SURGICAL PROCEDURES

Augmentation (Available Upon Request)

Overview

Augmentation is a type of surgical procedure done to increase the size of the breasts or buttocks. An augmentation mammoplasty is a common procedure to inflate the breasts by implanting breast implants beneath the breast tissue or chest muscles.

Breast augmentation enhances self-confidence by improving body image. However, surgery may be the only way of redeveloping the breast after cancer. Buttock augmentation is another surgical enhancement procedure to reshape and increase buttock size.

Surgical enhancement can be done using implants and a fat transfer. Sometimes combining a fat transfer and implants help achieve the best cosmetic results.

Procedures

Breast enlargement

Breast enlargement surgery involves inserting implants, using a fat transfer, or sometimes both to create symmetrical and larger breasts. Uneven or a lack of breasts due to breast cancer necessitates breast enhancement surgery.

Silicone and saline implants are two breast implants to increase breast size. Silicone implants are a popular choice because they feel like natural breasts and are unlikely to wrinkle. But there are side effects because they can move throughout the breasts, causing lumpiness. However, saline implants are more natural, and when they burst, the salt absorbs right back into the body.

First, incisions are made below or at the sides of the breasts and the implants are positioned correctly. Finally, closing the incisions is the final stage of surgery, and a dressing helps preserve the surgical site.

Other surgical techniques include:

  • A fat transfer to enhance breast size involves removing excess fat from one part of the body and remodelling the fat cells to use inside the breasts. Fat grafting is a surgical way of lifting the breasts and contouring them appropriately.
  • Breast implants, along with fat grafting, combine high-grade implants with a fat transfer to achieve subtle yet beautiful-looking breasts. This is often considered a hybrid procedure to increase the cup size and reduce wrinkles in the breast’s skin. Fat is retrieved from the thighs, buttocks or abdomen using liposuction. After filtering the fat, the purified contents are used to improve the volume, symmetry and size of the breasts.

Buttock enhancement

Buttock augmentation is surgery to manipulate the size of the Gluteus Maximus, the hip’s primary extensor muscle and the largest of the three gluteal muscles. This is done to create the appearance of a larger buttock. Then, buttock implants are carefully placed inside the buttock tissues. A Brazilian Butt Lift, however, differs because this technique involves increasing the size of the buttock by means of a fat transfer. So, fat is taken from one area of the body and re-purposed to the buttock.

Recovery

When the anaesthetic wears off, painkillers are given to reduce pain and discomfort in the area. When under general anaesthesia, you cannot drive or go to work until the numbing agent wears off.

A specific set of wound care instructions will help prevent infection, pain and swelling at the surgical site.

FAQ

1Do breast implants last long?
During an augmentation mammoplasty, silicone or saline breast implants are inserted beneath the chest muscles or breast tissue. Breast implants last for as long as seven to twelve years.
2Can breast augmentation lead to weight gain?
It is normal to gain a small amount of weight, about 1-2kg, after breast augmentation surgery. While this can occur, it helps to maintain a healthy weight, for even distribution of fat throughout the body.
3What are buttock implants?
Buttock implants are medically made devices that enhance buttock size by evenly shaping the area to your specifications. Sculptra is a type of filler injected into the buttock's soft tissue. The filler can be injected into the buttock in the doctor's rooms, and no downtime is required. Alternatively, hydrogel and silicone injections may be more favourable, depending on your physical exam.

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