Breast Surgery: Breast Enlargements & Augmentation Surgery

Breast augmentation surgery is the most common operation requested by clients of the United Kingdom.

Mills & Mills Medical Group offers a professional and comprehensive service for clients undergoing a breast enlargement procedure. You may have read about the procedure elsewhere under other terms, such as breast augmentation.

Before the Procedure

It is essential that you have a private, professional consultation with a Mills & Mills Surgeon before you proceed with your breast enlargement. At Mills & Mills Medical Group we believe that all advice should be free. That’s why we offer a free private consultation with our surgeons without any obligation.

We also offer a meeting with one of our friendly patient co-ordinators who are on hand to give you information on other aspects of your procedure, such as for example, the cost of the procedure, availability in our hospital, as well as different ways of paying for your procedure such as through a cosmetic surgery loan. Our co-ordinators are not there to give clinical advice, only our surgeon can do that, but they are there as a continual support throughout your care with Mills & Mills.

Before you attend for your consultation try and write down all the questions that you would like to ask our surgeon regarding breast augmentations. You may forget when you are there. It’s also a good idea to bring someone along with you for support, of course, if you want to keep the procedure totally confidential, that’s fine too.

Consultations for breast augmentations are easy to arrange and are held throughout the United Kingdom and in Marbella.

The Consultation

Our surgeons will want to establish exactly what you are looking for in terms of the procedure. For example, what size would you like to be when the procedure is done?

Most clients have a fairly clear idea of what they are looking for. In discussion with your surgeon you can understand the factors influence size. Following examination, our surgeon will be able to give you some clear indication as to the result. A medical history will be taken to help establish your suitability for the procedure. You will have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you like. Our surgeon will cover all aspects of the breast enlargement procedure including, the benefits and risks as well as what to expect afterwards in terms of the recovery period.

Your patient co-ordinator will then complete any other details such as confirming the cost and advising you of available dates for your procedure.

Pre–operative screening

We need to ensure that you are well enough to undertake breast enlargements. Together with your medical history, it may be necessary to have some tests before the procedure. These could be blood tests, perhaps an E.C.G or in some cases a mammogram. It is important that you are properly prepared. Your patient co-ordinator will make all these arrangements for you.

The Procedure

Breast augmentation is performed under general anaesthetic, which means you are asleep throughout the procedure. It takes between one and one and a half hours to complete. Breast implants can be inserted around the underside of the nipple (periareolar) through the armpit (axillary) or through the crease-line under the breast itself (often referred to as 'under the arm breast augmentation surgery'). Your surgeon will have discussed this with you at length in the consultation. Your personal preference is naturally given careful consideration. When placing the implant the surgeon needs to consider the best position to give you the optimum result. They can be placed in front of the pectoral muscle where there is excessive skin that needs to be filled, this usually the case if you have breast fed for example. Insertion behind the muscle may be preferred if there is no excessive skin to fill. The aim will be to give you a natural looking result that compliments your overall shape.

Your Breast Implants

We offer a comprehensive choice when it comes to breast implants. At Mills & Mills, we are not limited to one manufacturer, unlike many of our competitors. This means that we can select exactly the right type, profile and size of implants, just for you.

Our most common implant is the standard, round, cohesive gel, silicone implant. This implant is available in a variety of sizes with low, medium or high profile, depending on the look that you want.

Cohesive gel implants are often labeled 'jelly baby implants' - this is because they have a thick gel consistency, not a liquid akin to water. The shell of cohesive gel implants are tough, yet give a completely natural look and feel. There are far less problems with rippling with these implants, unlike the implants of years ago.

We are also able to offer a range of anatomical implants from the world's leading manufacturers. We are especially good value in terms of these implants, where our prices are considerably lower than the UK.

Anatomical implants can give a very natural shape to the breast. These implants have more volume at the bottom making them project in a conical fashion. More and more women are seeking anatomical implants and we have noticed a rise in demand for them over the past two years.

Lastly, we now offer Polyurethane coated implants. These are filled with silicone gel but it is said that there is a significantly lower risk of capsular contracture (breast hardening) with these implants. They will be of particular interest to women who have experienced capsular contracture and want to have a re-augmentation with a dramatically lower risk of the same thing happening again. The shell has a polyurethane coating and is available in standard or teardrop shaped implants. Again, we have a large range of sizes to match exactly what you are looking for. These are more expensive than standard implants but we are getting more and more enquiries for these.

After the procedure

You will be required to stay in hospital overnight and you will be discharged the following day. You will be taken to your hotel to begin your recovery, or home if you live close by. You may be asked to wear a good support bra after your breast augmentation surgery and it’s useful to bring one with you just in case. Under-wired bras are not a good idea at first and it's best to avoid these for at least six weeks.

Your sutures may be dissolving or may need to be removed. You will be advised about this before you leave our hospital. It is important that you avoid any strenuous exercise or heavy lifting for six to eight weeks after breast enlargement.

It’s likely that your breasts will feel hard and swollen just afterwards. This is quite common and they will settle over the following weeks.

Appointments will be made for you to be seen by your surgeon following the procedure. This is important so that we can follow your progress afterwards.

Clients from the United Kingdom will be able to see their surgeon in the UK.

Free Consultation - the next step

The next step is to arrange a free private consultation with a Mills and Mills Surgeon at a centre near you. This is easy to do. Simply call us on the number provided and we will do the rest. We will be happy to chat with you on the phone and answer any questions that you might have about breast augmentation surgery. We know how important this procedure is to you. It is our aim to provide you with a service second to none.

We look forward to hearing from you.