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Breast Augmentation- Know your treatment options
Breast Augmentation — also known as augmentation mammoplasty — is surgery to increase breast size. It involves placing breast implants under breast tissue or chest muscles. For some women, breast augmentation is a way to feel more confident. For others, it is part of rebuilding the breast for various conditions.
Condition
What is Breast Augmentation?
Breast augmentation, or augmentation mammoplasty, is a procedure to reshape the breast with an implant to make it larger.Breast augmentation might help you.Enhance your appearance if you think your breasts are small or that one is smaller than the other and this impacts how you dress or the type of bra needed to help with the asymmetry.view more
How to diagnose and When to Consult a Doctor?
Breast Augmentation is a cosmetic surgery and usually done if one breast is smaller than another. You are at least 18 years old to receive fat transfer augmentation or saline-filled implants, or at least 22 years old to receive silicone implants You are in good physical health.
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Causes
- Enhance your appearance if you think your breasts are small or that one is smaller than the other and this impacts how you dress and is needed to help with the asymmetry
- Adjust for a reduction in the size of your breasts after pregnancy or significant weight loss
- Correct uneven breasts after breast surgery for other conditions.
Symptoms
- Small sized Breast.
- Breast removal after been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
Causes
- Enhance your appearance if you think your breasts are small or that one is smaller than the other and this impacts how you dress and is needed to help with the asymmetry
- Adjust for a reduction in the size of your breasts after pregnancy or significant weight loss
- Correct uneven breasts after breast surgery for other conditions.
Symptoms
- Small sized Breast.
- Breast removal after been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
When to go for surgery?
If one breast is smaller than another and alternative medicines are not working it is time to go for surgical treatment.
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Is the treatment covered under insurance?
Most of the insurances will not cover Breast Augmentation as it comes under cosmetic surgery. This will depend on your policy coverage.
How is the recovery after surgery?
Most people are able to return to work and other activities around 7 to 10 days after the surgery. Full recovery may take 2 to 4 weeks.
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First I would like convey my thanks to medibuddy and their Care Buddy who assisted me till the discharge. Medibuddy provided hassle free consultation and for the operation. The entire insurance policy was taken care without involvement and it helped me to take care of myself. Finally I would like to thank the Unity hospital staff and their doctor
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Frequently Asked Questions
The softening process is referred to as fluffing, and can last anywhere from eight weeks to six months
After the surgery you will probably feel weak. You may feel sore for 2 to 3 weeks, and you will likely have a lot of swelling.
You may shower 24 hours after surgery, but it is advisable to wait 48 hours to prevent wetting the incision area. After 24 hours, you may remove the dressings except for any skin tapes or steri-strips covering the incisions.
While the exact amount of time varies based on the rate at which you heal, most women are able to return to work after about one week.
Patients should start light walking immediately after surgery – nothing strenuous, just short walks around the room or home every other hour.
