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Our special breast augmentation surgery package

All Cosmetic Surgery Travel clients receive a mammogram and an ultrasound prior to any breast surgery. This is included in the cost of the surgery package.

Most women who travel to Subic for breast surgery want a breast augmentation. This may be to increase the size of their breasts or to provide shape when most of the mass of the breasts has been lost.

Some women in their 40's who have breast fed their children are surprised to be told that only implants won’t provide their former pre-babies rounded and shapely breasts. They discover that they actually need a breast lift as well as an augmentation to give them the silhouette they want. This is also the case with women who have experienced significant loss of weight.

Women whose breasts are irregularly shaped or unevenly sized can benefit from implants alone or restored with a combination of implants, nipple repositioning and/or a breast lift. Women whose breasts have been depleted can undergo a breast restoration.

The cost of breast reduction surgery is often reimbursed by medical insurers if it is demonstrated that the breast size poses health concerns.

Some women write to us asking about liposuction for large breasts. We don’t schedule nor encourage this procedure. Breasts are made largely of breast tissue, with larger breasts having a greater proportion of fat. A liposuction procedure that will leave breast tissue undamaged while removing fat cells has yet to be found medically viable.

Also, some women write to us because they want their fat transferred into their breasts. We don’t schedule or support this procedure either. Surgeons we know make the case that the calcified residual of the transferred fat cells, as they die out, can mask cancer cells during a routine mammogram or ultrasound. We think that's an excellent reason not to consider fat transfer into breast tissue.

Breast restoration

Breast restoration is sometimes needed when a man or woman has lost significant weight in the upper portion of his or her body. For a woman, breast restoration or "renewal" often combines a breast lift with breast augmentation and nipple reconstruction. For a man, breast restoration may include repositioning of the nipple, breast tissue reduction and liposuction.

In Subic, we are fortunate in having the services of an experienced breast reconstruction surgeon to perform highly specialized tram flap restoration for women who have had a radical mastectomy.

Breast lift

Mastopexy

Breasts often lose their shape and firmness and begin to sag as a woman ages and her skin loses its elasticity and the supporting muscle tissue droops from gravity. The breast lift, or mastopexy, is a surgical procedure designed to raise and reshape sagging breasts.

A "lift" is designed to tighten your skin and perk up your breasts without affecting their size. Breasts of any size can be lifted, but the results may not last as long in heavy breasts. A breast lift is sometimes combined with breast augmentation.

Breast lifting techniques vary, but the most common procedure involves an anchor-shaped incision following the natural contour of the breast. Excess skin is removed and the nipple and areola are moved to a higher position. The skin surrounding the areola is brought down and together to reshape the breast. Stitches are usually located around the areola, in a vertical line extending downwards from the nipple area, and along the lower crease of the breast.

Patients may feel some pain for the first couple of days after surgery. Bandages are usually removed a day or two after surgery, however patients will need to wear a surgical bra for several weeks, until the swelling and bruising subside. Stitches are removed in one to three weeks.

Some patients may experience random, shooting pains for the first few months after surgery. Some temporary loss of feeling in the nipples and breast skin.

Incision lines will be permanently visible but should fade over time.

Breast augmentation

Breast augmentation is a surgical procedure to increase or enhance the size and shape of a woman’s breasts. This augmentation is achieved by surgically placing a saline or silicone gel-filled implant in each breast to push the breast tissue forward.

Implants vary in shape, size, and texture and are surgically inserted into the body. Most women choose implants made of the new cohesive silicone gel. They are generally considered safe and some manufactured brands have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Some physicians suggest that saline-filled implants are preferred over silicone gel implants for very athletic women.

To insert the implant, the physician lifts the breast tissue and creates a pocket for the implant either behind the muscle or behind the breast tissue. Sometimes an endoscope is used. The incision through which the implant is inserted is usually under the arm or within the lower fold of the breast. Occasionally, physicians may insert the implant at the nipple or through the belly button.

General anesthesia is almost always used with breast augmentation surgery, especially for placements under the muscle. This allows the patient to sleep through the ordeal. Local anesthesia with sedation may sometimes be used for an over the muscle placement.

The surgery takes between one and three hours depending on the placement of the implant and the skill and experience of the surgeon.

After surgery, patients can expect a variety of pains and sensations. These symptoms are only temporary. Some discomforts may pass within days while others might take a few weeks.

Although most patients are happy with the results of their breast augmentation surgery, there are a small number of women who are not. Wrinkling, asymmetry, shifting, incorrect size, unanticipated shape, implant palpability, or scar deformity are some of the causes of cosmetic dissatisfaction.

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