Breast Enlargement

Benefits of Orange County Breast Augmentation

There are many benefits to breast enlargement. These range from an improvement in how clothes fit you to how you feel about yourself. In general, there are two types of women who benefit most from breast augmentation. Both of these are dramatically helped by the procedure.

The first is a woman with naturally small breasts who has always wanted to have larger breasts. Typically, she is very self-confident but believes she would feel even more self-confident with larger breasts.

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

Same woman from the side.

The second type is the woman who has developed saggy breasts. This often occurs as a result of childbirth, aging, or weight loss. This woman wants her breasts to be "perky like they used to be" and she may even want her breasts to be a little bigger than they used to be.

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. Breast sag and loss of upper breast fullness are now corrected.

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

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

Below are some of the reasons you might desire breast augmentation.

If you are self-conscious about your small breasts size.
If you feel that larger breasts would make you feel more attractive and improve your self-confidence.
If you have a hard time finding clothes that fit because of the discrepancy between your breasts and your buttocks.
If you have saggy breasts due to age or childbirth.
If you desire more cleavage.
If a recent weight loss left you with smaller, sagging breasts.
If there is a significant difference between one breast and the other.
If you feel unable to wear sexy clothes because of your small breast size.
If you feel your body is disproportionate because your hips are much larger than your breasts.

The benefits of breast enlargement are significant; however, they must be weighed against the downsides. These include cost, time away from work, need to buy new clothes, and a possible need for revision surgery.

When is a breast lift necessary?

The answer to this commonly asked question is not simple. Below are some of the many variables that must be considered.

The infra-mammary fold (IMF) is the fold below the breast tissue. In general, if the nipple is above the IMF, then a breast lift is usually not necessary. If the nipple is more than 1 centimeter (about one-half inch) below the the IMF, then a breast lift is most likely required.

What if the nipple is at the level of the IMF?

In this situation, the need for a breast lift depends on two factors. The first is how big the implant will be. A large implant will create more lift. The second is what bothers you more: low nipples or scars around the areola? Although the scars are not very noticeable, they are still scars.

Remember, if you decide not to have a breast lift now, you can always have it later on.

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