breast implants: myths and misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

BREAST IMPLANTS

OLNEY MD:

MYTHS AND

MISINFORMATION

BOARD CERTIFIEDPLASTIC SURGEON

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ARE YOU CONSIDERING BREAST IMPLANTS?

ASK YOURSELF FIRST

WHETHER YOU'RE

DETERMINING YOUR

DECISION ON ACCURATE

INFORMATION OR NOT.

Dr. Sarah Mess

MANY WOMEN

ARE SCARED OF

UNDERGOING

BREAST

AUGMENTATION

SURGERY BECAUSE

OF MYTHS AND

MISINFORMATION.

Dr. Sarah Mess

SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING:

1. YOU WON’T BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

2. IT LASTS A LIFETIME

3. RECOVERY TAKES A LONG TIME

4. BREAST IMPLANTS ARE ONLY FOR APPEARANCE

5. YOU'LL LOOK AMAZING RIGHT AWAY

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1. YOU WON’T BETAKEN SERIOUSLY

MANY WOMENFEAR THAT THEYWILL BE JUDGED

FOR BEINGSHALLOW ANDPROMISCUOUS.

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THE TRUTH:

NO ONE WILLKNOW ABOUT IT(YOUR BREAST

AUGMENTATIONSURGERY) UNLESSYOU TELL PEOPLE

ABOUT IT.

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IN FACT, WOMENWHO UNDERGO

BREASTAUGMENTATION

OFTEN FEEL MORECONFIDENT ANDARE, THEREFORE,

TAKEN MORESERIOUSLY IN

THEIR WORKPLACEAND HOME LIFE.

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2. IT LASTS A LIFETIME

THE NEED TOREMOVE OR

REPLACE A BREASTIMPLANT IF IT LEAKS.

NO! THESEDOCTORS ARE NOTREALLY EXPERIENCED

IN THE SURGERY.

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RUPTURED BREASTIMPLANTCAUSE A

SEVERE INFECTIONOR OTHER HEALTH

PROBLEMS.

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GENERALLY ADVISED:

A BREAST IMPLANT ISREMOVED AND

REPLACED EVERY TENYEARS TO MINIMIZE

THE RISK.

THISRECOMMENDATIONIS ESPECIALLY TRUEFOR SILICONE OR

GEL IMPLANTS.

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3. RECOVERY TAKES A LONG TIME

RECOVERY TIMECAN VARY FROM

PATIENT TO PATIENT.

MOST WOMEN AREBACK ON THEIR

FEET BY THENEXT DAY.

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ALTHOUGH YOURBREASTS WILL BE

SORE FOR SEVERALDAYS OR WEEKS,

THE DISCOMFORTCAN BE

MINIMIZED BY:

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* USING OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN MEDICATION(IBUPROFEN OR TYLENOL)

* MASSAGING THE BREASTS REGULARLY

PERFORMING EXERCISES BEFOREAND AFTER THE SURGERY,

ESPECIALLY EXERCISES THATSTRENGTHEN THE BACK, CAN HELP

SPEED UP RECOVERY TIMEAND REDUCE PAIN.

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4. BREAST IMPLANTSARE ONLY FORAPPEARANCE

ONE MAJOR REASON:TO HAVE

BIGGER BREASTS

SOME OTHER REASONS:DUE TO BREAST

CANCER OR OTHERDISEASES THAT ATTACK

BREAST TISSUE

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5. YOU'LLLOOK AMAZING

RIGHT AWAY

THIS IS NOTINSTANT.

YOU SHOULDEXPECT TO WAIT AFEW WEEKS BEFORE

THEY STARTLOOKING THE WAY

YOU EXPECT TO.

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