breast solutions
by Jenny Bryan
big is beautiful
Carolle's neat 'C' cup breasts would be quite big enough for most women of her height. But, after having two children, Carolle decided she wanted larger, more pointy breasts on her 5'2" frame. Because of her height, Carolle's surgeon, Mr Azhar Aslam, advised her against a large implant. But, by making relatively small spaces in her breasts to accommodate the implants, he ensured that she got the look she wanted:
'Eighty to eighty-five percent of women will ask for natural looking and proportionate breasts. They don't want out of proportion breasts and they don't want very round, large-looking breasts. They don't want to look like Pamela Anderson,' he explains.
Thrilled with her new forward pointing 'E' cup breasts, Carolle agreed that she would have 'needed a wheelbarrow to carry them around' if they had been any larger.
Like Carolle, most women have silicone gel implants put into their breasts as these are considered to feel more natural than the alternative implants filled with salt water (saline).
Implants can either be put beneath the breast skin (sub-cutaneous) and above the chest muscle or, for women with very small breasts or little breast tissue, under the chest muscle. The outline of implants inserted behind the muscle is less obvious than after a sub-cutaneous implant, but the breasts tend to be harder and do not move so naturally.
Surgeons like Mr Aslam stress how important it is that women know all aspects of the operation so they understand how their breasts will look and have realistic expectations. As with any operation, problems can arise after surgery. Most women feel sore and get some pain and swelling. Breast sensation may be different and some of this may be permanent. It can take weeks or even months for breasts to 'settle' and look more natural.
(July 2004, resources updated January 2005)
