Stockton Breast Augmentation Specialist – Dr. Silverton
Serving Modesto, Lodi, Tracy, Elk Grove
Many individuals choose our plastic surgery Stockton practice, near Modesto, Lodi, and Tracy, for breast augmentation (enlargement) with breast implants. Dr. John Silverton, a talented Stockton / Modesto breast augmentation specialist with decades of experience and unquestioned artistic ability, consistently produces aesthetically pleasing results. Further, our location allows us to offer significantly lower prices than leading Bay Area practices. Visit our offices in Stockton today to learn more about breast enlargement, or browse our gallery to view the results Dr. Silverton has achieved for his breast augmentation Stockton / Modesto patients.
Natural-looking Breast Augmentation with Implants
Many individuals choose our practice in Stockton, near Modesto, Lodi, and Tracy, for breast augmentation (enlargement) with breast implants. Dr. John Silverton, a surgeon with decades of experience and unquestioned artistic ability, can produce aesthetically pleasing results. Further, our location allows us to offer significantly lower prices than leading Bay Area surgeons. Visit our practice in Stockton today to learn more about breast enlargement, or browse our gallery to view the results Dr. Silverton has achieved for his breast augmentation patients.
- Choices before Undergoing Breast Enlargement
- Implant Materials
- Size and Shape
- Incision Location and Implant Placement
- The Breast Augmentation Procedure
- Recovering from Breast Enlargement
Choices Before Undergoing Breast Augmentation in Stockton
Before your breast enlargement procedure, you have some important choices to make. During your pre-surgical consultation, Dr. Silverton will explore all the available options with you to ensure that you choose the treatment that best meets your needs. With Dr. Silverton's help, you decide on saline-filled or silicone gel breast implants, settle on the right size and shape for your implants, and explore the different alternatives available for incision location and implant placement. The decisions you make will be based on your goals, medical history, and plans for the future. It is also important to take into account factors such as your lifestyle and plans for future breastfeeding and childbearing in addition to your aesthetic goals.
Implant Materials
Early silicone gel breast implants were not as good as today's breast implants. They were eventually abandoned in favor of saline-filled implants. Today, advances in breast augmentation technology have made safe silicone-gel-filled implants available, giving our Stockton / Modesto breast implants patients a choice between saline and silicone breast implants.
Modern silicone implants are safer than earlier designs because they do not leak or rupture easily. While both saline and silicone implants produce excellent results, many patients choose silicone implants because they consider them to have a more natural look and feel.
Saline implants, on the other hand, give Dr. Silverton more flexibility during breast enlargement surgery, as they are inflated after being implanted. They are also safer in the unlikely event of an implant rupture, as saline is simply saltwater.
Size and Shape
Implant size is one of the most important considerations for our Stockton and Modesto breast augmentation patients when planning breast enlargement surgery. Smaller implants tend to look the most natural, while larger implants offer the most dramatic breast enhancement. When choosing the ideal size of your breast implants, it is important to consider how larger breasts might affect your lifestyle. Extremely large implants can get in the way of certain athletic activities, such as running, and some women who choose larger implants may experience other problems due to the increased implant weight.
Shape is also important. Breast implants are available in both round and teardrop shapes. Today, most women prefer round, smooth implants, because of their better appearance and softness. Dr. Silverton uses breast implants in a variety of widths and projections to achieve each patient's desired appearance.
Incision Location and Implant
Breast implants can be placed through a choice of incisions. Dr. Silverton generally prefers the peri-areola incision. This incision can be concealed well in the border between the areola and the surrounding skin, resulting in a better scar. It also gives Dr. Silverton more ability to control the shape of the breast and minimizes the implant lowering that is more common with the incision under the breast.
Silicone implants require a slightly larger incision than saline filled implants. Sometimes they must be placed through incisions located in the crease beneath the breast known as the infra-mammary fold. This location allows for longer incisions but may leave more visible scars in patients with smaller natural breasts.
Because they can be filled after placement, saline implants can be implanted through smaller incisions in a wider variety of locations. Dr. Silverton prefers to avoid the incision in the armpit.
Dr. Silverton generally prefers to place breast implants behind the chest wall muscle rather than in front. The procedure to place the implant behind the muscle generally produces a better visual result. The scar is better and the long term shape usually holds up better. This option is also less likely to interfere with mammograms in the future and minimizes the likelihood of complications such as rippling and capsular contracture.
The Breast Augmentation Procedure
Breast augmentation usually takes between one and two hours to complete and is typically performed under general anesthesia administered by our board-certified anesthesiologist. After anesthesia has taken hold, Dr. Silverton makes the appropriate incisions and places the breast implants. Once the implants are in place, he carefully closes the incisions with dissolving sutures and secures the treated area with a light dressing and a comfortable bra. Patients recover under the supervision of skilled RNs and there is usually minimal discomfort. Patients are able to return home, or to a local hotel if they live some distance away, after they have recovered in the recovery room.
Recovering from Breast Enlargement
Recovery time varies for patients at our surgical center in Stockton depending on how the breast augmentation procedure was performed. In most cases, our breast implants Stockton / Modesto patients have their implants placed behind the chest muscles. For the first 24 to 48 hours after surgery, most patients experience mild discomfort, which can be controlled with pain medication. During this time, it is important to relax and get plenty of rest.
Within ten days weeks, bandages can usually be discontinued. Breast enlargement patients leave our surgical center wearing a comfortable bra. No compression bandages are required. Within a week most patients can buy a bra of their own selection at a store of their choosing. Dr. Silverton will make recommendations. The breast implants settle into place over the next several weeks and the breasts soften. It is best to avoid exercise and other strenuous activity for about six weeks. Surgical scars may take several months to fade, and they never disappear completely. However, they are typically subtle and most patients consider this a small price to pay for breast enhancement.
Contact Our Stockton Practice to Schedule a Breast Enlargement Consultation
If you are concerned about the size of your breasts, we encourage you to contact our cosmetic surgery practice today. Dr. John Silverton, serving patients from Stockton, Modesto, and elsewhere, offers natural-looking breast enlargement through augmentation with implants at very competitive prices. As one of the area's most experienced cosmetic surgeons, Dr. Silverton is an excellent choice for your breast enhancement procedure.
My name is Nancy, and I am 22 years old. When I was about 13 I started to realize that with getting more mature my body was not changing the way it was supposed to be, or the way I saw other girls my age maturing. For the next 7 years of my life I suffered with trying to hide the fact that my right breast was at least three sizes smaller than my left breast. I almost just starting telling myself, "I need to accept this. There is no way I could ever afford to do any surgical procedure to fix my problem, and even then I could never have normal breasts like every other woman out there."
But something changed all this when settlement money came to me in the result of a horrific car accident I was in two years before. Ok I thought, this is finally my time to have something done that I had hoped for my entire teen to adult years. The search was on for the perfect surgeon to change my entire life. I had many references ranging from Sacramento to Stockton and my search began in Sacramento. I was so excited I couldn't wait for my first consultation, only to find out the news from three doctors telling me no matter what procedure I had done, my breasts will never look the same, but were willing to perform the augmentation anyways. My heart sank in my chest and thoughts came to me that I was destined to have this abnormality for the rest of my life, with knowing I had one doctor left on my list.
The suffering ended in August of 2007 when I walked into the facilities of Dr. Silverton. The first thing he told me was, "We can help you". He explained to me how I would need a lift on my left breast to compensate for the years of gravity working against me, and an implant on the right side so everything will be completely even. Everything Dr. Silverton and his office told me sounded amazing. He even had a terrific payment plan if needed and a discount to anyone who will pay in advance of any procedure. They gave me every piece of information to make my procedure as relaxing as possible.
On September 17, 2007, I went into this surgery confident and 100% ready. I ended up getting 250cc in my right breast placed under the muscle, and a lift on my left. My recovery was a breeze, in under 1 week I was back at work as a hairstylist. Taking it easy of course in that time, I went to my two follow up appointments to find out that everything looked GREAT! It was only about 6 months after that my implant had completely dropped into its place and things look amazing.
This experience with Dr. Silverton was truly life changing. My confidence that was never there before was now at 110%. I am now buying any swimsuit I want, any bra I want and any clothes I want.
I could never thank Dr. Silverton and his team enough. I can only say that any procedure I decide to have or need in the future will be done by Dr. Silverton.
John Silverton MD, FRCS
3031 West March Ln., Suite 101 South
Stockton, CA 95219
tel: (209) 952-2251