Cosmetic breast augmentation in Singapore

Improving your chest will strengthen your whole posture a body shape, but also make you feel more confident.

In Singapore, the breast augmentation procedures are part of the most demanded surgeries for years, as women of all ages are looking for more self-confidence and a better look and shape.

To help you understand and prepare your breast augmentation in Singapore, I enlisted the help of Dr Samuel Ho, an experienced cosmetic surgeon from Allure Plastic Surgery, to write the most important things you need to know and how to choose the best breast augmentation procedures for you.

Studies done over the past 10 years are showing that beats implants are life-changing procedures for the patients. This has important effects on their personal lives as well as on the relationships.

For your breast augmentation in Singapore, you can choose between 2 types of surgeries:

1. The classic breast implants
2. The injections of fat in the chest, also known as fat grafting

The basis for breast augmentation with protheses in Singapore

Breast augmentation surgeries involve the placement of implants in the patient’s breasts. The doctor will decide with you the most appropriate size during the initial consultation at your Singaporean clinic. This choice is based on the type and size of the implant. 

Intermammary cleavage or gap between the breasts is also a common problem faced by the patients entering a Singaporean clinic. It can be fixed with breast augmentation surgeries using implants place by the best doctors in Singapore.  

For patients it is important to know about the change of  gap between the breasts during breast augmentation, and also ask if it will become narrower.

As a result, this gap will not be affected that much. With the breast implants surgery,  the implant will be inserted in a way to fit properly. For patients with well-spread breasts, the implants will be set more apart. 

Indeed, a breast implant is designed to create a larger breast, but not to make an entirely new one. It is the reason why your surgeon will work out the best alignment of the new implants.

When injecting fat, in addition to the implant, it can help narrow this gap as well.

Types of breast augmentation surgeries in Singapore

Choosing to do your breast augmentation in Singapore, is to choose a certified plastic surgeon who is dedicated to helping his patients get the look and feel they always wanted.

Singaporean plastic surgeons bring years of experience and treat all patients with the compassion they deserve.

The first step in planning your breast augmentation surgery in Singapore will be a consultation with your surgeon and a full medical examination to assess the surgical risks. It includes a review of general health, a list of all your allergies, and sometimes a blood test. 

It is also the stage where you and your surgeon will begin to discuss with you to decide the type of breast implant, as well as the placement of the incision and of the breast implants.

Breast implant procedure

A breast implant is a very resistant silicone bag (implant envelope) filled with either a saline solution, or some silicone gel in order to create a larger breast.

Chest enlargement is a surgical procedure consisting of inserting implants under the breasts to enlarge them. The type and size of the implant depend on the desired size of your new breasts. It includes their anatomy, the elasticity of the skin and the morphology.

It generally takes place under general anaesthesia, and it lasts less than 2 hours. With this well-organized procedure, the person can manage to be in and out of the clinic within 24hours.

In terms of postoperative follow-up, patient will be able to leave with only a scar covered with a bandage, that will be removed after 2 to 4 days.

The implants are also well-supported with  a compression bra that you will keep day and night for a month. It is the time needed for the tissue to recover and fix the implants properly.

Your breast will then be swollen for a couple of weeks, and sometimes, small bruises could occur. In terms of post-operative care, you will only need to clean daily with an antiseptic solution.

After a week, you will already be able to get back to your normal activities and routine, but remember to keep your arms along your body as much as possible. With the right bra, you can even continue sport a few days after the procedure, but the elevation movements remain painful for a month.

Breast augmentation surgery with implants is perfect to choose the size and shape of the breast to be restored or changed, without removing fatty tissue from another area of ??the body. You should however keep in mind that your breast implants may need to be replaced after 7 to 10 years.

Breast augmentation with fat injections

This procedure consists in increasing the volume of the chest by using the excess fat from the belly, hips, thighs and inner sides of the knees.

These techniques of breast augmentation are named breast enlargement by lipo-filing or lipo-modelling, or lipo-sculpture. These procedures are also more and more practised as it is more reliable and better mastered. This procedure is mostly applied to younger patients due to various factors linked to fat removal.

The procedure consists in increasing the volume of the chest by using the excess fat from the belly, hips, thighs and inner sides of the knees. 

The fat, removed in the other parts of your body is made by liposuction. The surgeon will then inject this fat back to the breast through different areas.

The final result sometimes requires a couple sessions that you should space a few months apart.

Duration of the intervention

The length of the intervention is variable depending on the amount of fat to be removed and reinjected (maximum 4 hours). For shorter procedures, outpatient hospitalization, without an overnight stay in the hospital, may be considered.