Breast Augmentation in Sonoma and Napa Valley
Plastic Surgery Specialists provide the most advanced plastic surgery procedures in Sonoma and Napa, including breast augmentation. Breast augmentation is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures in California, and we provide the latest technology in breast augmentation, the Vectra 3D Imaging system. Vectra 3D allows the patient to view what they will look like following a Sonoma breast augmentation procedure through 3D images.
About Breast Augmentation in Sonoma and Napa Valley
Breast augmentation refers to the enhancement of the breasts using breast implants. Many women are not satisfied with their small breasts, and breast augmentation can give them the fuller, more voluminous breasts that they wish they had. Women see larger breasts as a way to look and feel sexier and more feminine. Plastic Surgery Specialists of Marin County will give you beautiful, more enhanced breasts for our patients in Napa and Sonoma.Breast Augmentation Facts
Average Cost: $ 7,000 (PSS is running a breast augmentation special right now for only $4900. Please contact us to find out more.) Pre-operative Preparation: During pre-operative exams you and your surgeon will determine: • Implant shape: round or teardrop • Implant surface: smooth or textured • Implant size and volume: cup size/210 ml-500 ml • Implant placement: above or below the muscle • Incision site: armpit, areola, breast or belly button Implant size and volume: Choosing your desired breast implant size can be a difficult decision because it will determine how large your implant will be, and in turn will determine how large your new breasts will be. A 400 ml implant placed on a woman with an A cup will produce a C cup. The same implant placed on a woman with a B cup will produce a D cup. Pictures of your desired size would be helpful to bring to your consultation so that your surgeon gets a better idea of what you're looking for. Take the time to decide what you'll be happy with so you don't feel the need to undergo a second surgery. You can also ask your surgeon for implant sizers to try on different implant sizes. For more information about breast implants in Marin County, please contact us for a free consultation.Common Napa Valley and Sonoma 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 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.
