Breast (Female)

Breast Augmentations

Breast augmentation is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures, performed. Various factors, like age, genetics, pregnancies and changes in weight can lead to changes in the shape, size or appearance of breasts. Women, wishing to improve their breast size or have suffered changes in appearance, can achieve it with breast augmentation. In this operation, breast implants get placed inside the pocket behind existing tissues of breasts. Augmentation may increase or balance breast size, reform volume or shape in the cases of partial or total loss.

Thus a patient opting for a “Breast Enlargement” procedure using Implant must decide on three factors. The size and Profile of the Implant, incision site (the area where the scar would ultimately remain), and the plane of implant Placement.

Normally the breast implant is done to correct and improve the overall appearance of the breast area. Because of the problems like, sagging breast, impaired breast or other problems related to size and shape of the breast, the implants are used to correct these problems.

Subglandular implant placement

Here the implant is somewhat like jelly bag i.e; a small bag of full of silicon gel, these are smoother than saline implant. Silicone breast implant is positioned under your breast tissue but above your pectoral or chest muscles. Implants placed using the subglandular implant technique are often colloquially referred to as “overs” because they are over the chest muscles.

Partial submuscular implant placement

This process involves inserting the silicone or saline breast implant under your breast tissue and partially under your pectoral and other chest muscles. Because they are partially under the muscles, implants placed using this technique may be called “unders” or “partial unders.”

Full Submuscular Implant Placement

With full, or complete, submuscular implant placement, the breast implant is placed under your pectoral and chest muscles. Implants in this placement location may be referred to as “unders.” The implants used for breast enlargement surgery are a material foreign to the body and your body will naturally build a wall or capsule around the breast implants.