One of my goals for my patients is to optimize your recovery after breast augmentation surgery. This means a quick return to normal light activity and minimal discomfort. There are things that I can do during the surgery to help with this process, and there are things that you the patient can do that are equally important.
Form stable breast implants are newly available in the United States. Their shape is more like the natural breast, with greater fullness in the lower portions and less fullness in the upper portions, and this is an advantage for some breast shapes.
A recent patient raised a question that commonly comes up in consultation: whether breast implants and a breast lift can be combined in a single surgery. A careful consideration of the patient’s breast structure, the type of surgical technique employed for a breast lift or mastopexy, and the patient’s state of health and well-being will guide us in our recommendation. Consultations for the combined surgery of a breast lift with breast implants are available for both our Chicago and Winnetka offices.
Natural looking breast augmentation enhances the appearance of the breast without sacrificing how the breast looks, feels, and moves. Patients considering breast surgery should know that a natural result comes from choices made by her surgeon in the operating room.
The periareolar mastopexy operation can bring an areola that is too large or sitting too low into better harmony with the breast. This also allows me to position an implant, so that I can adjust the volume of the breast augmentation.
