Breast augmentation is a frequent procedure that most often involves the placement of breast prostheses.

The implantation of prostheses is done in a submuscular position most often which allows to obtain the most natural result possible. Fat transfer can be used in a complementary manner (so-called composite technique) or else exclusively, but then requires sufficient fatty deposits which is not very frequent in women suffering from a small breast. The desired size of the prosthesis is mentioned during the first consultation prior to breast augmentation with your cosmetic surgeon in Paris 16.

Epithesis tests (or prosthesis template) will make it possible to approach the desired volume which must be in harmony with the rest of the silhouette, that is to say the waist size, the hip circumference and the general silhouette (arch, shoulders ...). Too large prostheses should be avoided, which risk weighing down the silhouette and aging the patient, not to mention the likelihood of skin distension and therefore breast ptosis induced by the weight of the prostheses and therefore requiring secondary surgical correction. As a last resort, your cosmetic surgeon in Paris 16 and Paris 11 carries out tests of different so-called template prostheses during the operation in order to place the prosthesis best suited to the patient's anatomy, at the volume that she can decently. to receive and with the most beautiful aesthetic aspect.

Breast prostheses are made of highly cohesive Silicone, that is to say that the Silicone remains bound almost irreversibly, thus limiting the risk of this product migrating. In addition, this type of prosthesis is very solid which allows them to be inserted without fear of damaging them and also guarantees the durability of the breast prosthesis.

Several forms of prosthesis are available in the context of breast augmentation: round more or less projected, asymmetrical or anatomical. Doctor Fabrice Poirier, your plastic surgeon in Paris 16, will guide you to the form that suits you best. The prosthesis at the start of its implantation is found in a "water" atmosphere like a fish in water! After some time, the prosthetic environment dries up and the slight postoperative swelling subsides. The prosthesis is placed and round prostheses will thus always be symmetrical, whereas so-called anatomical prostheses may not have spontaneously fixed themselves symmetrically and give an unsightly appearance.

The service life of prostheses if given for a few years by the manufacturers is in fact variable. Some women may therefore keep their prostheses for 20 or 30 years following breast augmentation and others may need to change them after a few years (3, 4 or 10 years). The need to change them can be a complication (prosthetic shell, rare with current materials) or more often because the morphology of the woman has changed (slimming, weight gain ...)