Breast Augmentation
Breast Implants Manhattan – Breast Augmentation Long Island Surgical Centers
The term “mammoplasty” (also referred to as “mammaplasty”) is used to describe any surgical procedure of the breast which can include breast augmentation, breast lift, or breast reduction surgery. At our breast implants Manhattan and breast augmentation Long Island practices, our doctors are Board Certified and our surgical centers are AAAHC accredited for top safety and amazing results.
Our breast augmentation procedure enlarges the breasts and increases cup size. This can be achieved either through the use of breast implants or by using the patient’s own fatty tissue that has been removed from the thighs, hips, or buttocks and injected into the breast.
At Advanced Cosmetic Surgery of New York, our Board Certified New York cosmetic surgeons are experienced and skilled in every type of breast augmentation surgery, including no scar breast augmentation (TUBA and transaxillary) and natural stem cell breast augmentation using fat injections from the patient’s own fat.
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For many of our breast implants Manhattan patients, a breast augmentation is a wonderful way to enhance the figure and to increase self-confidence. This breast surgery is ideal for those who have:
- Experienced a fluctuation in their weight
- Been pregnant or have breastfed
- Always had small breast size due to genetic factors
We see many patients in our breast augmentation Long Island and breast implants Manhattan offices who come back after a breast augmentation and tell us how positively their lives have been changed by the procedure:
- They fit into their clothes properly
- They aren’t afraid to wear a bathing suit or lingerie
- They feel beautiful when naked for the first time in years
A breast augmentation may be perfect for you if this is what you are also looking to achieve!
Types of Implants We Use at Our Breast Implants Manhattan and Breast Augmentation Long Island Surgery Centers
Saline: An unsealed breast implant with a flexible plastic shell (for natural appearance, feel and movement) that is filled by the plastic surgeon with sterile saline solution and then sealed shut. Usually, the saline breast implant is filled to its pre-determined size (by the sizes offered by the manufacturer), measured in cc’s, and then overfilled to a specific capacity to avoid “rippling” and “sloshing” after the patient’s breast is closed up.
Rippling can occur when a breast implant is not filled to its optimal capacity, causing a visible “ripple” just underneath the skin of the patient. A sloshing noise can occur as well if the breast implant is not optimally filled or if a large air bubble is left inside of the breast implant shell. Our Double Board Certified surgeon, Dr. Theodore Diktaban, is highly trained on how to avoid rippling or sloshing.
Silicone: A pre-filled flexible plastic shell filled with thick silicone that is completely sealed when inserted into the patient’s breasts. Silicone offers the most natural look and feel to a natural breast of the equivalent size. Silicone is often times the choice of post-mastectomy or lumpectomy patients who have lost all or part of their breast to cancer. Though there have been cases where New York patients’ breast implants have ruptured years later, there is little evidence to support that silicone breast implants are less safe than saline breast implants.
High Profile: This type of breast implant can either be filled with silicone or saline. The difference with the high profile breast implant is that, when lying on a flat surface, the breast implant is taller than a standard profile breast implant.
Standard Profile: This breast implant is the most commonly preferred style by our breast implants Manhattan and breast augmentation Long Island patients because it most-closely imitates the height and width of a natural breast.
Tear Drop Shape: The tear drop shaped breast implant looks exactly as it sounds; it is oblong in shape with the thinner upper portion looking like the top of a tear drop. It increases gradually in size toward the bottom of the breast implant which is shaped like the bottom of a tear drop. The overall height of the breast implant is somewhere between a standard-profile and high-profile implant. This breast implant is best for New York patients who wish to have an oblong shape to their breasts versus a rounder shape.
Types of Incisions Used by Our Breast Implants Manhattan & Breast Augmentation Long Island Surgeons
The place where the incision can be made is a personal choice for many of our Breast Implants Manhattan patients and largely depends upon individual preference rather than practicality. For example, if one of our patients has hanging breasts with a crease underneath, it may be their preference to place the incision hidden under the crease. If they feel that an areolar incision (around the perimeter of the nipple) is not right for them, they can choose an incision under the arm or through the navel. Sometimes, the cosmetic surgeon may favor particular placements for the incision and will suggest one of those options. The following is a list of the four different types of incision placements that we use in our breast augmentation Long Island and Manhattan surgery centers:
Inframmary
This incision is located on the underside of the breast, right in the crease where it is hidden from view. Many New York women choose this type of incision for that fact alone. For saline breast implants, the plastic surgeon makes a ¼” incision in the crease under the breast and tunnels into the breast cavity beneath the muscle where the implant will be placed. The empty implant is then rolled up and a filling tube is attached to the bottom where the opening of the implant is located.
The plastic surgeon fills a syringe with saline solution and gently fills the implant, one syringe at a time, until the desired fullness is achieved. With silicone breast implants, the implant itself is already prefilled and sealed. The incision will be slightly larger underneath the breast to accommodate the pre-filled breast implant. However, the scar is just as hidden from view as with the incision made for a saline breast implant.
Transaxillary
A transaxillary incision is located in the armpit area. A very small incision is made in the armpit and then a tunnel is made using a surgical tool or endoscope in some cases. If an endoscope is used, it leaves virtually no scar on the breast and therefore is called No Scar Breast Augmentation. The “No Scar” or endoscopic method is one of Dr. Diktaban’s favorite ways of performing breast augmentation surgery.
The procedure can only work with saline implants that are unfilled prior to insertion. The endoscopic or “No Scar” method has to be performed by a surgeon who has been specially trained in this method and preferably with several years of experience such as ours. Even if an endoscope is not used with the transaxillary method, the only incisions are in the armpit and hidden from view.
As with the procedure described above, the saline breast implant is rolled up and placed through the armpit incision and then filled when positioned in its place within the breast cavity underneath the chest muscle. Even though the scar is well hidden in the armpit in either instance, many New York breast implant surgeons do not to use this method with a pre-filled implant.
TUBA
This is the most recently developed type of incision for breast augmentation in New York. The full name for this type of procedure is the “Trans-Umbilical Breast Augmentation”. This type of incision is also referred to as the “No Scar”. The procedure can only work with saline implants that are unfilled prior to insertion.
A small, curved incision is made just above the navel so that when the incision is closed, it is camouflaged by the belly button’s natural shape. An endoscope (long, tubular camera) is inserted into the incision and a tunnel is made up the center of the abdomen in side of the fatty layer under the skin. Because this procedure requires that the implant be tunneled in from a distance, it is imperative that you choose a plastic surgeon with many years of experience, such as one of our New York Board Certified plastic surgeons. Once the breast implants are placed underneath the chest muscle in the breast cavity, they are filled with saline and the small incision in the navel is closed with only a few dissolvable stitches.
Areolar
Also referred to as the “periareolar” and “nipple incision”, the areolar incision is located in a discreet area somewhere along the border of the nipple to gain access to the chest wall and breast cavity. This is one of the most direct ways of reaching this area and is also one of the most popular. Either unfilled saline or pre-filled silicone breast implants can be used with this method because the incision site can easily be widened as needed without compromising the ability to hide the scar afterwards.
Our breast implants Manhattan and breast augmentation Long Island surgeon, Dr. Diktaban, can best advise you about whether this type of incision is right for you; in some cases, a loss of sensation in the nipple (temporary or permanent) can occur. Contact Us to schedule a Free Breast Augmentation Consultation.
Cost of Breast Augmentation with Breast Implants
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