Breast Augmentation Factors that can Increase Risks

This article gives several factors that can increase the risks of breast augmentation. It also cites other complications that can occur due to the presence of these factors.

Breast augmentation and the use of implants are growing steadily in popularity over the past few years. This form of cosmetic surgery is one of the most requested by women patients all over the world, and even has a few applications for males as well. Due to the number of patients that ask for this procedure from their doctors and surgeons, it can be expected that the procedure should be near perfect most of the time. This is actually the case but there are also some rare cases where the risks turnout to be all too real and the complications set in.

Physical State

Apparently the physical state of the person has a lot to do with the result of the procedure. Individuals who are too thin can have an increased risk of the implants bottoming out on both or just one breast. The term "bottoming out" means that the inserted sac may have slipped lower than the other side, creating an uneven height for the nipple and the chest. If this happens just a few weeks after breast augmentation, it may have been caused by the pocket being too big. If it takes several years, then the implant may have naturally slid down due to its weight. Individual who are too thin or have less tissue in the area run the risk of this problem more than others.

Another risk that is factored by thinness or lack of substance in the chest is symmastia. This is a condition in which the woman's new set of mammary glands may appear too close together. This is unnatural looking at best and is caused by some factors such as too much dissecting of the tissues to create a cleavage and the lack of natural fat or muscle in the breasts.

Caspular contracture is another risk that can happen randomly to any woman who has just undergone a breast augmentation procedure. It occurs when the body naturally tries to enclose the foreign object that has been implanted into its midst. It is not the implant that hardens but the tissue itself as it tries to encapsulate the implant. Although not all individuals may develop capsular contracture, it usually occurs just a few weeks after the operation.