Breast Implants Surgery : What To Expect In Your Consultation

Once you've found the right breast implants surgeon for you, the next step is to prepare for your surgical consultation. You'll meet with your surgeon to discuss the procedure, how to prepare and what to expect in the way of immediate and long-term results.

It is also important that your surgeon consult with you to discuss your desires and expectations, as well as how breast augmentation surgery will impact your health, lifestyle and general well-being. It is a good idea to prepare by considering the following before your consultation:

• General medical history, including any genetic propensity for breast cancer, results of previous mammograms and any previous surgeries
• A detailed account of current prescription medications, supplements (vitamins or others) that you take
• Any use of tobacco or other drugs
• What are your motivations for surgery? What are your expectations?

At the consultation, your surgeon will:

• Evaluate your current health
• Examine the condition of your pre-operative breasts for size, shape and irregularities and photograph your breasts
• Based on the information gathered, your surgeon will discuss your surgical options and recommend a course of treatment
• Disclose the risk of common complications associated with breast augmentation surgery and the use of anesthesia
• Cover what to do the day of surgery
• Cover post-operative care and recovery

Preparing for Surgery

In the weeks before surgery, your surgeon may request:

• Further laboratory testing or medical evaluations
• Adjusting current prescriptions
• That you get a mammogram pre and post surgery to document any changes in breast tissues
• That you avoid the consumption of alcohol, drugs and abstain from smoking for a certain period surrounding surgery

Finally, your surgeon will go over the options you may have regarding the location of your surgery. Typically, breast augmentation procedures are done on an outpatient basis, which means that the surgery can be performed in an accredited office-based surgical center, outpatient ambulatory surgical center or a hospital.

For more information on surgeons who specialize in breast implants surgery, check out Breast Implants USA's Surgeon Finder.

Labels: Breast Augmentation, find a plastic surgeon, surgical consultation

 

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