* If you’re just unhappy about the fact that your breasts have fallen, just get a breast lift. Don’t get convinced to get implants instead. It might be an easier surgery with less scars; however, it is not what you need. Moreover, breast implants will only delay the inevitable breast lift, not to mention make the breast lift technically more difficult. At least once every office, I’m told by a patient “I just wanted a lift but my Plastic Surgeon convinced me to get implants instead.”
* If you have a history of autoimmune disease, skin disorders, severe allergies, asthma or thyroid disease, think twice before getting breast implants. You may be at higher risk of developing BII.
* Do not be lulled into the idea that your breast augmentation will be a one-time deal. Estimated revision rates for breast augmentation are 10%. With current recommendations, you will at least need to consider changing your implants at the 10 year mark if no other complication should arise. It is VERY UNLIKELY that you will never require another surgery to the breasts following a breast augmentation.
* Do you really need breast implants? Don’t get implants just because your friends did. Don’t succumb to marketing pressure with images of skinny women with ridiculously large breasts. It’s all fake!
* If you insist on getting breast implants, don’t ever forget that gravity will always win. The bigger the implants, the more complications and problems you will have. Once again, the bigger the implants, the bigger the breast lift that will be required later on.