MEDELLIN BREAST INCREASE

Breast augmentation surgery with implants also called augmentation mammoplasty with prostheses, breast implant surgery or breast prosthesis surgery is one of the most widely performed surgeries in the city of Medellín and Bucaramanga. This cosmetic surgery that aims to increase the size of the breasts with the help of prostheses or breast implants achieving a natural, harmonious and proportionate body, taking into account the beauty patterns of the woman's body.

BREAST INCREASE MEDELLIN | BUCARAMANGA

The breasts have been a fundamental body area in the social and personal life of women. This surgery improves the breast volume generating an important anatomical change but also produces an increase in femininity, sensuality, self-esteem, security, social and family performance.

What is the difference between round and anatomical implants?

Prostheses or breast implants are silicone bags with different shapes, sizes and contents, they can be:

• Round breast prostheses

They are the most used in cosmetic surgeries, because they offer better versatility in the results and provide a rounded shape in the upper part of the breast. These implants have a circular base, with a circular projection shape. The implant projection refers to the height of the implant, generating a sub classification of these implants which are called low profile, profile

high and ultra-high profile.

• Anatomical breast prostheses

Its shape is a drop of water or tear, sometimes called pear-shaped, some women choose them because they give a more natural shape to the breast.

Breast implants are made of a material that covers them and another material that is inside.

The covering material can be of two types of silicone or polyurethane, materials that are very compatible with the human body and therefore their use is allowed. The most used are the first and are classified according to roughness, in micro-textured, textured or smooth.

The content of the implants can be of two types: silicone or saline, each with its advantages and disadvantages that Dr. Yesid Cárdenas Plastic Surgeon explained to you in the consultation.

Silicone gel: this gel can be of two types

Soft gel: When filling the breast prostheses with this soft gel material, the breast is not maintained in a permanent form, it changes and changes shape according to the movements and the pressure received.

Cohesive gel: It is a hard filler that maintains the breast prostheses with their shape and does not change before the movements and pressures exerted on the breasts. If this cohesive gel-filled prosthesis breaks, it does not lose its shape, and its contents do not expand outside of the prosthetic shell.

What is the best brand of breast implants?

The choice of implant: Dr Yesid Cárdenas during your consultation will help you choose the breast implant with the characteristics that best suit your weight and height, to give a proportionate body and satisfy you.

Implant brands: There is now great fear regarding the brands of prostheses, however the implants used by Dr. Yesid Cárdenas Plastic Surgeon, are implants that are approved in Europe and approved in the United States by the FDA, which is It reduces to 3 brands of implants that Dr. Yesid Cárdenas will explain to you in the consultation.

Is it better to place the implants in front of or behind the muscle?

This response should be guided by your plastic surgeon, because the location of the implant in front of the muscle (Retroglandular) or behind the muscle (Retromuscular) achieves a particular shape in the breast, benefits and disadvantages. However, depending on what the patient wants to achieve in her surgery, it will be recommended to locate the retromuscular or retrglandular implants.

Do breast implants last a lifetime?

Breast prostheses in my opinion do not last a lifetime. They are prostheses that have a very long durability, but the only way to verify that statement would be to do real studies and see in patients how long they last and if they really tolerate the wear caused by the body to a foreign element.

How often do you have to change breast implants?

The breast implants according to the FDA have a duration of 10 years, however today V generation implants are being used, more resistant implants with which it is thought that they could resist more than 10 years but that will only be known over time or subsequent studies. However, after 10 years it is recommended to follow up with ultrasounds to verify the integrity of the implants and if they are broken they must be changed.

How long is the recovery time from breast augmentation surgery?

This time is variable, because it depends on the patient's pain tolerance, physical needs, and the location of the breast implant. However, the surgical wound lasts approximately between 8 to 10 days to close, approximately the patient will have adequate mobility of the arms in 10 to 15 days.

Can the baby be fed after breast implant surgery?

Patients who undergo breast prosthetic surgery may become pregnant and feed their baby normally. Regardless of the location of the implants in front of or behind the muscle (Retroglandular or Retromuscular), it does not alter the function of the mammary gland, which is why you will be able to feed your children.

Can breast implants cause cancer?

Breast implants are made of silicone, a material that has been reported by the medical literature as biocompatible, meaning that the human body generally tolerates it without causing rejection. According to the FDA report, breast implants do not cause cancer. However, a very low association has been established between the use of breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

Can you lose breast sensitivity?

Breast augmentation surgery can cause changes in breast sensitivity, with an increase or decrease in it. Increased sensitivity or hypersensitivity presents as pain, cramping, or rushing. The decrease in sensitivity can be variable and you can even anesthetize the breast. This alteration does not usually occur in the entire breast, it generally occurs in the areolar region and in the area below the areola. These alterations generally improve with the post-surgical evolution but in some cases it persists.

How to know who is a specialist in breast surgery?

A sub specialty of cosmetic plastic surgery on breasts does not exist so far, there are sub specialists in breast reconstruction surgery, but it is oriented towards breast reconstruction that has different objectives than cosmetic surgery. There are plastic surgeons who operate the breasts very well, as does Dr Yesid Cárdenas, who cares about listening and understanding the desire of each patient individually, which allows a high degree of satisfaction in the results.

Recommendations

The pre-surgical and post-surgical recommendations for breast augmentation surgery with prostheses in Medellín - Colombia will be provided and explained by Dr. Yesid Cárdenas Plastic Surgeon who will answer all your questions such as the price of breast lift surgery with implants or mastopexy with prosthesis, time of surgery, if it is with general or local anesthesia, among others. I wait for you.