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Different Breast Implants Options in Lubbock

Different Breast Implants Options in Lubbock

If you have made the decision to have a breast augmentation, you’re probably considering the different types, shapes, and sizes of breast implants available. Every implant comes with its own advantages and disadvantages. Your final decision should be based on personal choice and preference. At Rowley Plastic Surgery in Lubbock, Dr. Jane Rowley has over twenty years of experience in breast augmentation, and she offers her patients the following options:

Saline Breast Implants

Saline implants are inserted empty during your surgery and then filled with sterile salt water once they’re in place. This allows a plastic surgeon to adjust the size of the implant during surgery to achieve better symmetry. If a saline breast implant ruptures, the implant will deflate, which makes it easy to detect a leak. You can physically see the difference between an implant that is still intact and an implant that is leaking. Though leaking saline solution does not harm your body, you may need to undergo surgery to have the implant replaced. Saline implants tend to ripple a little, which is something patients should ask their surgeon about.

Silicone Breast Implants

Silicone implants have been used for years and have improved over time. The implants on the market today are quite different than those available 50 years ago. Silicone implants are pre-filled with thick silicone gel, which feels a lot like breast tissue. Most women think that silicone breast implants look and feel more like natural breast tissue. A silent rupture in your silicone breast implant means a rupture that is difficult to detect because any leaking silicone tends to remain trapped in the area that forms around the implant. Though sometimes patients worry it will harm them, leaking silicone gel isn’t thought to cause any damage to the body or any long-term health problems.

Ideal Implant®

The Ideal Implant®  is structured with a baffled design that minimizes rippling and feels more like your natural breast. It has an inner shell around the inner chamber, which holds the inner saline filler, and an outer shell around the outer chamber, which holds the outer saline filler. Between these shells are one to three baffle shells. It looks like a silicone implant, but if it leaks, it acts like a saline implant.

For more information about breast implant options, call Dr. Jane Rowley. You know you are always in good hands at Rowley Plastic Surgery.

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Clear Expectations Are Important in Breast Augmentation

In day to day life, we compare ourselves to others constantly. Thoughts cross our minds such as, “I wish I had that hair,” or “I wish I had that car,” or “I wish I were as happy as that person seems to be.” When it comes to breast augmentation, Dr. Jane Rowley in Lubbock states that “a skilled surgeon can make your breasts larger, but we cannot make your breasts look like someone else’s breasts.”

That’s why if you’re considering a breast augmentation, you should do it for yourself with a clear expectation of what you want your body to look like. There are many reasons why women choose to have a breast augmentation, and these reasons are not always based on wanting to go up a cup size.

WHY BREAST AUGMENTATION?

Here are three reasons to consider:

  1. A desire to return to pre-pregnancy breast volume and appearance: After pregnancy and subsequent breastfeeding, breasts can get droopy and have a deflated look. A breast augmentation can restore that lost volume. With so many implant options, you can regain a natural, pre-pregnancy look to your breasts.
  2. Concern over breast asymmetry: When you have one breast visibly smaller in appearance to the other breast,  implants can correct this imbalance, making both breasts equal in size and creating a balanced figure
  3. Lack of breast tissue: Some women simply don’t have as much breast tissue as others. A breast augmentation can give you the larger breasts that you weren’t born with. In some women, even just a little added volume can make a big difference in their physical appearance.

Dr. Jane Rowley in Lubbock is one of the most trusted and experienced plastic surgeons in breast augmentation. She offers both silicone and saline implants, as well as the structured Ideal Implant option. The surgery itself is done with a small incision only about 2 inches long, and recovery can vary from a few days to a week or so. Dr. Rowley dedicates time and attention to her patients to determine what size implant is best for their body structure. She will go through pictures, sample implants, and even let her patients try implants on to see what look they like best. Contact Rowley Plastic Surgery today to find out more.

Reasons Why a Tummy Tuck Might Be Right For You

Everyone knows that having a healthy diet and exercising daily can give you a longer lifespan and a more active lifestyle as you get older. But no matter how hard you work out, there are simply no exercises you can do that will get rid of saggy, excess belly skin. Sure, you can do ab workouts and cut out sweet treats, and you will see some differences in your belly. But all your effort won’t make that excess skin disappear.  If this sounds like your experience, there’s a good chance that you would benefit from an abdominoplasty, commonly known as a tummy tuck.

Who Benefits From a Tummy Tuck?

  • Moms after pregnancy

After having kids, the abdominal muscles will shrink back into place, but stretched skin almost never goes back to where it was before pregnancy. A lot of moms also see stretch marks appear that won’t disappear even years after giving birth. A tummy tuck can tighten the skin around the abdomen and shape the muscles to give the tummy a flatter, more attractive look.

  • People who have undergone significant weight loss

You should be proud of your body and the changes you’ve made in your lifestyle. Excess skin leftover from pounds recently lost can dampen your self-image and make you feel like all that hard work still didn’t give you the body you desired. A tummy tuck lifts all the skin up to the rib cage and then it is cut and re-draped to accentuate the new, beautiful body you have.

  • Those Who Can’t Get Rid of that Middle Age Bulge

With middle age comes a slower metabolism, and your body is no longer able to get rid of excess fat like it used to. A tummy tuck combined with liposuction can get rid of that bulge for good and give you a healthy, more youthful appearance.

At Rowley Plastic Surgery in Lubbock, Dr. Jane Rowley treats every patient with the utmost care. She can help you determine if a tummy tuck is the right procedure for you. She will explain all of the risks and benefits to an abdominoplasty, and go over the surgery step-by-step with you. Contact her office today to schedule a no-obligation consultation.