Breast Augmentation Benefits


Benefits of Breast Augmentation

There are many benefits of having breast augmentation surgery in Newport Beach, CA.  The Southern California lifestyle is unique compared to many other parts of the Country. Women are active outdoors year round, spend a lot time at the beach and pool, and wear summer type clothing approximately 9 months out of the year. Having nicely shaped perky breasts allows women to look better in low cut dresses, tank tops, and bathing suits. Most women feel more confident and feminine after breast augmentation with saline or silicone implants. Breast enhancement can also improve a woman's sex life

In general, there are two categories of women who benefit most from breast augmentation. The first is naturally small and has always wanted to have larger breasts. Typically, she is  secure with herself, but wants to feel more feminine and look better in certain types of clothing. She knows she would feel more self confident and sexier with larger breasts.

Example of a woman with naturally small breasts. She wanted to be more proportionate with the rest of her body.Also notice correction of wide gap between breasts.

Same woman from the side.

The second type is the woman who has developed saggy breasts. Often, this occurs because of child birth, aging, or weight loss. She wants her breasts to be perky like they used to be, so she can look better in clothing and feel less maternal looking. She may even choose to be larger than she was before.  Both of these patients are dramatically helped by breast augmentation.

Example of a mother of two who has lost a significant amount of breast tissue resulting in sagginess. See text below for details. Profile of same mother of two. Notice breast sag and loss of upper breast fullness in the before, and its correction in the after.

 

The above example shows a common problem after childbirth; saggy breasts with loss of upper breast fullness and loss of cleavage. This is caused by several factors including skin stretching and breast tissue descent. A third significant cause is loss of breast tissue known as breast tissue atrophy.

Breast augmentation can correct only minor amounts of breast sag. If there is too much sag then a breast lift is required. This can be done with or without an implant. This depends on how much breast tissue is left and what the patient wants. If the sag is minimal then a breast augmentation alone can provide the necessary breast lift. By increasing the breast volume with an implant the nipple/areola complex will elevate slightly. This is demonstrated very well in the profile Before and After above.

Outlined below is a summary of benefits from breast augmentation:

  • Fuller/larger breasts
  • Improved cleavage
  • Better fitting clothes
  • Improved body proportion
  • Waist and buttocks appear to be smaller
  • Correction of minor sag
  • Improved self confidence

The benefits above must be weighed against the downsides of getting breast enlargement. These include cost, downtime from work, need to buy new clothes, possible need for revision surgery.