Breast Reconstruction Surgery

This year, more than 250,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. The good news is breast cancer is 90 percent curable when caught early. Which makes it so important to perform regular self-exams, and continue monitoring your health regularly.

Because women are living healthy, productive lives long after diagnosis, learning about options is also becoming more important.

For many women, treating the cancer is half the battle. From there, recovering and returning to a normal life is the focus. Losing a breast can be devastating. With the reconstruction options available today, women cannot only return to a normal lifestyle, they can have the feeling of normalcy as well. They can regain both the shape of a breast, and regain the self-confidence.

For some women facing partial or full mastectomy, breast reconstruction is a viable choice. Women choose reconstruction for a variety of reasons, including:

• To make your breasts look balanced under clothing
• To permanently regain your breast contour
• To give the convenience of not needing an external prosthesis

Whatever the reasons, its best to choose a breast reconstruction surgeon that meets your qualifications, and can help you get on the road to recovery quickly.

What to look for when choosing a breast reconstruction surgeon.

1. Look for a surgeon that you are comfortable with. For many women, the road to recovery is a lot shorter if you connect with your surgeon. Interview your surgeon and learn his philosophies and his style. You’ll be spending quite a bit of time with him before and after the surgery. Make sure you are comfortable with him.

2. Understand the procedure and its impact on your life. The more you understand about the procedure, the easier the process will be. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. If you have special requests, ask. Let your doctor know if you are athletic, or have special issues that may be affected by the surgery. Your doctor should be able to give you alternatives, and tell you how the surgery will affect your lifestyle.

3. Choose a surgeon with experience. Find out your surgeons background and training. Does he perform reconstruction procedures on a regular basis?

Some women prefer to combine reconstruction with their mastectomy surgery. Others prefer to deal with one surgery at a time. The important thing to find is a surgeon that is sympathetic to your needs, and allows you to be comfortable with each procedure.

Keep in mind that there will still be differences between the reconstructed breast and the remaining breast. Yet even though you may notice the differences, it still can offer peace of mind. It can allow you to get back to a comfortable lifestyle, and help you feel good about how you look in most types of clothing. All of this can be a major step in the right direction.

Tammy Garcia
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/breast-reconstruction-surgery-79710.html

Breast Augmentation Without Surgery – What Are The Costs?

A lot of women have the desire to become physically attractive. That’s nothing new. There are always a lot of costs associated with taking your body and transforming it into what you want. Now, we’re going to talk about breast augmentation without surgery and the costs that are typically involved.

For a long time, surgical implants were the only way to go for ladies who wanted to completely restructure their bust.

However, today because of research and the developments, there are a lot of low cost alternatives to enhancing your breasts. These breast augmentation without surgery methods include pills, crease, pumps and more.

By far, the most expensive alternative of them all would be surgery. The expenses associated with breast augmentation are staggering. An operation costs anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 – that’s including the consultation with the physician, the operating room costs and the anesthesia. The cost of the operation also depends greatly on the location where it’s getting done and the skill and reputation of the doctor. For example, it’s going to cost a lot more if you’re getting the operation done in Beverly Hills, as opposed to Phoenix, Arizona.

Breast augmentation without surgery is relatively inexpensive when compared to the surgical method. A lot of brands of breast enlargement pills are offered for a discounted price near $200 to $250 for a half a year course. A 16 week supply, or 4 month, would cost around $150 to almost $200. Just a bottle alone of pills may cost an average of $50 for 4 weeks use. You can find these breast enlargement pills all over the internet.

The creams that are typically associated with breast enlargement are available in different quantities. The prices for these range anywhere from $25 up to $75, it just depends upon the quantity and the quantity in which the creams are sold.
If you’re interested in breast enhancing pumps, those cost between $250 and $300. It just depends on the accessories that come with it. There are also pumps that are available which cost as little as $50. Like the creams and pills, they are sold through online stores.

It’s important that you take the time to research all the alternatives to breast augmentation without surgery. These methods do work, you just have to find one that works for you, stick with it until you achieve your desired results. Of course, you can have the instant satisfaction that comes with breast augmentation surgically, however you better have the money and the willingness to accept the risk if you’re going that route. Personally, I believe breast augmentation WITHOUT surgery is the way to go.

Shanna Sullivan
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/breast-augmentation-without-surgery-what-are-the-costs-94715.html

Breast Enhancement for the Modern Woman

Breast enhancement has been a hot topic in the news for many years now. First there was the ban on silicone gel implants because of reports that leaking implants caused serious health concerns and diseases in women. Breast augmentation procedures went out of vogue for a few years and but rebounded several years later. Saline implants were the only choice until now. After many years of studies showing no ill effects of silicone gel, silicone implants are back on the market.

For today’s modern breast enhancement procedures, the choice between silicone or saline breast implants is not the only decision women have to make. You and your cosmetic surgeon also have to choose:

· Between round and contoured implants

· Smooth or textured implants

· The size of implant

· Pre-filled or adjustable implants

· Incision location (in the crease, around the areola, in the armpit or in the belly button)

· Placement of the implant over or under the muscle

· The type of anesthesia (general or local with IV sedation)

· Whether or not a breast lift will be performed at the same time

Wow – what seems so simple a procedure is not so simple, is it?

What’s Next?

So, you’ve thought about how much you would enjoy larger breasts and how they would make you feel, but you’ve never taken the next step. You’ve done some research on the Internet and read about other people’s experiences. Now you’re ready to do it, but what’s your next step?

After you narrow the field of cosmetic surgeons in your area by doing further research and asking your friends for referrals, you need to schedule a consultation with the cosmetic surgeon.

For your breast enlargement consultation, bring a list of all of the questions you have about breast augmentation. Also, you’ll discuss all of the breast implant options that are listed above with the cosmetic surgeon. After an examination and frank discussion about your goals for the procedure, he will help guide your decisions about the types of implants, etc.

Who’s Getting Implants?

Women who are getting breast implants tend to fall into two categories – those who feel like they’ve never had adequate breast size and those who have lost breast volume due to pregnancy and breast-feeding. Regardless of the reason for wanting implants, ideal candidates share several characteristics. They are:

· In good physical health

· Mentally stable

· Over the age of 18

· Realistic about what breast enhancement can do for them

· Not currently pregnant or nursing

Lynn Fugaro
http://www.articlesbase.com/plastic-surgeries-articles/breast-enhancement-for-the-modern-woman-287775.html

Risks of Breast Augmentation

Although all routine cosmetic surgical procedures have very low complication rates, it is always important that you understand the standard potential risks and complications of any procedure. I joke with my patients and tell them that I have to scare them before I operate on them. The reality is, however, that even if the risk is one in a 100,000, if it happens to you it is 100 percent for you.

BLEEDING: Bleeding is a potential risk of any operation. The chance of needing a blood transfusion from breast augmentation is exceptionally small. If a collection of blood occurs around the implant, it is called a hematoma. If you get a significant hematoma, you need to go back to the Operating Room to have it removed. You cannot heal properly if a hematoma is in place. At the time of this writing, our practice has had only four hematomas over a period of over six years and approximately 400 cases.

INFECTION: Infection is a potential complication of any operation but can be especially serious in breast augmentation. Although every effort is made to prevent any infectious complications including use of intravenous antibiotics, placing the implant in antibiotics, placing antibiotics inside the pocket and giving postoperative antibiotics by mouth, infections can still occur. If the implant gets infected, the implant must be removed and must stay out of the body for at least 3 to 6 months. This is a potentially disastrous complication. Since our practice began, we have had one major infection that required implant removal.

DEFLATION: Breast implants are products and it is unlikely that they will last more than 10 to 20 years. Although there are some patients who have had saline implants for 20 to 30 years and have done just fine, it is doubtful that any surgical implant will last forever. If a saline implant ruptures, it contains saline which is easily absorbed by the body. Most patients describe not feeling anything, but rather waking up in the morning with a “flat tire.”

The warranties regarding these implants have changed, but at the time of this writing, the implant company (Mentor) is willing to give you a new implant and pay $1200 toward replacement of the implant for the first five years. If you elect for the extended warranty, the warranty will be extended to 10 years and increased to $2200 to help you replace the implant. After 10 years, there is a life-time warranty on the implant, but any recurrent surgical fees would be your responsibility.

SENSORY CHANGES: It is inevitable with any operative site that sensation in that area will change. Whether the surgery is an appendectomy, hernia or a breast augmentation, the area of surgery will change in the way it feels. Any patient may experience numbness, tingling, burning sensation, twingy or shooting pains. Most of these sensation changes will be short-lived and resolve on their own, but they can be permanent. Thankfully, these sensations are rarely permanent.

SCARRING: Although every effort will be made to make the incisions and resulting scars as minimal as possible, visible scars are possible with any operation. Occasionally implants do not settle in the pocket properly and there can be some asymmetry in their Position. Occasionally reoperation is required to place an implant in a more natural Position. It has been more than five years since I have had to redo that for one of my own patients.

Despite using saline implants underneath the muscle, you can still have capsular contracture and hardness of the implant, but this is reported to be less than 5%. In seven years I have had one patient require repeat surgery for this problem.

BREAST ASYMMETRY: It is common for women to have one breast that is larger or in a different position from side to side. This is actually the norm and not the exception. Every effort will be made to minimize this asymmetry, but there will probably be asymmetries left after the surgery.

BREAST INDENTATION AND DEFORMITY WITH ANIMATION: Because the breast implant is located underneath the pectoralis major muscle, when that muscle is flexed with upper body workouts or exercises, the implant will be flattened and move laterally. This is inevitable because of the location of the implant.

BREAST CANCER: In our country the instance of breast cancer is one in eight women during their life-time. This is an unfortunate fact. The problem with breast implants is that x-rays do not go through them and therefore mammograms are not as good as without breast implants. If a patient has a mammogram without a breast implant in place, only 90% of the breast tissue is seen.

In women who have had breast implantation approximately 40% to 50% of the breast tissue is seen; however, what is interesting is that women who have breast implants if they do get breast cancer have a slightly higher cure rate than the general population.

Why is this? In general because women with breast implants tend to check their breasts and pick things up earlier. The earlier the cancer is detected the more likely it is curable. Also when a patient has a breast implant on their chest wall and the breast tissue is draped over the front of it, it is physically easier to do a physical exam and detect a smaller lesion.

PALPABILITY OR VISIBILITY OF THE IMPLANT: All of the implants wrinkle within the body, although in most cases these wrinkles are not visible through the skin. However, occasionally these wrinkles are visible and many times can be felt through the skin. This is one of the limitations of saline breast augmentation and is actually one indication for converting to Silicone gel. At the time of this writing, there are certain studies in which Silicone gel can be utilized and this would be one indication that would indicate that.

RARE COMPLICATIONS: Rarely there can be complications such as collapsed lungs and blood clots with pulmonary embolism, but these are exceptionally rare.

STANDARD ANESTHETIC RISKS: The administration of any medication has some amount of risk. Although every effort is made to minimize these risks, adverse reactions and side effects can not always be prevented. Complications of anesthesia can be as mild as slight dizziness or nausea to more profound abnormalities. Although rare, hospitalization may be necessary to control and/or treat any potential complication.

Any patient undergoing general anesthetic has a 1 in 200,000 chance of catastrophe and death. However this risk is small enough to say that it is safer to have general anesthetic than get into an automobile. It is not risk free, but severe complications are rare.

CALCIUM DEPOSITS: The longer implants are in the body, the more likely it is to have calcium deposits in the scar tissue surrounding the implant. It is possible these calcium deposits can make the breast firm, but they can also further impair mammograms. This does not occur in all patients.

Adrien Brody
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/risks-of-breast-augmentation-229551.html

Reshaping the Female Body

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Breast Augmentation – A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to breast augmentation. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to breast augmentation. If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.

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Breast Augmentation in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio

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American Health Journal – TV: Breast Enhancement

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Everything Women of Color Should Know about Cosmetic Surgery

There are dozens of cosmetic surgery books on the market today, but not one of them is specifically tailored to address the concerns facing women of color. In fact, there is virtually no place these women can turn to get the information about their particular aesthetic problems. They age differently from Caucasian women and have unique skin problems such as scarring and blotchy skin. Dr. Adams will help take the anxiety out of cosmetic surgery by providing detailed information on:
– Choosing an aesthetic surgeon
– What to expect before, during and after surgery
– Liposuction
– Breast reduction and augmentation
– Tummy tucks and more…

Consumers will be able to make the best possible choice that will help them feel more confident and self-assured about their image.

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Hardening of my breast augmentation incisions?

I recently had a breast augmentation and had trans axillary incisions… My incisions have healed fine and are closed completely but when i touch the incisions they are hard as a rock underneath. Should I get checked out by a doctor, or is this a natural healing process when being cut open?

How recent?

It can take a year to fully heal from breast surgery.

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