Breast Augmentation in HK
Breast Augmentation plastic surgery in HK section, includes general infrmation about Breast Augmentation Procedure, Breast Augmentation HK Local News, Breast Augmentation HK Surgeon Locator and other breast augmentation related materal.
HK Breast Augmentation - The Plastic Surgery Procedure
The plastic surgery operation is usually done when the breast reaches its final size after puberty (ages 17-18). Except for cases when there is congenital breast hypoplasia or breast asymmetry in which it can be done earlier (local regulations in HK may be applicable).
HK breast augmentation - the implants
There are three possible areas for the insertion of an implant for augmentation. The lower fold of the breast is the most common site. It allows full excess and lives a hidden scar. The second site is through the areola. This incision gives the best esthetic results but it is also the only one that goes through the breast tissue therefore the risk of infection and sensation loss is higher. The third one is through the armpits. Some plasit surgeons prefer it because the scar is almost invisible (except for those women who like to wear open close with no sleeves(. The disadvantage of this incision is a slight asymmetry of the breast. The decision usually made individually with each woman and the plastic surgeon (consult local HK surgeons).
The augmentation implant can be inserted above or below the chest muscles. The below position considered to be more preferable by most HK surgeons. There is less chance of feeling the implant, less chance of developing irregular folds or bumps on the surface of the breast and the implant is less likely to drop. This kind of plastic surgery technique is suitable for women with relatively little extra skin and less fallen breasts.
Most of the implants are made of silicon, and since the FDA determined that they safe for use they are being widely used by most plastic surgeons in HK.
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HK breast augmentation - shape and size
The augmentation implants come in two shapes: round and pear shape also called "anatomic implants" because their shape resembles the natural contour of the breast. They are more expensive and require larger excision during the breast augmentation plastic surgery procedure.
The size of an implant usually depends on the woman size and proportions, the average size is 300cc. It is believed that smaller implants have lower complications.
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HK breast augmentation - after the plastic surgery
After the augmentation plastic surgery you'll be wearing a sports bra or a bandage. You'll continue wearing them at all times day and night for about a month. You'll be able to take a shower 24 hours after the plastic surgery. The most optimal results usually seen 3 month after the surgery. Several things can complicate this plastic surgery procedure; those are rare complications, which you should be aware off. Bleeding around the area of the implant, infection, disturbances of sensation and touch around the nipples, silicon leak, rejection off an implant and some degree of irregularity on the surface of an implant.
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Breast AugmentationLatest Forum Posts...
- The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons,The not-for-profit organisation established for the advancement of education and practice of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery for public benefit, denounced a website offering free breast augmentations as ‘degrading’ and warned British women that the process was entirely inappropriate for what should be a life-changing decision.
The BAAPS have learned that UK women are being lured into joining the ‘myfreeimplants.com’ site, where they post photos of themselves and a personal profile, meant to entice men to donate money to pay for their breast augmentation surgery.
Plastic Surgery News...
- Older women who suffer a proximal humerus fracture (sometimes known as a broken shoulder) have a high risk for also breaking a hip within a year after the shoulder injury. A new study presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons (AAOS), found that after a shoulder fracture a woman's risk of fracturing a hip within the following year was five times greater.
- Researchers have shown that vaccinating mice with a modified form
of a virus containing proteins from breast cancer cells can kill
large breast cancer tumors and tumors that have spread to the lungs.
The rodent model of cancer used in this study closely resembles
a type of breast cancer seen in humans called HER2-positive. Although
other cancer vaccines have shown activity in the treatment of very
small tumors, their ability to influence large, established tumors,
such as many HER2-positive breast cancers, has proven difficult.
The study, led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute
(NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, appeared in the
March 15, 2008, issue of "Cancer Research".