What do most people know and/or think about the repercussions, side effects, long term of breast augmentation?

Hard to know...: What most people think. However, those that do know about breast augmentation will give patients all the good and the bad so patients have the information to make the right decision for themselves.

Very simple: This is where your choice in plastic surgeon makes all the difference in the world. Any good, experienced caring plastic surgeon will sit with you discuss all your options, show you many of his own pictures (including less than perfect results), allow you to speak with other patients of his/her and give you as much time as you need to make a complete decision that is right for you. Take your time.

Side effects: Most surgeons who perform this procedure with frequency have few significant long term complications. The most common issues include device failure, capsular contracture (hardening), sagging (ptosis) and tissue thinning. Your surgeon should be able to tell you his/her statistics with regards to these complications. Overall, breast augmentation is a safe, reliable way to increase breast size.

Follow up is key: The long term risks of breast implants are the need for follow up. The primary danger is neglecting them. Implants are very simple machines, essentially inflatable bladders which can fail. As a foreign body, they present the same risks as many other implants with scarring or infection. When any of these situations occur, treatment should promptly follow with relatively few long term consequence.

Many.: Breast implant leakage, encapsulation (capsular contraction), implant displacement, pain, asymmetry, and need for additional surgery only occur in the longer term after breast augmentation surgery. The above are only a subset of the possible problems associated with breast augmentation surgery.

Long term: Most women are very happy after breast augmentation. Breast implants are long term devices that may have to be replaced in time. The breasts will change over time with or without an implant. 10% of women are troubled by capsular contracture, or hardening of the scar tissue around the implant. Rippling or implant visibility. http://www.dassmd.com/breast-augmentation/index.html.

Very happy: Procedure! minimal recovery capsule contracture is most vexing issues rupture occurs down the road and need for replacement saline quicker than gels e.

Breast augmentation: Breast augmentation is a common, safe and fulfilling operation for the right candidates. Complications of breast augmentation include bleeding, infection, asymmetry, scarring, capsular contracture, implant failure or rupture, need for revision operation, decreased or altered sensation, possible changes in ability to breastfeed, and rarely alcl.