Breast Enlargement
Some women have small breasts from the outset of breast development. Other women will have a breast size they are comfortable with before pregnancy and then suffer from post lactational involution of the breast and will end with a breast size far smaller than their pre-pregnancy breast.
To consider breast enlargement is an extremely personal decision and there are a lot of people who feel free to offer an opinion. Very frequently, these people do not suffer from having a breast size that does not match their self-image. This problem is one that can only be understood by a woman in this position. This does not make the problem any less significant for those who suffer from it.
Am I suitable for breast enlargement:
The commonest groups of women that consider breast augmentation are:
- Young women with small breasts
- Women who have had children and post lactational involution
- Women who have had children and have breast ptosis (sag) with a loss of firmness and shape to their breasts
- Women who have breast asymmetry (different sized breasts)
- Women who have had breast tissue removed surgically
- Women with breasts that are small for their frame despite a fuller figure
- Women who would prefer larger breasts
What types of implants are used today:
There are three primary implant types and these are silicone, saline or polyurethane coated silicone implants (commonly called Brazilian or even Brazilian furry implants). Silicone is like rubber in many respects, by changing its chemical structure it can be firm and pliable like a sheet of rubber or sticky and runny like honey. Saline implants are covered by an external silicone shell and are inflated with saltwater. Silicone implants have a similar external shell, however they are filled internally with silicone of a different structure so that it is soft and feels more natural than the firmer outer shell.
Older styles of implants had a very runny gel like honey. This type of implant is still used by some surgeons. When our doctor uses silicone implants he uses "cohesive gel" implants that have a similar consistency to the inside of a Turkish Delight rather than being runny like honey. This type of silicone implant has a more stable shape.