Teardrop implants. How do anatomical implants differ from round ones? The surface of endoprostheses is produced in two types

Properly selected breast implants adorn a woman and give harmony to her entire body. The natural appearance of the mammary glands after endoprosthetics is the decisive argument in choosing the shape of implants. The discussion and debate about the best shape for breast implants will never stop. Meanwhile, in addition to an attractive appearance, a properly selected implant can minimize the risks of various postoperative complications. Therefore, when choosing endoprostheses, it is worth listening to the opinion of the surgeon.

Perfectly shaped implants will give the breast a natural and harmonious look.

Many women are sure that the anatomical shape of the implants makes the breasts feel more natural in shape, and round endoprostheses allegedly do not give such an effect. But is it really so? We will analyze the features of each type of implants, based on various criteria.

The form is chosen not only by the patient, based on her personal preferences, but also by the surgeon, who takes into account many different factors. Among them: the desired result, the features of the physical structure of the patient, and the surgical technique of the operation. Each form of implants has its advantages and disadvantages, the analysis of which can also help a woman make the right choice.

Benefits of Anatomical Implants

Of course, the shape of a woman's natural breasts is not round. The natural bust has a smooth slope, starting from its upper part and gradually increasing in volume towards the bottom. That is why anatomical implants look more natural and in most cases are ideal for many women.

Initially, anatomically shaped implants were used to recreate a missing breast, for example, due to cancer or injury. Therefore, theoretically, anatomists are a more logical option for breast augmentation. However, despite this, many surgeons and a significant number of patients prefer round endoprostheses.

For some women, round implants look more natural than anatomical ones.

Benefits of round implants

• Large volume;
• High chest rise;
• More attractive décolleté.

If we are to enlarge the breast, then so that its volume is palpable and noticeable to everyone - this is how many patients argue. But not all the fair sex consider this form attractive. Excessive volume in the upper chest, according to some women, does not look natural.

Misconceptions about round implants

The round shape of implants, indeed, sometimes does not look very natural and not natural. However, the matter is not in the form at all. There are cases when endoprostheses are installed too high, or a patient with a small initial volume of the mammary glands insists on a large size. Implants of any shape can look bad, it all depends on the competent work of the surgeon. An experienced specialist always suggests the shape and size, based on the individual anatomical features of the patient. For some women, breast augmentation with round implants looks even more natural than teardrop implants.

Round implants are more mobile and natural when moving, so this shape is well suited for women who lead an active lifestyle.

Despite the fact that round breast prostheses look different in different patients, when moving they behave more naturally than anatomists. For example, when a woman is in an upright position, the implants under gravitational force acquire an anatomical natural shape. If we consider the behavior of round implants during the horizontal position of the patient, then according to this indicator they are absolute leaders. The natural female breast, as you know, "spreads" in the supine position. When arthroplasty with teardrop-shaped implants in a horizontal position, they will stick up unnaturally in the lower part of the chest, unlike round specimens. If a woman leads an active lifestyle, goes in for sports, dances, then round implants are preferable for her, since they “do not give themselves away” when moving.

Characteristics of round endoprostheses

Round implants have equal width and height. The highest projection point of a round product is slightly above the center. Therefore, round implants can differ only in projections.

Characteristics of drop-shaped endoprostheses

The highest projection point for drop-shaped implants is in their lower zone. In addition, the height of the base and the width they differ. Thus, anatomical implants can differ not only in projections, but also in height. This advantageous quality increases the number of possible product combinations and enables manufacturers to expand the range of anatomical implants.

Anatomical medium-profile implants are in great demand among Russian women

Different profiles for every occasion

All patients have different types of figures and chests, each of which has its own shape of the mammary glands. Unlike round models, teardrop models come in a variety of widths and heights, which gives patients more options to choose from.

The higher the profile of the drop-shaped endoprosthesis, the more significant the increasing effect. Anatomists of an average profile are in the greatest demand among Russians. But there are times when only a high profile is acceptable. If a woman has a large amount of excess skin with ptosis of the mammary glands, then the breast needs more filling and lifting. In this case, low and medium profile anatomical implants may not give the desired effect. Also, a high profile is well suited for those patients who have a small chest volume.

Breast augmentation in twins

As part of the Omorphia project, an interesting competition was once held. Plastic surgeon Staisupov Valery Yuryevich operated on the winner for free and installed anatomically shaped implants for her. He later enlarged her twin sister's breasts, but only with round endoprostheses. The professional mind of the surgeon was looking forward to the opportunity to compare the results of augmentation mammoplasty in completely identical sisters. However, he could not find out the best result, both girls had beautifully shaped breasts.

In 1961, a breakthrough in plastic surgery was made by saline endoprostheses - round bags of saline, fully compatible with the human body. But too soft, tactilely detectable, with a tendency to rupture, saline implants were replaced by silicone implants in the mid-90s. These gel-filled elastomers are safe for the patient and remain immobile even in the event of injury. Silicone implants with different fillers most accurately imitate natural breasts, do not stand out and are not felt to the touch.

Types of implants by shape

Round implants- the best choice for severe ptosis. They lift the chest, make it lush and voluminous in the upper part. Endoprostheses of this form are most suitable for patients with a wide chest and rounded outlines of the “native” bust. For the surgeon, they are easier to install, and cheaper for the patient. But for many, a significant disadvantage is their unnatural appearance.

Invention drop-shaped (anatomical) implants changed the view of mammoplasty: visually they repeat the natural shape of the female breast. Teardrop-shaped products with a cohesive filler and a textured surface are well fixed in the pockets of the glands and grow into the patient's tissues. These implants retain the softness and smoothness of the contours of the breast, but at the same time keep their shape in a horizontal position. Anatomical implants are ideal for enlargement of very small breasts and ensure the proportionality and naturalness of the breast. Sometimes the pectoral muscle deploys the implant. Such an “incident” with a round implant will be invisible, and with an anatomical endoprosthesis, the deformity of the breast will be visible. For a surgeon, working with "droplets" requires a lot of experience and skill.

Implant profile

Patients with different body types require implants of different profiles. Profile - the ratio of the projection of the implant to the width of the base - is low, medium and high. Round implants have the same width and height, while drop-shaped implants differ in both height and width. It is this parameter of anatomical implants that allows the doctor to choose the most suitable option for a woman and give the breast an ideal shape. Teardrop implants are also versatile for eliminating sagging and filling the upper pole of the breast.

Which stars have enlarged their breasts with anatomical implants?

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Which of the doctors enlarges the breast with anatomical implants?

There is no absolute unity in the use of certain types of implants among plastic surgeons. Each specialist focuses on the wishes of the patient, the structural features of the mammary glands and chest, and his own vision of beauty. As you know, breast augmentation with anatomical implants is more expensive and requires special knowledge and skills from the doctor. Some plastic surgeons do mammoplasty expensively and well, others - cheaply and badly. When it comes to your own appearance, it is important to find a golden mean in terms of price / quality ratio. The plastic surgeon knows exactly which implants will emphasize the advantages and hide the flaws of the patient (for example, curvature of the spine, asymmetry of the chest or nipples), make the mammary glands the most natural and harmonious for her body type. The professionalism of Maxim Leonidovich is evidenced by the huge employment: four plastic surgeries and 40 consultations a day, a planned work schedule for months ahead. And most importantly - an individual approach to each, because in the matter of choosing an implant there can be no universal advice.

Now breast correction with anatomical implants by plastic surgeon Maxim Leonidovich Nesterenko costs 190,000 rubles.

It is round implants that are the most popular among all types of endoprostheses, which are designed to correct and increase the shape of the breast. Their main advantage is their inability to significantly spoil its appearance when turning and shifting. That is why they are preferred in most cases by plastic surgeons.

Kinds

Generation of implants

Today, third-generation implants are used for operations, which have become much safer than their predecessors and do not require scheduled replacement.

Fillers

It could be:

Salt still retains market share due to the existing and media-supported perception of the dangers of silicone for the body.

In fact, it is these implants that cause the greatest number of inconveniences to their customers, since water seeps through the shell of the prosthesis, the prosthesis loses volume and gradually “deflates”.

And due to the fact that the saline solution easily overflows in the implant, they can gurgle so that it can be heard by people nearby.

If we talk about silicone gel, then modern gel is cohesive, i.e. non-fluid. It adheres to the shell and does not leave the implant cavity even if it is damaged. The video below shows just one such implant, which is cut with scissors in order to test the declared properties of the gel.

Additional safety is provided by a special three-layer shell that blocks the seepage of the gel to the outside. Multi-chamber implants are two spheres, one inside the other. In the first, outer chamber, there is a layer of silicone. Inside is a cavity that is filled with saline.

Such implants are better than saline ones in that the risk of splashing or gurgling noise is much less. They are better than silicone because the solution is injected into the implant during surgery. And this means that the size of each breast individually can be adjusted in order to get a symmetrical bust in the end.

Biocompatible or bioimplants are implants that are filled with a gel based on the natural polymer carboxymethylcellulose. The polymer, when it enters the tissue from a ruptured implant, is absorbed without a trace.

Their only drawback is the gradual seepage and resorption of the gel, as a result of which they lose volume and begin to require replacement.

Forms

The profile of the implant is determined by the ratio of its thickness to the length of the base. A high profile means that the implant itself is more convex. A low profile usually means it will be flatter. The presence of several options for the thickness of endoprostheses allows you to choose the best option, taking into account the structure of the patient's chest, in order to obtain the most natural breast in each case.

Video: Sectional silicone implant

Round breast implants after placement

There is such a common belief that round implants are suitable only for very young girls, and for those who are older, it is better to put anatomical endoprostheses. In fact, all women are very different. And physical parameters, such as shoulder width, chest dimensions, height, weight, are very different. In the same way, women's expectations regarding the final result of breast augmentation differ.

For someone with the first breast size of 250 ml, it will be more than enough, but for someone on the third own size of 320 ml, it will not be enough. Therefore, someone will need an anatomical implant, while a round one is quite suitable for someone.

When choosing, consider the following. When a round implant is placed vertically on the chest, it changes its shape, since the gel in its cavity shifts more towards the lower pole, i.e. its shape approaches the drop-shaped. And then add pressure on the upper pole of the pectoralis major prosthesis, under which it is partially located. This brings the final shape of the implant even closer to the teardrop shape.

Therefore, if you are at a crossroads and cannot decide which is better, round or anatomical to choose, then it is better to choose for yourself the size and shape of the breast that you want, and leave their choice to your surgeon.

Which is better to choose

The most demanded in the market of breast endoprostheses are the products of such companies as Mentor, Eurosilicone, McGan. If we compare prices, then products manufactured under the McGan trademark belong to the highest price category. This is due to the large number of innovations that the manufacturer uses when releasing its products.

In particular, McGan endoprostheses have:

• a special shell that prevents the displacement and rotation of implants;
• a special form of silicone gel - a highly cohesive gel that retains its elasticity after vulcanization, but always returns to its original shape after deformation;
• a huge range of implants, which allows you to choose an individual prosthesis for any woman with any requests.

Statistically, Mentor has the lowest risk of developing capsular contracture. Eurosilicone has proven itself in Europe and the world as consistently high quality and safe. If you are planning to buy implants from other companies, then first of all, read the information about the manufacturer, the manufacturing plant, and the availability of product quality certificates. And in no case do not buy into phrases like "This is a trade secret" in response to your questions.

The origin of a product becomes a trade secret when it is not profitable for the seller to disclose any information about the product. Well-known European and American manufacturers are proud that they not only have head offices, but also the production itself is located on the territory of Europe or the States. You will be happy to name the country and city in which the production is located.

Video: Mentor implants

How to decide on an operation

12 simple rules that will allow you to get the best result of mammoplasty and a minimum of problems in the future.

• Rule number one: breasts are constantly changing.

This means that you need to take into account possible changes in the shape and size of the breast in the future under the influence of changes in body weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding, care, age and other reasons. And do not expect that plastic surgery will preserve the desired shape of the breast for decades.

This will avoid disappointment in the future from the fact that drooping of the operated breast, implant displacement, breast flattening, implant contouring and other changes may develop.

Also, taking into account the possible change in the shape of the breast in the future allows you to choose such a volume and configuration of implants that will allow the breast to look natural not only at a young age, but also at a more mature age.

• Rule two: the choice of a surgeon and a clinic must be taken seriously.

It's no secret that in most clinics, breast augmentation surgeries are put on stream and are performed one after the other with virtually no interruptions. For yourself, it is better to choose a clinic and a surgeon who still leave time to perform all the necessary manipulations in full, even when it takes more time.

A simple example is capsular contracture. One of the factors why it develops is the discrepancy between the size of the pocket that is formed under the implant and the implant itself. A large prosthesis is pushed into a small pocket, which ultimately does not contribute to the normal healing and beauty of the breast, leads to the development of connective tissue, eruption of sutures, tissue necrosis.

The second simple example is implant displacement. It happens when the pocket is very large for a particular implant. In order for the pocket to fit it, the surgeon needs to have a set of sizers - special prostheses that are inserted into the pocket during its formation in order to control its compliance with the implant. And several sizes to choose from, slightly larger and slightly smaller than those that need to be installed, in order to be able to choose the optimal size during the operation, instead of stuffing the wrong size prosthesis into the formed pocket.

It would seem that in the description everything is logical. But such an operation can take up to an hour and a half, and most plastic surgeons want to reduce this time to 40 minutes. It is good if this is a concern for the health of the patient in order to reduce the time of anesthesia. It is bad if operations are put on stream in order to bring maximum profit to the clinic.

• Rule three: the patient must know everything. Forewarned is forearmed.

The necessary amount of information about augmentation mammoplasty, the features of pain relief, types of implants, the course of the postoperative period enable a woman to more consciously approach the problem of choosing the required volume, the future shape of the breast.

In the postoperative period, informed patients can quickly find out if something goes wrong, they know by what day the swelling will go down, they know that violating the doctor's recommendations is the best way to harm yourself.

Some surgeons at the consultation refrain from discussing such details as how swelling affects the shape of the breast, when the long-awaited “ramp” appears instead of the bulge of the upper pole, which spoils the whole picture, how contractions of the pectoralis major muscle affect the shape of the implant, which there may be complications of the operation and when to start worrying. As a result, those patients who do not have information turn out to be helpless in a number of situations and begin to look for answers on forums and from people who are far from the topic, which only adds fuel to the fire of doubts and fears.

• Rule four: the larger the volume of the implant, the worse the long-term results.

Each implant has its own weight. This weight is added to the breast's own weight. As a result, the process of breast prolapse only accelerates.

Also, a large implant may begin to palpate or contour if there is not enough soft tissue to close it.

• Rule five: the choice of the location of the implant is best left to the surgeon.

Depending on the shape and size of the own breast, the patient's body structure and her physical activity, the surgeon can choose the best option for its placement in order to ensure the best result of the operation.

• Rule six: the patient chooses the type, shape and size of implants together with the doctor.

This is due to the different cost of different manufacturing companies, and their different characteristics, such as the degree of elasticity / rigidity. For some, it will be important that the softness of the implant does not differ from the softness of the natural tissue of the gland, and for the second it will be important that the implant perfectly keeps its shape. In the second case, you will have to choose a more rigid implant.

• Rule seven: the shape of the breast changes under the influence of the volume of the implant, but does not always exactly repeat its shape.

In order to end up with a breast of a certain shape, it is necessary to take into account a lot of characteristics when choosing implants, such as the thickness of the glandular tissue, the amount of subcutaneous fat, the height and width of the mammary gland, the structure of the chest, and much more.

Therefore, before the consultation, it is best for the client to decide not so much on a specific implant, but on what kind of breast she wants. And the surgeon will select the implant for the result that the woman needs.

• Rule eight: it is better to approach the choice of the incision site with knowledge of the matter.

Cuts can be made:

1. under breast: the most convenient access for performing the operation and the safest access in terms of the possible risk of damage to the glandular tissue;
2. Around the nipple: there is a risk of damage to the ducts and glandular tissue, it is difficult to form a pocket for the prosthesis, scars remain along the contour of the areola;
3. From the armpit: there is a risk of contouring the implant, since the lower fixation points of the chest muscles are damaged during pocket formation, it is difficult to form a pocket, there is no 100% guarantee that the seam in the armpit will not be noticeable.

• Rule nine: in the first days after the operation, the breasts may look terrible, but this is not a reason to be upset.

During the first week after surgery, the breasts may become almost twice as large as expected due to swelling. Plus there is a period when the implant is above its intended placement. In this situation, there is no need to panic. You just need to give your body time to recover. Surgeons even came up with a metaphorical description of this process, which they called "The Melting Island": the ice around the island will melt, the island will remain.

• Rule tenth: everyone can have complications.

Here it is better to act consciously, instead of relying on chance or shifting responsibility to the surgeon.

This means that there is no need to hide from the doctor the presence of diseases or conditions that can lead to complications of anesthesia or surgery, go to surgery with malaise or symptoms of a disease that occurs in an acute form or is an exacerbation of a chronic process.

What does this mean in practice:

1. You should not go for surgery if you feel that you have a cold or have recently had an infectious disease, such as flu, herpes of the lips, any infections of the skin, eyes, oral mucosa, or genitourinary system;
2. You should not agree to an operation in those moments of life when something bothers you a lot: serious problems at work or in the family, divorce;
3. You should inform the doctor about all your chronic or acute diseases of the internal organs, it is better to undergo treatment and stabilize your health than to risk going for surgery right away;
4. Tell your doctor about your bad habits, such as smoking or drinking alcohol, taking medicines, homeopathic or hormonal preparations, cases of allergies and intolerance to any substances or preparations;
5. Do an ultrasound of the mammary glands even when nothing bothers you.

• Rule eleven: the results of the operation change over time.

Weight changes, pregnancy, sports and many other reasons will constantly affect the skin and soft tissues of the mammary glands, therefore, over time, a second operation may be necessary, aimed at a breast lift or simultaneous lifting and replacement of implants. This is a common practice for plastic surgeons and a certain part of their patients.

Round implants are endoprostheses of the correct form in the form of a rounded cone. The purpose of their development is to create even, round outlines of the female breast, to increase volume.

Round endoprostheses were the first to appear, and for a long time were the only implants for breast augmentation. Not so long ago, endoprostheses created in the form of a drop, the so-called anatomical implants, appeared. Endoprostheses of both types have similar features:

• a silicone shell covered with a protective layer on top to prevent the filler from getting into the surrounding tissue;
• have two types of surface: smooth, textured;
• the internal contents are represented by a gel or saline solution.

To understand how round implants differ from anatomical ones, you need to consider their main characteristics, advantages and disadvantages:

Augmentation with round implants makes the chest rounded, soft, with proportional contours. It is possible to choose an endoprosthesis of the optimal form according to the physiological characteristics of each woman.

A particular advantage of round implants is their high plasticity. This quality of endoprostheses allows the breast to be positioned naturally in any position of the body. If a woman occupies a vertical position, then the breasts with round implants take on a teardrop shape. The lying position makes the chest flatter, which is natural for natural mammary glands. This type of implant is great for women who are actively involved in sports and dancing. They look very mobile and natural with intense movements. Round implants are easier to install. The result largely depends on the presence of a certain amount of glandular tissue. Their main disadvantage is the unnatural effect of overcrowding of the upper slope of the chest during the introduction of a large implant. But this factor is a consequence of incorrect installation due to the mistake of the surgeon. Breast asymmetry limits the use of round implants.

Types of round implants

Each woman has individual anatomical characteristics. To obtain maximum naturalness, several types of round implants have been developed. The main criteria for the selection of endoprostheses:

• size (110-800 ml);
• type of filler: biodegradable, saline saline, silicone gel;
• low, medium, high and extra high profile - the ratio of the diameter and height of the endoprosthesis;
• shell material and texture: silicone (smooth), polyurethane (textured);
• the degree of density of the gel content: silicone or cohesive (non-fluid) gel with different softness parameters.

Gel-filled implants are considered the best. Bioimplants and prostheses filled with saline over time begin to lose volume, the ability to support the breast. The gel filler is superior to saline in terms of organoleptic properties, for example, to the touch. Saline implants have a chance of wrinkling, leading to a change in the shape of the mammary glands. The textured surface due to micropores allows the surrounding tissues to better grow into the shell of the prosthesis. This minimizes the likelihood of its rotation.

How to choose the size? There is no exact recommendation for choosing implants. Only an experienced specialist is able to assess the anatomical features of the patient's figure and chest, the size of the chest and determine the most suitable implant. The main parameters taken into account by a specialist:

• the volume of the mammary glands;
• the presence of asymmetry;
• degree of ptosis;
• the volume of tissues around the mammary glands;
• qualitative characteristics of the skin, the thickness of the subcutaneous fat layer;
• parameters of the chest, shoulder width, waist, hips.

The choice of the optimal implant is based on its type, width, height, and projection. Round implants are characterized by equal width and height, while the highest projection point is slightly higher than the center point. To correct the asymmetry of the breast, low-profile round endoprostheses are installed. With severe ptosis, deficiency of one's own tissue, endoprostheses of medium and high profile are used.

The duration of the implants is unlimited. Manufacturers also assure their complete safety. Replacement of endoprostheses for the entire period of use is not required, with the exception of some cases:

• their break;
• a sharp change in body weight;
• past pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• complications after mammoplasty: implant displacement, fibrous capsular contracture, calcification, breast deformity.

In these cases, free replacement of endoprostheses is provided.

The main advantage of round prostheses is a uniform increase, giving a beautiful rounded shape to the mammary glands. But the choice of the optimal endoprosthesis will depend on the recommendation of the plastic surgeon and the wishes of the client herself. It is also necessary to pay attention to the correct choice of the clinic, to study the reviews of operated women on the Internet.

Men will not let you lie - the female breast is the most attractive part of the body. Of course, many women strive to give this paired body a perfect shape (we do not take into account man-haters, feminists and persons with a non-traditional orientation). But what is the ideal shape, or, in other words, the anatomically shaped chest - what is it?

Let's just say - the perfect chest does not exist. There are millions of women and their mammary glands each have their own characteristics. However, plastic surgeons use a few parameters just to give them a starting point in their work. This is called "breast aesthetic criteria". These are the options:

• the distance between the nipples and from each nipple to the jugular notch is 21 cm (an equilateral triangle is formed);
• the distance from the nipple to the middle of the collarbone on the corresponding side is also 21 cm;
• distance from the nipple to the submammary fold - 5.9 cm;
• the outer edge of the mammary gland protrudes somewhat beyond the chest;
• the distance between the outer edges of the mammary gland is equal to the width of the hips.

Is it possible to achieve the parameters of the ideal breast

Given the desire of many women for the ideal, one should not be surprised at the efforts that they make to make their breasts perfect. Everything comes into play: exercise, not breastfeeding, traditional medicine, Chinese tightening remedies, etc. Unfortunately, the only thing that somehow improves the appearance of the breast is exercise. By increasing the volume of the pectoral muscles, they raise the glands, making the chest somewhat higher. It looks like an increase in its volume, although in fact it is not.

The only really effective way to enlarge the breast and give it an ideal shape is augmentation mammoplasty. In other words, the installation of implants. And here the most interesting begins.

Breast augmentation with implants: anatomical or round

We want to say one thing right away that works everywhere in medicine: what suits one patient may not suit another. If you know a woman whose breasts have become perfect after installing an anatomical (more correctly, teardrop-shaped) implant, this does not mean that the same one will suit you. It doesn't mean he's better. It doesn't mean anything at all. Everything is individual and the selection of the implant is carried out, taking into account many factors:

• the presence of ptosis (pendulous breasts);
• nipple position;
• breast volume;
• potential capacity of the "case";
• the presence of asymmetry;
• the shape of the chest;
• the presence of tubularity (narrow base of the cone of the mammary gland);
• the presence of micromastia (exceptionally small breast sizes), etc.

The difference between round implants and anatomical

Round implants are spherical or elliptical in shape, while anatomical implants are drop-shaped. The top of the latter is narrow, the implant expands downwards. There is an opinion that anatomical implants are better than round ones, as their shape repeats the shape of the breast.

The practice of plastic surgeons shows that, with rare exceptions, drop-shaped implants do not have any advantages over round ones. Moreover, the cost of anatomical surgery is much higher, the operation technique is much more complicated, which also increases the price of the intervention.

Finally, round implants do not have such a complication as rotation - the rotation of the implant around its axis. This complication severely deforms the mammary gland and is an indication for repeated expensive surgery. Breasts with round implants look no worse, unless, of course, an experienced doctor deals with it.

Features of preoperative preparation

First you need to determine exactly what a woman needs. Readiness for the result is the main component of success. It should be remembered that sometimes you have to "pay" for beautiful breasts with the appearance of pain, impaired skin sensitivity, etc. Yes, the endoprosthesis is simply felt to the touch. Is the woman ready for this? Here's an important question.

It should be understood that there is no “perfect” implant. For example, when using a dense endoprosthesis that retains the shape of the breast when the woman is standing, her breast will also "stand" when the woman lies down. This is unnatural, and this is a "fee" for the result. A softer implant will not hold the shape of the mammary gland so clearly in a standing position, but lying down it will look perfect.

There are other subtleties that a surgeon should talk about, and this is a criterion for assessing his professionalism and “sharpening” for the result, and not for simply making money. The decision is still made by the woman, she just needs to be given all the information for this.

Before the operation, an imitation of mammoplasty is carried out, putting special inserts into the cups of the bra for this. This is done so that the lady can determine in front of the mirror what her breasts will look like. Most often, it turns out that a woman is not so important breast augmentation as the improvement of its contour.

After determining the volume of the prosthesis, a decision is made on the location of the incision. There are also nuances here. For example, with a mild submammary fold (SMC), an incision cannot be made in it, and then they resort to axillary access (armpit), in which the scar can be noticeable for six months, and the course of the operation is more complicated. On the contrary, with severe SMS, a submammary incision is made, which provides more opportunities for reviewing the surgical field. But it also has disadvantages: a longer scar, and in case of problematic healing, the implant can slip out of the incision site.

The location of the implant can be subglandular (introduced between the mammary gland and chest muscles) and subpectoral (introduced under the pectoral muscles). The latter method is considered more correct, because it achieves a more natural shape of the breast and reduces the likelihood of contracture - the most common complication of mammoplasty.

My question is: do Allergan anatomical implants provoke breast cancer?

Neither Allergan (correctly called Natrelle), nor any other implants increase the risk of developing malignant tumors. Moreover, in women who have undergone implantation, the likelihood of developing breast cancer is about one and a half times lower. The reason: such women are much more attentive to any processes in the mammary gland and identify and treat precancerous conditions earlier.

Before the operation, most doctors photograph the woman in different projections. This is done for that. to study the situation “before” and “after”, to make a prognosis of the postoperative period, and simply to “please” the patient with how her breast shape has changed.

After that, the marking of the mammary glands is carried out. This is necessary for the convenience of the surgeon, who must know how and where to insert the implant to achieve the desired result.

The operation is performed under general anesthesia using local anesthetics. No endoscopic methods are provided here, because the implant cannot be inserted through a thin tube! Before this, antibiotics are administered to prevent infectious complications. At the end of the operation, drainage tubes are inserted into the wound, through which the wound discharge flows out for 2-3 days. This is a normal process, the tubes are removed on the third day (usually).

After discharge, the patient should continue to take antibiotics for another three days, painkillers - if necessary, and if the slightest complications occur, she is advised to call the doctor at any time of the day.

Good afternoon. Tell me, which breast implants are better to put - round or anatomical? Emma, ​​34

Hello Emma. Experts believe that in the vast majority of cases, neither anatomical nor round silicone implants have any special advantages. Moreover, the researchers show that there are more problems from anatomical ones, the operation technique is more complicated, due to which their cost is also higher. Do not fall for marketing promotions, listen to the opinion of your surgeon ..

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