Latissimus Dorsi Implants Used In Breast Augmentation Surgery
Breast augmentation surgery with latissimus dorsi implants is performed in women who have undergone mastectomy or breast removal. This implant is also a preferred choice in women who suffered from extensive breast cancer surgery and had part of the chest wall muscle removed. The reason to use this muscle from ones own body is that it would not be rejected being the body’s own tissue.
Latissimus dorsi muscle gives the breast a normal shape and contour. With it being soft, the breast augmentation and reconstruction surgery gives the best results. Why the doctors choose to get an implant of latissimus dorsi when there are other places to get a graft or implant from? Latissimus dorsi is taken as an implant in women who are either very thin or have had previous abdominal procedures with scarring.
When the mastectomy is performed, the doctors leave some skin around to ensure its availability for breast augmentation/reconstruction surgery. When it is planned to perform the breast augmentation surgery, the surgeon will take a flap of the latissimus muscle, skin as well as fat tissue. Some blood vessels are retained on the insides of the flap that is to be implanted.
Once the breast is reconstructed, your surgeon will tell you that it will be another two or three months to create areola and nipple. This will be done once healing is achieved from the breast augmentation/reconstruction surgery. There will be a little difference in the appearance of the back due to the flap taken for the reconstructive purposes.
The breast enlargement surgery with latissimus dorsi muscle is recommended in women who have had breast mastectomy because it improves their self image and gives them a more feminine appeal.
Before undergoing this procedure, it is recommended to discuss all the various issues related with this type of surgery in detail, which will help one understand a lot of things involved in the entire process.
Tags: Augmentation, Breast Implant