Breast augmentation :
breast implants or fat-grafting mammoplasty lipomodelling
Nicely-shaped breasts are the result of a balance between volume, shape and body outline. The improvement of the first two criteria might require the use of a breast implant (round or anatomical), or some fat (lipomodelling), possibly combined with a correction made to the skin envelope.
There are two options when trying to compensate for a loss of volume in a breast :
- The use of autologous adipocyte fat tissue, drawn from areas of the body which have some excess fat (lateral thighs, tummy or inner side of the knees for example), and then re-injected into the breasts. This technique generally increases the breast size by one cup whilst concurrently improving the body shape.
- The use of an implant with a volume and shape chosen according to your chest size to guarantee the most natural result. The correction of a breast ptosis can also be performed at the same time.
A possible skin procedure may be associated in the event of breast ptosis.
Breast implants do not longer need to be replaced after 10 years.
Procedure
The surgery lasts for one and a half hours, is performed under general anaesthetic, and requires an overnight stay. A surgical drain is inserted to avoid any haematoma. The patient is discharged the following day with waterproof dressings placed on the surgical site to allow immediate showering, and a special supportive post-surgical bra to be worn for three weeks.
Physical exercise can only be resumed from the sixth week.
