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Breast Augmentation Questions – FAQ’s
Breast Augmentation Questions – Your FAQs Thinking about have breast augmentation surgery? You most definitely have lots of questions, and you probably have the same questions that most women have who are thinking about undergoing this big-decision surgery.
Below you’ll find some of the most common questions women have about breast augmentation surgery, and their answers. Since there are so many, I’ve decided to make this a two or three parter.
1. Will the scar be visible? Yes. But in varying degrees, depending on a few things:
a. What kind of surgery (method of insertion) you choose. The areolar implant seems to leave the least amount of scarring.
b. How well you take care of your new breasts after you get them.
No tanning beds, keep your wounds clean, and use common sense, and your scars should heal well and be less noticeable. c. Your independent body chemistry. Some of us heal very well and very quickly with no scars. Others may not. This is probably genetics. Taking care of the sutures correctly will vastly improve your outcome.
2. Will I be put on prescription medication for the pain? Yes. You will most likely be put on a fairly powerful narcotic pain killer such as Darvocet or Percocet for at least the first 1-3 weeks after your surgery to relieve the pain. The pain can be fairly sharp at times, but within a few weeks the pain should fade to a dull soreness, and then to hardly nothing at all.
3. How much does breast augmentation cost? The going rate on breast augmentation surgery right now, including anesthesia costs and follow up doctors visits, is about $5,000.00 give or take a little depending on who you go to and where you get it done.
4. I’ve heard there is a risk of capsular contracture. What is that? Capsular contracture is the phenomena that occurs, sometimes years after augmentation surgery, where a hard scar tissue forms around the breast implant, making it somewhat painful, and making the breasts feel hard to the touch.
Some women can live with this condition, while others choose to have their implants removed, or have to have them removed due to the severity of the condition. More on Breast Augmentation Questions next post!
