Breast Augmentation & Lift
Breast augmentation or enlargement remains one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures at our practice in the Illinois, Iowa, Quad City area. Women all over the world benefit from its results every day. Breast augmentation gives greater confidence to women who feel their breasts are too small by enhancing both size and shape. Breast augmentation and/or enlargement also provides gratification for thousands of women following breast surgery. Breast implants are only one form of breast augmentation or breast enlargement that we perform at our practice in the Illinois, Iowa, Quad City area (read more about breast reconstruction below). For whatever reason you desire breast augmentation or breast enlargement, you should consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your desires, goals, and expectations.
Dr. Aric Eckhardt will work with you at his practice in the Illinois and Iowa, Quad City area, during a preoperative consultation to discuss your options concerning the many decisions that need to be made, such as the size of the breast implants, style and shape of the implants, and the location of the incisions. Dr. Eckhardt has expertise in a variety of techniques and with different types of breast implants. As a result, at the completion of your consultation, you the patient, will decide which of these options is right for you. In addition, Dr. Eckhardt has all of his patients return to the Quad City area office for a pre-operative visit, at no charge, one to two weeks prior to breast implant surgery. At this visit, any additional questions are answered. Implant sizes are tried on a second time to ensure that each patient is comfortable with the volume chosen. Bringing changes of clothes as well as someone whose opinion you trust to our Illinois, Iowa, Quad City area practice is also encouraged.
Breast augmentation is an invasive plastic surgery requiring general anesthesia, as well as an experienced surgeon. At his practice in the Illinois, Iowa, Quad City area, Dr. Eckhardt utilizes the latest techniques and technology for breast augmentation, breast enlargement and breast implants to ensure the most attractive results possible. It is his goal to create the most natural-looking breasts possible.
Breast augmentation is an outpatient procedure that takes one to one and a half hours. The breast implants are placed through precise incisions made under the breast, under the arm, or around the nipple. After the procedure, you can expect breast sensitivity, soreness, and swelling, but Dr. Eckhardt does everything possible to reduce discomfort to an absolute minimum. It is recommended that you wait four weeks before resuming light exercise. Patients are encouraged to wear a support bra during this period as well. After six weeks, you may resume all normal activities with a sexy new bust line.
To learn more about breast augmentation, enlargement, and breast implants in the Illinois, Iowa, Quad City area, contact Dr. Aric Eckhardt today.