Homemaker Kang Jun-mi (34) has been quietly distressed over her chest, which shrank sharply after she breastfed her second child.
<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
Already modest before childbirth, her chest size became even flatter after breastfeeding two children, and it has been a long time since she switched from the underwear she used to wear to shapewear.
She is endlessly happy watching her children grow well, but her self-esteem as a woman feels endlessly diminished by her chest size. Every time she dresses to go out, her clothes do not sit the way they should, and every time she looks in the mirror at the bathhouse she feels close to despair.
After agonizing repeatedly over a small chest that had become a firmly rooted complex, Jun-mi decided, after discussing it with her husband, to have breast surgery. She worries about her children, who need a mother's care, but the stress over her small chest was more than enough to outweigh that concern.
According to Dr. Inseok Shin of TheLINE Plastic Surgery, breast surgery today can minimize pain and the recovery period by preventing unnecessary incisions and performing the surgery accurately. By accurately diagnosing the breast tissue and health condition through ultrasound before surgery, only the truly necessary areas are finely dissected, minimizing damage to blood vessels and nerves.
In addition, whereas conventional breast surgery involved a long recovery period and severe pain, breast surgery performed after pre-operative ultrasound diagnosis now makes same-day discharge, or 'one-day painless surgery,' possible. Dr. Inseok Shin explains that this is because minimal dissection means minimal bleeding, so the hospitalization previously required for wearing a drain to remove pooled blood and for pain can be skipped.
Furthermore, since damage to nerves and blood vessels is limited, side effects of breast surgery such as capsular contracture, in which excessive capsule forms around the implant and the breast texture hardens, can also be prevented, and health conditions such as breast cancer can be checked as well, making the surgery safer.
Teardrop breast surgery using teardrop implants, which has been preferred recently, also begins with ultrasound diagnosis. Through it, the position of the implant to be inserted is carefully determined, and precise surgery is said to be raising satisfaction.
Dr. Yoosuk Chung advised, "For women who feel that a voluminous chest is the only thing that can restore their confidence and self-assurance as a woman, rather than being stressed by a small chest, I recommend first getting a consultation about breast surgery," adding, "It is also important to look for a breast surgery center with a professional care system in place, covering accurate diagnosis of breast health, surgery performed by specialists, and systematic aftercare."
