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Female Breast Implants
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What are your views on female breast implants. Do you find them to be the best way to go? With all types of surgery there are certain types of risks and discomfort
Pain: can range from mild to extreme. This could but is not limited to improper size and placement. This also can be associated with nerve entrapment. If the pain is more than you can bare then call your doctor immediately.
Infection: You also run the risk of infections. Infection resulting from breast implants are harder to treat than normal breasts. In some cases if the infection can't be treated successfully, the transplants are removed. You need to wait until your infection clears before you can try again.
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There are many complications that may occur either during or after any breast implant operation, including, but not limited to, some of the following.
As far as the ability to successfully breast feed after receiving breast implants, one study reported that 64% of women with implants with were unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants. It is thought that the periareolar incision site may significantly reduce the ability to successfully breast feed.
There is a high likelihood that women who have received breast implant surgery will need to have additional surgery at some point to replace or remove their implants. Problems such as deflation, capsular contracture, infection, shifting, and calcium deposits can require removal of the implants. Most women choose to have their implants replaced. For those who do not, cosmetically unacceptable dimpling and/or puckering of the breast may result.
Pain of varying intensity and duration may occur and persist following breast implant surgery. In addition, improper size, placement, surgical technique, or capsular contracture may result in pain associated with nerve entrapment or interference with muscle motion. You should tell your doctor about severe pain.
As with any surgery, infection can occur during or after the breast implant operation. Infections with an implant present are harder to treat than infections in normal body tissues. If an infection does not respond to antibiotics, the implant may have to be removed. In this event you can choose to have another implant surgery once your infection has been eliminated.
Breast implants may delay or hinder the early detection of breast cancer either by hiding suspicious wounds, injuries, or tumors or by making it more difficult to include them in the mammogram image. Implants increase the difficulty of both taking and reading mammograms. Mammography requires breast compression that could contribute to implant rupture.
For these reasons you may wish to undergo a preoperative mammogram and another mammogram six months to one year after implantation to establish a baseline. It is essential that you tell your mammography technologist that you have an implant before the procedure. The technologist can use special techniques to minimize the possibility of rupture and to get the best possible views of your breast tissue. These special techniques require more x-ray views, therefore exposing you to more radiation. The benefit of the mammogram in finding cancer outweighs the risk of the additional x-rays.
In rare instances, Toxic Shock Syndrome has been noted in women after breast implant surgery. Toxic Shock Syndrome is a life-threatening condition. Symptoms include sudden fever, vomiting, diarrhea, fainting, dizziness, and/or sunburn-like rash. In this event, you should see a doctor immediately for diagnosis and treatment.
In ALL cases of undergoing breast implant surgery, it is STRONGLY recommended that the lady consult her OWN doctor, AS WELL AS the consultant surgeon, and ask as many questions as necessary to answer EVERY ONE of her concerns. Asking for a "Do over" just will not cut it.
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Guess I would have to think very long and weigh the Pros and cons of getting breasts implants. The part that scares me the most is a probability of infection. I think I am satisfied with what I have now, I know my husband is more than satisfied.
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Well, I am more than ample in that area. There are lots of young girls and some under developed women who think about getting implants. I would advise them to do their homework, and make sure they get the necessary information. Talk to their doctor, as him or her, about the Pros and Cons.
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I never realized there was so much to consider.
In the past I have considered adding another
cup size. HotStuff and Fred did a great job
posting all this information. Thanks for the
information. Now I have something seriously
to think about before I make any future plans.
Fred, how would you feel if your lady decided
she want to add another cup size. Would that matter
to you?
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Well Sapphire, my lady is already amply endowed in that particular area, however, if the situation arose that she WANTED to increase her size, I would first make DAMN certain that she did full and complete research into who does it, where they do it, what are the risks, and of course the most important one, how much it will cost.
Once she had satisfied herself and myself that all possible problems had been either eliminated or at the very least reduced to an absolute minimum. (I am not simply making her jump through hoops so-to-speak just for the sake of it, but merely safeguarding herself against any problems that may arise in the future).
Then I would say go for it hon with my blessing
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Thanks so much for your opinion Fred. Not saying that
I will have them done, its something I might consider.
My boyfriend says he don't care one way or the other,
he only wants me to be happy. He also agrees with making
sure I check every possible aspect before considering
doing this to myself. Also the weigh the risks.
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doesn't anyone else want to give their views on this topic?
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Great topic, funny how discussion about breast implants is one of the hotter topics on this already hot forum!!
I am not concerned about implants for my partner, she has size covered. However, she could use some, well, "tightening up". Is this something that can be addressed by surgery? I am serious about this, as my partner is in her 30s, but she is losing attractiveness to me, because she sags.
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I am sorry to hear that your partner is loosing her attraction to you big, however, I am more concerned that you say it is because she is starting to "sag". I, and I think a lot of people would agree, feel that this is a very shallow view of your partner.
It CAN also have a devastating effect upon her perception of herself. Yes the sagging issue can be and indeed frequently is, addressed by surgery. However, and this is a BIG however, I would also recommend both of you contact a councilor to address the issue of her attractiveness to you AND to other men in general.
And before you start jumping down my throat, I AM a qualified Psychologist, so I do know what I'm talking about here.
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Alright, I am going to add my 2 cents to this conversation. I would really like to know what you term as sagging. I am 46ddd, My breasts don't stand at attention, but I don't deem them to be sagging. Perhaps you should choose your words more carefully. Saying something like that to your wife, is very damaging. Also if you think your wife is losing attractiveness to you cause of her breasts, then you my friend aren't being very fair, and you are shallow as well.
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I would also have to think long and hard before I decided to get breast implants. I would also discuss it with my husband.
I would write down all of the pros and cons. Then talk them over carefully with him. After which I would makes sure I would talk to my doctor. Find out her opinion. This is not something I would rush into quickly
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I am VERY pleased to see that Lady White Tiger is showing a great deal of common sense concerning this issue. Common sense is rapidly becoming the least common of all senses, so it is delightful to see somebody actually showing that they HAVE some, AND that they KNOW how to USE it. Way to go L W T
Long may you show the way. :)
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I too would STRONGLY advise EACH AND EVERY lady who is even contemplating having breast implants, first to think long and hard about it, then to research it THOROUGHLY, the pluses AND the minuses, then research the PEOPLE who PERFORM the operations.
MAKE DAMN SURE that the doctor has the right qualifications to perform the operation, even if it means that this ups the price a bit, it's far safer in the long run.
THEN and ONLY THEN, if you still want to go ahead with the procedure, choose the BEST doc, working at the BEST clinic you can afford, and have EVERY safety protocol in place just in case.
From past experience I have found that if anything CAN go wrong it WILL go wrong, and WILL go wrong at the most inopportune time, so as to cause the MAXIMUM amount of trouble, inconvenience, and upheaval.
NEVER think it wont happen to me, because the moment you think that it proves you WRONG, and DOES.
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Further to my previous post, I would say it is IMPERATIVE for a Lady to consult her doctor/obgyn/specialist before ANY invasive surgery. It's no use blaming the doctor later, because you didn't ask the questions. It is YOUR responsibility to ASK him/her to explain EVERYTHING to you, and it his/her responsibility to FULLY inform you. BUT, and it's a VERY BIG BUT, YOU HAVE TO ASK. and once you have asked the question, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to take notes, and to understand his/her reply, and if you don't understand to ask more questions until you DO understand.
Ladies this is YOUR body we're talking about here, and you are arranging for someone to cut into it, and perform surgery on it, you should be aware of every if and and but of what exactly is going to happen, who is going to be doing what, and where they are going to do it. It's no use crying that you didn't understand later, if you told the doctor that you did understand when he/she was explaining it.
OH and just in case you're thinking of saying you didn't SAY you understood, that form you sign before the doctor even begins surgery, states that you HAVE understood everything the doctor has told you. So if you haven't understood, DON'T SIGN, until you HAVE understood.
This is for YOUR safety as well as the doctors lawyers peace of mind.
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Further to my previous post, I have just read through it, and it has occurred to me that some ladies MIGHT think that I might consider them somewhat less than intelligent. I can assure you that this is FAR from the case. Indeed I consider Ladies to be HIGHLY intelligent. I am simply pointing out the possible pitfalls that you MIGHT encounter in the event of a post-operative problem. It is YOUR responsibility to do the research, whether this be simply asking the doctor, or doing extensive searching on-line, that is up to you. It still remains YOUR responsibility.
So Ladies as the old saying goes "forewarned is forearmed" If you KNOW what is coming, there wont be any nasty surprises once the procedure is complete.
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