Breast Augmentation- Will It Give You The Cleavage You Desire For?

By Author: Ashish Sangvikar
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1. Natural Anatomy of Breasts-
In some women both breasts are close together. These women naturally have a good cleavage which accentuates very well after breast augmentation. While in other women breasts are widely spaced and breast bone is prominent. In these women cleavage is less prominent even after breast augmentation.
Women with more breast tissue naturally have more fullness on upper and inner parts of breasts and so get a well defined, deep cleavage after breast augmentation while women with small breasts with less tissue tend to get a less prominent cleavage.
2. Implant Size & Profile-
Many women think that larger the implant size, better the cleavage. It is true that large volume of implant will fill the breast tissue more and achieve more upper and inner side fullness. So cleavage will be deeper. Also another important factor is implant projection. For same volume, implant can have low, moderate, high or extra high profile. Extra high profile implant will have more projection and so more will be the cleavage. One has to choose appropriate size and projection of the implant to achieve desired ...
... result. A small woman with broader chest will require an implant with larger diameter but lesser projection. It is not advisable to place a very large implant to achieve cleavage because the result will look unnatural and also it is associated with more complications like implant visibility and breast ptosis.
3. Implant Pocket-
Implant is placed either under the breast tissue (sub glandular) or under the pectorals muscle (sub muscular). Sub glandular placement of implant will give more natural look and better defined cleavage but implant edges will be visible in very thin woman. Sub muscular placement of implant will give much better upper border fullness but pectorals muscles prevent implant placement on more medial aspect (towards midline). Also if implant placement more towards midline of chest naturally will give better definition to cleavage but this is not always possible. Because if implants are placed more towards midline, nipples will be not be in central position and also there is a chance of cymatia (both breasts touch each other). Both these conditions will produce very unacceptable results and compromise the naturalist of breast augmentation.
So summary is, though cleavage is aesthetically very important feature of good breast augmentation, not every woman will automatically achieve good cleavage after breast augmentation. It depends upon several factors like appropriate technique, implant size, specific implant pocket and anatomy of breasts.
It is always advisable to have a good discussion with your board certified cosmetic surgeon about your expectations and the best result which can be achieved.
ABOUT DOCTOR
DR. ASHISH SANGVIKAR
(Plastic, Cosmetic & Hair Transplant Surgeon)
Dr. Ashish Sangvikar is a board certified plastic, Cosmetic & Micro vascular reconstruction surgeon. He completed his M.Ch in Plastic Surgery from Grant Medical College & J.J. group of hospitals, Mumbai. After his residency in Plastic Surgery he worked in renowned Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai where his received special training in Micro vascular reconstruction surgery. His interest in advanced Cosmetic surgery took him to Wellness Clinic in Genk, Belgium, one of the top most Cosmetic Surgery destinations in Europe. There he did fellowship in ‘Advanced Cosmetic Surgery & Minimal Invasive Breast Implant Surgery’. During this fellowship he received training in Cosmetic Breast Surgery under the guidance of Dr. Luc Damen and Facial Cosmetic Surgery under Dr. Linda Viser.

DR. ASHISH SANGVIKAR (Plastic, Cosmetic & Hair Transplant Surgeon) Dr. Ashish Sangvikar is a board certified plastic, Cosmetic & Microvascular reconstruction surgeon. He completed his M.Ch in Plastic Surgery from Grant Medical College & J.J. group of hospitals, Mumbai. After his residency in Plastic Surgery he worked in renowned Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai where his received special training in Microvascular reconstruction surgery. His interest in advanced Cosmetic surgery took him to Wellness Clinic in Genk, Belgium, one of the top most Cosmetic Surgery destination in Europe. There he did fellowship in ‘ Advanced Cosmetic Surgery & Minimal Invasive Breast Implant Surgery’. During this fellowship he received training in Cosmetic Breast Surgery under the guidance of Dr. Luc Damen and Facial Cosmetic Surgery under Dr. Linda Viser.