Breast augmentation surgery allows to increase the volume of the breasts, as well as to improve their shape if necessary. For this, a good diagnosis and the experience of the plastic surgeon are essential. Thus, breast augmentation techniques with prostheses have evolved in recent years, improving safety, results and postoperative surgery.
What is a breast augmentation simulator?
It is very important to assess, before proceeding to perform any breast augmentation, the shape of the breast, since there are many that have malformations, such as tuberous breasts, breasts without lower pole, tubular breasts … A proper diagnosis as to the type of breast that the patient has will be essential to achieve the expected results. 2D and 3D simulators have provided cosmetic surgery with new options to enhance doctor-patient communication.
Thus, they help to resolve doubts, to define aesthetic criteria, to specify expectations and to choose sizes in breast augmentation surgery. To this end, having the latest generation of breast simulators is a circumstance that undoubtedly makes a difference.
What is new about breast augmentation simulators and are there different types?
There is a before and after in diagnosis thanks to the new generation of scanners for previewing results. Our experience with the most advanced in the world, VECTRA® 3D REAL-LIFE, allows us to answer the most recurring question of women who want to augment their breasts: “How will it look doctor?” With this system, they themselves get to see exactly what real results they can expect after the procedure before they undergo surgery.
A support in terms of diagnosis and goal setting in the doctor-patient relationship, since it allows us to check from the outside the real aspect that the woman would have with different implant options, not only in terms of size and projection but also in terms of shape, exact position, width or fall of the breast, being able to rotate the image to see the result from any perspective.
Thus, it is the best tool for patients to have realistic expectations and for doctors to have more accurate measurements. These two features help in understanding the definition of the goals of the surgery and, as a consequence, in improving the results.