Cosmetic Breast Surgery
The breast is a ubiquitous symbol of femininity and has been referenced as such in some of the most sublime examples of the world’s art and literature. Although the ideal breast size varies both culturally, geographically, historically and personally, symmetry and a round, full shape always characterize the aesthetically attractive breast. Breast augmentation can allow cosmetic surgery enhancement and not just enlargement. Implants may be placed either for reconstruction or cosmetic augmentation in plastic surgery. Implants can be silicone or saline. Many times augmentation is not as important as a breast lift which can be performed to only mildly reduce the size. There are many cosmetic and plastic surgery options in New York City that Dr. Belsley provides from her Park Avenue Office.
Altering the breast size and shape is a personal decision that affects issues ranging from emotional improvements in self-confidence to a more superficial, yet no less important, enhanced ability to better fit into today’s fashionable regalia and finery.
The goal of every operation that Dr. Belsley performs upon the breasts is to achieve a beautiful shape and a harmonious body proportion. She sees beauty in the many body proportions that characterize women today across all backgrounds.
Augmentation
Augmentation surgery may balance existing asymmetries and change the line of the body so that a woman’s proportions become closer to her personal ideal. Most women who undergo breast augmentation do so to achieve a larger and fuller bust. This new proportion is aesthetically pleasing and often allows a woman to shine in many of today’s most stunning fashions.
Breast augmentation does not mandate an extreme change in breast size. Many of Dr. Belsley’s clients undergo augmentation primarily to achieve a more aesthetically pleasing breast shape, increasing the size of their breasts only modestly.
Breast Reduction
Many women with excessive breast tissue are unable to perform certain daily activities comfortably. Women with very large breasts can suffer from medical conditions including back and neck pain, skeletal deformities and skin irritation. This discomfort is not just limited to physiologic hindrances as many individuals with macromastia are self-conscious about their busts and suffer psychological and social tribulations.
Women who seek breast reduction surgery must possess realistic expectations about the procedure and its results. Although those who suffer psychologically and physically with overly large and heavy breasts undergo breast reduction surgery foremost to alleviate their symptoms, Dr. Belsley feels that achieving a more beautiful breast shape is an equally important aspect of this procedure.
MastoPexy and MastoAug
One of nature’s ironies is that the supple breast as a symbol of femininity and fertility can be affected so disharmoniously by multiple pregnancies. Women whose breasts begin to droop because of changes that occur during and after pregnancy, because of weight loss or simply as a result of time can undergo breast lift to achieve the breast shape that they have lost or to achieve a rounder and fuller bustline, sometimes with the addition of an implant.
Although many women ask Dr. Belsley to enlarge and lift the breasts simultaneously, she can also use the implant to simply enhance the shape of the breast while only modestly increasing size.
Gynecomastia:
The contour of the male breast carries societal implications as the chiseled torso is a sign of masculine prowess. Gynecomastia is a common condition that can be emotionally stressful, with afflicted men suffering anxiety over mundane acts as taking their shirt off at the beach or in the locker-room. An unsightly deformity will remain in affected individuals despite exercise as the residual breast tissue lies on top of the pectoralis muscle. For many men, the best solution is surgery. Male breast-reduction surgery can remove fat and glandular tissue from the breasts resulting in a flatter and better contoured chest.
Revisional Surgery and Correction of Deformities
Not only are an artistic eye and technical expertise requisites for revisional surgery, but a thorough understanding and empathy are also mandated. Revisional surgery requires knowledge of the client’s psychological stresses surrounding that of their first operation as well as their disappointments with the results. Revisional surgery is more difficult as prior scar tissue sometimes limits the surgical options that would typically produce an optimal result. Dr. Belsley will provide a very thorough opinion regarding the optimal surgical approaches detailing both the risks and the benefits that each can provide.
The challenge of balancing expectations and surgical options is especially evident in individuals who have been born with developmental abnormalities of one or both breasts. Although these procedures are challenging, often times the physical appearance of these abnormalities can be alleviated in a manner indistinguishable from women already blessed with beautiful breasts.
Conclusions:
The discipline of aesthetic breast surgery is a complex arena assembling interplay of factors ranging from the treatment of medical conditions to balancing a client’s ideals with those of a perfectionist society. Whatever an individual’s reason for seeking aesthetic breast surgery, Dr. Belsley will sensitively and thoroughly discuss the options available for improvement, allowing for a corroborative decision as to the best course of action for now and for the future.