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Friday, February 26, 2010
Breast Lift vs. Breast Augmentation
Lose weight, breast feed a baby or blow out a few more candles and the next thing you know your waist has a new addition – your breasts. In years past, women bought more supportive bras and tried to keep those straps from digging into their shoulders. Now, women have more options with plastic surgery. When you contact Dr. Desman at the Virginia Center for Plastic Surgery in Arlington, Virginia, he'll go over those options to modify size or position of the breasts.
If you have sagging breasts or want to simply increase or decrease your cup size, choose a qualified plastic surgeon that can help you determine whether a breast lift would be better than breast augmentation.
What's the Difference?
Although often confused, the two procedures can be remembered by thinking of the lift as a "hand up" and an augmentation as a "hand out." Here's what occurs with each procedure.
Breast Lift
- Does not change the size of your breasts
- Breasts are raised and the contours reshaped to eliminate sagging
- Dr. Desman will relocate the position of your nipples and areola during surgery
- Excess skin is removed under the breast to tighten the skin, thus providing the lift
- Scars are minimal and are located beneath the breasts
Breast Augmentation
- Entire look of the breasts change when implants are used to increase or decrease the bust line
- Women who have had a mastectomy often have breast augmentation as part of their reconstruction surgery
- Asymmetrical breasts can be better proportioned in this procedure
- Augmentation can be done in conjunction with a breast lift
Please contact our office, if you are considering cosmetic surgery for your breasts. Dr. Desman offers free consultations at the Virginia Center for Plastic Surgery, in Arlington, Virginia.
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