BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY
Mammary augmentation is an aesthetic surgery technique which can increase the volume of the breasts. To do this we usually use breast prostheses.
Breast prostheses or implants are flexible envelopes filled with silicone gel. They are implanted under the gland or the muscle and help to increase the volume of the breasts to produce a larger, better-looking bust. Breast implants come in various different shapes and sizes.
Round breast implants give greater volume in the upper part of the breast and are suitable for women who already have slightly formed breasts. Anatomical breast implants are half-pear shaped and can gently adapt to the shape of the bust and give a result which looks natural, avoiding any break in the line between the top of the breast and the thorax, especially with very slim women. At the consultation, you and your aesthetic surgeon will choose the breast implants together to match your figure and build.
There are four ways of fitting breast implants: the periareolar approach (via a small incision measuring 3 to 4 cm which is well-hidden around the edge of the areola which surrounds the nipple), the transareolar approach (through the areola), the submammary approach (in the furrow underneath the breast) and the axillary approach (in the armpit). The breast implants are usually inserted to the rear of the gland (retroglandular insertion). The amount of glandular tissue and the elasticity of the skin need to be sufficient to cover the implant properly on either side so that its contours are made as impalpable as possible.
When this is not the case, the implants are inserted behind the pectoral muscle (retromuscular placement) so that they remain invisible and impalpable, thus giving the new breasts a natural curve.
The operation is generally performed under local anaesthetic combined with a heavy sedation.
Breast implants do not prevent women from breast feeding as the mammary glands and the channels inside them are preserved. However pregnancy can only be planned starting from the 3rd month after the operation.
Price: subject to estimate from CHF 11'000
