Types of Breast Surgery - Options and Side Effects

There have been overwhelming number of advancements in breast cosmetic surgery. Breast surgery is performed using a number of techniques to enhance the appearance of the breasts. Breasts are considered as a sign of femininity and you might be struggling with the appearance of your breasts. You might not be happy with the appearance of their breasts that are naturally in this way, have lose volume and shape due to age mastectomy after breast cancer. If you are in a need of a breast enhancement treatment, your surgeon would help you choose the right treatment plan for you. Let us help you understand what types of breast surgeries may or may not be right for you.

Breast Augmentation with implants

Breast augmentation treatment is a surgical procedure that is performed to enhance the size and definition of the breasts. Breast implants are commonly used to increase the size of the breasts. This surgery would give you fuller and more projected breasts. There are various kinds of breast implants available to carry out breast augmentation surgery in abu dhabi . Implants vary in sizes, shapes and materials they are made of. Your surgeon would customize the implants according to your requirements. Usually, saline or silicone gel implants are used by most of the plastic surgeons. If you are 18 years or more, your surgeon can is likely to make use of saline implants to give fullness to the breasts. However, for women aged 22 years or more, silicone gels are used for the augmentation procedure.
Silicone gel implants are mostly preferred by clients because they feel more like natural breasts. But, there comes a risk of leakage with silicone gel implants. Like all other techniques, there are some drawbacks of the breast augmentation with breast implants. These implants can last up to 10 or more years.



Side Effects of breast surgery with implants

Breast augmentation with implants is a safe procedure only if performed by an expert plastic surgeon. Your surgeon will give you instructions to follow before and after the procedure to reduce the risk of any complications. You might experience few side effects of the breast surgery.
You will experience pain and discomfort but it can be controlled with the painkillers prescribed by your surgeon.
You will experience stiffness and soreness but it will reduce within few days
It involves a risk of scar formation
The implants may rupture or start leaking which may affect the results and you will need to undergo another surgery to remove or replace them.
There are no other side effects associated with this type of breast surgery.


Scarless Breast Augmentation

Scarless Breast augmentation is a surgical procedure which guarantees that no visible scars will be formed after the augmentation surgery. The procedure involves your surgeon to make incisions on such sites where the scar is not visible. Your surgeon might make an incision in the armpit or the area under the breasts or he/she might make an umbilical incision but it is not popular in large number of surgeons.


Side Effects of Scarless Breast Augmentation

The implants used in the procedure may leak or rupture due to a number of reasons like the quality of the implants. It will require you to undergo another surgery to replace or remove the implants from the breasts.
You will experience swelling, tenderness, pain and discomfort after the surgery but the side effects will disappear within few days.


Analogous Fat Transfer

Analogous fat transfer is a cosmetic procedure that involves extracting fat from your own body and transferring it to chest area. The fat is collected from a body area that has excess fat deposit, than the fat is emulsified into fat grafts which is then added to the breasts to provide the needed volume. This technique will result into more natural results because no foreign material is inserted. It can be combined with other treatment methods.



Side Effects of AFT Breast Augmentation


It does not involve a major tissue damage or risk of any complications.
This treatment does not result in much fuller and projected breasts as breast augmentation with implants does.


Breast Reduction Surgery

Many women are suffering from severe shoulder and back pain due to heavy breasts. The size of the breasts can be reduced with a breast reduction surgery which removes the excess fat and skin from the breasts to eliminate the pain and to give you a proportionate body figure. Bigger breasts will sag sooner than the smaller. If your breasts have started to sag which is mainly because of the large size, breast reduction treatment in Abu Dhabi might be the best option for you. It will remove the extra fat and skin from the breasts to give your breasts a firmer and projected appearance.


Side Effects of Breast Reduction Surgery

It is a safe treatment which does not poses serious risks to your health and appearance but you have to make sure it is performed by a plastic surgeon who has experience in breast surgery.
You will experience pain and discomfort during the recovery period but pain medications and cold compresses work to reduce the discomfort.
Treatment area might be swollen for few days but you will be given a compression bra which helps in reducing swelling.


DIEP Flap Treatment

DIEP Flap surgery is not a very popular treatment but it is an effective one. The procedure involves your surgeon to collect a flap from the abdominal region which has excess skin and fat. Then, the flap is used by your surgeon for breast reconstruction abu dhabi. It is usually opted after one has undergone mastectomy. Your surgeon will construct a nipple and an areola after you recover from the DIEP flap microsurgery to give natural appearance to the breasts.


Side Effects of DIEP Flap

There are no potential risks associated with the procedure but, as your abdomen and breasts would be affected due to removal of flap and reconstruction on the breasts, the recovery process will be a little longer. You are likely to experience pain and discomfort but it will be reduced with the help of prescriptions by your doctor.


Breast Lift

Breast lift is a surgical procedure being performed to remove the sagging appearance of the breasts. In this procedure, your surgeon will remove the excess skin that causes sagging, reshape the underlying breast tissues, reposition the nipples, and reduce the size of enlarged areolas under the administration of general anesthesia.



Side Effects of Breast Lift Surgery

You will feel swelling and tenderness for few days after the surgery.
You may experience bruising but it will disappear with 3 to 4 days
You are likely to experience numbness of breasts, particularly breasts for 4 to 5 weeks.
A scar might be formed in the place of incision which will disappear after some time. your surgeon will prescribe some topical treatments to reduce the appearance of the scar quickly.

Other Treatment Options


BRAVA breast Augmentation

BRAVA breast augmentation is a procedure that requires the patient to wear a device called BRAVA system which is used to expand the structure of underlying skin tissues in the breasts which will give the appearance of fuller breasts. Analogous Fat Transfer can be combined with BRAVA technique to produce the best possible results.


Nano Fat Transfer

Nano fat transfer is the least invasive technique used to add volume to the breasts and enhance the contours by adding definition to the curves of the breasts. In this Procedure, your physician will harvest the fat from body areas that have excess fat deposits. The fat is collected in very tiny amounts to avoid any kind of visible scarring. The collected fat is then emulsified in to nano fat grafts and injected in the breast area to add the needed volume.


Choosing a Right Surgeon

Irrespective of any breast surgery you are going for, the most important task you need to do is to look for the best plastic surgeon for the treatment. the expertise of your plastic surgeon is going to ensure your safety and successful outcomes of the surgery.



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Dubai Cosmetic Surgeon is a healthcare expert and a part-time blogger who loves to inspire a healthy and confident lifestyle in others. She is a registered surgeon, currently engaged with laser skin care clinic in Dubai And laser treatment clinic in Abu Dhabi
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