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Facts About Breast Augmentation
- Breast Augmentation is the second most common plastic surgery operation in the U.S. (second only to Liposuction)
Breast Implants are the only way to add permanent volume to your breasts. Fat transfer is in its developmental stages and the volume increase varies from a few months to years but most of the volume is lost within 6 months
- Breast implants DO NOT cause cancer.
(if there was any evidence of this, they would not be allowed in the U.S.)
Because the implants are placed behind your breast tissue, you can still nurse your baby after surgery (feeding is not affected) .
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The Process
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- You and Dr. Sheftall will decide what size you want to be.
- If your breasts are unequal before surgery, this can be corrected by inserting implants of different sizes.
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- In the Pre Op area, Dr. Sheftall will mark you and pictures will be taken. The nurse will insert an I.V. and give you some antibiotics. Before going to the O.R., you will get some medicine to relax.
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- Your surgery will be performed by Dr. Reid Sheftall.
- Dr. Sheftall received his education from the finest institutions in the world: MIT (Physics), Harvard (Pre Med), Cleveland Clinic Foundation-Huron Hospital (General Surgery), Stanford & The Ivo Pitanguy Institute (Plastic Surgery) and U.C.L.A. (Burn Recon. Fellowship)
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| Dr. Sheftall’s philosophy of breast augmentation has taken him far in the eyes of women who want a natural, non-operated look. Patients now travel from all over the world to have him do their surgeries. He believes the upper pole should be concave or straight like beautiful, un-augmented breasts. He dissects the pockets accordingly. He also believes that women prefer soft breasts and has developed a technique to maximize softness. Please see the several videos present on this site. They demonstrate the softness of the breasts augmented by Dr. Sheftall. Observe the shapes of the women pictured at right and see if you agree with Dr. Sheftall’s aesthetic sense. It is important that you are in agreement with your doctor! |
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| He is former Chief of Surgery and Division Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Royal Angkor International Hospital in Siem Reap, Cambodia and Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Central Hospital in Phnom Penh. Before coming to Cambodia, Dr. Sheftall held staff priveleges at several hospitals in the US. |
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- You have the choice of local anesthesia and I.V. sedation or general anesthesia. If you choose local with IV sedation, you will be awake but heavily sedated. Most patients ‘’doze off’’ during the procedure. With general anesthesia, the anesthesiologist will put you to sleep for the procedure and wake you up afterwards.
- Either way, the procedure is essentially painless
- The patients at right elected sedation anesthesia and are talking to Dr. Sheftall less than one minute after he completed their procedures.
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- You will receive the best quality silicone implants available anywhere in the world. They are manufactured to the highest standards in the U.S. by the Mentor Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson. Recently, we have added Allergan, Eurosilicone and a Taiwanese brand. We use these when certain properties are desired but not available with Mentor.
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- Our use of the highest quality materials doesn’t stop at implants. Everything we use on you is state-of-the-art.
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- After your implants are in, vacuum drains will be inserted on each side and a dressing will be placed over each incision.
- The brown dots on her skin are dried betadyne soap. The procedure is essentially bloodless.
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- After being wrapped with Ace bandages, you will be helped to your bed in the Recovery Room and rest comfortably for a few hours before you go home.
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- After a few hours of observation by our nursing staff, you can go home. You will be given some antibiotics to take for 5 days and some pain medicine to take as needed. Please keep your Ace bandages on and don’t take a shower (sorry!). You can take a “spit bath” and your friend can wash your hair for you but please don’t get the incisions wet.
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- In a few days, you will return to The Breast Center to have your drains removed. First, your Ace bandages
- Then your drains. You’ll feel better when your drains are out!
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- Soft cotton gauze will be placed under your arms for comfort. You can take these off when you get home. Then you can take a real shower!
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- You can wear a Sport Bra (elastic, wireless bra) at this point
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- This is for your comfort primarily. You do not have to wear the sport bra all day but you may find that it is very comfortable to sleep in.
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- 4 days later you will have your stitches removed.
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- You’ll feel comfortable in an under-wire bra at this point
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- After your stitches are out, you will learn how to massage your breasts. Daily massage keeps your breasts soft.
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- You will have a scar in your underarm. Over the ensuing months, it will flatten and fade to an ‘’invisible’’ pencil line resembling a wrinkle. There are no scars on your breasts
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| Your breasts will be their most gorgeous after a month or so when all of the swelling has subsided and they have adopted a more “teardrop” shape.
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Thanks to our beautiful models!
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