Today millions of young and physically attractive women go under the knife to reach the artificially created standards of beauty. What is even worse is that many of them have no idea of possible consequences of such augmentations. Very often they get aware of them too late, when they face devastating results themselves.

The most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedures on women in the United States are breast and buttock augmentations. In 2002, 236,888 women enlarged their bust. Every year this number is increasing, and I dare not even think how many young girls will do it in 2006.

Some women undergo cosmetic surgeries to balance body proportions, or to make lingerie fit better. Others see the augmentation as the only way to improve their sexual life, or increase their self-esteem. As I see it, that will hardly help one’s relationship, but it may definitely worsen one’s health. So I would think twice before putting myself under the knife.

Speaking about breast and buttock augmentation, there are at least several concerns: the surgery itself, the implants and “cosmetic surgery addiction”. Read below about the most common possible complications, and it is up to you to take a risk or not.

1. Surgery: the risk may include (but not limited to) infection, hematoma, excessive bleeding and the risk of anesthesia. Besides, any patient would hardly avoid a foreign body reaction to the implant (its degree depends on each individual).
2. Implants: the risk may include implant rupture (deflation or leakage), capsular contracture (on the picture - capsular contracture, 7 years after the surgery), changes in nipple or breast sensation, rippling, shifting of the implant, asymmetrical look, immune system disorder. If a saline implant ruptures, it will go flat, if silicone – the breast will have a distortion or an irregular contour. In addition, the implant may complicate mammogram readings and breast feed. Read more about implants last at  www.plastic.org/info/HowLongDoSalineImplantsLast.html
   

3. “Cosmetic surgery addiction”: the risk may also include the need for more surgery procedures because of body dysmorphic disorder, or implant rupture. It may lead to irreversible damage to the normal body structure. Besides, each procedure may prove too costly.

Read more about possible complications at http://www.ienhance.com/procedure/description.asp?ProcID=27&BodyID=2&specialtyID=1#13 and http://www.psinfocenter.com/breast_augmentation.php.

Although plastic surgeons insist that these are rare case, they occur much more often than you imagine, and even bigwigs of show business face a number of problems. Need proofs – visit http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/006943.html.

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