Breast Augmentation: Top 6 Things to Know Beforehand
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So you’re seriously thinking about breast enlargement? Congratulations!
Breast enhancement is the leading invasive cosmetic plastic surgery. But don’t take it lightly — it is real surgery so all the precautions are taken with breast enlargement patients as with all other patients for any surgery.
Some good questions to ask before going ahead include:
1. Who is the provider? Some of our past posts tell about board certification. So try and find a surgeon with board certification in plastic surgery and who performs the procedure at least three times weekly.
2. Nursing? If you want more children, the rule of thumb is: the larger your breast implants, the more likely you will not be able to breast feed. Your surgeon will help your resolve this question.
3. Where to have it done? Statistics show that about half of cosmetic surgeries take place in surgeons’ offices. Better choices include freestanding, certified surgery centers where you will have extensive medical backup available in the unlikely event that anything goes wrong. Breast surgery is also done in hospitals.
For surgical centers, the certifications to look for include:
- JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations)
- AAAFC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Surgical Facilities)
- AAAA SF (American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities)
- State or Medicare licensure
4. Complications? Ask your surgeon what complications you may encounter. The major ones include capsular contracture and infections.
5. Cost? The average surgeon cost of a silicone breast augmentation during 2007 was about $4000, with saline running about $3500.
But separate fees for the anesthesiologist and the use of the operating room can run another $1000 to $1500, depending on your area of the nation.
6. Choice of incision? There are four routes through the skin plastic surgeons use to place breast implants: through the areola, the armpit, the naval and the inframammary fold, the place where the very bottom of the breast mound meets the chest.
admin @ March 18, 2009
