Secrets of successful breast augmentation from a European surgeon

Breast augmentation is currently the most popular aesthetic surgery performed on many patients around the world. Each plastic surgeon has his own preferences regarding the technique of surgical intervention, the type of implants and many other important points that are significant factors in the success of this operation. Paolo Montemurro, a plastic surgeon from Sweden, a member of the Swedish Association of Plastic Surgery SPKF, a member of the Swedish Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons SFEP, spoke about the secrets of successful breast augmentation in an exclusive interview for estet-portal.com. What implants does a European specialist prefer to use, and what opportunities does the use of a unique method of breast biomeasurement open? read this article.

What are the most common complications of breast augmentation that you encounter?

Breast augmentation is the most popular plastic surgery today, but it is impossible to operate and have 0% complications as a result. Therefore, the surgeon performing this operation must follow certain standards and regulations in order to minimize the risk of postoperative complications.

Complications of breast augmentation that occur most often – it is capsular contracture and implant malposition.

Any of the plastic surgeons can face them, so we must learn, on the one hand, how to act when these complications arise and how to eliminate them, and on the other hand, we must think and learn how to minimize the possibility of occurrence such complications.

Is there an association between the occurrence of complications and the choice of implants for breast augmentation?

First of all, I must say that there is a correlation between the risk of complications after breast augmentation and the surgical technique. It is necessary to think about the technique or technique that the surgeon uses for breast augmentation. If this is a correctly chosen technique, then it practically does not give the risk of complications. It all depends on the method of surgical intervention, and not on the type or shape of the implant itself. Implant preferences are very subjective and I think that with the right technique, a surgeon can work with any type of implant and get good results. As for me, I prefer textured implants and also use a lot of anatomical implants – somewhere in 2/3 of all their breast augmentation surgeries.

Which implants do you prefer to use in your practice?

In my practice, I mainly use Allergan implants, and I am a consultant for this company. But I also use other brands. First of all, I focus on the very best the market has to offer, and Allergan implants are exactly that.

What is breast biomeasurement, and what opportunities does it open for plastic surgeons?

I believe that biomeasurement – one of the key moments of breast augmentation. Biomeasurement implies, first of all, the concentration of the surgeon's attention not on volumes, but on the natural proportions and contours of the breast, so that the patient has a truly natural and beautiful breast. Now I am focusing on this and I think that this approach is very successful.

If earlier everyone focused on volume, and simply enlarged the breasts, now we are talking about aesthetically beautiful breast forms.

When a patient used to come to a surgeon and the first question was about what size breasts she wants to have, now everything is completely different. Now, when a patient comes to a plastic surgeon, the consultation begins first of all with measuring the dimensions and proportions of her own body, and discussing how these proportions and dimensions can be improved. And already the choice of implant volume is the result of all these measurements.

What, in your opinion, is the fundamental difference between approaches to breast augmentation in Sweden and Ukraine?

To answer this question completely and in detail, with any definite statement, I do not have sufficient experience in dealing with Ukrainian surgeons. But from the discussion regarding the preferred methods and implants, I realized that we really do everything in almost the same way. When I asked about preferences regarding the shape of implants, I saw that the majority of Ukrainian surgeons, like me, prefer to work with anatomical implants in their practice.