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All 3 manufacturers approved to sell breast implants in the United States warranty them. It is important to keep the identification card that comes with your implant (serial number).

You can gently and smoothly move your arms after breast augmentation surgery but avoid heavy lifting and quick exaggerated movements.

It is unlikely for breast implants to cause pain years later. If pain develops years later then it behooves you to be evaluated by a doctor.

You should be able to breast feed after breast augmentation. The implant is not placed into the breast tissue. It is placed beneath your breast tissue or beneath your chest muscle.

There are allegations that implants cause autoimmune diseases but statistics do not bear that out.

Breasts can sag over time because of breast/soft tissue related changes secondary to hormonal levels, age, weight loss, weight gain and the onset of different diseases.

Anyone with breast implants needs to periodically be evaluated to assess the integrity of the implant. That can be done with the following tests of the breasts: ultrasound, mammogram and MRI.

The body forms a capsule around the implant that contracts or tightens around the implant resulting in a firmer feel to the touch.

Breast augmentation surgery enhances a womans bodily proportion that enhances beauty and confidence.

Fat transfer to the breast is a suitable option to enhance a womans breast size with the added benefit of shaping her body with liposuction used to harvest the fat.

The only weight gain attributed to breast implants is from the actual weight of the implant. If one gains additional weight then other issues need to be addressed.

Implants for strictly cosmetic reasons will not be covered by insurance. Implants for reconstructive reasons can be covered by insurance but one needs to check with their insurance company.

In general, implants placed beneath the breast are less painful then implants placed beneath the chest muscle. It is the release of the chest muscle that results in more discomfort or pain.

There are several ways to prepare for breast implant surgery. Every surgeon has their own preparatory regimen that you should follow.

Some people have reported having breast implants last several years. A breast implant should not be considered a lifetime medical device. You need to be checked periodically by a plastic surgeon. And your plastic surgeon might recommend a mammogram, ultrasound or MRI of the breasts.

Breast enlargement can only be done with surgery using a breast implant or transferring your own fat to the breast area. There was a device called the BRAVA that would expand the breast with a vacuum. That device is no longer being sold.

Natrelle breast implants are a type of implant manufactured by Allergan. Sientra and Mentor are the two companies that manufacture breast implants.

All three companies that manufacture breast implants make safe products. There have been reported cases of ALCL associated with textured implants in the recent years.

Breast augmentation incisions are really not the source of soreness. The skin incision is like a papercut. It is the release of the pectoralis muscle that results in the soreness much more than the skin incision. In addition, the released muscle then gets stretched by the implant which leads to soreness in the early phase of healing.

Every insurance company has different guidelines and criteria for covering any procedure. It is best that you or your surgeons office check your coverage. Breast augmentation for cosmetic reasons is rarely covered by insurance.

There is a very wide range of costs for a breast augmentation. The cost will involve the surgeons fee, the implants, the anesthesia fees and the operating room fees. Just to list a range: $3000-$20,000. I know that that is not really helpful but those numbers have been quoted.

Implants themselves can rupture which entails damage to the outer shell of the implant. In that case, a removal of the ruptured implant is usually warranted and a decision can be made to replace them, leave them out or transfer fat to the breasts. There are other conditions that can develop such as: malposition, infection, capsular contracture.

There is a very wide range of costs for a breast augmentation. The cost will involve the surgeons fee, the implants, the anesthesia fees and the operating room fees. Just to list a range: $3000-$20,000. I know that that is not really helpful but those numbers have been quoted.

A breast augmentation refers to enhancing the breasts with implants or your own fat. Breast implants are medical devices that are used in a breast augmentation.

With proper preparation by the patient, the medical staff and the doctors, a breast augmentation should proceed safely without encountering the danger zone.

Breast implants have been around for several decades and have an overall positive track record. They can last several years with ongoing improvement implant manufacturing.

Believe it or not, there is a regional difference implant sizes. In the sunbelt southern states, larger implants are more common compared to the northern states.

Gummy bear implants are tear drop in shape. The silicone is strongly bonded so that the implant maintains that shape.