Breast Surgery: Breast Enlargement, Lift, and Reduction Procedures for Dallas, Texas Area Patients
Many women are dissatisfied with their breasts for a variety of reasons. That's why the physicians at Regional Plastic Surgery Center offer procedures such as breast reduction, lift and breast enlargement with breast implants (breast augmentation). Dallas area women safely achieve the figure they've always wanted with these advanced breast enhancement surgeries.
Our licensed and board certified cosmetic surgeons routinely perform these breast surgery procedures safely and with marvelous results.
Who is a Good Candidate for Cosmetic Breast Surgery?
Unhappiness with breast size is more than just an emotional problem. The issue can affect a woman's entire life. Women who are self-conscious about their breasts may have low self-esteem and avoid certain career paths or social situations. Breast surgeries such as breast augmentation or breast lift at our Dallas, Texas area facility can help.
Our compassionate cosmetic surgeons at Regional Plastic Surgery Center understand these issues. Our breast surgery patients engage in a thorough consultation, where they express their needs and wishes to their cosmetic surgeon. Our cosmetic surgeon suggests procedures such as breast enlargement or breast lift to correct the problem. Together, our patient and her cosmetic surgeon create a breast enhancement surgery plan that is designed to safely meet the needs of our patient and provide natural-looking results that meet her expectations.
Breast Augmentation
Women with small breasts are often ridiculed during their sensitive teenage years. This ridicule can lead to feelings of low self-esteem and a diminished self-worth that negatively impacts a woman's entire life.
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Full, shapely, firm breasts can make these women feel more beautiful and self-confident. Breast augmentation performed near Dallas, Texas, at Regional Plastic Surgery Center is a safe, effective method that gives women the figure they desire.
The Pre-Surgery Breast Augmentation Consultation
Before undergoing a breast enlargement procedure at Dallas, Texas, area Regional Plastic Surgery Center, our patients engage in a thorough consultation with their cosmetic surgeon. The consultation includes an examination of the size, shape, and skin elasticity of their breasts. If breasts sag, our plastic surgeon may recommend a breast lift procedure be performed in conjunction with the breast augmentation.
Your Expectations
During the breast implants consultation at our Dallas area practice, patients should carefully describe their expectations to the cosmetic surgeon. How our patient wants her breasts to appear after breast enlargement surgery affects the size of the breast implants. Our Dallas, Texas, area surgeons will work with you to select, as well as the surgical techniques used during your breast augmentation procedure.
Your Medical History
It is important to candidly discuss medical history including any previous breast surgeries or biopsies, any breast cancer in the family, and mammogram results. Although there is no evidence that breast implants cause cancer, there are procedural techniques our cosmetic surgeons can use to lessen the chances of breast implants interfering with future mammograms.
Pregnancy and Weight Loss
Because pregnancy and weight loss can change the shape of the breast, it is important to discuss any plans to engage in a weight loss program or to become pregnant. There is no evidence that breast implants negatively affect the ability to become pregnant, and women with breast implants may be able breast feed.
Your Breast Augmentation Plan
Based on the breast enlargement consultation, our patient and her cosmetic surgeon will determine the appropriate size of the breast implants. Our breast augmentation patients in the Dallas area can also consult our surgeons concerning placement of the breast implants; some may benefit more from placement beneath the chest muscle wall, while others may achieve better results with placement over the muscle.
Because of FDA regulations, only saline-filled breast implants are used in breast augmentation at our Dallas, Texas, area surgical facility.
The Breast Augmentation Procedure
Prior to the breast augmentation procedure, our cosmetic surgeon provides detailed preoperative instructions. Patients who smoke will be instructed to stop smoking well in advance of the breast augmentation surgery. Medications - such as aspirin - that are associated with bleeding should also be avoided. Patients may be asked to have a pre-surgical mammogram.
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Breast enlargement is usually performed as an outpatient surgery. Our patients are under general anesthesia for the entire breast augmentation procedure. In the most common technique for breast enlargement, our Dallas area surgeons insert empty breast implants behind each breast and then fill them with saline solution. We use this technique because it requires only very small incisions. This may result in reduced and less visible scarring for our patients.
Incisions are made as discreetly as possible, usually underneath the breast near the crease, in the armpit, or in the areola area. Spaces are created for the breast implants either above or below the pectoral muscle. The empty breast implants are inserted into these spaces and filled with saline solution.
What to Expect After the Breast Augmentation Procedure
Most of our breast augmentation patients are up and about within a day or two and can shower within two to seven days. Stitches are usually self-absorbable and do not need to be removed. Bruising and swelling are common but fade away rather quickly. Residual swelling usually disappears in a few months. Although arm movements are restricted, most breast augmentation patients return to non-vigorous work and activities within a few days. Our cosmetic surgeon will decide when vigorous activities can resume.
Breast Augmentation Risks
As with any surgery, there are risks associated with breast augmentation. At our facility near Dallas, Texas, every possible precaution is taken to ensure patient safety and reduce the chances of complications occurring. Risks include bleeding, infection, and an adverse reaction to the anesthesia. Sensitivity of the breast or nipple may occur but usually returns to pre-surgical levels in a short time.
Breast Enlargement Results
Once healing has occurred, breasts will be fuller and shapelier. Although saline breast implants will last a long time, eventually they will leak. Leaks sometimes occur because of trauma to the chest, but usually the breast implant simply wears out. When this occurs, the body simply absorbs the saline, which is merely a salt-water solution. Women with breast implants know when a breast implant has ruptured, as there is a noticeable change in the appearance of the chest area. If sagging or shape changes occur due to aging and gravity, additional surgery such as a breast lift can remedy this.
Most women are very happy with the results of their breast augmentation. If you're unhappy with your breast size, contact Regional Plastic Surgery Center now to learn more about the breast enlargement options available in Dallas, Texas and surrounding areas!
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Breast Lift
Many women are happy with the size of their breasts, but unhappy with breast sagging or loss of breast shape. Aging, pregnancy, weight loss, and heredity can stretch breast skin and cause the skin to lose its elasticity.
Women who are satisfied with their breast size but want their breasts to look firmer and rest higher on their chest may benefit from our breast lift procedure. This safe and effective technique for breast lift, performed near Dallas, Texas, at Regional Plastic Surgery Center removes stretched skin and raises the nipple area to a more natural position. The results of breast lift are breasts that sit higher on the chest.
Breast lift is often combined with other breast enhancement surgery procedures such as breast augmentation. If you are dissatisfied with both the shape and size of your breasts, we can enhance the size of your breasts by combining breast enlargement surgery with breast lift. The Dallas, Texas, area cosmetic surgeons with Regional Plastic Surgery Center will design a complete breast lift surgery plan to give you the breasts you desire.
Breast Lift Consultation
Each breast lift patient at our Dallas-area Regional Plastic Surgery Center engages in a thorough consultation with her cosmetic surgeon prior to the breast lift surgery. Breast lift consultations are held at our surgical facility conveniently located between Plano and Dallas, Texas. The breast lift consultation is extremely important. From this conversation, our cosmetic surgeon determines the breast lift procedure to be used, how the breast should be shaped, and if other breast enhancement surgeries are needed to best meet the patient's breast appearance desires.
Evaluation of the Breasts
As part of the breast lift consultation, our plastic surgeon evaluates current breast shape and skin elasticity. Patients who are planning to lose a significant amount of weight or who are trying to become pregnant should tell their plastic surgeon. Both weight loss and pregnancy significantly affect breast shape.
Your Medical History
During the breast lift consultation, our patients should candidly discuss their medical history, including any previous breast surgeries, mammography results, and any family history of breast cancer. Our patients should fully explain to their cosmetic surgeon how they expect their breasts to look after the breast lift procedure.
Your Breast Lift Treatment Plan
There are many techniques available for breast lift. Our Dallas area cosmetic surgeons will use the information provided during the consultation and the results of the breast examination to determine the most appropriate breast lift techniques for each individual patient. Our plastic surgeons may recommend other cosmetic surgery procedures such as breast implants, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), or ultrasonic liposuction to provide patients with results that meet their expectations.
The Breast Lift Procedure
Breast lift surgery performed near Dallas, Texas at Regional Plastic Surgery Center is an outpatient procedure that involves anesthesia. Although techniques vary, typically our cosmetic surgeon makes incisions along the breast's natural contour and the new nipple location. Excess skin is removed. The areola and nipple are moved to the new location. If the sagging breast caused the areola to stretch and enlarge, the areola is made smaller. Most patients retain sensation in the nipple area and may be able to breast feed. The remaining skin is pulled taught and stitched closed.
What to Expect After the Breast Lift Procedure
After breast lift surgery, breasts are wrapped with gauze and bandaged. Surgical drains may be placed in the breast area to remove excess fluids. Most patients are released from our surgical facility a few hours after completion of the breast lift procedure. Breast lift patients should rest for the remainder of the day but should try to move around for short intervals the day after surgery. Pain is controlled with medication and should subside after several days.
A few days after breast lift surgery, our patients return to our Dallas area practice. Any surgical drains are removed and dressings are changed. Some patients may have to wear a support bra for a few weeks.
Breast Lift Results
While the results of breast lift surgery will last a long time, they will not last forever. Eventually, gravity and aging will take their toll on skin elasticity, and the breasts will begin to sag. This may happen sooner for larger, heavier breasts. To correct this situation, additional breast lift surgery may be performed.
Our cosmetic surgeons at Regional Plastic Surgery Center explain the entire breast lift procedure to our Dallas, Texas, area patients prior to undergoing breast lift surgery. Most breast lift patients are extremely happy with the results of their surgery and enjoy a more fulfilling life.
If you're considering undergoing a breast lift, contact our Dallas, Texas, cosmetic surgery specialists at the Regional Plastic Surgery Center today.
Breast Reconstruction
Losing a breast to cancer or other disease is a life-altering experience. Women afflicted with breast disease undergo tremendous physical and mental stress. In addition to coping with their illness, they must also cope with the drastic change to their appearance. Questions such as how they'll look in clothing or how their partners will react run through their mind. The sensitive, compassionate cosmetic surgery professionals at the Dallas, Texas, area Regional Plastic Surgery Center can help.
Breast reconstruction surgery gives women who have lost a breast the opportunity to permanently restore their figure. Science and modern technology have provided plastic surgeons with a variety of surgical techniques that can be used to reconstruct the breast. Breast reconstruction surgery allows patients to have a new "breast" that is similar in both form and appearance to the matching natural breast.
Breast reconstruction surgery can take place as part of the mastectomy surgery or at any time after it. Patients who must undergo a breast removal procedure, including mastectomy, can begin discussing their breast reconstruction options immediately upon diagnosis.
Breast Reconstruction - Initial Consultation
Breast reconstruction is not a simple procedure. The surgery can be extensive and the healing process typically takes several months. For most patients, however, the results are well worth the time, effort, and additional surgery. The highly skilled plastic surgeons at Regional Plastic Surgery Center take the time to thoroughly consult with their breast reconstruction patients so patients make the right breast reconstruction choices for themselves.
What to Expect After Breast Reconstruction
Most women are extremely happy with the results of their breast reconstruction surgery. If you are dealing with the loss of a breast and considering breast reconstruction surgery, we can help. Our cosmetic surgery professionals are committed to helping our breast reconstruction patients make decisions that are best for them. Contact our Dallas, Texas, area cosmetic surgery center to confidentially discuss your breast reconstruction options.
Breast Reduction Surgery
Very large breasts can create a variety of medical problems for women. These medical problems include back, neck, and shoulder pain, shoulder indentations caused by bra straps, and even skeletal deformities and breathing difficulties.
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In addition to physical problems, women afflicted with very large breasts often become extremely self-conscious about their appearance and may be shy or withdrawn as a result. This self-consciousness can hamper a woman's involvement in academics, sports, and social activities. The reluctance to engage in activities can continue well into adulthood and negatively impact a woman's professional and personal choices.
The Breast Reduction Procedure
Mammaplasty, better known as breast reduction surgery, removes fat and glandular tissue from inside the breast. Excess breast skin is removed and reshaped. The results are breasts that are smaller, lighter, and firmer.
What to Expect After the Breast Reduction Procedure
Most women who undergo breast reduction surgery are very happy with the results. If you suffer from upper body pain or discomfort and suspect your breast size is the cause, contact Regional Plastic Surgery Center. Their Dallas, Texas, area cosmetic surgeons can send you more information and schedule a confidential consultation.
Contact Our Dallas, Texas Area Practice for a Consultation
If you are interested in undergoing a breast augmentation procedure such as breast reconstruction, breast reduction, breast lift, or breast enlargement with implants, contact our Dallas area practice in Plano to schedule a consultation at Regional Plastic Surgery.
For information and consultations regarding breast reduction, breast lift, or breast enlargement with breast implants (breast augmentation) in the Dallas, Texas area, contact Regional Plastic Surgery Center today.
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