Overview of Breast Augmentation Procedure
- Procedure:
- Augment your breast size while improving breast shape with silicone or saline implants.
- Length:
- 1 hour.
- Anesthesia:
- General.
- Recovery:
- Back to work: A few days. Physical contact with breasts: 2 to 3 weeks. Fading of scars: Several months to a year or more.
Breast Augmentation Athens
Augmentation Mammoplasty with Dr. Pittman
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Athens, Georgia board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Pittman often performs breast enlargement surgery, also known as “breast implants” or augmentation mammoplasty, to redefine the breast contour of women seeking to improve the size or shape of their breasts. Some women have breasts that are smaller than they would like or are not proportional with the rest of their body. Also, women who have been pregnant often lose breast volume or symmetry. Sometimes Dr. Pittman recommends a breast lift to complement your breast augmentation. This is the perfect solution for breasts lacking volume, while suffering from a sagging or drooping appearance.
During your breast augmentation in Athens, Dr. Pittman, board certified plastic surgeon and member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, makes an incision in the crease beneath your breast. He then inserts the implant that you have chosen. You will consult with Dr. Pittman to decide which size and shape silicone gel or saline implants are right for you. Your implant will then be placed in one of two places: beneath your breast tissue (subglandular placement) or under the chest wall muscle (submuscular placement). Breast augmentation in Athens, Georgia with Dr. Pittman typically takes one hour under general anesthesia at our private, fully accredited surgical facility, offering comfort and convenience, while avoiding a hospital visit. In most cases, patients are approved for routine activity with the first week after breast enlargement surgery in Athens. However, strenuous upper body or aerobic activity tend to continue to be limited for 3-4 weeks.
Please call Michele, our Patient Coordinator, for more information. She will walk you through the process of financing your procedures. You can also contact Michele by using our online form.
