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Breast Implants

Breast implants can reliably fill the breast shape and at re*be® often are done awake under local anesthesia. Local anesthesia is safer and can be less expensive.

Breasts that fail to mature ore breasts that loose volume after breast feeding or aging are good candidates for breast augmentation (implants). Improving your shape or your appearance in and out of clothes will assist some women in their confidence and can reduce social shyness that at times will interfere with relationships.

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Breast augmentation with 275 cc after 10 weeks.

All three pairs of images are from the same patient but taken at different angles.

Three pairs of photograps from one patient showing before and after images from the right, center, and left.

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Breast Implants before and after.

Breast Implants

Under the muscle breast implants before and three months after.

This patient is on the fence as to possibly needing a breast lift to correct the low nipple position.

After the implants were placed the nipple position is forward, doing a breast lift now is not as necessary.

Immediate change

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Breast are done and local anesthesia and will push a natural breast forward for more fullness.

The 375 cc smooth round implants were placed under the muscle using local anesthesia and some mild sedation taken by mouth (Ativan®). There is some swelling due to the local anesthesia but the immediate result looks good. Your results will be different.

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Breast Implants (augmentation) involves a surgical procedure where a breast prosthesis is placed in a pocket beneath the breast to enhance the shape and feel of the breast.

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Before the exchange for the larger implants the previous set of smaller implants had bottomed out.

Pocket revision or bigger implants?

Implant Exchange

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Breast implants typically look best when they are centered beneath the nipple. This patient had implants placed several years earlier at a clinic on the East Coast, and over time they had settled lower than their ideal position.

There were two possible ways to improve the implant position: perform a capsule procedure to lift the implants back into alignment with the nipple, or replace them with larger implants. The patient chose larger implants. Without making changes to the implant pocket, the desired implant position was achieved.

Under the muscle

Breast Implants

This very athletic patient achieved a good result with implants under the muscle.

Breast implants are frequently placed under the muscle and in this case the appearance of the breasts was enhanced. Well developed muscles can result in more pain during and after the procedure when done under local or general anesthesia.

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Enhanced curves with submuscular placement of silicone gel implants.

Breast Implant Procedure

Breast Implant
Procedure Video

Watch our detailed video on a breast augmentation procedure.

Contact us today to learn more information about our different breast augmentation/implant procedures we offer at Rebe.

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Frequently Asked Questions
Breast Implant

How do I choose an implant size?

We help you choose the implant size and shape that best fits your body. You may also go home with a breast sizer kit to help you feel more confident about your implant size. Implants that are appropriately matched to your frame often look more natural than implants that are too small or too large. Implants also come in different profiles, which refers to how much they project forward. Profile selection can help add shape and fullness to breast tissue that has lost volume.

Is a mammogram needed?

Yes. We do recommend a mammogram be done prior to getting breast implants. Your breast tissue will change after the surgery. Breast cancer is more common than most of us would like to believe and screening prior to a breast procedure such as breast implants is a very good idea. If you are getting regular mammograms now they need to be up to date prior to surgery.

Do implants affect breast feeding?

You will likely be able to breast feed after breast implants. The implants are placed behind the breast tissue lifting your natural breast up and forward. The glands that make the milk are not disrupted much if at all from this procedure. The amount of milk you are able to produce can be reduced by the pressure from the implant. Larger implants may reduce your milk production more than smaller ones. Your breast tissue will likely work ok after the surgery.

How much does it cost?

Cost for insertion of silicone gel implants varies based anesthetic requirements. The vast majority of breast implants are done at re*be® under local anesthesia. If desired we can do the same procedure under general anesthesia in the hospital. This adds cost to the procedure. Please contact us for more information.
You will need to purchase a post-surgical support bra and the medication you will use at home after the procedure.

Are saline and silicone different?

The implants are different basically only based on what fills the inside. Both implants however have very similar outer shells made of silicone elastomer (the bag part). The inside of a silicone implant is made of a silicone gel. The inside of a saline implant is filled with water containing a small amount of salt. The main difference is silicone implants feel more like the real thing. Saline implants can feel a bit more like water balloons.

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Right and front before and after images of the same patient after 1 year.

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The nipple lifted nicely and a formal breast lift can be delayed now for years.

Without a lift

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Implants can lift the nipple position somewhat and in this case will hold off for years on doing a lift.

Breast Implants will raise the nipple position slightly.

The after photo shows better than average improvement in nipple position after the implant procedure.