Ask The Right Questions For A Breast Augmentation - By: Dave Stringham

If someone you know has had an augmentation, have you seen the result? Do you like it? Even if you do, are your tissues exactly the same as her tissues before she had the operation? If not, your result wont be the same either

A common practice by surgeons, implant manufacturers, and Internet Web sites is to show pictures and imply (even with disclaimers) that you can look at pictures and choose what type or size implant might be best for you. If you see pictures in a magazine of breasts that you like, can you take the pictures to a surgeon (like you would take pictures of a hairstyle to your hairstylist) and expect to get the breast that is pictured?

Not if you or the surgeon are very sophisticated. Can you manipulate images on a Web site or a surgeons office computer and reliably predict how your tissues might respond to a certain type or size of breast implant?

Can you make good choices based on pictures? The answer is no, but you should understand why it is impossible to logically compare what you'd like to have to any picture, whether its in a magazine or on the Internet.

Is the woman pictured your age? Did her breasts start out looking like your breasts? Are your pregnancy histories similar? Is the picture taken to enhance the look of the breasts? Has the picture been retouched?

Most importantly, you cant stretch the skin in a picture, and skin stretch is one of the two most important factors that determine optimal implant size to avoid tissue damage while optimizing the aesthetic result.

You can't accurately judge the width of the breast in the picture, and breast width is another critical factor in choosing an optimal implant that is compatible with your tissues.

If a surgeon asks you to bring a picture and casually assures you that you will get that breast or if the surgeon asks you to stuff trial implants or bags into a bra the size you would like to be, beware! If you see pictures on the Internet, and anyone implies that you can even remotely make decisions based on pictures, beware!

Using pictures to help understand what you like is logical, but you should thoroughly understand all the factors that make you different from the woman in the picture and understand and accept what your individual tissues will allow you to have.

The same is true for trial implants or bags of fluid in a bra. The bra is not your tissue. It doesn't respond to the presence of an implant in the same way that your tissues will respond. A bra never stretches in response to an implant like your tissue stretches.

A bra doesn't predictably age and stretch more with time as your tissues will age and stretch. Did your surgeon discuss all of these issues with you? More importantly, did your surgeon discuss how your choices now may affect your breasts in the future as you get older? How do you know what you need to know? How do you go about researching all of the important information?

How do you ask the right questions in the right order? By asking some basic questions and providing information to help you answer the questions in a logical sequence.

About the Author

Dave Stringham, writes about plastic surgery procedures such as Face lifts, liposuction and breast augmentation. Lookingyourbest.com is an online resource that discusses Plastic surgery. http://www.thebestbreast.com

Article Directory Source: http://www.articlerich.com/profile/Dave-Stringham/25650

Additional Articles From - Home | Health & fitness | Surgery