Breast Augmentation

If you are thinking about having breast implants, take your time to make your decision. Make sure you are having the surgery for yourself and not to please anybody else. Getting breast implants should be about changing the shape and/or size of your breasts. It may result in a boost in self confidence, but, it is unlikely that it will change your life or save a failing relationship.

What is best? Saline or Silicone?

At Enhance Clinic, we only use silicone implants. We find that silicone filled implants feel and look more natural than those filled with saline and there is usually no rippling effect. If a silicone implant were to burst, the cohesive gel form of the silicone means that it should not leak from the silicone covering.

Incision Site and Placement

Incisions are carefully placed, and with the aim being to hide them, in the creases under the breast or place them in the skin around the nipple. Typically, scars from implants heal well and should ultimately be a fine, white, barely visible line. A pocket is then made behind your existing breast tissue. This may be either in front of the chest muscle, behind it, or "dual pane" which means half behind the muscle and half in front. Breast implants are then placed into the pockets. The incision is then sewn up in layers. The operation usually takes between 1 and 2 hours.

The procedure is done in a safe surgical setting but under sedation and local anaesthetic, without the risks, discomfort and cost of general anaethetic theatre fuss. All our clients comment that this is comfortable and reassuring for them as they felt in control and were able to have more input to the final outcome of the surgery.

If you would like more information, or, you'd just like to come in for a chat, please do not hesitate in contacting us.


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