Your Personal Consultation For Augmentation Mammoplasty (Natural Breast Enlargement)

During the consultation, you will be asked about your desired breast size and anything else related to the appearance of your breasts that you feel is important.  The point will be to determine what natural breast enhancement you can achieve.

This will help your surgeon to understand your expectations and determine whether they realistically can be achieved.

How will my plastic surgeon evaluate me for natural breast enhancement surgery?

Your plastic surgeon will examine your breasts and perhaps take photographs for your medical record. He will consider such factors as the size and shape of your breasts, the quality of your skin and the placement of your nipples and areolas (the pigmented skin surrounding the nipples). If your breasts are sagging, a breast lift may be recommended in conjunction with augmentation to obtain a more natural breast enhancement.

You should come to the consultation prepared to discuss your medical history. This will include information about any medical conditions, drug allergies, medical treatments you have received, previous surgeries including breast biopsies, and medications that you currently take. You will be asked whether you have a family history of breast cancer and about results of any mammograms. It is important for you to provide complete information.

There is no scientific evidence that augmentation mammoplasty increases the risk of breast cancer. The presence of breast implants, however, makes it more technically difficult to take and read mammograms. This may be a special consideration for women who perhaps are at higher risk for breast cancer because of their family history or other reasons. Placement of the implant underneath the pectoral muscle may interfere less with mammographic examination, but other factors may also need to be considered with regard to implant placement. Your plastic surgeon will discuss this with you.

If you are planning to lose a significant amount of weight, be sure to tell your plastic surgeon. He or she may recommend that you stabilize your weight prior to undergoing breast enhancement surgery.

If you think that you may want to become pregnant in the future, you should mention this to your surgeon. Pregnancy can alter breast size in an unpredictable way and could affect the long-term results of your breast augmentation. There is no evidence that breast implants will affect pregnancy or your ability to breast-feed, but if you have questions about these matters, you should ask your plastic surgeon.

How do I pick my new breast size so I can obtain a natural breast enlargement?

Patients usually ask what size implant is “right” for them.  No one can really answer that question except the patient themselves.  Your plastic surgeon will ask you what size you would like to be.  During your examination, a determination will then be made based on your body dimensions, skin elasticity and a simple test - we provide patients with a properly sized bra and t-shirt and multiple implants of different sizes. These implants are actual saline filled implants that are usually used in breast enlargement, so the look these implants give does reflect the final appearance patients can expect.  By trying on various sizes, it is easy for patients to zero-in on the size that they like best. This simple test gives a very realistic idea of the final result of breast augmentation.  In our opinion, it is far superior to computer imaging of the breast.  Patients agree that it is a tremendous help not only in their decision to have augmentation mammoplasty surgery but also to help decide what size is "right" for them.

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