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

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Page 1: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

BREAST IMPLANTS

OLNEY MD:

MYTHS AND

MISINFORMATION

BOARD CERTIFIEDPLASTIC SURGEON

Page 2: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

ARE YOU CONSIDERING BREAST IMPLANTS?

ASK YOURSELF FIRST

WHETHER YOU'RE

DETERMINING YOUR

DECISION ON ACCURATE

INFORMATION OR NOT.

Page 3: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

MANY WOMEN

ARE SCARED OF

UNDERGOING

BREAST

AUGMENTATION

SURGERY BECAUSE

OF MYTHS AND

MISINFORMATION.

Page 4: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

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

Page 5: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

1. YOU WON’T BETAKEN SERIOUSLY

MANY WOMENFEAR THAT THEYWILL BE JUDGED

FOR BEINGSHALLOW ANDPROMISCUOUS.

Page 6: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

THE TRUTH:

NO ONE WILLKNOW ABOUT IT(YOUR BREAST

AUGMENTATIONSURGERY) UNLESSYOU TELL PEOPLE

ABOUT IT.

Page 7: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

IN FACT, WOMENWHO UNDERGO

BREASTAUGMENTATION

OFTEN FEEL MORECONFIDENT ANDARE, THEREFORE,

TAKEN MORESERIOUSLY IN

THEIR WORKPLACEAND HOME LIFE.

Page 8: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

2. IT LASTS A LIFETIME

THE NEED TOREMOVE OR

REPLACE A BREASTIMPLANT IF IT LEAKS.

NO! THESEDOCTORS ARE NOTREALLY EXPERIENCED

IN THE SURGERY.

Page 9: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

RUPTURED BREASTIMPLANTCAUSE A

SEVERE INFECTIONOR OTHER HEALTH

PROBLEMS.

Page 10: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

GENERALLY ADVISED:

A BREAST IMPLANT ISREMOVED AND

REPLACED EVERY TENYEARS TO MINIMIZE

THE RISK.

THISRECOMMENDATIONIS ESPECIALLY TRUEFOR SILICONE OR

GEL IMPLANTS.

Page 11: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

3. RECOVERY TAKES A LONG TIME

RECOVERY TIMECAN VARY FROM

PATIENT TO PATIENT.

MOST WOMEN AREBACK ON THEIR

FEET BY THENEXT DAY.

Page 12: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

ALTHOUGH YOURBREASTS WILL BE

SORE FOR SEVERALDAYS OR WEEKS,

THE DISCOMFORTCAN BE

MINIMIZED BY:

Page 13: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

* USING OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN MEDICATION(IBUPROFEN OR TYLENOL)

* MASSAGING THE BREASTS REGULARLY

PERFORMING EXERCISES BEFOREAND AFTER THE SURGERY,

ESPECIALLY EXERCISES THATSTRENGTHEN THE BACK, CAN HELP

SPEED UP RECOVERY TIMEAND REDUCE PAIN.

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Dr. Sarah Mess

4. BREAST IMPLANTSARE ONLY FORAPPEARANCE

ONE MAJOR REASON:TO HAVE

BIGGER BREASTS

SOME OTHER REASONS:DUE TO BREAST

CANCER OR OTHERDISEASES THAT ATTACK

BREAST TISSUE

Page 15: Breast Implants: Myths and Misconceptions

Dr. Sarah Mess

5. YOU'LLLOOK AMAZING

RIGHT AWAY

THIS IS NOTINSTANT.

YOU SHOULDEXPECT TO WAIT AFEW WEEKS BEFORE

THEY STARTLOOKING THE WAY

YOU EXPECT TO.

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Dr. Sarah Mess

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