Breast Augmentation
It's time to achieve your ideal silhouette. Let's discuss your augmentation options.
Meet Allyson Deziel, MD
Dr. Deziel is a board-certified plastic surgeon with expertise in breast augmentation, as well as facial and body surgery. She offers various high-end services, consistently delivering an exceptional patient experience. She provides her patients with beautiful, natural-looking results that accentuate their unique characteristics. To achieve this, she creates a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to each individual, considering their specific objectives and anatomical considerations.
Transformative Care Tailored to You
At Aqua Plastic Surgery, Dr. Deziel is committed to helping you reach your goals.
It’s normal for women living on South Florida’s beautiful coastline to want to feel “beach-ready” at all times — that is, ready to slip into a bikini at a moment’s notice. Many Floridians work out regularly and stick to a healthy diet so they feel confident wearing bathing suits and warm-weather clothing. But all the Zumba classes and kale smoothies in the world cannot enhance one integral part of a woman’s physique, her breasts. That’s where a breast augmentation at Aqua Plastic Surgery in Jupiter can help.
Breast Augmentation is Ideally Suited To:
- A woman who wants to increase the fullness and projection of her breasts
- A woman who has unevenly sized or shaped breasts
- Someone who has lost breast volume after pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Someone who is in good physical and mental health
- Someone who has a positive self-image, but desires larger breasts
- Someone who has reasonable expectations of the surgical outcome
- Someone who wishes to enhance their self-image and self-confidence
Breast Implant FAQs
Silicone implants have a more natural feel than saline implants, and most women with silicone implants say they feel like natural breasts. Saline implants have a slightly higher tendency to be more noticeable and to possibly ripple on the outsides of the breast. Per the rules of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), silicone implants may only be used in women 22 years of age or older, or for women who have a congenital abnormality or tubular breast. The FDA took silicone implants off the market for 14 years to study their safety. In 2006, the FDA made them available again with no specific concerns over long-term safety. Our surgeon performs a large volume of breast implants with both silicone and saline implants and can help you to choose the proper implant during a consultation. The ultimate choice will depend on your current breast size and shape, your breast measurements, your desired size and other factors.
New-generation silicone breast implants are known as cohesive gel breast implants. The term “gummy bear” breast implants is simply a term coined by a plastic surgeon in California to describe the consistency of the newer implants. Older-generation silicone gel implants had more liquid gel than the newer implants, which have the consistency of a gummy-bear candy.
When a new-generation implant ruptures, the liquid does not pour out in the local tissues. Implants come in different sizes, profiles (low profile, moderate profile, high profile, extra high profile), textures and even shapes. Our team will work with you during the consultation to decide the best implant for you based on your breast anatomy evaulation and your goals for size and shape.
Determining the proper breast implant size involves several steps.
First, your surgery team at Aqua Plastic Surgery will measure your breasts to determine which implant will best fit your body frame. Next, it’s helpful to look at photographs to determine what look you are trying to achieve.
Finally, you will try on actual breast implants of various sizes with a sizing bra to get a feel for what the final result will look like. Your surgeon will use implant sizers in the operating room as well, to double-check final size prior to implant selection. Proper sizing is extremely important, and our surgeons spend a lot of time with their patients, using various methods to get the perfect size.
Breast implants may be placed either above or under the chest muscle. Our plastic surgeon in Jupiter usually places the implant under the muscle. Taking this step means the implant has another layer of tissue covering it, which makes the implant less noticeable and lowers the chances of breast rippling. Studies have also shown that placement under the muscle may lower the chances of some future potential complications.
Breast Implant Placement Pros and Cons
Advantages of placing implants under the muscle:
- More tissue covering the implant to conceal its shape and outline
- Less risk of visible implant folds or rippling
- Reduced risk of capsular contracture
Disadvantages of placing implants under the muscle:
- Longer and more uncomfortable recovery
- Interference with chest muscles when lifting or flexing
Advantages of placing implants over the muscle:
- Easier recovery from surgery
- Less risk of “bottoming out”
- Prevents interference with professional weightlifting or body building
Disadvantages of placing implants over the muscle:
- Implants may be more visible, especially in women with little natural breast tissue
- Greater chance of rippling
The placement location of your implants depends on your body type, the amount of existing breast tissue and the implants you select.
Our surgeon will explain your incision pattern options and the pros and cons of each during your consultation. She will recommend the best approach for you, based on factors such as your anatomy and the implant type and size you have chosen.
The only reason you would have to postpone surgery is if you are currently pregnant. (We will not perform breast augmentation on an expectant mother.) But from a breastfeeding standpoint, many women with implants have successfully breastfed. If you are hoping to breastfeed in the future, mention your plans to our plastic surgeon so she is mindful while drafting your plan of treatment.
It is difficult to say because every case is unique. Typically, our plastic surgeons defer treatment three to six months to allow the swelling to subside and the tissues to fully heal.
If your breast augmentation results fall short of your expectations or they make you even more self-conscious, breast revision surgery is an option. However, it is important to wait until your body has completely healed from surgery and your implants have settled. The way your breasts look one week after surgery is very different from how they will look several months after surgery. Dr. Deziel recommends waiting at least six months before considering revision surgery.
Yes, we offer financing for breast augmentation either through CareCredit or sometimes through in-house financing. Our staff can help you to get financed if you would like!
You need to sleep on your back for at least two to four weeks after breast augmentation surgery.
You can resume gentle aerobic activities, such as walking, two weeks after surgery. Strenuous exercise, such as jogging and weightlifting, may be resumed four to six weeks after surgery. Your plastic surgeon will give you specific parameters after surgery.
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What To Expect: Breast Augmentation in Florida
The Consultation Process
Dr. Deziel treats her breast augmentation patients the way she wants to be treated — with respect and compassion. Dr. Deziel meets with each breast augmentation candidate in our Jupiter office to perform a physical examination, discuss the patient’s personal goals and educate her on all available breast implant options.
After scheduling your surgery, you will have some important decisions to make. Dr. Deziel will review all of your options for implant size and shape, as well as the surgical incision pattern and the implant placement. She will offer her professional recommendation based on your desired cosmetic outcome and your anatomy, but she wants to make sure that you are satisfied with your treatment plan. If something feels “off” about your treatment plan, please ask questions until you understand and feel comfortable with the planned approach.
About the Procedure
Our doctors perform breast augmentation in a private surgical suite or at one of the local hospitals where they maintain staff privileges. Surgery takes about an hour, and you will go home the same day. The procedure may vary if patients are also undergoing other procedures, such as breast lift surgery. Our surgeons use saline- and silicone-filled implants, based on your pre-determined treatment plan. Your surgeon inserts the implants through an incision either around the areola, under the breast or in the armpit. The surgeon will carefully create a pocket within the breast tissue (either over or under the chest muscle) and position the implant. The surgeon will make sure that the breasts look symmetrical and natural-looking. When the surgeon is finished, she closes the incisions with sutures. All sutures are dissolvable, with the exception of two that are removed in the office one week after surgery.
What to Expect During Recovery from Augmentation Surgery
Many patients are able to walk around the day of surgery and return to work after about a week, depending on their job. Dr. Deziel uses all possible means of minimizing pain post-operatively, and she prescribes pain medication to ease any discomfort. All prescriptions should be filled prior to surgery so they are ready for you at home after your procedure. Swelling is usually at its worst three days after surgery, and begins to subside several weeks after surgery. It can take six months for swelling to completely resolve.
Follow-up
Dr. Deziel will call you on the evening of your surgery to check on you. She typically schedules follow-up visits at one to three days, one week, two weeks, six weeks, three months and six to 12 months after surgery. Keep in mind that you should be careful not to rush your recovery. Let your body heal at its own pace.
Expectations & Timing of Final Results
During the initial recovery from breast augmentation, many women feel their breasts are bigger than they would like; this is largely attributed to post-operative swelling. As the swelling subsides and the body recovers from surgery, the breasts become smaller and usually settle into the desired size. It takes about three to six months for this to happen.
If you’ve been dreaming of bigger, fuller breasts to fill out your bikini top, breast implants may be right for you. For more information about the surgery and your options, contact us to learn more about breast augmentation in South Florida and to take the first step toward a more beautiful body!