A Breakthrough In Breast Surgery: Auto-augmentation Eliminates Implants

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Scare stories about silicone breast implants mean that women often feel uncertain about any type of implant. For many, however, this dilemma has come to an end. It is now possible to use existing breast tissue to provide the lift and fuller contours that many women seek.

Well known for pioneering several groundbreaking surgical procedures, Professor Laurence Kirwan has further developed the techniques of two of his peers - Giovanni Botti in Italy and Ruth Maria Graf in Brazil - so that women with adequate breast tissue can have breast surgery without an implant. Kirwan calls this procedure: Auto-Augmentation.
Women whose breasts have drooped - after breast-feeding, weight loss or through the normal ageing process - usually need a breast lift to eliminate excess skin, plus an implant to provide volume. However, when there is sufficient tissue, Kirwan creates a natural augmentation by using the lower part of the breast for an auto implant.
To provide fullness where it is needed - above the nipple - Professor Kirwan moves the gland from the lower part of the breast to the upper area. It is kept attached ...
... at its lower end to preserve the blood supply. To reduce scarring, Kirwan uses a lollipop-shaped closure. This involves a single scar running vertically under the breast and a natural-looking "purse string" gathering of the skin around the areola. Once the skin is tightened, the finished contours look exactly like a breast with an implant

Kirwan says that his procedure is suitable for 30 to 40% of the women who see him for a breast lift consultation and for perhaps as many as 20% of all women who are contemplating breast surgery.

Laurence Kirwan started working on his own techniques for breast surgery in the late 1990s and has become internationally recognised for his breast lifting procedures. Every year since 1998 he has been invited to give teaching workshops on his techniques to other surgeons in the USA, where British-born Kirwan trained as a cosmetic surgeon and has had a practice in Connecticut for 20 years. He also operates in Manhattan, where he has consulting rooms on Fifth Avenue.

Auto-Augmentation with Laurence Kirwan in the UK costs from $???? (£8,000.00 in the UK), excluding anaesthetist's fees and an overnight stay in hospital.

As with most breast surgery, recovery from Auto-Augmentation necessitates Undertaking only light chores in the first week and limited activities for another two weeks, with a return to normal lifestyle after four weeks.


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