Breast Augmentation Complications

Hartford, Greenwich, Waterbury, and Glastonbury, Connecticut

If you are considering breast augmentation, you might be held back by fears of the possible complications of breast augmentation. Like any surgery, breast augmentation has risks, but media sensationalism tends to exaggerate them and ignore the vast majority of women who get great results.

We take education about plastic surgery procedures very seriously. We think the best way to learn about risks and complications is to talk to Dr. Stanley Foster in person, and we invite you to schedule a consultation today. We also provide the following information to help you learn about complications, although Dr. Foster's patients have a very low rate of complication.

Basics about Breast Augmentation Complications

Before we talk about the specific complications of breast augmentation, it is important to understand a few basics:

• Risk of serious breast augmentation complications is low
• Most serious breast augmentation complications are general surgical complications
• Recent studies suggest risk of breast augmentation complications is decreasing as a result of:
• Better technology
• Better understanding of what causes complications
• More experienced doctors
• Risk of breast augmentation complications varies widely between doctors
• Breast augmentation does not increase your risk of cancer or autoimmune and systemic diseases
• Breast implants pose no risk to breastfeeding infants

We are better able to understand and prevent complications than in the past. Breast augmentation is the most popular plastic surgery procedure in the US, and because of its low complication rate and the great results of breast augmentation it also has one of the highest satisfaction rates of any procedure.

Possible Breast Augmentation Complications

Breast augmentation has a number of significant risks, including:

• Unfavorable scarring
• Bleeding or fluid accumulation
• Infection
• Temporary or permanent changes in nipple or breast sensation
• Capsular contracture
• Implant rupture or leakage
• Poor results
• Persistent pain
• Anesthesia reactions
• Need for revision surgery

The risk of most breast augmentation complications is relatively short-term, and once the healing process is complete, you will experience years of great results from your breast implants.

How to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Augmentation Complications

If you are concerned about the risk of breast augmentation complications, there are many things you can do to improve your chances of having a complication-free procedure:

Choose your plastic surgeon carefully. Complication rates vary widely among plastic surgeons. Talk to your plastic surgeon about his complication rate. Experienced surgeons like Dr. Stanley Foster, who has been performing breast augmentation since 1985, tend to have lower complication rates.

Follow all pre- and post-operative instructions exactly. Remember, that it is your health and your great results at stake, and an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Don't hesitate to ask if you think something might be wrong. Many complications can be easily remedied in their early stages. We'll give you a list of warning signs to look for, but, really, we'd rather you called us if anything seems amiss. Plastic surgery is a journey from an old self to a new self. You don't have to walk it alone--we will be there every step of the way.

If you are interested in breast augmentation, don't let blind fear keep you from getting the results you deserve. Talk to us and make an educated decision about whether breast augmentation is right for you. Please schedule a consultation with Dr. Stanley Foster at his Waterbury, Glastonbury, or Greenwich offices today.

Glastonbury, CT

Greenwich, CT

1389 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT. 06708

888-8CT-LIPO
(888-828-5476)