Breast Augmentation Procedures from one of Pittsburgh’s Most Trusted Plastic Surgeons
Breast augmentation is about unifying the appearance of your entire body, and sculpting a more proportional, comfortable shape. Breast enhancement can create graceful, feminine curves through breast augmentation. Advanced breast implant designs and materials make breast augmentation safer and more effective. With breast reduction, you can alleviate back pain by reducing the size and weight of the breasts. Women who undergo breast enhancement enjoy not only their new shape, but also a feeling of increased self-confidence.
Dr. Pautler offers the following breast augmentation procedures at her Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania plastic surgery office:
Breast augmentation is recommended for women who are unhappy with the size, shape, or hang of their breasts. Breast augmentation allows patients to enjoy graceful, youthful breasts that enhance their figures and make them feel more comfortable in their bodies. Whether it’s cleavage, upper or lateral fullness, a round look, or an oval look that a breast augmentation patient desires, Dr. Pautler’s plastic surgery methods ensure her Pittsburgh-area patients' satisfaction.
Our plastic surgery practice offers both Saline and Silicone breast implants. Recently, the FDA announced the approval and availability of silicone gel-filled breast implants, and numerous scientific studies over the years have shown that silicone gel-filled implants are both safe and effective for breast augmentation and reconstruction. Only women over 22 years of age seeking cosmetic breast augmentation or breast reconstruction surgery are suitable for silicone breast implants. Please visit the Aesthetic Society and Breast Implant Safety website for the latest information on breast implant options.
Breast implant insertion and positioning depend on the patient's anatomy and Dr. Pautler’s recommendations. Incisions are made in inconspicuous areas to minimize visible scarring. Working through these breast implant incisions, the plastic surgery procedure involves lifting breast tissue and inserting the implant.
Dr. Pautler can explain the breast implant procedure and the advantages and disadvantages of silicone versus saline breast implants during your consultation. For more information on our breast augmentation procedure and to schedule your consultation, contact our Pittsburgh area plastic surgery practice today.
Some patients with prior breast augmentation can develop unevenness or discomfort, and may require a revisional breast augmentation. Through plastic surgery revisional breast augmentation, you can improve on the shape, symmetry and position of your existing breast implants.
Dr. Pautler uses precise plastic surgery planning and meticulous techniques to correct these challenging plastic surgery problems. Using both saline and silicone breast implants, careful repair of the pockets in which the implants are positioned, and in some cases a lift or skin tightening, Dr. Pautler can deliver highly satisfying results. For more information and to schedule you consultation contact our Pittsburgh area plastic surgery practice today.
A breast lift, (also called Mastopexy), can restore a more youthful breast contour by removing sagging skin around the breast area and moving the breast to a higher position on the body. Though exercise and eating right may tone and shape your body, breast lift surgery is the only proven way to undo the effects of gravity on the breasts. With plastic surgery, a breast lift can restore a more aesthetically pleasing shape to the curves of the female body.
A mastopexy is a procedure to tighten the breast skin envelope to "lift" the gland, improve breast shape and profile, and reposition the nipple higher on the breast mound. Only skin is removed and not breast tissue itself. In some cases a breast implant can be added to increase volume.
A combination breast augmentation and breast lift plastic surgery procedure involves an implant and skin tightening or lift. It is ideal for women who have lost volume and shape. The breast lift part repositions the areola and nipple to a more youthful height and removes excess stretchy breast skin. The breast implant provides fullness and longer lasting contour. Many patients after weight loss or having nursed their babies opt for this type of plastic surgery.
Complex primary breast augmentation comes from the fact that it is common for women to have naturally uneven breasts. Eighty percent of women have some degree of asymmetry, with 15 percent of these extremely "lopsided." Women who seek correction for this condition usually need breast implants that are of different sizes, and also some "breast lift" to adjust nipple areolar complexes that are at differing positions. Many of these plastic surgery breast augmentation patients are young and who are extremely embarrassed by their breasts.
By providing well-planned breast augmentation plastic surgery procedures, Dr. Pautler can significantly improve the balance of the breasts, as well as boost the overall self-esteem and well-being of patients who have been troubled by their breasts. If you would like to find out more about complex primary breast augmentation, contact our plastic surgery practice near Pittsburgh to schedule a consultation.
Breast reduction plastic surgery is for women who generally have too large of breasts, which can present both cosmetic and health problems, including chronic neck and back pain. Thankfully, breast reduction surgery can remedy these problems, and it is covered by most health insurance plans. Plastic surgery patients who undergo breast reduction procedures can enjoy more comfortable and more proportional figures, enabling them to feel more comfortable in their bodies.
Prior to breast reduction surgery, Dr. Pautler measures each patient to gain a precise determination of how much breast tissue to remove to ensure proportional and shapely results. Dr. Pautler draws a pattern on the breast with the patient in the upright position. During the breast reduction surgery, breast gland and skin are removed according to the pattern, and the nipple areolar complex is repositioned higher on what ends up being a smaller breast mound.
While most women who undergo breast augmentation plastic surgery do so for cosmetic reasons, some choose the procedure because they lost one or both breasts to disease or injury. Breast cancer patients undergo a mastectomy, or removal of the breast, to remove the cells that caused her breast cancer. Breast reconstruction comes from recent advances in breast restoration allow breast cancer patients to maintain their feminine shape following a mastectomy. Each breast reconstruction plastic surgery is specifically tailored to the patient’s body, lifestyle, and cosmetic desires.
Redundant skin and fat below the belly button can be used to reconstruct the breast. This can done at the time of mastectomy (immediate) or some time after (delayed). This skin and fat are transferred to the chest and stay connected to either the left or right rectus abdominis muscle. Dr. Pautler offers many breast restoration options, if necessary, realistic nipples and areolae can also be constructed. For more information on breast reconstruction and the improvements it offers, contact our plastic surgery practice near Pittsburgh to schedule a consultation.
