her body, intimate problems may begin, and cases of severe depression develop. In this case, the woman also comes to the rescue of mammoplasty.

Method of conducting

During the mammoplasty, cuts are made, through which the surgeon inserts implants, the operation is performed under general anesthesia. Depending on the structure of the body of a woman, the doctor in each case determines the location of silicone prostheses - under the pectoral muscle or the mammary gland.

Also, the location of the incision is individually determined - with simultaneous increase and tightening of the breast, the area under the breast in the crease is cut, practically does not leave a trace around the areola on the body of the traces.

The operation to increase the breasts is also possible with the patient's own fat, when the fat extracted from the woman's body (from the abdomen, hips, etc.) is introduced into the mammary glands. This technique to increase the bust today is used rarely and is in the experimental stage, however, it has great potential.

Breast enlargement without surgery

The operation to increase the mammary glands allows you to increase the size of the breast by several sizes, the methods of non-surgical enlargement can help only slightly increase the breast or make it more elastic.

The most common means of non-surgically increasing the bust is the reception of hormones, for example, the side effect of taking oral contraceptives is breast augmentation, which is a positive thing for women, in addition to unwanted pregnancy. In addition, experts assure that taking hormonal drugs generally positively affects women's health.

One of the drawbacks of this method can be considered not long-term, because after the termination of hormones, the breast gradually acquires its original form.

It is also worth noting that improperly selected hormones can cause serious damage to health, so before starting the reception you should consult a gynecologist or mammologist, if necessary, to undergo a survey.

Admission of hormones can also lead to weight gain, it is worth noting that every extra kilogram increases the breast by 20g, and accordingly, during weight loss with each kilogram left, the breast loses 20g.

Nutrition plays a significant role in our life, our health depends on its quality. Also there are "grandmother's" advice, according to which cabbage, yeast, cones of hops, etc., will help to make the breasts larger. However, all this is just a myth and has no practical confirmation. In addition, yeast and hops can disrupt the woman's hormonal balance, which will lead to health problems.

According to experts, the products practically do not affect the volume of the mammary glands, the legumes, grains, walnuts, honey will help to increase the breast a little.

Among the southern beauties, turmeric is very popular, which must be eaten 3 times a day and washed down with milk.

Also, many women note that eating chicken or fish with lemon juice helps to make the breast more elastic and slightly increase the volume.

The most safe way to non-surgically increase the bust (without the risk of gaining excess weight or disrupting the hormonal balance) is breast massage, which improves blood flow and tones muscles.

During the massage, you can use special herbal compositions, oils, balms. Many women after the massage course note that the breast really increased and became more elastic and beautiful.

But in any case, massage positively affects not only the shape and elasticity of the breast, but also the skin.

Exercises for pectoral muscles help to slightly enlarge the chest, but in addition, such exercises make the bust elastic and beautiful.

Among such exercises it is possible to note push-ups, lifting dumbbells (1 kg each), squeezing of hands bent at the elbows (palm to palm).

Among women, the method of breast augmentation with the help of special underwear is widely used. Bras with the effect of "push-up", however it is worth noting that such bras are contraindicated for daily wearing, as they disrupt blood circulation in the mammary glands.

Surgery to increase the mammary glands is considered the most effective way to achieve the desired size and shape of the breast. Approach to such an operation is responsible, consult with specialists (mammologist, gynecologist, plastic surgeon), undergo a complete examination.

If there are contraindications to the conduct of such an operation, it is best to abandon this idea and not risk, because your own health is more important than the shape of the breast.

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Complications after breast enlargement surgery

The operation to increase the mammary glands is a fairly serious intervention in the woman's body, after which some complications are possible. First of all, it is worth noting the probability of hardening of the breast. Modern plastic surgery is at a high level and solidification develops only in 3% of cases, but still it takes place and to be and requires additional surgical treatment.

Also mammoplasty can lead to:

• to a decrease in the sensitivity of the nipples, areola (usually such a complication is observed if the incision was made in the area of the areola and the stretching of a small net of tactile nerve endings during the manufacture of the implant pouch)
• purulent wounds around the implant (occurs usually in the careless attitude of health workers - the operation requires the appointment of broad-spectrum antibiotics, antiseptic washing of the breast cavity during surgery), seroma (the risk of infection is present during any operation)
• congestion of serous fluid (develops in the event that the surgeon has created too large a cavity for the implant or the drainage is broken, in this case, the postoperative compliance with the patient's regimen is of great importance-moderate exercise, wearing a special bra, etc.).
• hematoma (can occur if blood coagulability rates were not taken into account)
• the necrosis of tissues (usually after infectious diseases, steroids, smoking, radio, chemotherapy or cold therapy).

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The cost of an operation to increase the mammary glands

The operation to increase the mammary glands includes the cost of implants (1000 - 1700 dollars) and directly the cost of the surgeon's work and post-operative care (800 - 1800 dollars).