Saint Petersburg Breast Implants doctors

Hi there-

Questions like yours are incredibly common and the choice of implant tends to generate an extreme amount of anxiety in patients... I have found the following very helpful:

Take a deep breath and think about the following...

The reason you are pursuing breast augmentation is because you would like to safely achieve a more pleasing breast appearance. Right?

You didn't wake up one day and think, "I really want the letter on my bra to be a D", or "I really want a sack of goo in my chest that has the number 400 on it"...

In other words, in my opinion, because it is a certain appearance that women like yourself are trying to achieve through the surgery, and NOT a letter on their bra or a number on their implants, using those measures to communicate goals or judge outcomes misses the point a bit, is too indirect, and greatly increases the chances of postoperative unhappiness.

After surgery, if the implants you chose are the ones you got, but your breasts look funny, will you be happy? 

Conversely, if your breasts are beautiful after surgery and look very close to what you envisioned for yourself, but the number on them is different than what you thought you were going to get, would you be concerned?

Take a step back from the trees, and look at the forrest- I think you'll agree the best thing you can do (other than choose your surgeon very carefully and based on the appropriate criteria- hint- lowest price is not a good one to use) to maximize your chances of being happy is to very carefully communicate your goals for appearance to your surgeon. Then give him the freedom to do what is necessary to achieve that appearance for you.

Choosing the implant before surgery gives the patient the (false) sense of security and control that (at least before surgery) might make you feel more comfortable about the process, and helps the surgeon absolve themselves of responsibility if the patient is unhappy after surgery (you picked them), but does not (IMHO) lead to a higher percentage of happy patients. In fact, this is (again, IMHO) a large part of the reason that the FDA expressed concerns that up to 10% of breast augmentation patients have a second operation within the first 12 months after surgery- because they are not happy with the size of the implants.

Communicate your appearance. Choose a surgeon carefully and trust their skills and judgment. Follow all instructions carefully.

Hi there-

There is no doubt that implants might be felt as implants by a partner through intimate touch. The factors that affect how easily they are felt are well outlined by my colleagues.

Of these factors, hopefully it is clear that the only ones you can control are the type of implant you choose (silicone gel implants are much more natural feeling than saline), and the pocket location (any implant will be harder to feel as an implant if it is covered by more tissue- so placing them under the muscle is better in this respect).

Assuming that you are a good candidate, and that you want your breast implants to be as natural feeling and imperceptible as possible (even by your sexual partners), silicone implants placed under your muscle are more likely to achieve your goals.

Hi there-

While I realize that there are many way to do this, and that there are many surgeons who don't do things the way that I do them and still achieve very nice outcomes and very happy patients, I think that firmly committing to the implant before surgery may not be in your best interests...

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