Breast Implants in Biloxi, MS

There are several factors that play into planning your breast implant surgery. During a consultation with Dr. Diaz, you and he work together to determine whether you are a candidate for breast implants – physically, mentally and emotionally. At that point, you can choose which type of implant you want and discuss the size of the implants.

In addition, you need to review the costs involved with breast implant surgery. Insurance typically does not provide coverage unless this procedure is part of breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. The cost of the procedure is your responsibility, so it is important to know what the investment is prior to having the procedure.

To prepare for breast implant surgery, you typically have pre-operative testing and a check up to ensure there are no other health issues that may interfere with the surgery. Additionally, you must stop taking any medications and supplements that thin the blood at least a week prior to the procedure to allow them time to leave your system. If you smoke, you should stop this as well about two weeks prior to and two weeks following the surgery, as it has a negative effect on the healing process.

Finally, you need to arrange for someone to accompany you to and from the surgery, and to stay with you for the first 24 hours following the surgery.

With breast implants, general anesthesia is typically used.

General anesthesia. General anesthesia allows patients to be unconscious while the surgery is done. This allows them to feel nothing. With general anesthesia, they receive medications intravenously and through inhalation. Longer, more involved surgeries are typically performed with general anesthesia.

To start, you are given anesthesia to help you relax and even go to sleep throughout the surgery. Anti-nausea and pain medicine are also administered as well as antibiotics to prevent infection. After that, an incision is made to insert the implant into the breast area. The location of the incision depends on the type of implant, but it is made around the nipple, under the breast or under the arm. Once that is done, the implant is inserted into the area either under the pectoral muscle or behind the breast tissue, again depending on the type of implant and its size.

Following the implant placement, the incision is sutured and covered with gauze followed by wrapping the entire breast area with bandages to hold the new implants in place for the initial start of healing. The entire surgery takes about one to two hours to complete.

On the other end of the spectrum, breast implant removal has become more common with women who have had implants for many years and either want to replace them with newer or a different size of implants or want to remove them and return to their original size breasts. The procedure is much the same process except the implants are taken out and replaced or simply removed.

Immediately following the surgery, you are taken to the recovery area to allow time to come out of the anesthesia. Since breast implant surgery is done on an outpatient basis, you can leave following the surgery with the person who accompanied you to the appointment. It is important that someone stay with you for the first 24 hours to allow the anesthesia to wear off and care for children if necessary.

The cost of breast implants varies depending on the type of implant, where the incision is placed and whether other cosmetic procedures or Medical Spa treatments are done during the same appointment. We can go over the costs with you during your consultation with Dr. Diaz as well as payment and financing options.

We recommend that patients take several days to rest before returning to work. This gives the body time to heal and recover from the surgery. Patients must avoid heavy lifting and strenuous exercise for a few weeks following breast implant surgery. Any bruising and swelling takes a few weeks to diminish and go away while scars from the incisions take a few months.

The full results from breast implant surgery come to fruition within a few weeks following surgery even though they are immediately noticeable. The new look is fuller, rounder breasts that still have a natural appearance.