Is dissatisfaction with cosmetic results common after breast augmentation surgery?
Retrospective studies demonstrate that patient satisfaction tends to be high following Breast Augmentation surgery. Having performed a self audit in our Bare Aesthetic practices in Adelaide,Sydney and Port Macquarie we have found a particularily high rate of patient satisfaction following Breast Enlargement. Typically the important factors are patient & Dr communication and understanding of what the patient is attempting to achieve. Correct choice of Breast Implants,correct plane of dissection and therefore placement of the Breast Implant and finally the resultant external scar.
A thorough consultation and often second consultation is required to assertain what the patient expects from Breast Augmentation,Breast Enlargement surgery.
Both Allergan and Mentor publish data with respect to adverse outcomes after breast enlargement surgery with either silicone or saline breast implants. Disappointment with cosmetic outcomes of breast enlargement surgery with either silicone or saline breast implants are a result of miscommunication in preference or obvious defects. The former comes from the plastic surgeon and his or her patient not being on the same page with respect to shape, size, or incision placement. The latter is either an unavoidable fact of breast augmentation or a technical problem. Breast implant rippling and wrinkling, possible asymmetry with implant migration, scar migration, or audible sounds with manipulation that present months after the procedure are usually not the result of surgical misadventure. Asymmetry in shape, size, or incision placement immediately after the surgery can be attributed miscalculation.
