Breast replacement: everything you need to know about breast augmentation
There is no intervention more requested, desired and invoked by women than breast augmentation. This is because many women believe that larger, toned breasts can literally change their life. Will it be true or not? If you are thinking that your breasts are too small and that you too are dreaming of remaking it, and of changing size, perhaps increasing your breasts by a couple of sizes, stop for a moment to reflect on the advantages of having small breasts. Which are certainly not few!
Breasts are talked about everywhere: from newspaper pages to Instagram posts. There are women who give it to themselves at the age of 40, girls of 18 who ask for it as a gift from their boyfriend and even divas who deny using a scalpel (even if it is there for all to see). But this surgery is by no means as simple and uncomplicated as one might believe at a superficial glance. The widespread belief that mammoplasty is little more invasive than pressotherapy, in fact, is absolutely wrong: these are obviously operations under anesthesia!
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Breast replacement: what happens in Italy
A fact that must certainly be considered is that the demand for cosmetic breast surgery is very high in our country. Italy is the fourth country in the world by request for interventions. Even though, only 10 percent of visits to surgeons actually result in surgery. This is because doctors explain in detail the pros and cons of mammoplasty and often manage to dissuade many young and reckless customers. Only a dialogue with a specialist allows us to understand if the desire to undergo an operation is motivated by obvious imperfections or malformations, if it is linked to important psychological issues or if, on the contrary, it is a whim or a desire to change life. , simply by changing its appearance. In the latter case, not only does the aesthetic intervention not solve the problem but often causes greater dissatisfaction in the patient who is looking for new and different escape routes. During the interview, the professional doctor realistically shows what to expect from the surgery, gives his opinion on what to do and helps the patient to really focus attention on the "after" and on any health complications. At the base of liking each other there is always and in any case an awareness of strengths and weaknesses and a great self-love, which is conquered over the years not with plastic surgery!
Before you decide to have your breasts done
Evaluate objectively if yours is just a whim or if you have a real need.If you want a small improvement in your breasts, remember that you can take care of them in many ways and increase tone with specific creams, jets of cold showers or with adequate sports activity and enhance it in many ways.
Did you know that food can also help you and give you bigger, firmer breasts?
When to resort to cosmetic surgery
Only a specialist will be able to direct and advise you in the right way. Your doctor will order a series of tests depending on your age (usually ultrasound, mammography, and sometimes an MRI). Your doctor will ask you in detail about any previous medical conditions, surgeries, genetic alterations and your family history. Only at this point will he be able to advise you in a professional and objective way and will also tell you what type of prosthesis is right for you, which shape to choose, how much you can enlarge your breasts according to your proportions and will seriously illustrate the possible complications of the surgery. , because yes, these also exist! Always be wary of too low costs and also of those who give you the go-ahead for surgery after a ten-minute chat!
Breast augmentation: cosmetic surgery for larger breasts
Breast augmentation means breast augmentation obtained by inserting two silicone implants in a cavity that is created between the breasts. The implants can be placed behind the mammary glands or near the pectoral muscles: it all depends on the structural characteristics of the patient and the type of result the surgeon wants to obtain. The incision takes place under the breasts and in many cases the scar does not
it is very visible if the patient's areola is large enough. The cost of the intervention ranges from 8 to 12 thousand euros. Without complications, the patient returns home the day after the surgery with a dressing on the wound and the advice to always wear containing underwear. After a couple of weeks he will be able to go back to work, move his arms painlessly, drive the car. It takes about 2 months to resume playing sports and moving in total freedom.
Breast reduction: cosmetic surgery for smaller breasts
Breast reduction is the operation required by women who want to reduce the volume of their breasts. It is a less requested intervention, and usually linked to real problems of a relational nature due to very evident imperfections. Breast reduction is an even more complex operation: sometimes the scars on the patient are evident and permanent. The cost of the operation ranges from 10 to 14 thousand euros.
Breast dropped after breastfeeding: there is a breast lift
After breastfeeding or after a strong weight loss, sometimes even just due to advancing age, the breasts lose tone and volume and "go down". In this case, the surgery recommended by doctors is mastopexy or breast lifting which consists of lifting the tissues by eliminating excess skin. In some cases a small silicone prosthesis or a lipofilling is also inserted, an injection of fat taken with a liposuction by the patient herself which gives the body a more natural effect. Breast lift has a cost ranging from 6 to 10 thousand euros per according to the degree of intervention.
Complications for health: assess the risks of the intervention
Complications, albeit not very frequent, are not lacking. You can find yourself back in the operating room due to serious problems with your body, including the rupture of the prosthesis. Surgery therefore remains an intervention not to be underestimated and to be carefully considered with an experienced professional. It should also be taken into account that prostheses do not last a lifetime, our body can change and require a new intervention. Successful operations foresee a duration of the prostheses of about 10 years.
