Breast Augmentation

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Breast augmentation is a procedure that improves the aesthetic appearance of your chest by enhancing its size, shape, symmetry, and fullness. (1)

Over time, several events can affect your breasts, such as pregnancy, weight loss, aging, breastfeeding, and more. While these changes are natural, they can lead to a sagging, misshapen, or deflated appearance. In other cases, many patients may simply want to achieve greater fullness or size than what they naturally have. With breast augmentation, you can address each of these concerns with ease and restore or enhance the natural curves and contours of your chest.

Revalla is one of Denver’s leading aesthetic practices. Dr. Lisa Hunsicker, a board-certified plastic surgeon, leads our team. Dr. Hunsicker has established a strong reputation for her precise techniques and dedication to patient care. No matter what procedure Dr. Hunsicker performs, you can expect more than just stunning results, but also individualized attention, transparency, and tailored care.

If you are ready to schedule your consultation with Dr. Hunsicker, please contact us online or call (720) 283-2500 to reach our Littleton office.

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About Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is a surgical procedure that can enhance the shape, size, and fullness of your breasts with either breast implants, your body’s own fat, or donor fat (alloClae). Dr. Hunsicker typically performs this procedure to improve the aesthetic appearance of her patients’ chests or to address the physical changes of pregnancy, aging, or weight loss.

About Breast Implant Augmentation

Breast augmentation using implants, or breast implant augmentation, is one way to perform breast augmentation procedures. In this approach, Dr. Hunsicker can use either silicone, saline, or gummy bear implants.

  • Silicone Breast Implants: Silicone breast implants consist of a silicone shell and contain a viscous silicone gel. These implants mimic the natural movements and feel of organic breast tissue to provide more realistic results. (2)
  • Saline Breast Implants: Saline breast implants have a silicone shell and contain a sterile, saltwater filling. These implants offer more variability; they can come pre-filled like silicone implants, or Dr. Hunsicker can fill them after placement. (1)
  • Gummy Bear Implants: Gummy bear breast implants are a type of silicone implant. These implants contain a viscous and cohesive gel that better maintains its shape, even if a puncture or rupture occurs.

Breast Implant Manufacturers

Dr. Hunsicker also carries breast implants from the most-well known breast implant manufacturers. This means that you not only have a greater selection of implants to choose from, but each pair is backed by some of the most trusted companies in the country. They include:

  • Mentor Worldwide: Mentor™ Worldwide produces breast implants globally for both breast augmentation and breast reconstruction patients and offers silicone, saline, and silicone Boost implants. These implants come in a variety of shapes and profiles to accommodate various body types. (3)
  • Tiger Aesthetics: Tiger Aesthetics™ (formerly Sientra) is a medical aesthetics company with a diverse portfolio, which includes silicone breast implants. They offer more than 250 round implant options, six profile levels, and two different types of breast implant gels. Their implants also have an innovative Gel-Shell integration, which means their cohesive gel filling bonds to the implant shell to support long-term stability and prevent potential rippling. (4)
  • Allergan: Allergan Aesthetics is a leading medical aesthetics company that is behind dozens of well-known products on the market, most notably Botox® and Juvederm®. They offer Natrelle® silicone and saline breast implants, which offer five different profile options and three different gel fillings. (5) Often, they also offer free Botox or Juvederm to patients who receive their implants!
  • Motiva: Motiva® is a breast implant manufacturer known for its natural-looking results and advanced implant technology. They manufacture the Motiva Round Plus, Motiva Ergonomix, and Motiva Ergonomix2 implants using SmoothSilk technology, which allows the implants to naturally adapt to the shape and position of your body. Their round implants add significant and balanced fullness to the upper portion of the breasts, while their Ergonomix® breast implants are anatomically shaped to look, move, and feel like organic breast tissue. (6)

Motiva® Preserve™

This is a specialized variation of breast implant augmentation that enhances the breasts while maintaining their natural shape and structures. This approach avoids incising your underlying breast tissues to avoid any unnecessary or excessive tissue damage. This approach effectively helps women who already have shapely breasts add additional fullness to the top, allowing them to subtly elevate the contours of their chest.

Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation

Fat transfer breast augmentation uses your body’s own fat or donor fat to increase breast size. (7) This approach provides softer, more natural-feeling results, but it can really only create an increase of one cup size at most.

If you do not possess enough body fat, you may still be able to achieve your goals with alloClae!

alloClae™ or the “Weekend Breast Augmentation”

Also called the “Weekend Breast Augmentation,” alloClae offers a revolutionary way to enhance the breasts. alloClae is a purified, donor fat injectable. It serves as a natural alternative to injectable fillers or implants, all while retaining its own natural characteristics, structures, and organic components. alloClae excels at creating subtle volume enhancements, improving upper pole fullness, and correcting asymmetry. alloClae breast augmentation does not require general anesthesia or a hospital or surgical center visit. Patients only need local anesthetics and have minor restrictions for 72 hours.

Candidates

You may be an ideal candidate for a breast augmentation if you are interested in refining the size, shape, symmetry, or fullness of your breasts using either implants or the body’s natural fat. This procedure is especially effective when addressing the physical changes of pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight loss, and aging, or when reconstructing the breasts after a mastectomy or injury. (1)

To qualify for your procedure, you should be in good general health, have fully developed breasts, and maintain realistic expectations regarding your results. It is also important that you are nonsmoking or willing to quit using nicotine.

Personal Consultation

During your 60-minute consultation, Dr. Hunsicker will meet with you individually to discuss each aspect of your procedure. She will review your medical history with you, discuss your desired results, and introduce you to our surgical expectations. She will also ensure you have an up-to-date mammogram and, if needed, order bloodwork.

Dr. Hunsicker will then confirm your candidacy and create your treatment plan. She will decide whether fat grafting, breast implants, or a combination of the two best suits your goals. If she decides implants are best, she will then schedule a preoperative consultation with you.

As one of Colorado’s leading breast experts, Dr. Hunsicker spends significant time during this consultation examining your breasts and truly understanding your goals. By noting your anatomy, ideal chest, and medical history, she is able to optimize your treatment, guide you toward your ideal implants, and make sure you achieve your goals safely.

Pre-Op Consultation

During your pre-operative consultation, Dr. Hunsicker will meet with you one last time before your procedure. She will review your medical history and desired corrections again and address any lingering questions or concerns you may have before having you sign consent forms. Dr. Hunsicker will then send you home with several items to help you before and after your procedure, including green smoothie recipes, protein drinks, scar cream, probiotics, and Hibiclens Surgical Scrub, a skin wash that can reduce the risk of any infections or complications caused by the bacteria. (8)

If you are ready to schedule this consultation with Dr. Hunsicker, please contact us online. You may also reach our Littleton office directly by calling (720) 283-2500.

Preparation

After scheduling your procedure, you will need to begin making several preparations. Dr. Hunsicker will provide a set of pre-operative instructions that may direct you to:

  • Discontinue Certain Medications: Avoid taking any medications or supplements that contain blood-thinning properties. We will also recommend probiotics and surgical medications to enhance comfort and healing post-procedure, and you may need to start taking these before surgery. Speak with your primary care physician before discontinuing or starting any prescription medications.
  • Arrange Transportation: Have a trusted friend or family member drive you home after your procedure.
  • Take Time Away: Prepare to take time away from your career and any other social commitments and responsibilities you may have.
  • Maintain Your Diet: Eat a balanced diet before your procedure to prepare it with the proper nutrients. Dr. Hunsicker will give you a green smoothie recipe and recommend protein drinks to help.
  • Prepare Your Home: Set out plenty of pillows and blankets to ensure you have created a comfortable environment for yourself.
  • Avoid Certain Substances: Cease the consumption of any alcohol or nicotine for several weeks leading up to your procedure.

Procedure

Dr. Hunsicker performs each procedure on an outpatient basis. After you receive anesthesia, Dr. Hunsicker will begin your breast augmentation.

Breast Implant Augmentation Procedure

Dr. Hunsicker will place an incision just below the breasts at the inframammary fold. This offers optimal access to the breasts’ internal structures while hiding any scarring.

Once Dr. Hunsicker places the incision, she will create a pocket for the implant to rest in. She will position them either above the muscle (subfascial) or partially below the muscle (dual plane). (1) She will then place your implants, secure them, and carefully close each incision. You will then briefly rest in the recovery room.

Motiva® Preserve™

Dr. Hunsicker can perform Motiva Preservé to elevate the fullness of your breasts if you already possess a shapely and voluminous chest. Similar to the traditional procedure, Dr. Hunsicker will begin with a small incision within the inframammary fold. Dr. Hunsicker will then use a Motiva® Channel Separator to create a tunnel to the deeper, underlying layers of your chest—all without cutting or damaging the soft tissues of your breast.

She will then insert an inflatable balloon tool to create a pocket for the implant to rest in before carefully placing the implants inside. (9) She will then carefully close the incision before allowing you to rest.

Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation Procedure

Dr. Hunsicker will place a tiny incision in your donor fat location before injecting it with a tumescent solution. This solution consists of epinephrine, lidocaine, and saline, and it will help constrict the blood vessels, further numb your tissues, and swell your fat cells for easier removal. (9) She will then insert a cannula into the same incision and move the cannula back and forth to break down the fat and suction it from the body.

After processing and purifying the fat, Dr. Hunsicker injects it into the breasts, carefully layering it to ensure smooth and even contours. Once she has completed each enhancement, she may suture the incision and let you rest.

alloClae™ Breast Augmentation

No incisions are needed for alloClae breast augmentation as no donor site fat harvesting is necessary, and you will only require local anesthesia. Once you are comfortable, Dr. Hunsicker will make precise injection points on the breasts to enhance accuracy. Following this, she will inject the necessary amount of alloClae to increase your breast fullness. After administering all injections, you will briefly rest before being able to return home!

Recovery

After your procedure, you will need to have a trusted relative or family member transport you home. You can expect some swelling, bruising, and soreness in the treated areas. You may also feel some pressure or tightness around your chest as your tissues stretch to comfortably accommodate your implants. These effects are temporary and will subside on their own as you continue to recover, but we will provide you with Exparel, a long-lasting non-opioid anesthetic, to help you reduce any discomfort. Dr. Hunsicker may also advise that you wear an elastic bandage to support and compress your breasts as they heal.

You will need to avoid any strenuous activities for a minimum of six weeks, which includes pushing, pulling, or lifting anything greater than 10 pounds. You must also not lift your arms, sleep on your stomach, or sleep on your sides, as these can disrupt your healing progress.

You may notice that your implants appear elevated on the chest wall, especially throughout your initial recovery phase. This is because the local muscles may spasm, causing them to appear higher than Dr. Hunsicker initially placed. These spasms will gradually decrease with time, and your breast implants will drop to a more natural-looking position.

Dr. Hunsicker will give you a full set of instructions to guide you through each phase of your recovery. You must follow each one, as your quality of aftercare will directly influence the quality of your results.

Results

You will be able to enjoy the full results of your breast augmentation once any residual swelling dissipates. Your exact results will vary, but you can expect to enjoy fuller, shapelier, more symmetrical, and proportionate breasts. Each of these effects can contribute to a more alluring and desirable appearance, which may also lead to improvements in your sense of self-confidence and body positivity.

The results of your breast augmentation will be long-lasting, with results you can enjoy for several years on end. However, if you receive breast implants, you will need to eventually replace them, as they are not lifetime devices.

Breast Implant Rupture Screening Recommendations

“It is recommended that you have periodic imaging (e.g., MRI, ultrasound) of your silicone gel-filled breast implants to screen for implant rupture regardless of whether your implants are for cosmetic augmentation or reconstruction. These recommendations do not replace other

additional imaging that may be required depending on your medical history or circumstances

(i.e., screening mammography for breast cancer).

Even if you have no symptoms, you should have your first ultrasound or MRI at 5 years after your initial implant surgery and then every 2-3 years thereafter. If you have symptoms at any time or uncertain ultrasound results for breast implant rupture, an MRI is recommended.” (10)

FDA Box Warning for Breast Implants

  • Breast Implants are not considered lifetime devices;
  • The chance of developing complications increases over time;
  • Some complications will require more surgery;
  • Breast implants have been associated with the development of 3 types of cancer: breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), breast implant-associated squamous cell carcinoma (BIA-SCC) and is very rare, and breast implant associated B cell lymphoma (BIA_BCCL) and also is very rare;
  • BIA-ALCL occurs in patients with textured breast implants, and deaths have occurred from BIA-ALCL, and BIA-SCC;
  • Breast implants have been associated with systemic symptoms. (10)

Cost of Breast Augmentation in Denver, Colorado

The cost of your breast augmentation will vary depending on several factors, such as the surgical approach Dr. Hunsicker employs, the type of implants you select, and whether Dr. Hunsicker integrates any additional procedures into your treatment plan. Once she has met with you one-on-one to discuss each of these details, she will give you a comprehensive cost estimate. Additionally, Dr. Hunsicker offers financing for those who qualify.

For further inquiries about our pricing, please request a consultation online or call (720) 283-2500.

FAQ

What is the difference between a breast implant augmentation and a fat grafting breast augmentation?

Breast implant augmentation uses synthetic implants to augment the shape and fullness of the breasts, while fat grafting breast augmentation uses fat from other areas of the body as a filler medium.

What types of breast implants does Dr. Hunsicker offer?

Dr. Hunsicker offers both silicone and saline-filled breast implants.

If I undergo a fat transfer breast augmentation, where will Dr. Hunsicker take the fat from?

Dr. Hunsicker can utilize fat from nearly any area of the body with enough fat available to harvest, such as the arms, abdomen, flanks, thighs, and more.

Will I still be able to breastfeed after a breast augmentation?

This will depend on your desired enhancements and the surgical techniques Dr. Hunsicker uses. We ask that you discuss any plans you may have for breastfeeding with Dr. Hunsicker so she may tailor your procedure accordingly.

How long will it take for me to recover from my breast augmentation?

You will be able to return to most of your non-strenuous routine after resting for approximately one to two weeks, but you will need to refrain from engaging in any strenuous tasks until Dr. Hunsicker has approved of your return. If you undergo a weekend (alloClae) breast augmentation, then you can resume your routine after 72 hours.

Are the results of a breast augmentation permanent?

If you receive a fat grafting breast augmentation, you will be able to enjoy permanent results. Those who received breast implants will eventually need to replace them, as they are not lifetime devices.

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