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Breast Enlargement Surgery And Age

Guidelines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves Breast Implants under laws that govern medical devices. Although not binding as law, the FDA also makes recommendations about breast enlargement surgery and age related concerns. These guidelines are intended to ensure that a woman’s breast development is complete. They also ensure that she is old enough to make informed choices about breast implants.

In general these recommendations state that a woman be 18 years of age for saline implants and 22 years of age for Silicone Implants because each type of implant carries different risks.

In 2004 the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) adopted policies similar to the FDA recommendations. While these are the same for saline implants for women aged 18 and older, they recommend silicone implants to be safe for women aged 21 years of age, providing breast development is complete. If breast development continues after

Best Results

The best results, statistically, occur when women receive breast implants between the ages of 20 years to their mid-40s. During this time women’s weights are more stable, and the ability to heal is at its best.

Exceptions

Although there is the occasional adolescent younger than 18 who would benefit from breast enlargement surgery, most plastic surgeons adhere to these recommendations. Such situations involve the need for breast reconstruction or correction of severe malformation or asymmetry as in virgin hypertrophy.

Nor is age an indicator of emotional maturity, either. Emotional maturity is a significant factor that can have a serious impact later on decisions made today. The reasons a woman wants breast enlargement are critical. For example, many women who desire to impress others, to seek approval from others, or to attract male attention to her physical features outgrow these viewpoints and become satisfied with their natural endowments.

Another group of women in the optimal age range that may not be good candidates for breast enlargement are those who plan on having more children, and especially those who intend to breast feed their children. Women who smoke, whose weight fluctuates, or who have any of a number of diseases may not qualify as good breast surgery candidates.

Recovery After 50

Recovery is slower and success rates are lower in older women, especially after age 50. This is a time when age-related diseases begin to develop but may not yet be detected. Diseases such as diabetes may affect healing and recovery times long before they are diagnosed. Skin begins to lose it’s elasticity, muscle mass diminishes, and a number of other factors come into play that simply lower the prognosis for best outcomes. Older women must understand that while a breast enhancement might improve their appearance, it cannot make them look like a 30-year old, again.

About the Author

If you are considering a breast enhancement in the Philadelphia, Newtown Square, Bryn Mawr or West Chester, PA area please visit the website of the experienced plastic surgeon Dr. David Bottger, M.D. for a consultation and answers to questions about breast enhancement and age.

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