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This surgery will allow the patient to increase from one to two cups of bra size and sometimes a size you can increase it. At 99% of patients are advised to use silicone implants for the quality, reliability and advantages of this product over other prostheses available on the market. Serious studies have shown that the occurrence of breast cancer and connective tissue diseases not directly related to the use of these prostheses, it is apparently mass early detection is easier with patients implanted since the prosthesis allows a car successful examination and these patients are more careful with this procedure.

Early detection of suspicious masses by radiological examinations and the training itself specialists who perform them have contributed greatly to the safety of these implants. Implant patients also have no change for breastfeeding, do not have any limitations for the patients to perform normal activities, routine exercises and any other activity such as riding a plane, scuba diving, etc.. Other implants offered Saline are widely used in countries like the U.S., the downside is that if implants are used including valve, they can lose their volume with time and volume have decreased initially placed, or lose in its entirety and in a sudden, necessitating its surgical change. It is important to note that silicone is an element heavier than water and placed greater volume, the greater will be the discomfort that may present patients. Read the rest of this entry »

What is breast cancer or breast cancer?

Breast cancer, a common cancer in women, is a disease in which cells are cancerous (malignant) breast tissues. Each breast has 15 to 20 sections called lobes, which in turn are divided into smaller sections called lobules. The lobes and lobules are connected by thin tubes called ducts. Intraductal cancer, the most common type of breast cancer is found in cells of the ducts. Cancer that begins in the lobes or lobules is called lobular cancer. Lobular cancer is the cancer most often affects both breasts. Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare type of cancer. In this disease, is observed within hot, red and swollen.

Hereditary breast cancer comprises about 5% to 10% of all breast cancer cases. The genes in cells carry the genetic information inherited from parents. Genes have been found defective in several cancer patients. Relatives of breast cancer patients carrying these defective genes are at greater risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. Some defective genes are more common in certain ethnic groups. They are developing tests to identify carriers of this genetic defect before the cancer appears. See the PDQ document on testing for breast and cervical cancer prevention for more information. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have decided to increase your breast with surgery first read this story. It is essential to know the types of prosthesis exist, what the surgery and the advice to take to preserve the health of your breasts. To do this, it is essential that you get in the hands of a certified plastic surgeon and you have one hundred percent guarantee their professionalism and quality work. Are you willing to get breast?

In Spain the most practiced cosmetic surgery is body remodeling through liposuction, according to data presented by Dr. José Manuel Pérez-Macías, president of the Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SECPRE), the recent congress of the entity .

However, breast augmentation using silicone implants is also one of the most frequent. In fact, each year are placed in Spain about 50,000 silicone prosthesis, a figure that makes our country in European Union member most such interventions performed, according to the SECPRE.

In the words of Dr. Pérez-Macías, there are two profiles of women who undergo this procedure. The first is “that of a young woman between 20 and 30, who has recently developed their mammary glands, which are not at ease with his chest and padded bras often used to increase volume.” This is a woman that “as goes under the knife, suffered a major emotional change.” From that moment “starts to feel more integrated in society and more comfortable with the people around,” says the specialist. Read the rest of this entry »

The rating of the breast implant is a very important step in breast augmentation because the size of the implant that you choose to achieve the desired breast volume.
When you visit the surgeon for the first time, and provided the plastic surgeon you consider suitable for breast augmentation surgery, the practitioner should take a minute to introduce you to the types of implants exist.

The cosmetic surgeon should inform you about the materials, textures and shapes of breast implants, and will recommend that the implant creates more suitable for your particular case.
When you talk to the cosmetic surgeon on the future size of your breasts, he will propose a chest size to keep a balance with the rest of your body. If you are a petite woman, do not be too large to implant and the breast would be too exuberant and disproportionate to the rest of your body. In addition to some very large breasts are not aesthetic, can also cause health problems in the long run because if the breasts are too heavy, the woman’s body tends to go forward, forcing the column.

In the case concerned an implant for reconstruction mammoplasty, the surgeon will take into account the size of the other breast, to choose an implant of similar size and make your breasts look and are provided.

Feel Tired And Upset A Few Days After Surgery, But Will Be Able To Make A Relatively Normal In Two Or Three Days. Most Of Your Discomfort Will Be Treated With Medication.

As With Any Surgical Procedure There Is Some Pain Intensity And Duration Varies According To The Characteristics Of The Patient. We Will Analgesics During The First Days To Reduce It. However, As In Any Operation That Pain Is Inevitable, Especially If The Prosthesis Is Placed In Submuscular Position, And Requires Your Cooperation To Overcome It Properly

If Anything Happens That Concerns You, Please Contact Us. For The Following Symptoms Call The Contact Number That We Provide:
• Temperature Greater Than 38.5 º
• Swollen Very Evident, Especially If It Is Asymmetrical
• Redness Of The Breast Skin
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The breast cancer is one of the deadliest cancers affecting women, but like any cancer is thought to be synonymous with death, this is a misconception to be drawn from the mind, this paper explains in detail the disease process and that every woman should be alert to this disease.

Periodic reviews is the best prevention against any type of cancer, especially in women with a family history of cancer such as early detection of any tumor increases the chance of cure.

Breast cancer is an abnormal and disordered growth of cells in this tissue. The breast is composed of a series of mammary glands that produce milk after birth, and which are called lobes and lobules.

The lymphatic system consists of containers and vessels or tubes that contain and carry the lymph, a colorless liquid made up of white blood cells, mostly lymphocytes. These cells recognize any foreign substance to the body and release substances that destroy the offending agent.

Breast Cancer Causes:
No known cause of breast cancer. Any woman can get breast cancer. Some women are more likely to develop breast cancer than others. Factors that increase your risk of breast cancer include:

Having a mother or sister with breast cancer, never having children, having had a first child after age 30, a history of radiation exposure, smoking, hormone therapy (estrogen), excessive use of alcohol, injury Breast obesity.

So far there is no definitive evidence that prolonged use of the pills for birth control cause breast cancer, but this possibility also remains under investigation. Also, apparently, the intake of estrogen after menopause causes a slightly increased risk of breast cancer. Researchers are also studying certain viruses as possible causes of breast cancer.

Symptoms caused by the disease:
Breast cancer in its early stages usually does not cause any pain. In fact, when developed at first, it may have no symptoms. However, as the cancer grows, it can cause changes that women should pay attention:

A lump or thickening in the breast, at or near the armpit area. A change in breast size or shape. Nipple discharge or tenderness, or umbilicated nipple inside the breast. Creases or dimples in the breast (the skin looks like the skin of an orange). A change in the way they look or feel the skin of the breast, nipple areolae (eg, hot, swollen, red or scaly).

October is considered worldwide as the month of breast cancer. In many countries, organized campaigns aimed at the female population with the aim of promoting actions of information and advice about the disease and its early detection.

The alarming number of women with cancer in Mexico has increased, so that it has been positioned as the second leading cause of female mortality after cardiovascular diseases, which, in part because currently most commonly detected.

It is estimated that those who suffer from this disease lose 21 years of potential life, because the average age at which die from this disease is 57 years, while life expectancy of a healthy woman is 78 years.

Therefore, awareness campaigns are very important to call attention to a condition that many women feel very far in their lives. Early diagnosis allows for a 10-year survival in 90 percent of the cases, whereas it is only 2 percent when they are diagnosed in later stages.

Technology and the large amount of drugs that have been created providing new hope for preventing and controlling breast cancer, while it is important that women learn to explore the breasts to be able to detect any abnormal lump that indicates the need medical care in order to obtain a diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Thus, it is advisable to seek the advice of health personnel trained in the techniques of breast self-examination and go to regular review. The doctor-patient relationship remains indispensable for information, early detection and treatment. Read the rest of this entry »

When cancer is found in the breast of a woman, a relatively common surgical treatment if the cancer is aggressive or is advanced is the mastectomy. Mastectomy is the removal of breast tissue by the presence of a cancerous tissue or pre-cancerous. The amount of tissue removed during mastectomy varies and depends on many factors including: the size and stage of cancer, their anatomy and their personal preferences.
There are 3 types of mastectomy are performed most often by surgical oncologists skilled in Mammary Gland: a modified radical mastectomy, which removes the breast tissue including in these nipple areola tissue and lymph nodes found in the armpit same side. This procedure leaves intact the pectoralis major muscle that lies behind it and over the chest wall. There is also a simple mastectomy in which only removes the breast tissue and lymph nodes occasionally. Finally there is a lumpectomy or partial mastectomy in which only the tumor tissue is excised and local inflammation, leaving as much breast tissue in place.

Women who undergo a mastectomy, most of them are good candidates for breast reconstruction. The reasons for choosing a reconstruction of this type can be many. After a mastectomy, many patients feel a loss of integrity or a deterioration of their femininity that breast reconstruction can restore.

The reconstruction can be performed using a variety of methods:
1. Can be made using the same body’s own tissue of women (flaps)

2. Using medical implants (silicone implants or saline).

3. Using a combination of both methods.

The proper method for you depends on the type of mastectomy that was done, the stage of cancer at the time of discovery, the experience of Surgical Oncologists and if there is a plastic surgeon who has extensive experience in breast reconstruction and finally the type of monitoring and post-surgical care that you have to have under your health and possibilities.

For 40 years, when they started the cosmetic surgery for breast implants with silicone implants, they have evolved in such a way, ensuring a better outcome with fewer complications and long term.

The need for some women and the influence of a new body at rest, have produced a significant increase in the performance of cosmetic breast surgery.

Since the ’80s, gradually volumes of breast implants have been increasing, currently standing prosthesis measures were unthinkable 20 years ago.

The steady progress in the development of breast prostheses, which allow today are composed of a cohesive gel that prevents their migration through the roof and eventually get broken.

Another advance of the beginning of this century has been the different profiles or shapes of breast implants that can be used according to the type of the breast that the patient has and how he’d like.

At high and moderate profile breast implants, it adds the natural and anatomical, which project over the lower pole of the breast by a drop of water, giving a more natural look to it.

The combination of volume and pattern of breast implants, you get the result desired by the patient after undergoing cosmetic breast surgery.

The most commonly used route of entry of these implants are the periareolar and submammary . Both incisions, allows easy access to the space where we put the prosthesis.

According to the anatomical characteristics of the patient, the location of the prosthetic implant silicone can be in front of the pectoral muscle (retroglandular) or behind it (retromuscular) .

In both cases, never break the continuity of the mammary gland and nipple, so it will not be compromised feeding in patients in the future to breastfeed after the surgery.

Biologically, the breast is a modified sweat gland, and defining characteristic of mammals and their main function is to feed the young. In humans, adding a clear sexual component: unlike what happens with the female primates, the breasts of women maintain a significant amount from puberty, which increases by about a third over the period of lactation.

The mammary gland originates in the skin depth. In the girl develops after puberty, and growth will be accompanied by skin to adapt to new forms and sizes. Inside there are changes that prepare the gland for feeding the newborn: the acinar glandular lobes meeting and communicating with the outside of the nipple by ducts, hypertrophy, and activated, producing a discharge feature : milk. The hormonal stimulation of menstruation, pregnancy and lactation, hormonal treatments and obesity induce an increase in its size.

Embryologically formed from two folds of the surface layer (ectoderm) in the ventral region of the embryo which give rise to two rows of breasts in some mammals (dog, cat …); in the human female and other mammals (horses, cattle), these glands have atrophied, leaving only two. It is not uncommon, however, that in some women persist stunted remains of these structures and can see traces of breasts more or less complete in the lines from the armpit to the groin (Mamas and supernumerary nipples).

Other anomalies that may be encountered are the complete absence of one or both breasts ( amastia ), significant asymmetries (some asymmetry is normal), alterations of the plate nipple areola (nipple inverted, hypertrophy, etc.), or breast development in males ( gynecomastia ).

The above changes are eminently morphology.
Because the framework in which we live we will not delve into the histopathological type even if you can point, briefly, a simple classification of the most common pathology: Inflammatory (mastitis, abscess, and necrosis), Hormonal (benign mammary dysplasia, cysts and adenosis) and Tumor: benign (fibroadenoma) and malignant (carcinoma). Given the frequency of abnormalities is important in the diagnostic care that are essential for periodic medical examinations and good patient information, including self-breast examination, and most importantly, regular monitoring by your gynecologist.