5 Things Every Woman Should Know Before Getting A Breast Augmentation

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1 1 5 Things Every Woman Should Know Before Getting A Breast Augmentation By: Grace Gold This ebook is protected under registered copyright. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without prior written permission of the author. Violators will be legally prosecuted. Disclaimer: The contents of this ebook are based on the personal opinion of Grace Gold and are not intended as medical advice or to replace a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon, and should be treated as informational entertainment.

2 1: Implants Don t Last A Lifetime 2 FACT: Breast implants are not lifetime devices. When I first thought about getting a breast augmentation, I envisioned getting perfect breasts and POOF that would be it! I would run out and buy all of the sexy tops and dresses I had always wanted to wear, but had felt too self-conscious to wear with a small chest. And I would enjoy these fabulously sexy breasts and my amazing new wardrobe my ENTIRE life even as an 80 year old Grandma! Not so fast. The truth is, breast implants aren t designed to last your entire lifetime. They re man-made (although if you get them, you ll likely think they re a gift from above J ), and life s typical wear and tear may have an impact whether you get saline OR silicone. In regulated studies by popular implant manufacturers Allergan and Mentor, as many as one in five breast augmentation patients replaced an implant within 10 years of the first surgery. In fact, all major manufacturers recommend that women consider replacing their implants after ten years. Now, that s not to say that everyone does this. Most plastic surgeons actually recommend no changes unless there s a specific issue to be addressed, and enjoying your implants for as long as you want. I ve known many women who have enjoyed the same implants for 20 years or longer. But you should keep in mind that the potential to have another surgery or even more than one exists, and could be a possibility. If you re unwilling or unable to afford to take that chance, you may want to reconsider having a breast augmentation. Keep in mind that if you remove implants after many years of wearing them, your original breasts probably won t look exactly like they originally did. There s a good chance there may be some skin stretching and other cosmetic changes. As for me? These girls are going down with the ship, and not anytime sooner!

3 3 2: You Can t Get Instant Boobs FACT: Breast implants need time to settle before they look normal. Lots of women get the boob bug right before big occasions in their lives. I m talking weddings, anniversaries, pageants, milestone high school reunions and more. Plan to give yourself PLENTY of time to heal completely before you plan on unveiling the new girls. The initial recovery takes about a week, and could be longer if you re getting a lift, too. During this time, you re completely resting so that your tissue and muscles can heal properly, and your amazing new breasts can set correctly. But that doesn t mean you ll be all set to rock n roll in week. After surgery, muscles react by tightening up in response to swelling. So your new breasts will start out resting higher up on your chest, and will most likely look a bit oddly shaped since they re swollen. Many breasts at this stage resemble the lovable cartoon dog Snoopy! As you heal over the next couple to few months, your breasts will slowly drop down to a normal position on your chest and gain that pretty teardrop shape of a perky breast. Many women also gain cup size during this process, since your muscle may let go of some of your tissue that it had been tightly holding onto as you were healing. Getting a breast augmentation right before a major event can be a disaster, since your breasts won t be fully healed yet and you may not feel comfortable showing them off just yet. Until your breasts drop, you won t fit quite right in a bra, either. So if you want your breasts to look amazing for a specific time or special event in your life, my advice is to plan to have the surgery AT LEAST A YEAR to SIX MONTHS beforehand. This gives you room for a full recovery, as well as extra time should you need anything fixed or redone. (Which you hopefully won t ever have to worry about, if you ve read The Boob Job Bible first!)

4 4 3: Silicone = MRI Exams FACT: Manufacturers recommend MRIs every 2 years to check silicone implants. When you get breast implants, you choose between two types of fills: saline or silicone. (Fat transfer, a newer offering that uses your own fat to sculpt the breast, is not yet standardized enough to come recommended just yet.) Both fills are encased in a silicone rubber shell, so you ll be putting some amount of silicone inside your body either way. This isn t anything new. Lots of prosthetics contain silicone rubber as well, and have been used in medical devices for years. Keep in mind that I m talking about the silicone casing NOT the silicone gel that goes inside of breast implants. Saline and silicone each come with a list of pro s and con s the biggest of which is the feel of the implant. A lot of women choose silicone because they feel it s soft and squishy, and better imitates a woman s natural breast tissue. On the other hand, saline is literally saline water inside of silicone casing, so it can feel a lot less natural to people. But if saline is placed inside of a woman who is starting with some breast tissue, it can feel soft and squishy too. There s a risk for rupture with either implant. A lot of women mistakenly believe that the new silicone implants can t rupture. This is NOT true. Remember, implants are manmade. They can rupture because of wear and tear, or even if there s a defect in the manufacturing process. When you have saline implants, you can see a rupture immediately since the saline water leaks out and is safely absorbed by your body. Your boob will definitely look smaller pretty quickly! But silicone can have what doctors call a silent rupture. Because the silicone is gelatinous, it doesn t go anywhere. Well at least that s the plan. The technology is too new to be proven by lifetime studies yet. But the point is, you can have a silicone rupture and have no idea that you re walking around with one. Most plastic surgeons agree that a ruptured silicone implant needs to be removed, or else you risk adverse health effects. So implant manufacturers and governing bodies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommend that you get an MRI three years after your breast augmentation, and then every two years after that, to check to make sure the implant is not ruptured.

5 5 Because the MRI is considered cosmetic, a lot of health insurance companies don t cover it and you may have to pay out of pocket. Overtime, this can add up to be some very expensive maintenance. Plastic surgeons are mixed on this recommendation. Some doctors insist that patients follow the MRI instructions exactly in order to have a safe experience with silicone implants. Other doctors don t feel it s necessary to have MRIs that often. So again, this will likely come down to your personal comfort level and the recommendation of your own plastic surgeon.

6 6 4: 1 In 2 Women Are Disappointed FACT: 1 in 2 patients are disappointed; 1 in 4 patients get a redo within 5 years. Yes, you read that crazy statistic correctly. HALF of all women describe disappointment after the first breast augmentation, most overwhelmingly over the resulting size. Out of that let-down crowd, the majority of women say they wish they had gone BIGGER. Now most of these beautiful women aren t walking around traumatized over it. They re just saying to themselves, Man, I wish I had gone a bit bigger! When you ve been flat or small your entire life, it can be REALLY hard to imagine what bigger breasts would look like on your body and a lot of women guess on the lower side. The best way to prevent this from happening to YOU is to take your time researching and to look at tons of pictures to figure out what size it is you really want. And while you re deciding on your perfect size, remember all those boob job patients who wish they had gone a bit bigger and round UP. Don t rush the process just because you re super eager to get boobs. And I know that feeling once you decide you re getting a boob job, you just want to hit that fastforward button and take your after picture already! But you want to make sure that this investment and yes, it s an INVE$TMENT is worth the cost you put down and recovery time you give up. You should get exactly what you want and be thrilled with the results. By the time you re sitting in the surgeon s consultation chair, you should know what size you re aiming for. If you don t, or if you re leaving that guesswork to someone else you re virtually guaranteed to end up on the disappointed side of the statistic. It s true that a quarter of all women do end up getting a redo within 5 years. This includes changes because of size disappointment as well as complication reasons. That s a really high percentage, and it s indicative of a lot of women who rush into this all too quickly without taking the time to really do the research involved.

7 7 5: Your Strongest Defense Against Complications: An Amazing Surgeon FACT: Most complications can be prevented simply by choosing a highly qualified, board-certified plastic surgeon. The truth is, you can knock out your chance of getting a bunch of complications just by choosing a high quality, board-certified plastic surgeon. Careless surgery practices that lead to complications like scarring and infection are not something you need to spend much time worrying about if you re seeing a solidly credentialed, excellent plastic surgeon. The bare minimal requirement that you need to look for in a plastic surgeon is BOARD CERTIFICATION. Let me break that down for you. Nearly all countries have a main board that regulates certification of plastic surgeons. Once you find out what that board is, you should only work with a breast augmentation doctor who is certified by that board. The Boob Job Bible gives you a head start by detailing the board standard for nearly 50 countries. But this is no secret you can research on Google to find your own country s board, starting by typing in a phrase like, What is the plastic surgery board of (your country name here)? So what does board certification even mean? While specifications vary by country, nearly all certifications require graduation from an accredited medical school and additional years of residency in plastic surgery, as well as passing exams. Ethics, standards and patient cases are thoroughly assessed, and the high level of integrity must be maintained in order to keep certification. ALWAYS check to see if a doctor is board-certified, even if he or she claims to be. Most boards offer websites with free searches to do just that on your own, or you can always call a board to inquire about its members. That s part of the reason to exist to help you have a safe experience. And don t be blinded by celebrity doctors who think fame and fortune are a convenient pass out of board certification. Anyone who takes their craft seriously and

8 8 truly values the safety and results of patients as their first priority will take the time to get the proper credentials. You re putting a lot of money into this elective surgery, and you deserve the BEST results. Make sure every decision you make along the way puts you on the path to the sexy AND safe breast augmentation of your dreams! Thanks for connecting with me, and I hope this free report has been helpful to you. I wish you all the best whichever path you decide to choose! J xoxo Grace

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