Low Cost Breast Augmentation – Before-After Photos

Breast Augmentation in Colombia- Your New Look

Many women who have undergone breast augmentation are extremely satisfied with their fuller appearance, most stating its positive effect on personal self-confidence and outlook. The decision to have breast augmentation is a highly personal one and the satisfaction should be based on what you like first and foremost.

Breast Augmentation Before & After Photos

Here you can view actual patient before and after photographs from surgeons who are SCCP members and certified by Colombian Society of Plastic Surgery. These before and after photographs represent typical results; however, not everyone who undergoes plastic surgery will achieve the same before and after results view gallery

Breast Augmentation Cost

Cost for breast augmentation varies from region to region. A surgeon's cost for breast augmentation may fluctuate based on his or her experience, the type and cost of breast implants used, as well as geographic office location. In the Eastern US, the average cost is $3,800 for the surgeon's fee plus all the additional fees, while in the western cost the average surgeons fee is $3,400 Additional Fees:

• Breast Implant Cost
• Outpatient surgical facility fees
• Anesthesia fees for surgery
• Prescriptions for medication
• Post-surgery garments
• Medical tests

An all inclusive average price in the US could range between $5,800- $6,500

Ideal Candidate

Ideal candidates for breast augmentation are women seek improvement, not perfection, in their physical appearance. Physically healthy women with realistic expectations are great candidates.

Breast Augmentation Incision

Among the possible Breast augmentation incisions, two are the most frequent; all of them are approximately 1.5 inches (4 cm) long:

• A semicircle under the lower outline of the areole (dark area around the nipples).
• At the fold where the breast meets the chest. This incision is the one that allows an easier and faster insertion of the implant but, because it leaves more visible scars, our surgeons do not resort to it except in very particular cases; for example, when there already is a scar from a prior implant that must be replaced.

The cosmetic surgeon will determine which one of the two incisions is better for you, according to your body and the kind of implant chosen. Working with special instruments through the incision, he creates a pocket in each breast to hold the implants. He then places the implants in each one of the pockets, using the nipples as reference. Finally, the cosmetic surgeon closes the incisions with sutures.

Advantages of cohesive silicone gel implants

• Cohesive means that it tends to remain whole. This means that, even if the shell were to rupture, its content would not spill out. It would remain whole without any divisions.
• They do not lose their volume as time goes by.
• They do not make 'liquid' sounds during physical activities.
• They have a very natural consistency when touched.
• In the past, its content used to leak through the micro pores of the shell and caused capsular contractures. Nowadays, these leakages have been almost completely reduced thanks to the cohesive properties of the content and to the new shells made of several superimposed layers.
• In most European countries, in Asia and South America the use of these implants for cosmetic purposes is allowed, but not in the United States, where they may be used, however, for reconstructive purposes.

Breast Implant placement

It is important to mention that the implants are always placed behind the mammary gland, but there are three possible locations:

• Behind the pectoral muscle: this procedure is more complicated and the recovery is more painful, but the muscles prevent the implant's outline to be seen under the skin, giving the breast a more natural look. Placed here, the implants will interfere less in future mammograms.
• Partially under muscular: Implant is located beneath the top 2/3 of the pectoral (chest muscle).
• Over the pectoral muscle: this location is advisable for women who do intense physical exercises with their arms.

Surgery and Anesthesia

At Cosmetic Harmony we perform your breast augmentation in a fully-accredited surgery center or in a Clinic outpatient facility. Breast augmentation can be performed in one to two hours with general anesthesia, allowing you to sleep through the entire operation. Local anesthesia, though rarely recommended, combined with a sedative can also be used. In this case, you will be awake and may feel slight discomfort.

Recovery

For a few days following a breast augmentation surgery, you are likely to feel tired and sore. However, most of your discomfort can be controlled with prescribed medication. The majority of patients are up and around in 24 to 48 hours, and return to work within 4 days. The full recovery period is specific to each individual as well as to the level of activity required with her daily functions. Within your one-week post operation visit, your gauge dressings will be removed and you may be given a surgical bra. You will also be given massaging instructions to prevent implants from hardening. Since our doctors use absorbable sutures, no stitch removal is required. Specific post operative instructions are provided to our patients before and on the day of surgery.

Risks

Although breast augmentation is relatively straightforward, there are risks associated with surgery and specific complications associated with this procedure. These include: capsular contracture, infection around an implant, change in sensitivity of the nipples, and implant breakage and leakage. While only a small percentage of women actually experience these complications, it is important for you to understand the risks and consequences of a breast augmentation procedure. You are encourage to ask as many questions as you have during the consultation with the anesthesiologist and cosmetic surgeon. *Some information extracted from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons