All women considering having a Breast Augmentation are primarily concerned with exactly how their breasts will look afterwards. If this applies to you, you are likely asking the following questions with regard to how your ideal breasts might look:
The definition of ideal breasts is, however, highly subjective – it is based on each individual’s opinion and every woman will have her own unique goals and expectations. While some women want their enhancement to be subtle in order to give a natural look, others wish for a more noticeable or fake look. Neither goal is more correct than the other; there is no right procedure for everyone. In answer to all the above questions, therefore, your procedure can be tailored to achieve a look that meets your realistic expectations and compliments your existing body shape and size.
Preparation is key towards having a beautiful, natural enhancement to your femininity.
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Breast implants are manufactured by different companies in many varieties of content (or filler),base width (diameter), volume, shape and surface texture to suit your individual needs. Choosing the right implant and manufacturer is therefore key to a successful breast enhancement surgery. As part of the pre-operative consultation process at the Toronto Cosmetic Surgery Institute, Dr. Jugenburg, as a Breast Augmentation expert, will use his extensive experience and cosmetic artistry to help you choose the perfect implant. The following factors will each play a role in the decision making process:
During your consultation, Dr. Jugenburg will measure your chest and breast size, as well as your height and weight. These measurements will be used to recommend the right implant to fit your existing proportions, a method known as Dimensional Breast Augmentation. You will also be given an opportunity to look at, feel and try on samples of the various implants available to you (known as breast implant sizers). This is the most effective way to determine which implant is best for you and what you will look like after your augmentation surgery.
To determine what implant is right for you, first discover what type of breasts you have or want.
By consulting the breast implant volume sizing charts that will be shown to you during your consultation and trying on various sizers (or samples) you will have in-person visualization of how different implant sizes will affect your shape. When making your decision it is important to consider that larger implant sizes typically give a fake-looking augmentation, may be problematic for women having a more active lifestyle (e.g., participating in sports, jogging and yoga), and are associated with a greater risk of complications, such as bottoming out (an unfavourable downward movement of the implant). Your SixSurgery Surgeon will also evaluate your existing breast tissue to determine if you have sufficient tissue to cover and hide your chosen implant size.If the size you have chosen is too big, the implant edges may become visible following your surgery.
What type of look are you aiming for?
In addition to breast width, projection, and volume, the following options are also available and must be chosen accordingly for your Breast Augmentation in order to meet your personal goals and give you the best possible result.
During your consultation with Dr. Jugenburg, you will be able to look at and feel the various types of breast implants to allow you to make a decision based on the feel of the implants. Dr. Jugenburg will guide you through every step of this process and ensure that you are fully informed on all of the options that are available to you, and the disadvantages and advantages of each.
The surface of a breast implant (implant shell) can be smooth or textured (rough, Velcro-like). First generation implants were first manufactured using a smooth shell; a textured shell was later developed in an effort to decrease the likelihood of Capsular Contracture (implant hardening).
Textured implants have a thicker shell to compensate for their intentionally rough surface, which has the disadvantage of more visible implant rippling/wrinkling and a harder feel. In order to achieve a better aesthetic result and natural feel, Dr. Jugenburg therefore prefers to use Smooth implants whenever possible
Breast implants can be Round or Shaped (also known as Teardrop or Anatomic implants). Round implants are symmetric, while Shaped implants have more volume and projection on the lower half, therefore creating a teardrop shape. A teardrop shape gives a more natural look; however, in our experience, most women prefer the fullness of a Round implant.
Dr. Jugenburg uses Shaped implants only for Breast Reconstruction in cancer patients when the recreation of a natural breast shape is important. For women who have Breast Augmentation for purely cosmetic reasons and already have a natural looking breast, exaggerating the teardrop effect with a Shaped implant does not create a sexy, full breast look.
Saline and silicone implants both have advantages, and both types of implants can produce excellent
Breast Augmentation results.
Saline breast implants are comprised of a silicone shell that is filled at the time of surgery with saline (salt water). Since the silicone shell can be inserted into the breast area and then filled with saline once inside, saline implants require a smaller incision than silicone gel implants and can be customized. Virtually any volume of saline can be added to moderate the required implant profile and size, and the right and left breast implants can be filled differently to adjust for any mild asymmetry in existing breast volume.
The main disadvantage of saline implants, however, is that they feel less like natural breast tissue and are more prone to rippling/wrinkling than silicone (silicone implants also ripple, but not as prominently as saline implants). Over-filled saline implants have less rippling, but feel more firm.
Silicone breast implants feel and look more natural than saline implants and are available in pre-existing sizes (it is not possible to adjust their size during surgery). They have a solid silicone shell and a cohesive silicone gel filling. The density or thickness of the silicone fill, although more similar to that of natural breast tissue than saline, can be varied to give softer (more prone to rippling) to harder (less prone to rippling) implants (such as Cohesive gel implants as compared to Gummy Bear implants).
For further information on Allergan breast implants, please refer here, and on Mentor breast implants, here.
The following questions and answers will give you an insight into other common concerns regarding the appearance and feel of augmented breasts among pre- and post-operative patients. If you have a question that is not answered here, please contact us.
