The most attractive, graceful, attractive thing about a woman's figure is her curves. Women themselves believe that the ideal body, exactly as they see it, is the source of their pride and value.
Perhaps for the first time in history, the modern woman can afford to get the body she wants. And also thanks to plastic surgery. A woman's bust is a part of the body for which women would first of all wish to be ideal. And mammoplasty or mammoplasty can help them in this.
Mammoplasty is a type of surgical intervention in the field of plastic surgery, the purpose of which is to correct the shape and/or size of the mammary glands. Often, to achieve results, a special endoprosthesis (silicone implant) is placed under the gland or under the pectoral muscle, if that is the patient's wish.
Today, mammoplasty is one of the most common operations for women in the field of aesthetic medicine. The goal is to eliminate conditions such as micromastia (insufficient volume of the mammary gland) or excess volume (macromastia), tubular breasts, asymmetry or ptosis of the mammary glands, post-lactation conditions, mastectomy, massive weight loss and age changes. Breast augmentation with silicone implants is one of the most common requests from patients to plastic surgeons.
Types of mammoplasty
Mammoplasty is divided into three types depending on the purpose.
Augmentation mammoplasty (enlargement) gives a natural shape and a taut appearance. In most cases, plastic surgeons achieve results by installing silicone breast implants. With its help, you can add volume to your breasts and give them beautiful shapes while maintaining their lactation function (ability to produce milk).
Augmentation mammoplasty is divided according to the type of access to the gland through an incision. Three of them are practiced today:
- Axillary access - from the armpit
- Areolar - along the lower or upper edge of the areola
- Inframammary – in the area of the inframammary fold.
The type of approach is chosen by the surgeon individually for each patient, depending on the purpose, tissue condition, desired shape, bust size, and so on.
Reduction mammoplasty is the reduction of breast size, the plastic surgeon removes excess skin, glandular and fatty tissue and performs a lifting. This allows you to restore the elasticity and aesthetic appearance of the bust, adjust the shape of the nipples and the size of the areola.
Mastopexy - breast lifting. It is often performed in combination with augmentation or reduction mammoplasty. In isolated mastopexy, the skin is tightened, sometimes with maneuvers to move the tissue of the gland and fix it in a higher position, as an alternative to the implant, which corrects the shape and volume of the breast, but often also during its lifting. silicone implants are used as in augmentation mammoplasty.
Breast implants and their forms
Modern breast implants or implants go through many tests and studies before they are certified and reach the end user.
They are recognized as absolutely hypoallergenic, biologically compatible with human tissue and safe to use. The risk of rejection is reduced to zero; they do not affect the quality of lactation or the course of pregnancy.
According to their shape, implants are divided into round and anatomical (drop-shaped). Their surface can be smooth or microtextured. They are made of certified hypoallergenic medical silicone. There are several leading global manufacturers. In a modern clinic, surgeons work with high-quality implants from various well-known companies.
The plastic surgeon will help you choose an implant of the appropriate shape and size during the mandatory consultation, which precedes the surgical intervention itself.
Indications for mammoplasty
Indications for mammoplasty will be:
- ptosis as a result of age changes, breastfeeding, sudden weight loss
- tubular breast
- asymmetry of the mammary glands
- macromastia – very large breasts that cause physical discomfort. This can cause bad posture, back pain, interfere with exercise and sleep, excessive sweating in the area of the inframammary fold causes moral suffering and greatly lowers a woman's self-confidence
- micromastia – insufficient volume
- conditions, defects after mastectomy
- the patient's personal desire to increase or change the shape of the breast/areola/nipple in the absence of contraindications for such an operation
Contraindications for mammoplasty
Contraindications include:
- oncology before treatment and oncologist's permission
- dynamically growing neoplasms before healing
- diabetes mellitus in the decompensation phase
- serious blood diseases related to blood clotting
- epilepsy
- diseases in which general anesthesia is contraindicated
- HIV, hepatitis B and C
- serious mental disorders, especially schizophrenia
- Chronic diseases in the acute phase
- aged up to 18 years
- severe kidney dysfunction
- lupus erythematosus
- pregnancy in all stages, breastfeeding. After the end of breastfeeding, at least 6 months must pass for the processes in the mammary glands to stop naturally
Also, the operation is not performed during menstruation due to the increased risk of bleeding.
Preparation for surgery
The first thing that happens when preparing for mammoplasty is a consultation with a plastic surgeon. He collects the medical history, performs an examination and talks to the patient. If there are no previously established contraindications for mammoplasty, then the patient is prescribed medical tests.
General and biochemical blood analysis, ultrasound of the mammary glands and veins of the lower extremities will be mandatory for everyone. In addition, the doctor may prescribe other studies or consultations with specialists. During the consultation, the doctor and the patient choose the type and size of the implant if breast augmentation is planned.
A month before surgery, you should give up alcohol and nicotine - these substances slow down tissue regeneration processes, healing is much worse, numerous international studies confirm. 2 weeks before the date, it is recommended to stop taking hormonal drugs, NSAIDs, aspirin, vitamins and drugs that affect blood clotting.
Phases of work
The breast surgery process looks like this:
- The surgeon marks the lines along which the incisions will be made with a special marker
- Then the surgery itself begins, with or without implant placement.
- If it is mastopexy or reduction mammoplasty, then excess tissue is cut out during the operation. If it is a matter of breast augmentation, then pre-selected silicone implants are inserted during the operation.
- Self-absorbable sutures are placed and that's it
Recommendations after the procedure
Perhaps the most important recommendation is to follow your doctor's recommendations.
In general, the following should be noted:
- Expect to spend at least one night in the hospital. On the first day, it is better to trust the specialist doctors who will be nearby
- wearing compression garments. This is a mandatory condition - without it, the risk of complications increases significantly
- You will need to visit the clinic regularly for check-ups during the first 7-10 days. Your doctor will give you a schedule of visits. Further visits to clinics depend on the specifics of rehabilitation
During the rehabilitation period of 1 month, it is not recommended to play sports, you can only sleep on your back. It is undesirable to drive a car, because the belts have a compressive load. You should also avoid visits to solariums, saunas, bathrooms and swimming pools in the immediate postoperative period. Alcohol and smoking are not recommended.
A few myths about mammoplasty
- Implants affect breastfeeding. There may be little or no milk.
It's not true. Modern implants have absolutely no effect on lactation and are safe for both mother and baby. They are implanted under the muscle or under the mammary gland without disturbing its physiology, including the ducts. - There are safe folk or pharmaceutical remedies for breast enlargement, which are effective.
no. To date, there are no such non-invasive/folk methods with proven at least some effectiveness. And there may be health risks, but they are usually not warned about. - Over time, the breast will retract again and another operation will be needed.
Gravity and age-related changes affect breasts with implants just as much as breasts without implants. The manufacturers give a lifetime warranty on the implants themselves, which means that nothing can happen to them while they are installed. But does this mean that another operation will not be necessary? – no doesn't mean. Breasts will not look the same after surgery forever, and after 15-20 years a minor correction may be needed. There are many reasons for this: weight gain, pregnancy, breastfeeding, capsular contracture, ptosis. - After surgery, there will be scars that do not go away.
Not really. No scar can be completely solved, it exists and remains after every operation, the question is how noticeable it is. The quality of the scar is influenced by many factors, such as genetics, immunity, the course of the postoperative period and whether the surgeon sutured the wound properly. Scars can be corrected by cosmetic methods (laser, collagen therapy, etc. ) in the same way as on any surface with a thin dermis - face, neck, abdomen. And if you follow all the doctor's recommendations in the postoperative period, the tissue will properly leave a scar without occupying a significant area. As a last resort, an unsatisfactory scar can always be corrected surgically. - Breasts will lose sensitivity after surgery.
After manipulation, breast sensitivity is really reduced - this is due to numerous processes, trauma to sensitive branches and postoperative swelling. At the end of the rehabilitation period, in most cases, sensitivity returns.
Mammoplasty prices
The prices of mammoplasty vary depending on the rating of the clinic, the qualifications and experience of the doctor, and the type of implant. The price is also affected by the options included in the package: hospital stay, compression garments, post-operative support, bandages with consumables.
For example, if only a breast lift is performed without the installation of implants, the price for mastopexy starts from 250, 000 rubles.
If the breast lift involves the use of implants, then the price of the operation will start from 270, 000 rubles and more.
On average, a breast lift operation together with implantation and postoperative support costs a patient from 270, 000 to 350, 000 rubles.
Conclusion
Today, plastic surgery in our country is successfully gaining momentum and becoming available. More and more women, whose breasts have undergone hormonal changes related to ageing, underwent a mastectomy or initially did not correspond to the ideal of a housewife, decide and get the breasts of their dreams thanks to plastic surgery.
Mammoplasty is a plastic surgery that corrects the shape and size of the breast. Most often, during any of the three types of mammoplasty, breast enlargement, areola size and breast lift are performed, which achieves exactly the result the patient wants. Modern implants are safe and consist of hypoallergenic silicone, moreover, they are approved by the FDA (Agency of the Department of Health and Human Services). Performed by an experienced, quality surgeon, mammoplasty is the way to have the bust of your dreams, the object of compliments and joy for many years.