Deciding to get breast implants is a significant life decision and one you shouldn't take lightly. Most women want natural-looking results, but that's not always what happens.
Part of the process involves selecting a top-rated plastic surgeon who can best meet your needs and body requirements. Dr. Aisha Baron and our team at Breast, Body, Beauty Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery in Atlanta, Georgia, offer various breast procedures, including breast augmentation, lifts, and reconstructions.
Dr. Baron is a board-certified and experienced plastic surgeon providing full-body procedures to help you feel your absolute best.
Breast implants are silicone or saline shells that a surgeon places in your chest to either enhance your breasts or reconstruct them after a total mastectomy or injury.
Different types of breast implants are available, including silicone and saline. Both have silicone shells, but the saline implants contain sterile salt water. The advantage of saline implants is that if they leak, your body absorbs the saline.
Silicone breast implants feature a silicone shell and a silicone gel filler that mimics the texture and consistency of natural breast tissue. However, if the silicone leaks out, it may stay in the shell or leak into your breast tissue.
Women get breast implants for many reasons, including to enhance small breasts, rebuild their breasts after surgery to remove breast tissue, or to feel better about their appearance.
Regardless of why you're getting breast implants, you want them to look as natural as possible. Undergoing an augmentation or reconstruction takes a lot of commitment, especially to the recovery, and you want the results to look as good as possible.
Natural-looking breast implants are what most women covet, but you have to be careful. There are a few guidelines that help you get the natural look you want, and they include the following:
The first step in achieving a natural look is selecting the most suitable type of implant for your specific needs. If you want the most natural look and feel, silicone implants are the way to go. Saline implants still offer a good look, but silicone feels more like the real thing.
We also offer teardrop or anatomical implants, which look most like natural breasts. The teardrop shape provides more fullness at the bottom than at the top of your breasts, offering a very natural appearance.
The right surgeon is crucial when it comes to breast implants. Dr. Baron is a highly experienced plastic surgeon who takes the time to discuss your wants and needs. She assists you in deciding the type of implants, size, and placement to give you precisely what you're looking for.
Researching your plastic surgeon is a critical aspect of choosing breast implants. The right surgeon listens to your goals and provides you with all the tools to get exactly what you want.
The placement of your implants is also essential in breast augmentation. Dr. Baron recommends a submuscular approach for the most natural look. Placing the implants under your muscle is a natural option, especially for women with smaller breast tissue.
Another approach is the dual-plane placement, where Dr. Baron positions the upper portion of the implant under your muscle tissue and the lower part beneath the glandular tissue. It offers a natural slope to your breasts and conceals surgical edges.
There are a few other considerations we want you to think about with breast implants. For example, the shape and size of the implant play a significant role in determining how natural your implants look after recovery.
A good surgeon provides guidance on the placement and size of your implants. You want to pick something proportionate to your body size and shape.
Fat grafting is a consideration for natural-looking breasts. We can take fat from other areas of the body and augment it into your breast tissue for a more natural look.
A breast lift in conjunction with implants is an option for women with loose or sagging skin. The lift puts your breasts where they should be anatomically on your body.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Baron to discuss breast implants or augmentation, contact our team by phone or request an appointment on our website today.
