Breast Health Before and After Implants

PHOENIX, AZ, August 01, 2012 (Press-News.org) Breast health is essential for overall health and should be a consideration before breast augmentation surgery. Fortunately, maintaining healthy breasts after breast implants is not at all difficult, particularly if you are willing to make some changes that will help improve the health of your entire body.

Breast Health and Breast Implants

To be a good candidate for breast augmentation you should be in generally good health and close to your ideal weight. Weight fluctuations through yo-yo dieting are not good for your body in general and can significantly impact the appearance of your breasts both before and after augmentation. Eating a well-balanced diet complete with fruits, vegetables, and lean meats along with maintaining a healthy exercise routine will help your body reach its peak health and your breasts remain consistently beautiful.

Smoking is one of the worst things you can do to your body. Both before and after breast augmentation, refraining from smoking will improve the health of your breasts. Smoking is directly liked to breast ptosis (sagging) and can complicate and slow the recovery process from breast augmentation. Many plastic surgeons recommend quitting at least 6 weeks in advance of your surgery to reduce unnecessary complications.

Finally, make sure you wear a supportive bra and care for your skin. A supportive bra will reduce the effects of gravity, helping your breasts remain perky and youthful. A good skincare regimen will help eliminate dry skin and the early onset of wrinkles. These simple steps can help your breasts look and feel amazing well into the future.

Breast Implants and Breast Cancer

There is no link between breast implants and breast cancer, but having implants may change how breast cancer is detected. If your breast implants have been placed above the muscles in your chest, it may be necessary to have x-rays performed to detect cancer. This is less of an issue for women who have chosen submuscular placement, and nothing an experienced doctor cannot deal with. It is important that you tell your doctor if you have breast implants to ensure the proper methods are utilized to screen for cancer, but breast implants should not interfere with detection so long as your doctor knows they are there.

Breast implants will not impact the health of your breasts, but can impact the appearance of your entire body. Working with an experienced, board-certified plastic surgeon, you can determine if breast augmentation is the best decision to help provide you with healthy-looking, beautiful breasts for years to come.

If you live in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Chandler, Glendale, or surrounding areas in Arizona and would like to learn more about breast augmentation and breast health, please visit the website of Bryan W. Gawley, MD, Plastic Surgery for additional information at www.gawleyplasticsurgery.com.