Breast Augmentation in San Francisco
Breast Augmentation is now one of the most frequently performed Plastic Surgery procedures in the nation. The goal of the breast augmentation in San Francisco is to enhance and improve your existing contours. Therefore, the procedure must be individualized for your anatomy. Breast Implants are utilized to increase the breast volume. The artistry lies in creation of an anatomic space for the implant with minimal bleeding and choosing the right shape and size of implant to achieve an optimal result. Plastic Surgery Specialists now specialize in one of the newest technologies in breast augmentation, the Vectra 3D Imager. This allows women to see a 3D picture of what they would look like after breast implants before deciding on having the procedure. Please visit our 3D Vectra Imaging page to learn more.
About Breast Augmentation Procedures
Breast Augmentation, also known as mammaplasty or "boob job", is a relatively simple plastic surgery procedure with only a few steps. It does, however, call for a lot of preparation. First, it is important to decide which breast implants are right for you. There are two main types of breast implants: saline and silicone. After choosing your breast implant, you will then choose your incision site. There are three common types of incision placements for breast augmentation: inframammary, transaxillary, and periareolar. Each incision type is made in an inconspicuous area that can be easily hidden. It will be up to you and your surgeon where you would like your incision to be. The breast augmentation plastic surgery procedure itself takes a little over an hour to complete and you will begin to see results immediately. The normal hospital recovery time is about 24 to 48 hours. After you go home, you'll need to take it easy for a few days and not engage in any physical activity. If any complications arise following the surgery, be sure to notify your surgeon to make sure nothing is seriously wrong. When it comes to breast augmentation cost in San Francisco, it can vary by person and procedures, but we offer very affordable breast augmentation in San Francisco and Marin county.Common San Francisco Breast Augmentation Questions
Q: Is there any relationship between implants and breast cancer or breast masses?
A: There is no relationship between implants and cancer. Rarely, a leaking silicone implant can result in a lump which could be confused for breast mass. Studies have shown that patients who developed breast cancer with implants usually present at an earlier stage because they are used to frequent examinations and mammograms.
Q: What is recovery like?
A: Breast augmentation itself takes about 1½ hours. Most patients can leave the surgical facility within an hour. Due to meticulous way in which we perform the surgery, it is usually possible to resume normal activities of daily living the day following surgery. Most patients can resume work in 2-5 days with gradual resumption of exercise at 7-10 days. We generally recommend follow up at 1 week, 1 month, and 1 year.
Q: Is there a way to see what I would actually look like with a given implant?
A: Yes we are one of the few practices with 3-D imaging technology that allows us to show you what your body would look like with different sizes and shapes of implants.
Q: What size of implant should I have?
A: Obviously, there is a lot of room for subjective variations in implant size. The most important thing is to choose an implant in a size range that can be tolerated by your tissue characteristics. A patient with paper-thin skin and no soft tissue coverage cannot tolerate the same-size implants as someone with a C-cup breast and elastic skin. In general, we ask you to consider your preferred cup size and we will discuss how this is converted to an implant volume. Often perusing multiple breast augmentation before and after pictures is a good way to be sure we have the same expectations. It is not unusual for patients to say, “I wish I had gone a little larger” and later be glad they did not. We will take the time to help you choose what is right for you.
Q: What is the most common potential problem after breast implant?
A: Every elective procedure has one major “trade off” that must be considered. With the breast implants, this is the tendency of the body to form scar tissue around the implant, which it recognizes as a foreign material. We call this scar tissue a capsule, and the process by which it may thicken, a capsular contracture. There is no way to predict the exact potential for this problem in a given individual. Statistics with modern implants indicate that greater than 90% of patients maintain softness following implantation. Even those who develop some capsular contracture do not require re-operation in most cases. However, somewhere around 3-5% of patients will develop significant firmness. The vast majority of these can be corrected by secondary operation, which removes the scar tissue and replaces the implants.
Q: What is the Cost of Breast Augmentation?
There is no set price for breast augmentation in San Francisco because it can vary based on the patient's experience and what all they need. We offer very cheap breast augmentation in Marin County. To learn more about our affordable breast augmentation in Marin County and surrounding areas, please contact us for pricing information. We also provide breast augmentation in Sonoma and Napa Valley. If you are looking for breast augmentation in Napa Valley or Sonoma, please contact our office for a free consultation.
Cheap Breast Augmentation in Marin County
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