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Breast augmentation with lift cosmetic surgery is a combination of mastopexy or breast lift with breast implants surgery. The procedure is usually performed for cosmetic breast enhancement, but may sometimes be used as part of breast reconstruction. Both the lift and implants procedures are executed in a single surgical session.
Breast lift will make your breasts positioned at a higher, more youthful level, while breast augmentation will add fullness and volume to the upper pole of your breasts. Your surgeon may perform this surgery as an outpatient procedure, and it will take about 90 to 150 minutes inside the operating room.
plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides breast lift with implants surgery to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding locations.
Procedure
After you have been placed under general anesthesia, your surgeon will create incisions in pre-determined sites to perform your breast implants with lift plastic surgery. The surgeon may first address your breast augmentation procedure to estimate how much of loose breast tissue will have to be removed once the implants are placed.
In many cases, the surgeon may place an incision below the breast fold and place the implants through it under the chest muscle. The incision provides an access to the pectoral muscle and will also be used in the second phase of the procedure when breast lift is performed.
Your surgeon will aim to place the incisions in discreet locations and make use of common incision to perform breast tissue lifting as well as implant placement. An anchor incision is often used to perform a significant breast lift. Your surgeon will be able to address the excess breast tissue both vertically and horizontally with this technique.
The combined surgery will enhance your breast size, correct the sagginess, create a firmer and perkier breast appearance, and reposition or resize the areolas to a more natural looking position. Once the surgery is over, your surgeon will close the incisions with sutures. For the first two to three days, your breasts will be wrapped in bandages, and then replaced with a special surgical bra.
Recovery
You will feel some pain and soreness in the incision areas in the first few days after your breast implants with lift surgery. Your surgeon will prescribe pain meds to keep your comfortable.
Within 10 to 14 days after your surgery, you can go back to work or resume your daily activities. However, you will have to refrain from strenuous exercises, bending, and lifting of heavy weights for about three to four weeks.
Results
Most women are satisfied with their final surgical results because the breast implants with lift procedure enhances your upper body appearance in multiple ways, providing a fuller and firmer breast figure, while adding a desirable cleavage.
You will be able to notice the results almost immediately after your plastic surgery. However, the initial swelling and bruising will take some time to resolve, and the results will become more visible and established over the next several weeks and months.
Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA and nearby areas for breast lift with implants surgery.
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Breast augmentation with implants is the most sought-after plastic surgery in America. More than 300,000 women have the procedure every year. But despite its widespread acceptance and tremendous popularity, misconceptions persist that cause some women to hesitate.
We’ll look here at six of the most common breast augmentation myths and explain the real facts.
1. Implants Make Breasts Look Fake
When performed by a skilled plastic surgeon and tailored to the natural proportions of your body, breast implants can make your breasts look like a more natural fit with your silhouette while boosting your allure. The secret is to choose the appropriate size, shape, and position for the implants. Your plastic surgeon will advise you on those choices, based on your anatomy and your wishes for enhancement.
2. I’ll Need My Breast Implants Replaced Every Few Years
It’s true that breast implants don’t last forever. Eventually, the implants may leak or rupture. But it’s common for implants to last without problems for 10 or 15 years or even longer.
With saline implants, leakage will cause deflation — with cosmetic but not health effects. With silicone implants, leakage will require surgical removal. In either case, you’ll have the choice of replacing the implants or having them removed and allowing your breasts to go back to their former size. A breast lift can help reshape the breasts if you have your implants removed or replaced.
You may also choose, at any time, to remove or replace the implants because your ideal body shape has changed. This choice is personal, unrelated to any specific timing.
3. Implants Can Improve Sagging Breasts
Breast implants add volume and can improve the shape of your breasts, but they are not the answer for sagging breasts. That issue results from a gradual loss of skin elasticity. If you want to add volume to your breasts, but also want to improve their drooping appearance, breast augmentation combined with a breast lift may be the answer.
4. Implants Make It Impossible to Breastfeed
Breast augmentation, when carefully performed, should not affect the ability to breastfeed. And studies analyzing the quality of breast milk produced by mothers with silicone implants have found no evidence of silicone in their milk. If the future ability to breastfeed is a concern for you, discuss it in your consultation with the plastic surgeon. You may decide, together, on an approach to the procedure that minimizes the risk of problems, such as placing the incision below the breast, rather than around the nipple, or placing the implants below the chest muscle.
5. Breast Augmentation Is Only for Young Women
While breast augmentation is popular among women in their 20s and 30s, it is also a top choice of many women in their 40s, 50s, and even 60s.
Breast size and shape can change with pregnancy and breastfeeding, so many women wait to get implants when they are finished having children. Other older women have implants to make themselves look and feel better. As long as you are in good health, there is no upper age limit for the procedure.
6. Any Cosmetic Surgeon Can Perform Breast Augmentation
When considering breast augmentation, you should look for a plastic surgeon. To produce beautiful and natural-looking results, a plastic surgeon must have experience and demonstrated skill in performing the procedure and the aesthetic sense to guide the choice of size, shape, and placement of the implants. Review credentials, ask about experience, and look at before-and-after pictures when choosing a plastic surgeon.
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Breast augmentation and breast lift cosmetic surgery rank among the most sought-after procedures for upper body aesthetic enhancement. Women who want to increase their breast size, fullness, and volume may choose breast implant surgery.
In other cases, where a woman has no problems with her breast size, but suffers from drooping breasts due to skin laxity, she could benefit from a breast lift surgery.
But there are times when a woman may want both increased breast size and a lifted breast position. This is when she may have to choose breast implants with lift surgery.
This combined procedure offers a number of advantages over a standalone surgery, but it will also have some limitations. During the pre-op consultation, your surgeon will discuss the pros as well as cons of the surgery in order to help you make an informed decision.
plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides breast lift with implants surgery to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding communities.
Combined Surgery – Pros
When breast augmentation is combined with breast lift plastic surgery, it effectively becomes a single procedure rather than two separate procedures being performed at separate intervals. This creates intrinsic advantages for you, especially if you are a good candidate for a combined breast procedure.
You will undergo general anesthesia only one time, and you will visit the surgery center only once for your breast lift with implants procedure. This reduces your risk in the sense that you will be exposed to the potential side effects and complications related to surgery and anesthesia only once.
The surgery is performed at one time, which means you will have to go through the pre-op preparation process just one time. At the same time, just one recovery period is involved, and you will go through the post-surgical discomfort and downtime only once.
Importantly, with a combined breast implants with lift cosmetic surgery, your surgeon will have an opportunity to create a more conservative and comprehensive outcomes. The surgeon can ensure that both lifting of the breast tissue and placing of implants are carried out using common incisions.
The precise amount of excess skin removal can be determined and appropriate implant size can be selected when the surgeon has an opportunity to perform both surgeries together.
The cost-effectiveness of the procedure also improves because you will incur various cost components, such as pre- and post-op expenses, surgeon’s fee, anesthesia costs, surgery center expenses, and costs of medical tests, surgical bra and prescription drugs only once.
Combined Surgery – Cons
Although a breast augmentation with lift surgery allows for a more conservative approach for incision placement, the overall procedure will be more invasive than a single procedure. Recovery period will slightly longer too. While the cost-effectiveness is better, the total upfront cost of the combined surgery would usually be higher than that of a standalone procedure.
You should also remember that even with a combined procedure, your risk of implant failure due to capsular contracture or other extraneous circumstances remains the same. It is best to weigh the pros and cons in consultation with your surgeon and then make a judicious decision.
Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA and nearby areas for breast lift with implants surgery.
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Aging, gravity, pregnancy, and breastfeeding can take a toll on your breasts, causing them to deflate in some cases, or sag and hang lower on your body. If you are struggling with both these conditions at the same time, you can benefit from breast augmentation with lift cosmetic surgery.
This procedure is designed to increase your breast size as well as provide firmness and a subtle lift to your breasts to make them look more youthful. plastic surgeon Dr. David Kim provides breast lift with implants surgery to patients in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, and surrounding locations.
Candidacy
If you are bothered by the appearance of your sagging breasts, which have also lost volume and fullness over time, you could be a candidate for breast lift with implants plastic surgery. In this condition, your bras may not fit you the same way any longer, and you may feel embarrassed to wear a swimsuit or a low cut top. These are signs that you may need a comprehensive corrective procedure for your breasts.
Ideal candidates are within a moderate body weight range, in good general health, and do not have plans to become pregnant or undergo a major weight loss procedure in the near future.
Advantages of Breast Lift with Augmentation
A combined breast augmentation with lift surgery can have a transformative effect on both the size and volume of breasts and their firmness and position on the chest. Your surgeon will have more flexibility to perform the combined surgery in a way that your excess breast skin removal and implant size are optimized using common incisions.
The combined surgery is more customizable and will allow you to anticipate what your final results will look like. You will be more satisfied with the outcome and will likely experience a boost in your personal confidence and relationships.
Procedure
Breast lift with augmentation surgery is performed using general anesthesia. Your surgeon may be able to complete the procedure in about two to three hours, and you can go home the same day. After you have been placed under anesthesia, your surgeon will begin the procedure by placing the incisions as planned during your consultation process.
Through the incisions, the surgeon will create implant pockets and place the implants under or over the pectoral muscle as planned. Once the implants are adjusted into position, the surgeon will have a clear idea of how much excess breast skin must be removed for breast lift.
The breast lift will also involve tightening of the tissue, and resizing or repositioning of the areolas and nipples to a higher level. Once the surgery is completed, your surgeon will close the incisions with removable or absorbable sutures.
Recovery
You can expect to resume your normal routine or return to your workplace in about 10 to 14 days after your breast implants with lift surgery. However, you should continue to avoid vigorous activities for about four to six weeks to allow the healing to be completed safely.
Cosmetic surgeon Dr. David Kim receives patients from Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA and nearby areas for breast lift with implants surgery.
Schedule a Consultation with an Expert
For more information on the surgical and non-surgical procedures and treatments by Cosmetic Plastic Surgeons Dr. David Kim and Dr. Eugene Kim. Click here to contact us today.
Serving Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Orange County, Southern California and surrounding areas.