In your search for the best breast augmentation surgical services, you might have come across quite a bit of contradicting information about the cosmetic surgery. Such contradictions might seem overwhelming, but you shouldn’t give up in your search for the truth. All you have to do is seek out credible sources to differentiate the myths from the facts.
1. Unproven Assumptions About Implant Safety Issues
Just about any medical procedure would have some type of side effect. However, some people tend to exaggerate the extent of certain side effects, based on unproven assumptions. This is particularly so with safety issues concerning breast implants.
Some of the early occurrences in the initial adoption of breast implants, as recorded by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, may have led people to develop an exaggerated perception of the safety issues regarding implants. In the early 1990’s, without rigorous and systemic studies on the safety of implants, people’s opinions were easily swayed by anecdotal reports of silicone gel leaking from implants and spreading through the body.
The negative perception created by such unverified reports may have been further cemented by the restrictions and additional conditions imposed on breast implants by regulatory authorities. This would have made the public come to the conclusion that such implants were certainly bad for the regulators to restrict their supply. What the public may not have realized is that such restrictions were not based on verified studies on the implants’ safety.
Some of the concerns that people had was that leakage and/or diffusion of silicone gel contributes to an increase in systemic diseases. Women who adopted implants were also concerned about such problems as capsular contracture around implants, resulting in loss of sensation, hardness, distortion and even pain.
Fortunately, once proper research was carried out to verify such safety concerns, it was found out that silicone implants were not responsible for connective tissue disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus or scleroderma. Cancer was also ruled as a concern in the adoption of silicone implants. In fact, it’s actually quite interesting that silicon is found naturally in the human body.
The complications that can actually arise due to the use of implants are much less harmful and usually occur when implants are left to stay for too long until they age. In such situations, you may experience capsular contracture. At such a point, you would require corrective surgery to replace your implant.
2. Facts About Mammography
Just as you demystify the myths surrounding augmentation surgery, you should also find out about proven facts of the operation.
It’s true that implants do obscure mammography images of tumours. This inevitably interferes with early detection of breast cancer, causing a delay in diagnosis.
Fortunately, special techniques are being adopted to minimize such implant interference. You should also realize that there is a certain proportion of obscured mammograms even in women without implants, as indicated by the FDA.
In some instances, both saline and silicone implants can rupture while you undergo mammograms. You surgeon would advice you on how to handle such situations.
Once you understand the real fact about augmentation surgery and eliminate the myths, you would know exactly how to get the best from your operation.