What is Breast Augmentation and what are Breast Implants? How Big Should My Breast Implants Be? All About Breast Implants and Breast Implants Sizing Guide.
By choosing a surgeon at Breast Implants USA, you have already made an important decision by selecting a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.
Determining the type and size of your Breast Implants is also an important step, and you want to make an informed decision.
First, some basics. Any decision you make concerning your health should be done in partnership with a qualified medical professional. Information on any website
alone - even Breast Implants USA - is not enough to make a fully informed decision. Discuss all Breast Augmentation possibilities with your surgeon. To send a message to a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon,
go to Ask an Expert and fill out the information. A surgeon will contact you shortly.
Breast Implants and Breast Augmentation
In short, implants come in a variety of materials and shapes. Saline Breast Implants have
some advantages. They can be inserted in a deflated state and then filled once in place, meaning smaller scars and the possibility of
insertion through navel in the TUBA procedure, or Trans Umbilical Breast Augmentation.
Saline implants come either smooth or textured and in a two basic styles, round and anatomic. These
features are all discussed at length if you follow the links in this text.
Silicone breast implants are also approved by the FDA and have their relative advantages
as well, with many women expressing a preference. It is important to note, though, that neither type of implant is universally
considered preferable for all patient. Only you and your surgeon can decide what is best for you, and entering that conversation
with an open mind is most likely to lead to a satisfactory result. While messages in the press may lead you to believe that one is empirically
superior to the other, it truly is an individual decision.
Breast Implants are inserted during a procedure called Breast Augmentation surgery.
Breast augmentation surgery enhances the shape and size of a woman's breasts, using breast implants. Women choose to have breast augmentation surgery to enhance the contours of their body, to correct loss of breast volume following pregnancy, to make their breasts symmetrical, and for other reasons. With breast augmentation surgery, a woman's bust line can be increased by one or more cup sizes.
- Dr. Mary Gingrass and Dr. Melinda Haws, Plastic Surgery Center of Nashville
Here is an example of a patient before and after breast augmentation surgery, A Cup to B Cup:
Determining Which Type of Implant is Best for You
There is no perfect way to determine on your own whether Saline or Silicone, Round or Anatomic, or Smooth or Textured implants
are best for you, nor can you determine on your own the best incision for your particular case. These decisions can only be made between you
and your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. To find a surgeon, either visit our Plastic Surgeon Locator or
Ask a Breast Augmentation Expert your questions and a surgeon will get back to you promptly.
Determining Your Implant Size
When it comes to determining what size implant you should get, there are many resources which suggest home-made, do-it-yourself
approaches ranging from comparing yourself to celebrities, using balloons, filling pantyhose with rice, and many others.
Unfortunately, the results of these strategies can be disappointment.
On the positive side, there is an excellent resource for a very effective
breast implants sizing system from Envision Implants.
The kit provided by Envision Implants includes a variety of "Tester Implants," a special bra for the implants, an instructional DVD and more.
By using this kit to determine your breast implants size
prior to your surgery, you will be more able to communicate your needs and desires for your new look to your surgeon. At Breast Implants USA, we always recommend
empowering yourself with this kind of information, and the Envision Breast Implants Sizing System does just that.
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