When it comes to breast implants, there are a bunch of myths and misconceptions out there. Here, we're dispelling some of the rumors you may have heard.

1. Dr. Sarah Mess
BREAST IMPLANTS
OLNEY MD:
MYTHS AND
MISINFORMATION
BOARD CERTIFIED
PLASTIC SURGEON

2. Dr. Sarah Mess
ARE YOU CONSIDERING BREAST IMPLANTS?
ASK YOURSELF FIRST
WHETHER YOU'RE
DETERMINING YOUR
DECISION ON ACCURATE
INFORMATION OR NOT.

3. Dr. Sarah Mess
MANY WOMEN
ARE SCARED OF
UNDERGOING
BREAST
AUGMENTATION
SURGERY BECAUSE
OF MYTHS AND
MISINFORMATION.

4. Dr. Sarah Mess
SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING:
1. YOU WON’T BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY
2. IT LASTS A LIFETIME
3. RECOVERY TAKES A LONG TIME
4. BREAST IMPLANTS ARE ONLY FOR APPEARANCE
5. YOU'LL LOOK AMAZING RIGHT AWAY

5. Dr. Sarah Mess
1. YOU WON’T BE
TAKEN SERIOUSLY
MANY WOMEN
FEAR THAT THEY
WILL BE JUDGED
FOR BEING
SHALLOW AND
PROMISCUOUS.

6. Dr. Sarah Mess
THE TRUTH:
NO ONE WILL
KNOW ABOUT IT
(YOUR BREAST
AUGMENTATION
SURGERY) UNLESS
YOU TELL PEOPLE
ABOUT IT.

7. Dr. Sarah Mess
IN FACT, WOMEN
WHO UNDERGO
BREAST
AUGMENTATION
OFTEN FEEL MORE
CONFIDENT AND
ARE, THEREFORE,
TAKEN MORE
SERIOUSLY IN
THEIR WORKPLACE
AND HOME LIFE.

8. Dr. Sarah Mess
2. IT LASTS A LIFETIME
THE NEED TO
REMOVE OR
REPLACE A BREAST
IMPLANT IF IT LEAKS.
NO! THESE
DOCTORS ARE NOT
REALLY EXPERIENCED
IN THE SURGERY.

9. Dr. Sarah Mess
RUPTURED BREAST
IMPLANT
CAUSE A
SEVERE INFECTION
OR OTHER HEALTH
PROBLEMS.

10. Dr. Sarah Mess
GENERALLY ADVISED:
A BREAST IMPLANT IS
REMOVED AND
REPLACED EVERY TEN
YEARS TO MINIMIZE
THE RISK.
THIS
RECOMMENDATION
IS ESPECIALLY TRUE
FOR SILICONE OR
GEL IMPLANTS.

11. Dr. Sarah Mess
3. RECOVERY TAKES
A LONG TIME
RECOVERY TIME
CAN VARY FROM
PATIENT TO
PATIENT.
MOST WOMEN ARE
BACK ON THEIR
FEET BY THE
NEXT DAY.

12. Dr. Sarah Mess
ALTHOUGH YOUR
BREASTS WILL BE
SORE FOR SEVERAL
DAYS OR WEEKS,
THE DISCOMFORT
CAN BE
MINIMIZED BY:

13. Dr. Sarah Mess
* USING OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN MEDICATION
(IBUPROFEN OR TYLENOL)
* MASSAGING THE BREASTS REGULARLY
PERFORMING EXERCISES BEFORE
AND AFTER THE SURGERY,
ESPECIALLY EXERCISES THAT
STRENGTHEN THE BACK, CAN HELP
SPEED UP RECOVERY TIME
AND REDUCE PAIN.

14. Dr. Sarah Mess
4. BREAST IMPLANTS
ARE ONLY FOR
APPEARANCE
ONE MAJOR REASON:
TO HAVE
BIGGER BREASTS
SOME OTHER REASONS:
DUE TO BREAST
CANCER OR OTHER
DISEASES THAT ATTACK
BREAST TISSUE

15. Dr. Sarah Mess
5. YOU'LL
LOOK AMAZING
RIGHT AWAY
THIS IS NOT
INSTANT.
YOU SHOULD
EXPECT TO WAIT A
FEW WEEKS BEFORE
THEY START
LOOKING THE WAY
YOU EXPECT TO.

16. Dr. Sarah Mess
Contact
Dr. Sarah Mess
for more
information
about
www.sarahmessmd.com
breast implants
Olney MD