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COSMETIC BREAST SURGERY: PATIENT INFORMATION BROCHURE

COSMETIC BREAST SURGERY CLINIC

BREAST SOLUTIONS

(COSMETIC BREAST SURGERY CLINIC)

International Women’s Day stands for Women Empowerment and Equal Rights to the fairer gender. But there are some who are more equal than others. Genetics, family lineage and the vagaries of ageing create inequalities which cannot be acceptable to the 21^st century female.

Body image is an important part of feeling good, desirable and normal. Social inhibitions, taboos, ignorance and sheer helplessness are common denominators which hinder women from consulting a Plastic Surgeon for breast problems.

Common problems women face which they do not discuss, debate and/or deliberate:

1.      Small Breasts                           (Underdeveloped)

2.      Unequal Breasts                      (Asymmetrical)

3.      Unusually Large Breasts         (Gigantomastia)

4.      Sagging Breasts                        (Breast Ptosis)

5.      Breast lumps                             (Fibroadenomas, Breast Cancer)

6.      Undeveloped Chest wall         (Poland Syndrome)

7.      Nipple and Areola Problems (Inverted, Asymmetry in number, size, shape)

8.      Repeated infections of the skin of the breast and in between breasts.

9.      Painful breasts                        (Mastalgia)

Not all surgeries related to breast are for cancer operations and neither are they just for cosmetic reasons alone. Frequently they are to improve their body image, enhance their self esteem and to live life on their own terms. Sharing problems is the first step in solving the problem. Consultation with our Plastic Surgeon will assess your problems, address your concerns and advice you the most probable outcome from various procedures that can be done to address your problem.

 

Most Frequently Asked Questions about Cosmetic Breast Surgery:

Q.        Is Cosmetic Breast Surgery for me?

A.         If you are troubled by any of the mentioned problems then yes. We would advise you to discuss your goals and expectations with our plastic surgeons. They will assess your problem, the nature of your breasts and will address the probable outcome results from the surgical procedure.

 

Q.        Does Cosmetic Breast Surgery increase the risk of Breast Cancer?

A.         No. Numerous studies have proved that even with silicone implants the risk of developing breast cancer is same as that in the general population.

 

Q.        What is the correct age to undergo Cosmetic Breast Surgery?

A.         Person of any age above 16 years can undergo Cosmetic Breast Surgery as the growth of the breasts is complete after puberty. After pregnancy we advise the patient to wait 6 (six) months of finishing the breast feeding and in patients requiring reconstruction after breast cancer surgery it can be done simultaneously with the cancer surgery or after the patient has finished the recommended cycles of chemo- radiotherapy. The best candidates for cosmetic breast surgery are women whose breasts are fully developed and who are mature enough to fully understand the procedure and have realistic expectations about the results.

 

Q.        Will I be able to breast feed after breast surgery?

A.         You may still be able to breast feed to a limited degree depending on the type of procedure you are receiving. There is no way of determining if you will be able to breastfeed. Some women cannot breastfeed regardless of whether or not they had surgery, while others may be affected depending on their body and the extent of their procedure.

 

Q.        What is Breast Augmentation/ Breast Enhancement Surgery?
A.         Breast augmentation is a surgical procedure designed to enlarge the appearance of a woman’s breasts. This procedure can help to make the breasts more proportionate to the rest of the body. It can help to obtain symmetry between breasts which are different in size or shape, and it can enlarge and reshape breasts which have lost their fullness or shape due to weight loss, pregnancy, breast feeding, or age. Breast augmentation can also be used for reconstructive purposes on patients who have undergone mastectomy or on those with a congenital breast deformity.

 

Q.        How long does operation for Breast Enhancement take?

A.         Surgery for breast augmentation usually takes 2 to 3 hours and is done under general anaesthesia.

 

Q.        How long will my recovery from surgery take?

A.         The amount of time it takes to recover is different for each patient. However, most patients find that they can return to work within a week of surgery. The breast area may feel tight at first as the skin adjusts to the new breast size.

 

Q.        Do I need to get my implants removed after sometime?

A.         The silicone implants used in Cosmetic Breast Surgery Clinic at SPS Apollo Hospitals Ludhiana carry a lifetime warranty against defects and are from companies approved by FDA. Even without any implant defect, however, many women will need to replace their implants around the 10 – 15 year mark because of changes in the body’s structure and its interaction with the implant over time.

 

Q.        Who is the best candidate for Breast Reduction Surgery?

A.         Breast reduction surgery (reduction mammoplasty) is designed for women who want to reduce the size of their breasts for medical and/or aesthetic reasons. If the patient has any of the following:

·         You are bothered by the feeling that your breasts are too large

·         Your breasts limit your physical activity & your ability to lead an active life.

·         You experience back, neck and shoulder pain caused by the weight of your breasts

·         You have regular indentations from bra straps that support heavy, pendulous breasts

·         You have skin irritation beneath the breast crease

·         Your breasts hang low and have stretched skin

·         Your nipples rest below the breast crease when your breasts are unsupported

·         You have enlarged areolas caused by stretched skin

·         You have emotional discomfort and are self-consciousness

 

Q.        How is Breast Reduction surgery helpful?

A.         Breast reduction surgery removes fat, glandular tissue and skin from the breasts making them firmer, smaller and tighter. Breast reduction surgery can also reduce the size of the areola (the darker skin around the nipple). The goal of this surgery is to provide women with smaller, better-shaped breasts that are more in proportion with the rest of their bodies.

Q.        What are the benefits of breast reduction surgery?

 A.        Aside from relieving back and neck pain, skeletal problems, breathing issues and improving self-confidence, your clothes will fit you better, you can be more active, and you feel better about yourself, which will affect many aspects of your life.

 

Q.        Can cosmetic breast surgery correct unequal breasts (asymmetry)?

 A.        It can if you are happy with the size and shape of your breasts, or we can enlarge the smaller breast or reduce the size of the larger breast to create symmetry.

 

Q.        How long will it take for me to return to my normal activities such as driving, lifting, sex, returning to work, and exercise after cosmetic breast surgery?

A.         You may be up and around a day or two following the surgery, but your breasts may still ache for a couple of weeks. You should avoid lifting or pushing or pulling of any kind for at least four weeks.

 

Q.        Will I also undergo similar surgery as my friend?

A.         Although you may think that cosmetic breast surgery is the same for everyone, it is not true. No two women ever present with exactly the same combination of breast size, shape, nipple size and shape, body proportions, and numerous additional contributing factors. Additionally, our comfort levels regarding size and shape, and our sense of body, all need to be taken into account. That is why we each need a detailed consultation and assessment before definite plans and options can be set out. Information that you glean from others, from reading such as this on the internet are general in nature, and always need to be refined so as to reflect your unique physique.

 

Q.        Will I have scars?

A.         We at Cosmetic Breast Clinic aim to place our surgical incisions in skin creases where the scars don’t show nor can they be made out at a casual glance. Breast reduction and breast lift surgery scars cross the lower breast surface hence are visible. Incision lines will be permanently visible, but they will fade over time and are easily concealed by clothing, even most swimsuits and tops with low-cut necklines. In these cases the benefits outweigh the fine line scar over the lower pole of the breasts.

 

Q.        How long will it take for me to see the desired result? Will they look unnatural until then?

A.         The results are visible immediate post operatively. The skin and soft tissues take 2- 3 months to settle down.

 

Q.        Will I lose sensation in my nipples?

A.         Depending on the type of Cosmetic Breast Surgery, you may experience numbness in your nipples and changes to nipple sensation for sometime.  

 

Q.        Is a breast lift right for me?

A.         Breast lift surgery is a highly individualized procedure and you should do it for yourself, not to full-fill someone else's desires or to try to fit any sort of ideal image. A breast lift is a good option for you if:

•        You are physically healthy and maintain a stable weight

•        You don't smoke

•        You have realistic expectations

•        You are bothered by the feeling that your breasts sag, have lost shape and volume

•        Your breasts have a flatter, elongated shape or are pendulous

•        When unsupported, your nipples fall below the breast crease

•        Your nipples and areolas point downward

•        You have stretched skin and enlarged areolas

•        One breast is lower than the other

 

Q.        How long do the results of a breast lift last?  

 A.        The results of a breast lift vary depending on each individual patient. Many can enjoy firm, youthful breasts for several years, but certain factors, such as aging, smoking, weight loss, pregnancy and gravity, can cause the tissues to weaken and the breasts to sag again.  

 

Q.        Can I undergo more than one breast lift procedure?  

A.         Yes. While a breast lift provides an effective lifting and firming of the breasts that may last for several years, they are sometimes unable to withstand the constant effects of gravity and aging. The breasts may gradually sag again, at which time you may choose to undergo another breast lift.  

 

Q.        What are the risks in Cosmetic Breast Surgery?

A.         The risks include:

•        Unfavorable scarring

•        Bleeding (hematoma)

•        Infection

•        Poor healing of incisions

•        Changes in nipple or breast sensation, which may be temporary or permanent

•        Anesthesia risks

•        Breast contour and shape irregularities

•        Skin discoloration, pigmentation changes, swelling and bruising

•        Allergies to tape, suture materials and glues, blood products, topical preparations or injected agents

•        Breast asymmetry

•        Excessive firmness of the breast

•        Potential partial or total loss of nipple or areola

•        Pain, which may persist

•        Possibility of revision surgery

 

Q.        Can pregnancy change the results of the surgery?

A.         Cosmetic Breast surgery should ideally be carried out after the lady has completed her family. Changes that occur in the breasts during pregnancy can minimize or reverse the improvements of surgery. Likewise, plans for significant weight loss should also be discussed with the plastic surgeon. The key is to: Maintain your weight & Keep a healthy lifestyle.

Q.        Can anyone know about my consultations and/or my treatment details?

A.         Your privacy is our priority. S.P.S. Apollo Hospitals maintains a professional privacy policy not allowing anyone other than the patient or their legal council to look into the records.

 

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DR. ASHISH GUPTA                                                   

Consultant & Head                                                   

Dept. of Plastic & Microvascular Surgery  
               
SPS APOLLO HOSPITALS LUDHIANA              

PLASTIC SURGERY @ APOLLO LUDHIANA

PLASTIC SURGERY @SPS APOLLO LUDHIANA

 

Plastic Surgery in the 21^st century has grown in leaps and bounds in both the spectrum of disease and deformity correction and also in awareness as separate entity dealing with clients and/or patients desiring cosmetic surgery; apart from the vast gamut of trauma surgery. The Department of Plastic and Micro-vascular Surgery at S.P.S. Apollo Hospitals Ludhiana deals with a continuum of the following:

1. General Plastic Surgery: It is the common man’s “scarless suturing”, management of burns, chronic wounds, soft tissue defects, birthmark and scar correction.

2. Cosmetic Surgery: The most deliberated field in terms of Body Contouring, Liposuction, Hair Transplant, Rhinoplasty, Tummy Tuck, Breast Surgery (Enlargement, Reduction, Lift), Face and Body Implants; Lasers.

3. Hand Surgery: It entails management of Congenital and Traumatic defects and deformities of the hand. It ranges from a vast gamut of an absent thumb to multiple fingers; tendon injury to complete re-implantation of hand; trigger finger to micro-vascular and nerve reconstruction.

4. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery: The main focus is on post traumatic facial lacerations, nerve injuries, facial bone fractures, scar revisions, orthognathic surgery, skin and oral cancer extripation and reconstruction.

5. Pediatric Plastic Surgery: Defects present since birth can be corrected; remedied; conformed to acceptable criteria of the society. These defects can be a subtle defects of the ear, birthmarks, asymmetrical breasts or leg thickness; or obtrusive defects like Cleft lip, Huge digits (megadactyly), Fused fingers toes (syndactyly), Absent ear (Microtia), Asymmetrical chest wall (Poland Syndrome), Hypospadias.

6. Trauma Surgery: Trauma in Plastic Surgery is highly specialized in the management of injury to Blood Vessels (Artery & Vein), Nerves (Brachial Plexus, Peripheral Nerves, Digital Nerves), Skin and soft tissue defects usually done in conjunction with other specialties like Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, General Surgery & Gynaecology.

7. Cosmetic Gynaecology: Is the latest addition to the limitless boundaries of Plastic Surgery at Apollo Hospital Ludhiana. It is patient oriented specialty providing realistic outcomes to lofty expectations with absolute satisfaction. It includes Mommy Makeover, Genital (Private parts) rejuvenation, Vaginoplasty, Hymenoplasty, Labioplasty, Stretch marks removal, Female Abdominoplasty and liposiction, Cosmetic Breast Surgery, Implants for buttocks, legs, breasts.

 

DR. ASHISH GUPTA

CONSULTANT PLASTIC SURGEON

S.P.S. APOLLO HOSPITALS LUDHIANA

MOBILE: +91-977977-1111

HIGHLIGHT YOUR SMILE WITH DIMPLES

DIMPLES CAN BE YOURS.....

Q.           What is a Dimple?

A.            A dimple is a small natural indentation in the skin, most notably in the cheek or on the chin. Dimples are caused by a defect in the muscle of the face (zygomaticus major).

 Q.           Why are they attractive?

A.            People have a belief that dimples add to the beauty of the smile and thus find them attractive.

Q.           Can I get dimples if I don’t have them?

A.            Yes. Dimples can be surgically created in any person at their desired place.

Q.           Is this surgery only for girls?

A.            No, even males desire this surgery especially for the chin area.

 Q.           Is there no other way apart from surgery to get dimples?

A.            No. It is a small OPD procedure done under local anaesthesia and doesn’t leave a scar on the face. No cuts (incisions) are made on the skin.

Q.           Is the surgery painful?

A.            It is not painful. 5-6ml of Local anaesthetic is injected at the site of the new dimple to be created, and the patient does not feel any pain thereafter.

 Q.           How long is the surgery?

A.            The procedure usually lasts around 20- 30 minutes.

 Q.           Do I need to get admitted in the hospital?

A.            Dimple creation is done on day care basis. Admission is not necessary for such a procedure.

 
Q.           Are the dimples permanent?

A.            Dimples artificially created are permanent. It usually takes 3 – 6 months for the final effect of the dimple to be achieved.

 Q.           If I don’t like them, can anything be done?

A.            These dimples can be removed if you do not like them by another small surgery again done on a day care basis.

Dr. Ashish Gupta

Senior Consultant & Head
Dept. of Plastic & Microvascular Surgery,
SPS Hospitals, Ludhiana.

Mobile: 977-977-1111

COSMETIC SURGERY: FACE

COSMETIC SURGERY of the FACE @ APOLLO LUDHIANA

            Common Man’s perception of Cosmetic Surgery is to make one “Beautiful”. But for the person who undergoes cosmetic surgery it is for a host of varied reasons: To correct an obvious deformity; To suit one’s social obligations; To bolster one’s self image; or As the common man says, “To look Beautiful”.

            The dilemma that awaits a person going for cosmetic surgery is to decide what to get done to achieve the ultimate profile. Following are the procedures that are commonly done for both men and women to attain the definitive appearance.

1. HAIR TRANSPLANT: It is not just getting the hairline on the scalp back to its pristine look      But it is also practiced to reconstruct the eyebrows, conceal a scar on the moustache, disguise a patch in the beard.

2. RHINOPLASTY: Nose Job is considered as an actors’ essential parameter as is the wash board abdomen or the six packs. The most prominent element on the face not just by its central location but also its social implications.

3. BEPHAROPLASTY: Eyelid surgery to get rid of the old haggard look and to rejuvenate the mirror of your personality: Your Eyes!

4. CHEEK IMPLANTS: Sagging cheeks or a flat face are the real culprits behind a Non Photogenic Face. It can be corrected by fat transfers of by simply putting in cheek implants.

5. DIMPLES: After Juhi Chawala its Deepika Padukone’s smile among other things that make the world go round. If you want them, you can have them in all shapes and sizes.

6. JAW AUGMENTATION: Making the chin and the jaw line prominent, giving the face a more square look and adding the seriousness to your stare.

7. FACE LIFT: Can be a complete formal surgery if the jowls (ageing) on your face are too severe or a simple thread lift for your forehead or the neck if the skin is not all that lax.

8. LIPOSUCTION OF THE NECK: Is done for removing the excess fat from the neck to make it look immaculate as it gives a better definition to your jaw and rids you off the ridicule of a double chin.

9.  ANTI-AGEING: Botox and fillers have emerged as the leading non- surgical rejuvenation of facial skin as well as removing those nagging wrinkles which camouflage your features.
 

 

THE DEFINITION OF A BEAUTIFUL FACE MAY BE DIFERENT FOR

DIFFERENT PEOPLE;

IT IS WHAT YOU FEEL IS BEAUTIFUL IS

BEAUTIFUL FOR THE WORLDS!!!!!

DR. ASHISH GUPTA

CONSULTANT COSMETIC SURGEON

SPS APOLLO HOSPITALS LUDHIANA

MOBILE: +91-977977-1111

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