Is a Preservation Breast Augmentation Painful?

One of the benefits of this technique is the minimal pain during the reduced recovery period. There will be some swelling, bruising, and soreness, but this can be managed with pain medication prescribed by Dr. Groves. The actual procedure itself is painless because we use local anesthesia.

How Many Appointments Will I Need?

You will attend a handful of appointments throughout your preservation breast augmentation experience, including a consultation, one surgical appointment, and follow-up appointments to check your progress as you recover. These follow-up appointments are required and will ensure you achieve optimal results. The number of appointments will be laid out in your treatment plan.

How Long Until I See Results?

Initial results of enhanced breast size and shape will be immediate, but they will be swollen and bruised. The swelling and bruising will gradually fade over a few weeks to several months, slowly becoming more natural-looking. They will settle into place after about 3-6 months and accurately resemble real breasts.

How Soon Can I Travel After Breast Augmentation?

We recommend waiting a minimum of 1-2 weeks before traveling. Waiting to travel minimizes risks of blood clots, chest pain, and other complications. Stay hydrated, walk around every hour or so to prevent deep vein thrombosis, and wear compression garments to minimize swelling. Do not lift heavy luggage for at least a month to avoid implant displacement and other complications.

What Are the Risks Associated with a Preservation Breast Augmentation?

Some risks associated with breast preservation augmentation include: Swelling Bruising Infection Capsular contracture Scarring Bleeding Asymmetry Deep vein thrombosis Implant displacement Unsatisfactory results

Preservation Breast Augmentation In Macon, Georgia

Preservation Breast Augmentation

Introduction

Introduction to Preservation Breast Augmentation

Are you tired of being “flat-chested” and not having natural, voluminous breast contours? At the Georgia Center for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, we offer preservation breast augmentation, an exceptional, natural-looking breast enhancement procedure that can significantly enhance your self-confidence, body proportions, and overall aesthetic appeal, resulting in more symmetrical, aesthetically attractive breasts. Preservation breast augmentation is growing in popularity due to its capability to significantly reduce tissue trauma, downtime, and scarring, making the breast enhancement journey more manageable and exciting.

Familiarize yourself with the procedure by reading the information below, and let us know if you would like to schedule a consultation to get started!

What is a Preservation Breast Augmentation?

Preservation breast augmentation is a minimally invasive breast augmentation technique designed to provide subtle, realistic breasts while minimizing tissue trauma and preserving the natural breast tissue. This leads to a faster and less painful recovery, allowing patients to return to their regular activities sooner.

This technique permits a less invasive approach than traditional methods. The breast implants are strategically placed above the chest muscle and under the breast fascia into a breast pocket gently opened by specialized surgical tools. This is an alternative to traditional breast augmentation techniques, which can cut through muscle to allow the implant to be inserted. It also uses smaller incisions, resulting in smaller, less noticeable scars and a reduced risk of complications such as bleeding and bruising.

Preservation breast augmentation uses Motiva implants, advanced silicone gel-based breast implants designed for reducing complications and providing realistic, natural-feeling results.

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What Are the Benefits of a Preservation Breast Augmentation?

Our preservation breast augmentation procedure in Macon, Warner Robins, Houston County, and Bibb County offers a wide variety of extraordinary benefits, including:

Natural-looking, fuller breasts
Realistic-feeling breasts with natural movement
Preserved nipple sensation
Quicker recovery than traditional techniques
Reduced tissue trauma
Lower likelihood of complications
Longer-lasting results
Reduced scarring
Boost in confidence

Who Are the Best Candidates for a Preservation Breast Augmentation?

Ideal patients for preservation breast augmentation are individuals in Macon, Warner Robins, Houston County, Bibb County, and the surrounding areas who exhibit the following characteristics:

Want to enhance the size, shape, and fullness of their breasts
A desire to get back to regular activities as quickly as possible
Want subtle, natural-looking results that move and feel like real breasts
Want to keep the natural breast sensation and minimize nerve damage
Good overall health
Do not smoke
Have a stable weight
Have good quality breast tissue
Have realistic expectations

How to Begin Your Preservation Breast Augmentation Journey

Your breast augmentation preservation journey begins with a consultation at our Macon office, near Warner Robins, Houston County, and Bibb County, where you will meet Dr. Joshua R. Groves. Here are some things that you will do during the consultation:

Talk through the procedure in greater detail
Review your medical history
Go over your aesthetic goals, expectations, questions, and concerns
Receive a detailed examination of your breasts, so Dr. Groves can compare them to your goals and understand what he’d be working with
Work with Dr. Groves to develop a personalized treatment plan tailored to your needs and goals.

Combining My Preservation Breast Augmentation with Other Procedures

Patients in Macon, Warner Robins, Houston County, Bibb County, and surrounding areas frequently combine breast preservation with other procedures to achieve comprehensive results and address additional concerns. Here are some common procedures combined with breast preservation:

Breast Lift

Patients combine a breast lift to address both volume loss and skin laxity simultaneously. If you combine a breast lift, you will likely need to be put under general anesthesia, which may cause slightly more grogginess, post-operative fatigue and nausea, and require someone to drive you home. For many individuals, the stronger anesthesia is well worth it.

Tummy Tuck

When you combine a tummy tuck, you can accomplish total body contouring for a more sculpted figure with more intentional curves. You’ll also achieve the same or better results, but in just one recovery period compared to separating the procedures.

What to Expect on the Day of Preservation Breast Augmentation Surgery

Your preservation breast augmentation will take place at our office in Macon, Warner Robins, Houston County, Bibb County, and the surrounding areas. You’ll be taken to an operating room, where you will change into a surgical gown. Before the surgery begins, you can ask any last-minute questions to ease anxiety or nerves. Then, we’ll give you local anesthesia to ensure the surgery is completely painless, but you are still able to respond to basic commands.

To begin the surgery, Dr. Groves will make the incisions along marked lines under the natural fold of the breast. He will gently create the breast pockets with the specialized tools, including a balloon-like device to push the tissue aside. The native tissues are elongated to nest around the device. Then, Dr. Groves will meticulously place the implants inside the breast pocket and seal the incisions with sutures. Wrappings and a surgical bra will be placed around your chest to minimize swelling and keep the implants in place.

The surgery will take around 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on the extent of the surgery and whether you combine other procedures. We will monitor your recovery from the anesthesia until you feel ready to leave.

Preservation Breast Augmentation Recovery

Following Dr. Groves’s recovery instructions in your treatment plan is the best way to achieve optimal results. You will experience some initial swelling, bruising, and soreness immediately after your preservation breast augmentation in Macon, Warner Robins, Houston County, Bibb County, and the surrounding areas, so make sure to take plenty of rest. This will include lying on your back to avoid putting pressure on and shifting the implants, staying hydrated, and taking prescribed pain medication.

Breast augmentation recovery also involves a little movement to keep your blood flowing, so you should go for light walks after a couple of days. You can exercise after 1-2 weeks of your surgery, but it should be light to moderate, not intense. Strenuous exercise can be resumed after a few weeks to a month.

Attend all follow-up appointments according to the schedule in your treatment plan. These appointments are to remove your sutures and dressings, and to check progress. Follow all other specific instructions from Dr. Groves after your surgery.

How Much Does a Preservation Breast Augmentation Cost in Macon?

The cost of breast augmentation in Macon, Warner Robins, Houston County, Bibb County, and surrounding areas depends on several factors and varies for each individual. These factors include the extent of your surgery, the type of implants, how complex the procedure is, the expertise of your surgeon, and surgical fees. Combining procedures will be more expensive, but it will save you money if you were to get them at another time. Find out how much your procedure will cost when you schedule a consultation.

Our Ethos

Why Choose Georgia Center for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery?

Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Groves is committed to providing each of his patients with a uniquely tailored breast preservation augmentation. By taking the time to truly understand what his patients are looking for and utilizing his years of education, training, and professional experience, Dr. Groves will give you the enhanced breasts you desire. With his precision techniques and steady hand, Dr. Groves minimizes scarring and recovery time so that you can feel empowered and confident with your beautiful new breasts.

His several affiliations with the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the Aesthetic Society, the Bibb County Medical Association, and the Medical Association of Georgia show his dedication to maintaining the highest standards of performing plastic surgeries and his ability to produce remarkable, natural-looking results.

Preservation Breast Augmentation FAQ’S

You will attend a handful of appointments throughout your preservation breast augmentation experience, including a consultation, one surgical appointment, and follow-up appointments to check your progress as you recover. These follow-up appointments are required and will ensure you achieve optimal results. The number of appointments will be laid out in your treatment plan.
We recommend waiting a minimum of 1-2 weeks before traveling. Waiting to travel minimizes risks of blood clots, chest pain, and other complications. Stay hydrated, walk around every hour or so to prevent deep vein thrombosis, and wear compression garments to minimize swelling. Do not lift heavy luggage for at least a month to avoid implant displacement and other complications.
Some risks associated with breast preservation augmentation include:
- Swelling
- Bruising
- Infection
- Capsular contracture
- Scarring
- Bleeding
- Asymmetry
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Implant displacement
- Unsatisfactory results

Real Patient Reviews

What our patients say

I highly recommend you use Dr. Groves and his team! I had my first plastic surgery ever done and they have been amazing calling and checking on me as well as they also have a way you can text the phone line number and your question will get answered pretty fast! I wish i remembered everyones names but Danielle,Babs and Groves plus the rest of his team is amazing! He will be who i always use if i want something else done! Im only 4 days out and i already love my results though im still very swollen

Kayla T.
My experience has been nothing short of amazing. The staff and Doctor Groves are very professional and welcoming. I had my breast reduction surgery not long ago and I am more than pleased with my results. It’s been a whole year now and I wanted to give a update, everything is amazing my healing was easy and my result are just what I expected, Dr. Groves is the best! Thanks again!

Shereka S.
My Experience with Dr Groves has been top Notch! His Staff is Really Outstanding! So Sincere & Caring . Never experienced a better all around Fantastic group. I recently had Surgery. He is the Best! Makes Absolutely sure he knows what you are looking for & He will Deliver the Best Results.

Warren M

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Schedule a Consultation

Are you ready to take the first step toward fuller breasts with enhanced symmetry and shape? Schedule your consultation in Macon, Warner Robins, Houston County, and Bibb County to meet Dr. Groves and learn how preservation breast augmentation can help you achieve your aesthetic breast goals. Feel free to ask any questions along the way, and we will be happy to answer them.

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