Breast enlargement is the most commonly performed cosmetic operation not performed under local anaesthesia. Round or tear-drop shaped breast implants are inserted either on top of or below the pectoral muscle, which is the large chest muscle the breast lies on top of. The implants can be inserted through the armpits, via the nipples, from below the breast, or even from the umbilicus: through very small incisions which heal leaving minimal scarring. Depending on the position of the implant the sensation of the breast and the ability to breastfeed may be altered. Silicone breast implants are still used, though their use is controversial as earlier versions tended to burst and some patients claimed illness as a result. There are also saline and soy oil implants. Breast enlargement is done because patients feel their own breasts are too small, droopy or misshapen. Surgeons discourage the operation in very young women because the breast grow normally till about the age of thirty.
Among the cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery procedures discussed in this site are:
Breast Lift, also known as Mastopexy
Breast Implants, also known as Breast Augmentation.
Breast Augmentation, also known as.Breast Implants
Breast Reduction, also known as Breast Mammaplasty
Nipple Augmentation, also known as Nipple Reduction
Nipple Reduction, also known as Nipple Augmentation
Male breast reduction
Male pectoral implants
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