What are the requirements to undergo a breast augmentation?
In a first informative consultation with the plastic surgeon, the shape of the breast and the most appropriate surgical technique for each patient are studied. expectations and motivations with respect to the change in the desired shape and size, examining the breast, at the same time as questions regarding its general health condition
It always requires a radiological examination of the bust. The Trust Center of Dr. García, to which he refers his patients for the study, is the Diagnostic Center of the breasts, directed by Dr. Manuel Machado, performing a previous ultrasound or mammography to diagnose if there is any alteration in the breast tissue that contraindicates the surgery.
As for the anesthesia tests, These are performed by the anesthetist in the clinical center where the intervention will be carried out. The currently available anesthetics applied by the specialist in a healthy subject can be considered broadly risk-free.
The patient must have completed their body development, so any woman of legal age can be a candidate for this type of surgery.
The intervention
It must be carried out in a Approved Hospital Center. In the case of Dr. Antonio García, interventions are made in the Hospital Quirón-Tenerife, which is Chief of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Service, the patient being entered in a suite during 24 hours.
There are various boarding routes, but normally for this surgery the Dr. García makes a small incision in the submammary groove, since, in this way, the mammary gland is not altered, which favors the later mammographic controls. Through this access, the surgeon prepares a cavity, normally under the pectoral muscle, in which the implant is inserted.
The prosthesis
Currently there are innumerable shapes and sizes of breast prostheses, being able to be round or anatomical. In this way, the patient can choose in a book of photographs what is the desired result, according to their tastes and their anatomy.
Subsequently, the Dr. GarcíaAfter a exhaustive body and breast measurements, will decide the most suitable width, height and projection for the prosthesis. So that the patient understands the result experimental models will be tested equivalent to the selected prosthesis, being able to see in the mirror the final result and thus reach an agreement based on their tastes.
They should be used only implants authorized by the Ministry of Health.
El Dr. Antonio García exclusively uses implants from American Laboratories Allergan, since they are the ones with the greatest security guarantees, when submitting to more than 100 resistance and quality control tests, complying with all the standards recognized worldwide. They have the CE Certificate, as well as with the FDA approval from the USA
Reduction of the risk of encapsulation
The main risk of breast augmentation is that of encapsulation of the prosthesis, that can occur in the years after surgery and that is related to an infectious breast process (mastitis) or bleeding as a result of trauma.
El Dr. Antonio García has intervened to more 1000 women only for breast augmentation, without having to report cases of encapsulation in the immediate post-operative (first year).
