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Breast Augmentation Miami, FL

Disproportionately small breasts can prevent you from having the attractive, feminine curves you desire. For many women, having fuller breasts enhances their beauty and their confidence. If your breasts are small or poorly shaped, breast augmentation surgery can help you achieve better-looking breasts.

Dr. Stephan Baker is an internationally renowned board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in breast augmentation in Miami, FL. He utilizes implants in his breast augmentation procedures to increase breast size and reshape the breasts to enhance your appearance and help you reclaim your confidence.

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Table of Contents
  1. Breast Augmentation Overview
  2. What Is Achieved Through Breast Augmentation?
  3. Breast Implants Options in Miami
  4. Silicone
  5. Saline
  6. Round
  7. Anatomical
  8. Smooth
  9. Textured
  10. Addressing Any Breast Enhancement Concerns You May Have
  11. Frequently Asked Questions About Breast Augmentation Miami
  12. Risks and Side Effects
  13. Breast Enhancement Before & After in Miami
  14. Contact Us Today

What Is Achieved Through Breast Augmentation?

Patients with small breasts can have a subtle or significant increase in breast size using implants. Breast augmentation can help create more attractive curves and enhance the silhouette of your body. The size of your implants is decided through a process called intraoperative sizing. The exact size of your implants, which gives your breasts the fullness and shape you desire, is chosen during your surgery. This helps ensure natural, proportionate results.

Having poorly shaped breasts is an issue for many women with smaller breasts. They often present as pointed or triangular-shaped breasts. In other cases, the breasts lack definition or cleavage. With breast enhancement, low, moderate, or high implant projections are available to help reshape the breasts for a more attractive appearance and to provide a more eye-catching definition.

Small breasts can be the result of nature, or volume loss can develop after pregnancy or during the aging process. Enlarging the breasts can provide curves that balance your body, allowing for clothing, swimsuits, and bras to fit better. Feeling comfortable with your body can boost your self-esteem. Enhanced confidence can improve other aspects of your life by increasing your self-image and positivity.

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Breast Implants Options in Miami

Breast implants can vary depending on your preferred size, shape, texture, and appearance. These are some of the options you can choose from for your breast augmentation:

TYPE

Silicone

  • A silicone shell containing a cohesive gel that retains its form when opened
  • FDA approved for women 22 years or older
  • Best resembles the look and feel of natural breasts tissue
  • Best for women with little or thin breast tissue

Saline

  • A silicone shell filled with a saltwater solution
  • FDA approved for women 18 years or older
  • Prone to rippling or waving
  • May deflate

SHAPE

Round

  • Circular implant shape that provides more breast projection
  • Provides fullness to the upper and lower breast
  • Less prone to wrinkling
  • Achieves a natural breast shape when properly sized

Anatomical

  • Tear-drop shape that slopes downward
  • May rotate, which can cause an unnatural breast shape

IMPLANT TEXTURE

Smooth

  • Most often chosen with round implants because it allows for implant movement in the pocket
  • Less likely to cause visible rippling
  • Uses a thinner shell which better simulates natural breast tissue

Textured

  • Most often found on anatomical implants to reduce rotation in the breast pocket
  • May cause irregular scar tissue formation that can cause a rippled appearance
  • More often used for secondary augmentation patients who have a history.

There are a few things you will need to do before your breast augmentation procedure. If you smoke, you should quit at least one month before the surgery, as smoking can cause complications and impede the healing process. At least one week prior to the surgery, you should stop taking any medications that can cause excess bleeding including aspirin and ibuprofen. Your surgeon may also recommend other precautions depending on your medical history.

Your breast augmentation procedure will take place at Dr. Stephan Baker’s state-of-the-art plastic surgery office in Miami, FL. The procedure starts with general anesthesia so that you are asleep during the surgery.

Once you are asleep, Dr. Baker will make an incision and separate the breast tissue from the chest muscles, creating a pocket. The implant will then be placed inside the pocket. If you opt for saline implants, he will insert the implant shell and then fill the shell with sterile saline solution until the implant is the appropriate size.

Once the implant is in place, Dr. Baker will center the implant so that it sits behind the nipple. Then he will close the incision with stitches and bandage it. He may also use surgical glue to secure the sutures in place. The surgeon will then allow you to rest until you wake up naturally. You can go home as soon as the anesthesia wears off.

Immediately following your breast enhancement surgery, you will feel groggy from the anesthesia. Your new breasts might cause uncomfortable pressure on your chest. You will experience bruising, redness, and swelling between two and four weeks, after which the effects should begin to subside.

In the initial weeks following your surgery, you should avoid strenuous physical activities, especially anything that applies pressure to the chest. Depending on the level of activity, most patients find they can return to work within two weeks. You may be able to resume your regular exercise routine after three to four weeks with your doctor’s permission.

There are three different places a surgeon can make the incision to insert the breast implants:

Inframammary (in the crease or fold under the breast)
Periareolar (the tissue around the nipple)
Axillary (in the armpit)

The exact cost of breast augmentation surgery depends on several variables. Implant type, facility/anesthesia fees, and the number of follow-up visits all impact cost, as well as geographic location. Dr. Stephan Baker will provide you with a custom estimate during your consultation at his Miami office.

Frequently Asked Questions About Breast Augmentation Miami

Is the procedure painful?

There may be some postoperative pain, but many of our breast augmentation Miami patients say it lasts only three to four days following their procedure. All pain is controlled using surgeon-prescribed oral medication.

Will I experience scarring?

Miami Plastic Surgeon Dr. Stephan Baker utilizes the periareolar or breast fold incision to place most implants. This technique limits the scar to be just around the colored transition between the areola and the skin or hidden in the breast fold. In most cases, the scarring is not visible. Most scarring is likely to fade over time.

Will I lose sensitivity in my nipples following my breast augmentation surgery?

Some of our patients report decreased sensitivity in their nipples for a few weeks after their surgery, but nipple sensation will eventually return. Only patients with anatomically oversized breast implants that stretch their sensory nerves may have long-term decreased nipple sensation.

Will breast implants affect my ability to breastfeed?

If the breast implant is suitably sized, it is unlikely to have any interference with milk production. Some women are unable to breastfeed regardless of implants. Also, due to skin laxity concerns, some women wait until after they have children to undergo breast augmentation to reduce the possibility of breast sagging later in life.

Will breast implants affect my mammogram?

Most studies support the fact that breast implants, especially when placed behind the pectoral muscle, have little effect on the results of a mammogram. It is important to let your doctor know if you have breast implants when going in for a mammogram to ensure you have a mammographer who is experienced with breast implants. Patients with a family history of breast cancer should undergo a mammogram before breast augmentation surgery. Women over the age of 40 (with or without breast implants) should have routine mammograms.

Can breast implants cause breast cancer?

There is no scientific evidence to suggest that breast implants cause breast cancer. Women with implants have the same chance of developing cancer as the general population (around 10 percent). Patients with a family history of breast cancer or severe fibrocystic breast disease might consider an evaluation by a breast oncologist before augmentation.

Can breast implants correct breast asymmetry?

Breast asymmetry occurs when breasts are uneven when one is larger than the other or has a different shape. Breast asymmetry is common and can present itself as subtle or significant differences. Utilizing two differently sized implants can help improve breast asymmetry but it is important to remember that no two breasts are ever exactly the same.

What are some complimentary procedures I can get with a breast augmentation?

Many women who opt for breast augmentation do so after having children, as pregnancy can drastically alter the body. If you’re unhappy with the way your body looks after pregnancy, the Mommy Makeover can help enhance your body contour, appearance, and confidence. The makeover focuses on multiple areas in one procedure including abdominal surgery, breast surgery, and liposuction to remove excess fat. Breast lift is also a popular breast enhancement procedure, often done hand-in-hand with the augmentation.

Dr. Baker is an excellent surgeon. After meeting with several plastic surgeons for my breast augmentation, I chose Dr. Baker. I wanted a natural look, and he gave me exactly that. Other surgeons will just do what you tell them, without caring about the long term outlook. Dr. Baker advises what is good for your age and body type. I trusted his judgment, knowledge, and experience and well, I am glad I did. He is skilled, conscientious, patient and kind. His office staff is wonderful as well. I highly recommend Dr. Baker.

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