What is it?
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Augmentation Mammoplasty
builds up the breasts, increasing their size up to a B or C
cup size, as well as correcting slight sagging, improving
general firmness. It will improve the proportion of your
breasts to your body size if you feel that are smaller than
they should be, and can also be used to build up the breasts
after mastectomy.
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How is it performed?
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A saline filled breast implant
is inserted behind the breast tissue and / or behind the
pectoral muscle. The surgery will be followed by a short stay
in the hospital.
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How long will it take for the physical effects of the
operation to disappear?
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Your breasts may be swollen
and bruised for 2 to 3 weeks after the surgery. In order to
insert the implant, small incisions are made either under the
breasts, around the nipples or under the arm. These fade away
and become virtually unnoticeable after time, so scarring
will be minimal. Occasionally a capsule of scar tissue forms
around the implant; but this just increases the feeling of
breast firmness. An implant may deflate after time, and might
require replacement.
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What about breast cancer and breast feeding?
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| There is no evidence that the
procedure causes breast cancer or other diseases nor do
breast implants interfere with breast feeding.
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