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Many women would like to have larger breasts, and have had very few choices of procedures to achieve this. If a woman wanted to increase her cup size then she had to get implants, whether silicon or saline. Now a new procedure has arisen that does not entail adding an implant. This system actually helps a woman to grow larger breasts. It is called the Brava System.

The Brava System, invented by Miami surgeon Dr. Roger Kjouri, is a non-surgical breast enhancement system that has been scientifically proven to work. It is constructed of two semi-rigid plastic domes that have silicone gel rims. These domes are placed over the breasts and a vacuum pressure is maintained by a small vacuum pump. The pump is battery operated and is controlled by a micro computer. It is worn under a sports bra and must be worn for a few hours a day for a few weeks.

The system works based on a principal known as tension-induced growth. The vacuum pulls on the breast tissue causing it to stretch. The stretched cells swell and promote replication so that new breast tissue grows. This procedure can be used to increase breast size substantially but it also has other uses. The procedure can also be coupled with periodic fat injections for women who have had mastectomies, and thus they can grow new breasts. Fat is taken from other parts of the body and then injected into the breasts.

Maria Eugenia Morris had a double mastectomy and used the Brava System to regrow her breasts. She told KOB Albuquerque, “Up to now I am very happy. My breasts feel normal like my breast before. They’re not hard. They’re beautiful I think.” She had not wanted to go through another big surgery and didn’t really want implants. This system was able to give her new breast without having to do these things. She warned that the system was not comfortable. She said, “It is uncomfortable….but it is not painful. And the end result I think is worthwhile.”

Dr. Robert DerHagopian, director of the Baptist Health Breast Center, believes that this system is wonderful for patients who do not want an implant and a big operation. However he warns that the patient must be motivated to follow through with the procedure. He says, “Not every woman is willing to go through the multiple stages that may be required with fat injection.”

Before there were silicone implants women who wanted breast augmentation were forced to have saline implants put in. Now that silicone implants are available, and approved to be used, many women are rushing to get them. Women who already have saline implants must not be discouraged, because the switch from saline to silicone is easy and quick.

Dr. Allan Parangao, the author of ‘A Woman’s Guide to Cosmetic Breast Surgery and Body Contouring’, reports that replacing saline implants with silicone implants is a simple procedure. In fact, the surgery can take less than 45 minutes to complete because a pocket already exists in the breast where the old implant had been. A local anesthetic is sufficient and Dr. Parangao reported that many women returned to work the very next day after having their breast implants switched.

Some women with saline implants wonder if it is really necessary to have their implants changed. In a press release, Dr. Cohen, a board-certified plastic surgeon of the Scottsdale Center for Plastic Surgery, said, “Some of my corrective surgery patients choose silicone partly because they weren’t happy with their experience with saline, but what’s interesting is that we’re starting to see many more patients wanting to ‘trade up’ to silicone for its own sake, without necessarily requiring significant correction at the same time.” He says that the silicone implants have a more natural texture and that they can help to compensate for many of the aesthetic challenges that come along with revision breast surgery.

Dr. Parangao said , “silicone gel implants feel more like natural breast tissue than saline implants do. Especially for women with relatively little natural breast tissue, silicon gel implants can give much more natural looking breast enhancement.” Saline implants sometimes take on a rippled effect which is not seen with silicon. Also silicon gel has been refined with a property that causes the gel to ‘stick’ to itself in the same way that breast tissues stick to each other. This creates a feel that is nearly indistinguishable from natural breast tissue.

In an article by American Health and Beauty, 41 year-old Patty said although “saline implants improved my figure 100%…they were hard. They looked great but did not feel natural.” After her breast implants were changed she said that her silicone breast felt better and she was actually able to push them together in a Wonder bra, which had been impossible with the saline.

UK cosmetic surgery companies such as The Harley Medical Group and Make Yourself Beautiful offer breast augmentations.

Plastic surgery is a great way for women to get the body that they want. The contours of the body can be sculpted to any shape that is desired and even the face can be altered in a great many ways. Boob jobs have proven to be the most popular surgeries in previous years and surgeons expect 2010 to be no different.

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons has reported that breast augmentation has been the most popular procedure in plastic surgery for many years. In fact, the reports from as far back as 2004 show that the number of breast augmentations in the UK was higher than other procedures. Of all the cosmetic surgeries that women received in 2009, nearly 26 percent were breast augmentations.

Breast augmentation is a procedure that increases the breast size or corrects asymmetrical breasts. It is most often achieved by putting an implant under the breast tissue or the chest muscle behind the breast. There are two main types of implants used. Saline implants have a silicone rubber shell that is filled with a
saline solution. Silicone implants also have the silicone rubber shell, but are filled with a silicone gel instead. Many women find that the silicone implant looks and feels more natural.

Improved surgical techniques and technology have helped in making breast augmentation even more popular. New processes in making silicone gel has made it much more cohesive so that it sticks to itself. This helps to create the same feeling as tissue cells sticking together. Techniques available today allow the
surgery to be done through small, inconspicuous or hidden incisions. The procedures are quicker, less painful, and have a greatly reduced recovery time. Paul Collins, editor at BuyAssociation, says, “There’s always innovation-there’s always new techniques coming forwards and new techniques in recovery as well.”

The new year has once again encouraged women to consider having plastic surgery. Dr. Richard Chaffoo, a triple board-certified plastic surgeon, indicated in a press release that “Most New Year’s resolutions boil down to one simple desire: to look and feel more like the person you want to be.” The most common resolutions for women in 2010 revolved around improving their bodies. Some vowed to get a new membership at a gym where as others decided to buy exercise equipment themselves. Still others are deciding that plastic surgery is the way to go.

A study by the GoodSurgoenGuide revealed that over fifty percent of women were considering to have plastic surgery in 2010. If previous years are any indication of what to expect, we can be sure that many of these procedures will be breast augmentations.

Many women consider having breast augmentation surgery, to make their breasts look the way that they desire. Whether it is just to reshape the breast or make them significantly larger, breast augmentation has remained the most popular cosmetic procedure throughout the world. Women have been very impressed with the results of their silicon implants as compared to saline. They find that with their silicone implants they can finally feel confident about their breasts.

Dr. Robert Cohen, a board-certified plastic surgeon of the Scottsdale Center for Plastic Surgery, is a strong supporter of silicone breast implants. He says that the silicone implants have a more natural texture and feel. They are softer and are a closer match to the surrounding breast tissue. There is substantially less palpable rippling and less potential for visible rippling with silicone implants when compared to saline. Another major benefit is that they are known to last longer. The removal rate of saline implants within the first four years of the procedure is five percent higher than for silicone implants.

Dr. Cohen performs numerous revision breast augmentation surgeries and finds that many women will opt to get their saline implants replaced by silicone implants. In a press release he said, “Some of my corrective surgery patients choose silicone partly because they weren’t happy with their experience with saline, but what’s interesting is that we’re starting to see many more patients wanting to ‘trade up’ to silicone for its own sake, without necessarily requiring significant correction at the same time.” Due to their softer and more natural texture, silicone implants can help to compensate for many of the aesthetic challenges associated with revision breast surgery.

It is important, when considering breast augmentation, that the surgeon evaluates a woman’s candidacy thoroughly. Surgical recommendations must take into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to weight, diet, exercise habits, and age. Dr. Cohen adds that, “Revision surgery has to be approached uniquely for each patient, and an experienced surgeon will be able to identify the right implant type for your short and long-term goals. The exciting news is that women today have more options than ever before to create their desired look.”

Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic procedure in the UK. In fact the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons reported that in 2009 breast augmentation procedures made up nearly 26 percent of all cosmetic procedures. When women decide that a breast augmentation is right for them then, they should know that silicone implants are the best choice. Silicone implants feel and look more natural and are more durable.

Many people want to try cosmetic surgery but are put off by the fact that they can’t be 100% sure of what the results will be. 

This is all set to change with new technology that can show women what the results of their breast augmentation will look like before they go under the knife. This is likely to allay the fears of thousands of women who dream of having the procedure but don’t want to end up looking disfigured or scarred like some of the patients they may read about in the weekly magazines.

The SD imaging allows women to see the likely results, note not the guaranteed results, of the breast augmentation procedure which they will be undergoing.  This means that discussions about the desired shape, size or position of the new breasts do not now have to be mere abstracted conjecture; visual images can back up any claims made by the surgeon and reassure each patient, or forewarn them as the case may be, as to what the end result will be.

Since the boom in cosmetic surgery began over two decades ago, breast augmentations and reductions have long been at the top of the treatment ladder; everyone wants the perfect pair.  The enduring popularity of the so-called ‘boob job’ is down to the fact that women of all ages and sizes want them. Indeed, as Dr. Tiffany McCormack has pointed out everyone “from young women, who never fully developed to the extent that they wanted, to older mothers who just lost a lot of the breast tissue … after say breast-feeding or pregnancy,” are going under the knife.

This imaging technology is not the only advance in the breast augmentation arena to have been made in recent years. Saline implants have burst onto the scene as a really successful and viable alternative to silicone implants for some women. However, for other, the more old fashioned silicone implants are still more appropriate.  But whatever the actual implant, whether you want bigger or smaller breasts, whether you want a lift after pregnancy or whether you want more ascetically pleasing nipples, the new SD imaging system will help women of all ages and sizes see the results of their surgery without a cut being made; it will give them a chance, visually at least, to try before they buy. That should certainly give the industry a lift!

New research by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery has discovered that breast surgery patients in the U.S are still favouring saline-filled implants despite the recent news that silicon versions have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

The shockwaves such a decision was expected to send through the industry have clearly yet to materialise.  Breast Augmentations are always the number one cosmetic surgery performed both in the U.K and the U.S and thus it was thought that the introduction of silicone implants would have more of a noticeable effect.

The ASAPS surveyed 1746 of its members and discovered that patient preference was the number one reason why a disproportionate number of saline implants were being used in comparison to their silicone sister.  “The approval of silicone gel implants has expanded the options for women considering breast augmentation” confirmed the authors of the study, Rod Rohrich and Edward Reece, but they went onto say: “Nevertheless, obtaining favourable patient outcomes is usually not dependent on the type of implant as much as the use of patient-appropriate techniques by a qualified and experienced surgeon.”  Essentially, what they’re saying is that, whatever new innovations may be brought into the breast augmentation industry, the type of implant an individual patient receives will always depend on their individual case and how best to proceed for the unique case in question.  This is why it is always important to book an in-depth initial consultation with your chosen surgeon before deciding to embark upon a cosmetic enhancement.

The number of women undergoing Breast Augmentations has increased a mind-blowing 250% from 1997 to 2008 and, as the procedure comes down in cost and less and less stigma is attached to having a cosmetic treatment, this number is only set to increase. This can only be good news for the cosmetic surgery industry. Also, as the numbers of people having breast augmentations increases, so will the number of silicone implants being used.  The cult of celebrity introduced breast enlargement and reduction surgery to a new audience and now the craze has filtered down to normal members of the public. With more innovations and new inventions likely to revolutionise procedures even more in the coming years it is likely that results will come to look even more natural. You needn’t be down about your endowment anymore, boost your confidence by boosting your breasts today!

Results appear despite approval for silicone prostheses

As breast enlargement operations increase in the UK, unsurprisingly they are also increasing in popularity in the US, according to figures published by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, with 400,000 breast procedures performed in 2007.

Findings also show that women are still opting for saline breast implants despite approval for silicone implants by the FDA (The US Food and Drug Administration). Saline implants are described as the “workhorse of breast augmentation” by Dr Thomas Kotoske, a surgeon awarded America’s Top Physician in Plastic Surgery 2008 by the Consumer Research Council of America. He is also medical director of the Cosmetic Surgery Institute in Arizona.

“[This is] because there are many different saline profiles and shapes available, which allows your doctor to achieve a better match to your individual body frame.” He added.

“Saline breast implants are great for women who need correction for asymmetry, or that have reservations about silicone breast implants,” Kotoske continued. He pointed out that patients themselves should weigh up the options to decide what choice is best to suit their type of situation.

The benefits of saline implants include the flexibility of their fill volume, which instead of being prefilled, are actually filled after they have been inserted into the breast and can be adjusted accordingly. It allows the doctor to create symmetry much more easily as well as reducing the size of scarring, as a smaller incision is required to insert an unfilled implant.

As with all procedures patients should discuss the options with their surgeon as all of the options are designed to fit in with the needs of individuals.

Dr. Kotoske is a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon as well as a total body cosmetic surgery specialist. He is an adjunct clinical professor for KCOM and Midwestern University in plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, ear, nose and throat surgery. He is currently Chairman of the Department of Surgery at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Deer Valley in the United States.

Breast enlargement procedures have the ability to create a larger shape and size for the breast. Surgeons make an incision in the natural creases such as underneath the breast or in the armpit and insert the implant or prosthesis to carry out the procedure.