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Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation surgery is an amazingly gratifying procedure for patients and for the surgeon. It allows for a more voluminous and curvaceous breast contour that can improve one's self-image and confidence. Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian.

A breast augmentation procedure is an excellent way for women to regain confidence in their body and achieve a more useful and voluminous breast volume. After a breast implant surgery, women can feel more because curvaceous and can feel more confident in clothes or in a bikini. dr. Karamanoukian is an expert in breast augmentation techniques using silicone breast implants in Beirut Lebanon.

Breast augmentation

Women seeking breast augmentation in Beirut Lebanon have many choices to increase the size of their breasts after pregnancy, childbirth, and the normal processes of breast aging. Younger patients may also request enhancement of their breast volume using safe and FDA approved breast implants they can add volume to the breast and improve the purchase of the nipples. Dr. Karamanoukian can help you achieve your dreams for body enhancement with safe and effective procedures to re-contour the upper body.
 
With extensive fellowship training in plastic surgery and a keen eye for aesthetic detail, Dr. Karamanoukian has established a preeminent surgical center in the heart of Beirut. You will love the body that you have after breast augmentation. Our surgeons use the safest highly cohesive Gummy Bear implants available on the market. These implants can add volume to the breast and minimize the risk of rupture or complications. Schedule a consultation today and begin your journey for breast enhancement.

Choosing breast augmentation

The aesthetics of breast and Hansmann surgery have changed over the last decade with women choosing smaller implants compared to previous years. Most women choose to have a breast implant placed under the muscle in order to achieve a more natural looking result. Breast augmentation can increase the volume of the breasts while still maintaining natural looking results. During your consultation, Dr. Karamanoukian will provide you with breast implant sizers to determine the ultimate volume of your breast enhancement based on biometric measurements such as nipple distance, breast diameter, and inherent breast tissue. Women over the age of 40 may want to undergo a mammography prior to surgery to obtain a baseline diagnostic report.

Choosing the type of implant

In Lebanon, there are two main types of breast implants available that include Celine implants and silicone implants. Dr. Karamanoukian prefers highly cohesive Gummy Bear implants containing silicone because they are safe, FDA approved, and offer firm and naturally occur naturally appearing breast enhancement. some patients will opt for FDA proof saline implants which consist of a silicone exterior with saline water internally. Both of these implants can give you natural looking results and our team will help you pick the right implant to achieve your aesthetic goals.

Anesthesia for breast augmentation

Most surgeons will agree that the most prudent method of augmentation surgery is performed with general anesthesia to help facilitate the placement of breast implants underneath the muscle. You will find that dr. Karamanoukian and his team will emphasize safety during your surgery in all aspects of practice.

Incision type

Breast augmentation is performed using two different incision locations depending on patient preference and surgical detail. And inframammary incision is placed on the crease of the lower breast and facilitates the placement of a submuscular implant. Many women will prefer an areolar incision that blends nicely with the color of the areola with minimal risk to nerve sensation of the nipples. There are no clear-cut cookie-cutter answers to which incision type is best, but in practice Dr. Karamanoukian prefers the areolar incision pattern because it hides the incision and scar much better.
 
On the day of your procedure, Dr. Karamanoukian will re-emphasize the attention to detail which makes his practice in the United States and Lebanon so successful. The surgical markings will be made it with you in front of a full length mirror and the details of your recovery process and expectations will be discussed. During the procedure, Dr. Karamanoukian  will perform the procedure according to the surgical plan developed by your collective consultations. Patients will either stay at an after care facility or choose to go home to resume the recovery.

Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian is the logical Choice for Breast Augmentation Surgery

Choosing Dr. Karamanoukian for a breast augmentation procedure is the right choice if you are living or traveling to Beirut Lebanon. His full-time practice in the United States allows him to  gain expertise in international protocols for breast augmentation using the latest techniques and standards of care. He has developed techniques to facilitate a natural looking result with a high level of safety and efficacy during surgery. Dr. Karamanoukian is a fellow of the American College of surgeons, a recognized honor for a select few surgeons in the world.

Inverted Nipple Repair

Inverted nipples are quite common and can be corrected using minimal-scar treatments that can restore harmony to the nipple-areolar complex. In most cases, Drs. Papazian and Karamanoukian can identify crucial fibers that are tethering the nascent nipple, thereby causing the nipple to be inverted. The surgical treatment involves identfication of these nipple fibers and non-surgical release or attenuation of the bands. 

Inverted nipple repair can be performed under anesthesia or under local anesthesia. Immediate results are seen as the release of nipple fibers can cause a drastic improvement in nipple projection and size.