Women thought of breast augmentation in the Middle Ages. Then the appearance of a magnificent bust was created due to the special cut of the clothes. However, these first secrets of the "feminine cut" are still used today, in the same push-up bras. But how beautiful are natural breasts that have not lost their shape with age or after breastfeeding! Modern women are still concerned with the attractiveness of their own bodies, and fashion for natural beauty and sporty looks only stimulates them.
The approach to the problem of breast augmentation usually begins with the use of several "popular" methods, which often do not give a tangible effect. Then the woman thinks of more radical methods. And then advertising comes to the rescue, offering many options for increasing breast size.
Diet
Let's start with the elemental breast diet. Many people attribute the magical properties of cabbage.
Adult women are of little use to her. Of course, the product is generally good for health, rich in vitamins, but it will only contribute to breast enlargement if the woman recovers. In this matter, cabbage is also a "helper", depending on how much and with what it is eaten. . .
By the way, nutritionists say that by gaining a kilo of weight, no more than 10-20 grams is sent to the chest.
By the way, cabbage has a bad side effect: it causes fermentation processes in the intestines and can cause flatulence and bloating. Therefore, you should not be jealous with the use of this product.
The second place in breast diets is occupied by beer, or rather, yeast. As with cabbage, the main consequence of frequent consumption of these foods is excess weight. Beer, as an intoxicated beverage, is credited with the ability to influence male hormone levels and even potency. Much has been said about this in articles on beer alcoholism. I would like to note right away that women who dream of increasing estrogen by drinking beer are unlikely to achieve this.
Bottled beer contains hardly any real hops. Yeast, whether pressed or dried, is also pasteurized. Consequently, there is no guarantee that an elaborate yeast diet will increase breast size and will not create liver and digestive problems.
Training
The second popular way to increase breast size is through physical activity.
Let's make a reservation immediately that we have nothing against such charges. Helpful. Helps keep the body in good shape. Yes, and it relieves psychological stress.
But the chest is not enlarged. By "swinging" your pectoral muscle, you will be able to slightly lift your sagging bust after giving birth. But you won't be able to do it anymore. Exercise leads to leanness and weight loss, and subcutaneous fat in the chest area burns faster than the thighs themselves.
Cosmetic products
There are many creams, gels, and oils available for breast augmentation. The composition contains a hormonal component, so there is a possibility to make a bigger bust for a while. Slightly, generally in sizes 0. 5-1.
Medications for the treatment of mastopathy have a similar effect.
As soon as the girl stops using them, the breasts return to their size after a week.
An important point: a doctor prescribes creams for mastopathy, as it is dangerous to take hormonal drugs on your own!
Some gynecologists are sure that the uncontrolled use of creams and oils "for breast enlargement", on the contrary, can lead to neoplasms of the mammary glands.
Hormones
Some women decide to take hormonal drugs for breast enlargement. Some birth control pills are known to have this very "nice" side effect.
But when taking pills, this is a temporary matter. Perhaps not without consequences, since it can cause hormonal alterations and the appearance of excess weight. However, many women have been taking birth control pills for decades without complications.
Injections
Attempts to resize breasts by injecting "something" into them to add volume are over a hundred years old. First, the breasts were enlarged with injections of paraffin. The first operation dates back to 1889. The result was, but was accompanied by a number of side effects. Paraffin is a substance foreign to the body, as a result of which rejection occurred. Inflammatory processes began in the chest, which could even lead to the death of the patient.
Much later, they began to inject liquid silicone, polyacrylamide gel (PAGE), and their analogues into their breast. Unlike paraffin, the body perceives these materials much better. However, there is a serious risk of capsular contracture. Around any foreign body (even theoretically harmless), the body forms a protective capsule that grows from connective tissues. These capsules even form around a common splinter. The problem is that the capsule can become very hard. Each scattered drop is covered with a capsule and the silicone sandwiched within the capsule "solidifies". As a result, there are frequent cases when, after injections of a synthetic gel, the breast begins to harden, the patient experiences pressure, pain. By the way, the famous actress and model of the 1950s and 1960s, Marilyn Monroe, complained of chest pain after the operation. Until November 2013, no one could question the naturalness of Marilyn's rich forms, but last year documents from the star's personal physician became available to the public.
Inflammation and gel migration in the breasts may require a new operation. However, it is very difficult to remove all the silicone embedded in the breast. But the main problem with silicone gel is the condemnation of women to the impossibility of a reliable diagnosis of the breast. It is very difficult for a mammologist to differentiate (distinguish) a gel in a gland from a tumor. It is recommended that these patients perform diagnoses "in the same hands" and store the research results for comparison.
Hyaluronic acid injection in the breasts.
New is the change in breast size with hyaluronic acid. So far there is the only injectable filler specifically designed to increase the volume of the bust, buttocks and other parts of the body.
Its effect is similar to that of any other filler based on hyaluronic acid: when it penetrates the tissue, it fills the intercellular space and increases the volume. Like any hyaluronic acid, the gel will dissolve in a year. This method has no particular drawbacks, although migration of the gel outside the mammary gland is described, which may be due to the too large injection volume. On average, 200-300 ml is required for breast augmentation.
Let us now turn to the downside of the method. The average cost is much cheaper than the cost of hyaluronic facial fillers, but considering the need to introduce large volumes, the total amount is quite large. And the effect will last only one year. . .
Competition from manufacturers is expected to lower the price of fillers and make this method more affordable.
Breast filler
The patient's own fat is used to fill the breast to the desired size. The method is controversial, but popular.
Our fat cells do not cause rejection processes in the body, and after transplantation in the breast area they take root in a new place.
Lipofilling is an excellent method to correct the shape of the breasts, eliminate asymmetry, reconstruction after surgery to remove tumors. But as a method of increasing size, it is ineffective as it is actually capable of adding 0. 5 to 1 size breasts. Most of the time, several fat transfer operations are required to achieve a noticeable result.
It is known that breast lipofilling has not yet been approved by the World Health Organization, and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons does not recommend its use, as the far-reaching consequences of such operations are not yet known. In other words, the method is not well understood. Therefore, during lipofilling, surgeons place fat only in the subcutaneous and retromammary spaces of the gland. The glandular tissue itself is not affected.
Silicone implants
Breast augmentation by placing foreign objects in it (bone, glass, wool, sponge, and rubber) has been known since the first decades of the 20th century. The consequences of these operations cannot be considered successful, as they mainly led to tissue rejection and even necrosis. Only the appearance of silicone implants in the early 1960s finally gave impetus to the positive dynamics of the development of plastic surgery for breast augmentation.
Since then, silicone implants have gone through five stages of improvement.
A modern implant can have different shapes. For breast augmentation, implants are used in the form of drops (they give a greater natural effect) or round ones. Inside, they are filled with a thick cohesive silicone gel, which has the property of keeping its shape and not spreading, even if the shell is damaged, although this happens very rarely in practice.
Of course, breast augmentation with implants is the most effective method to achieve the best results. But it also has its limitations and disadvantages. First, an invasive operation is performed, which requires a preliminary examination and is associated with the usual operational risks.
Second, around the implant, like a foreign body, the same connective tissue capsule mentioned above grows, which in rare cases leads to the development of a capsular contracture. Sometimes it is even necessary to perform a second operation to remove the capsule. To avoid this side effect in the latest generation of silicone implants, the shell was changed: from smooth to rough, covered with tiny villi. Such a surface does not allow the growth of a too dense and hard capsule.
Third, the implanted breast will always be denser than the natural one. When a woman lies on her back, those breasts do not expand.
Fourth, a scar up to 5 cm long remains: either under the breast, on the areola or under the armpit, depending on the surgical approach.
After breast augmentation, compression underwear should be worn for two months, and then for another six months, the bust should be hidden from direct sunlight. By the way, the sun does not benefit the female breast at all, since ultraviolet light causes many undesirable processes in the mammary glands. It is enough to compare the quality of the skin of older women in the area of the neckline (the area open to sunlight) and in the area of the breasts.
Breast implants do not interfere with regular breast exams and allow the baby to be fed (much depends on how the implant is placed). All implants have a lifetime guarantee, although over the years the breasts may lose their original shape, because the tissues still stretch with age. In this case, both regular exercise and a surgical breast lift, if necessary, will be beneficial.
Breast augmentation with silicone implants remains the most popular plastic surgery in the world, according to the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. Women of different ages resort to it, but it is still not recommended to undergo surgery for girls under 18 years of age. There is no upper age limit for breast augmentation (if all health indicators are normal), because beautiful breasts can be any age!