Breast Augmentation in Gilbert, AZ

Deciding on the right implant style, size, and profile that is best suited for you is a profoundly personal decision and should be discussed during your consultation with your plastic surgeon. Body proportions and aesthetic goals are also critical factors in determining which implants are most suitable for your surgery. Other criteria to consider when choosing your breast implants are body type and anatomy, chest height and width, native breast tissue and natural skin capacity or laxity, activities and lifestyle, personal style and age, and breast implant shape, filler, diameter, and volume. Dr. Rohit Jaiswal, MD, is a board-certified, Top 100 plastic surgeon who has performed thousands of breast augmentation cases over his 17-year career. He will provide you with his expert feedback and input during your consultation so you can make an informed decision on which breast implants are right for you.

The implant size you choose depends on many factors, including your goals, lifestyle, and figure. Just as the same bra or t-shirt may fit differently according to their chest size and shape, the same size implants may look completely different from patient to patient. During your consultation, the implant size and placement will be carefully chosen to fit your unique anatomy. Dr. Jaiswal will offer his expertise and insight during your consultation based on your preferences and body proportions.

Consider your personal aesthetic goals, body proportions, and lifestyle when determining breast implant sizes. Another fundamental element in determining breast implant size is open and honest communication with your plastic surgeon. It’s paramount that you’re comfortable with your plastic surgeon to have authentic discussions regarding your body and future breast implants if you want to achieve optimal results, which include your desired implant size, shape, and filler.

At DrSkin Med Spa, we employ sizers during the consultation process to help patients experience and visualize sizing alternatives. Modeling different tops and shirts while wearing breast implant sizers can help direct patients and narrow their search for the perfect breast implants. It’s important not to use your bra size to measure breast size, as implants do not correlate to cup sizes. During your consultation, our medical team, led by board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Rohit Jaiswal, MD, will guide you through our comprehensive process and provide you with valuable insight and sizing comparisons so you can make an educated and informed decision in advance of your breast augmentation surgery.

Most patients prefer silicone breast implants because they’re more natural and realistic feel, like native breast tissue. The silicone gel filler contained within the implant best resembles the intrinsic texture, volume, and shape associated with naturally youthful, perky breasts. Choosing the right breast implants for your body is a deeply personal decision and involves many variables. It’s important to discuss your breast implant concerns and aesthetic goals with your plastic surgeon during your consultation to ensure you make the best decision for you.

Breast augmentation surgery can enhance your cleavage by closing the “gap” or “space” between your breasts. This is accomplished by increasing your native breast size with implants large enough that successfully narrow the space, or gap, between your breasts. There are limitations, however, to the amount of cleavage and improvement one can expect. And while some improvement is likely, it may be less than desired. Ultimately, it’s your anatomy and body proportions that define your cleavage, not your plastic surgeon. During your consultation, precise measurements are taken, starting with the vertical midline of your chest, to the position of your pectoralis or chest muscles, and finally, nipple placement. These are all factors for implant insertion and final placement. Your breast implants cannot be arbitrarily placed closer together, or repositioned artificially, to achieve more cleavage without encountering complications that will lead to undesirable or unnatural-looking outcomes. Optimal breast implant placement for each patient depends on their body type, aesthetic goals, lifestyle, and personal preferences.

As a board-certified plastic surgeon with 10 years of experience, Dr. Rohit Jaiswal, MD, has performed thousands of breast augmentation cases and will quickly identify the best approach to your breast surgery, based on your body concerns and aesthetic goals. As a rule of thumb, if the vast majority of your breast tissue is in the upper portion of your breasts, above your nipples and the inframammary crease, and not below the base, a breast lift may not be necessary.

Yes, Dr. Jaiswal prefers general anesthesia when performing a breast augmentation to ensure patient comfort and safety during the procedure. While Dr. Jaiswal offers a bevy of in-office procedures, breast augmentation surgery is performed outpatient only. You can expect surgery to take approximately 45 to 60 minutes, and it is painless.

Recovery varies from patient to patient, but most patients return to work 1 to 2 weeks after breast augmentation surgery. Patients may perform light cardiovascular activity after 2 weeks, to encourage blood flow and improve circulation, but should refrain from heavy lifting, strenuous exercise, and upper body movements for 6 to 8 weeks, as they risk incidental and accidental interferences. We understand and appreciate your fitness goals and desire to maintain and enhance your appearance through exercise, but it’s vitally important that your breasts and body are healed before engaging in a more rigorous workout routine. Our medical team, led by board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Rohit Jaiswal, MD, will monitor your progress weekly and will update you on when you can resume a more strenuous workout routine.

No, a caretaker is not required but is recommended for the first 24 to 72 hours following your breast augmentation surgery. As you are revived from general anesthesia, you will be unable to drive and must follow all post-operative instructions, which include regular doses of important pharmaceutical medications tasked with maintaining patient comfort and preventing infections. Additionally, your judgment, reflexes, and self-awareness may be impacted, so it’s important that someone you trust is available to help manage your care and ensure proper compliance and communication with your plastic surgeon and their office following surgery.

Yes, your surgical dressings will be removed 24 hours after your breast augmentation surgery, by Dr. Jaiswal, during your first follow-up consultation. At that time, and for the next 8 weeks, you will be required to wear a soft support bra. During this time, it’s essential for patients to avoid heavy lifting and strenuous activities. The soft compression bra will help your new breasts heal without adversely influencing their shape. It’s also essential for daily and continuous support, minimizing movement and unwanted “jiggling,” and helping to reduce inflammation and swelling, while improving circulation, leading to faster recovery times. You can expect to wear a bra around the clock for the first 8 weeks, but you may remove it while you shower. It’s important to wait at least 12 to 16 weeks before determining your new bra size, as your body is still healing. Swelling and inflammation should be resolved, and your breasts should have settled before planning any new size and wardrobe changes.

Drains are not needed following breast augmentation surgery, and any unwarranted use should be avoided. Drains may be required after breast reconstruction surgery if you are having a mastectomy.

No, Dr. Jaiswal uses dissolvable sutures when performing breast augmentation surgery, which do not need to be removed. The sutures will disintegrate naturally over time, minimizing any residual scars and inconvenience.

Breast implants can interfere with a mammogram reading in some patients, specifically individuals who have implants that are placed subglandular (above the muscle). However, this interference is greatly reduced with submuscular implants (behind the muscle). This is an important issue for women with a strong family history of breast cancer and should be discussed during your breast augmentation consultation.

The decision to undergo a breast augmentation or any breast enhancement procedure is deeply personal. It can be difficult to determine a "right" or "wrong" time to undergo such a transformation. Women who choose to have their augmentation prior to their decision to have a family, or before they’re done having children, will likely experience some changes to their initial results after pregnancy and breastfeeding. For this reason, many women choose to wait to have their breast augmentation to avoid needing a secondary surgery to address the effects of childbearing.

If the gym keeps you feeling healthy, happy, and confident, we are excited to tell you that you don’t have to give up your gym membership when you get breast implants. You don’t have to discontinue any of your favorite exercises after your breast augmentation has completely healed, either. For more active patients, breast implants are generally placed over the chest muscles to avoid any significant changes in the appearance of the breasts from intense physical activities.

When completely healed, wear bras that provide plenty of support during exercise and daily activities. Additionally, if you live a very active lifestyle, be sure to discuss the appropriate size breast implant for your level of activity with your plastic surgeon at your consultation.

The Keller Funnel is a lubricated medical appliance that helps a plastic surgeon cleanly and precisely deliver your implants into your breast pocket and is designed to enhance the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of breast augmentation surgery by up to 50%. Benefits of using the Keller Funnel include reduced risk of breast implant contamination, capsular contraction, infection, and postoperative pain. The risk of future complications is also lessened, and shorter incision lengths lead to less operating time, which in turn results in quicker healing and expedited recovery.

Yes, Dr. Jaiswal is an extremely experienced and highly trained board-certified plastic surgeon who employs the most advanced surgical techniques, which include the “no-touch” breast augmentation technique. “No-touch” incorporates the use of the Keller Funnel for precise implant delivery into your breast pocket without your plastic surgeon touching the implant itself. This technique is proven to reduce the risks of infection and contamination by up to 50%. This “no-touch technique” also allows Dr. Jaiswal to create smaller incisions, which can reduce time in the operating room, translating into quicker healing.

Breast implants add both volume and weight to your natural breast tissue, regardless of where you start. Your epidermis is inherently elastic, but over time, added weight from your new breast implants will stretch the skin over the lower portion of your breasts. This can cause your implants to bottom out, positioning them lower than when they initially settled on your chest. When patients experience this outcome, their implants have descended inferiorly, leading to an undesirable, uneven, and potentially asymmetrical appearance. Your nipples may no longer be centered and may even rotate upward of your nipple-areola complex, which is commonly referred to as “stargazing”.

To combat this, Dr. Jaiswal utilizes different strategies for each patient, which include a “GalaFLEX” or mesh that strengthens and reinforces your new breast implants. The mesh acts as an “internal push-up bra” to help support the added weight of your implants. Depending on the type of mesh used, it will dissolve within 6 to 18 months and will be replaced by stronger soft tissue.

During your consultation, Dr. Jaiswal will quickly assess and analyze the need for internal supporting mechanisms to maximize your results. He will discuss his strategy and best practices with you to determine the most appropriate steps forward to help you achieve your breast goals and eliminate your aesthetic concerns, which will result in newfound self-esteem and body confidence.

Most patients can expect their breast implants to last for at least 10 years after their initial surgery. For some patients, implants can last far longer, extending up to 20 years. We understand this is an ambiguous timeline, but it is only because implants do not come with an expiration date assigned to them. Typically, implants only need to be replaced after 10 years if a physical complication, such as rupture or hardening, has occurred. If this were to happen, you’d need to have your current implants removed and replaced with new implants.

Breast augmentation results are permanent, but patients may decide that they want to remove their implants or change their size at a later date. Life events like pregnancy and breastfeeding are catalysts and can impact a patient’s decision to replace or remove their breast implants. Additionally, patients may opt for a breast lift or reduction as they age. Lastly, your implants, while extremely durable, do not last forever and may begin to show visible signs of wear, like rippling, after 10 to 20 years, indicating the need to replace them.

Yes, regardless of the insertion method, axillary, periareolar, or inframammary, you can expect some scars following breast augmentation surgery. However, over time, as your scars mature and your body heals, your scars will fade and be nearly invisible. Dr. Jaiswal is a board-certified plastic surgeon and artistic tactician who skillfully places your incisions in the creases of your armpit, fold underneath your breast, or junction between your nipple and areola. These scars are well hidden and heal extremely well. At DrSkin Med Spa, we offer patients post-surgery scar reduction therapy that can reduce and almost completely remove hypertrophic, atrophic, and keloid scars, commonly associated with breast augmentation surgery.

Nipple sensation can be heightened or impaired depending upon the size and placement of your breast implants. When implants are positioned above the muscle, there is also a greater incidence of nipple numbness. Overall, the loss of nipple sensitivity in patients is between 5% and 15%, regardless of your surgeon. Dr. Jaiswal is a board-certified plastic surgeon who has performed thousands of breast augmentation cases during his 10-year career and employs the most advanced surgical techniques to ensure positive and successful results for every one of his patients.

With age, the risk of a breast implant rupture increases. While not life-threatening, breast implant ruptures can lead to infection when untreated and present other uncomfortable and unsightly conditions, which include asymmetry and uneven appearance, loss in size and change in shape, lumpiness, pain, burning, tingling, swelling, and numbness.

While saline implant ruptures deflate immediately and pose less risk as the fluid inside is non-toxic, the edges of the implant can become sharp enough to cause pain and discomfort, which can lead to new scar tissue. Silicone implant ruptures, although unlikely, can be especially dangerous if untreated, as the implants are filled with a silicone gel filler that cannot be readily absorbed by the body like saline. If you have implants and believe you’re experiencing a silent rupture, or have noticed changes to your breast implants, we encourage you to speak to your plastic surgeon immediately.