One of my goals for my patients is to optimize your recovery after breast augmentation surgery. This means a quick return to normal light activity and minimal discomfort. There are things that I can do during the surgery to help with this process, and there are things that you the patient can do that are equally important.
Form stable breast implants are newly available in the United States. Their shape is more like the natural breast, with greater fullness in the lower portions and less fullness in the upper portions, and this is an advantage for some breast shapes.
A recent patient raised a question that commonly comes up in consultation: whether breast implants and a breast lift can be combined in a single surgery. A careful consideration of the patient’s breast structure, the type of surgical technique employed for a breast lift or mastopexy, and the patient’s state of health and well-being will guide us in our recommendation. Consultations for the combined surgery of a breast lift with breast implants are available for both our Chicago and Winnetka offices.
Patients considering breast augmentation surgery should be aware of the effect of different breast implant profiles. High profile implants have greater forward projection and will round out the upper portions of the breast while medium and low profile breast implants have different effects. I consult patients wanting to learn more about breast implant choices in my Chicago office.
Patients considering breast augmentation surgery are often intimidated by the process of selecting the size of the breast implants. At our Chicago and Winnetka offices we make this process simple with our photo database, anatomical sizers, that properly demonstrate the effect of implants, and Dr Cook’s extensive experience in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery.
Structural Breast Lift (Mastopexy) is a technique developed by Dr. John Q Cook with advantages over other breast lift techniques. These advantages include deep structural anchoring to maintain the lift over the long term, the use of natural breast tissue to restore fullness in the upper portions of the breast, and a discrete location for the scars.
