Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is common in the summer months. Patients often ask me how soon they can go back to exercise following surgery as well as what they will look like shortly after surgery. For example patients often ask, "How much bruising and swelling will I have?"

Patients should expect "some" swelling post-operatively as well as "some" to "minimal" bruising. If patients can limit the amount of movement and exercise in the first two weeks post-operatively, they have a better chance of achieving an optimal result.

Once patients are outside of the two week window without complications such as hematomas, I find that they have a better chance for an optimal aesthetic result in the long-run.

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Breast Augmentation

Patients often ask what they will look like early post-operatively following breast augmentation. I typically tell patients that breast augmentation results take approximately 6 to 12 months to truly be appreciated. However, each patient has a different time period which the breast implants settle into position. Usually patients who have a longer distance or more "stretchy" skin between the areola and the inframammary fold or "breast crease" tend to settle more quickly. The patient in the above photograph is two weeks post breast augmentation. The implants have already begun to take on a natural shape and position. 

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Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is common procedures in the summer months. It is very common for young women in Southern California to come into the office for consultations in June, July, and August for breast augmentation.

Recovery times following breast augmentation are becoming shorter. Many women choose to book their surgery in the summer months so that they can relax and recover by the pool or beach.

The breast augmentation consultation process usually occurs in two meetings. The first meeting is educational for the patient as well as objective measures of chest wall and breast sizing.

In the second meeting, patients bring to the office photographs of breast sizes and shapes that they like so that we can then match the objective sizing we determined in the first meeting, to the ultimate breast augmentation volume that they would like to achieve.


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Breast augmentation consultations are increasing in frequency as we reach the summer months. Many patients wish to undergo breast augmentaiton in the early spring so that they can be ready for swimwear in the summer. Patients always ask how soon they can go back to the water after breast augmentation. Patients are allowed to shower two days after breast augmentation, but swimming, bathtubs, and jacuzzis, are not allowed until 4-6 weeks following surgery.

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Mastopexy Augmentation and Abdominoplasty

Mastopexy augmentation and abdominoplasty when performed in combination can be quite a powerful combination to overall total body aesthetics.

During mastopexy augmentation or simultaneous breast lift and breast augmentation, a breast implant is placed as in a standard augmentation and at the same time, the nipple areola complex is elevated to a much higher position on the chest. When this is performed alone, the result can restore a youthful appearance to the breast.

When an abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck, is performed at the same time, the contour of the abdomen can be significantly improved which even further improves the aesthetic proportion of the breast.

Many patients are very happy with this combined procedure. We see many patients around the holiday season who wish to undergo simultaneous mastopexy/augmentation and abdominoplasty as the holiday season offers an opportunity to rest and recover in Newport Beach, California.

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Breast Augmentation Recovery-Breast Augmentation in Athletes

Breast augmentation is common in female athletes who perform high volumes of cardiovascular exercise such as running, swimming, biking, etc. It is also common to see atrophy of the breast with competitive bodybuilders who are consistently lean for competitions. It is quite common for these women to come into our office and say, "Dr. D. I want to be able to return to my previous cup-volume.....or......Dr. D. I just want to be able to wear a strapless dress again."

The next question to follow is......."How soon can I return to working out after my breast augmentation?"

This is the simple 4 week rule.

Week 1: Walking is O.K.

Week 2: OK to return to the gym. Low impact cardio is fine such as exercise bike. Isolated arm exercises are O.K.

Week 3: OK to return to running. Patients should wear two support bras while running.

Week 4: Unrestricted gym activity is OK. Pilates and Yoga OK at week 4 as well.

Tuberous Breast Surgery. Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation can be a very effective tool to correc the tuberous breast deformity. Tuberous breasts are not simply underdeveloped breasts. Tuberous breast characteristics iclude a widened, enlarged, puffy areola unusually wide spacing between the breasts, minimal breast tissue, higher than normal breast fold, and narrow base at the chest wall.

Correction of the tuberous breast often involve placement of a breast implant, lowering of the inframmary fold, and often scorring of the breast parenchyma below the areola.

The photo above demonstrates an approximately six month follow-up for surgery for tuberous breasts.

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