Breast Enhancement Procedures

The total costs for breast augmentation covers the leading implants on the market, the accredited day hospital fees, one of Australia's leading anaesthetists, surgical costs and follow up. We also include a 3D simulation to see the differences between various implants, see cosmeticdesign.com.au This helps us give you best feel for how you will look after surgery. With costs continually changing due to variations in costs at hospitals and from the implant companies, the best place to get an accurate, up to date price is from our staff. They are happy to chat either via email or on the phone.https://samcunneen.com.au/contact/ At the time of writing the costs are between $12,000 and $13,000. Be aware that the cheaper clinics tend to cut costs in various ways. There was an interesting story on 60minutes regarding this. http://youtu.be/6J5jgt07pFo

Tear drop implants give more options in terms of their base size than the round implants. This is critical if a shorter lady is trying to achieve ‘side boob’ to offset larger hips. The big disadvantage of tear drop implants is rotation. This leads to a quite odd looking breast and generally leads to further surgery to correct the rotation. Interestingly studies have found that in comparing women with tear drop implants to women with round implants, plastic surgeons are unable to tell the difference. Because of this I tend to use round implants unless there are compelling reasons to do otherwise.

There are pros and cons to both approaches. I tend to favour under the muscle as the implant is held a little better with more tissue covering it giving a more natural look and feel. However it is a little more uncomfortable and associated with increased swelling. If you are after a very fake look, this is best achieved by placing the implant on top of the muscle.

We help you choose your volume by measuring your chest to see how much volume is possible for your breast width. Based on this assessment we ask you to try various breast implant sizers placed inside a sports bra so you can feel the weight of the extra volume and see the different shape that it creates. Once we have an agreed approximate size, we use 3D photography which enables us to show you a representation of you with your chosen sized implants (cosmeticdesign.com.au).

Intra operatively local anaesthetic is placed around the breast which allows the surgery to be performed as a day case. Depending on pain tolerance, size of implant and implant position, the first night can be uncomfortable. Our anaesthetist makes sure you are sent home with the best regime of analgesia to make your evening tolerable. Ladies are usually back at work 5 to 7 days following surgery, although this is quite variable between patients. I recommend a snug surgical bra to be worn for 6 weeks following the augmentation and no jogging for that first 6 weeks.

If you don’t want any extra volume then you don’t need a breast augment and you can simply have a lift. If you would like volume in the upper pole then a lift can achieve this for a short time but an implant will maintain volume in this area for longer. For a number of reasons I tend to prefer to stage lifts first and perform the augmentation at least 3 months later if required. The reasons for this are that 1) I find the operation is safer 2) The scars heal better 3) Often the patient decides that they don't actually need an implant once their own breast tissue is squeezed into a tighter skin envelope. 4) If an implant is decided upon sizing is much simple with less errors made.

Part of the operation cost is covered by most private health funds.

The types of incisions and therefore scars vary depending on how much skin needs to be removed. The most common incision is one around the areolar with a vertical line down to the breast fold and then a smaller horizontal line along the breast fold. For smaller reductions some ladies are able to get away with just an incision around the areolar.

If you don’t want any extra volume then you don’t need a breast augment and you can simply have a lift. If you would like volume in the upper pole then a lift can achieve this for a short time but an implant will maintain volume in this area for longer. For a number of reasons I tend to prefer to stage lifts first and perform the augmentation at least 3 months later if required. The reasons for this are that 1) I find the operation is safer 2) The scars heal better 3) Often the patient decides that they don't actually need an implant once their own breast tissue is squeezed into a tighter skin envelope. 4) If an implant is decided upon sizing is much simple with less errors made.

The types of incisions and therefore scars vary depending on how much breast tissue and skin needs to be removed. The most common incision is one around the areolar with a vertical line down to the breast fold and then a smaller horizontal line along the breast fold, like for a breast lift. For larger reductions the horizontal incision is longer to allow removal of the extra skin and breast tissue.

Part of the operation cost is covered by most private health funds.

Most women are back at work within 2 weeks of surgery. there is a natural variation in this however with some returning much earlier and some a little latter.