| k"> | | | | a better decision. Many clinics offer this imaging for |
| One of the biggest decisions a person has to make on | | | | free during a consultation, giving the patient more |
| the road to getting breast augmentation is how big | | | | information about whether or not they wish to go |
| they want to go. There are a number of size options | | | | ahead with the procedure. |
| available for every body type, and there are few | | | | The Axis Three is a remarkable machine which takes |
| things that can make the decision easier. One of the | | | | a full body scan of the patient. From there, the |
| biggest decisions a person has to make on the road to | | | | machine uploads the image to a computer, which can |
| getting breast augmentation is how big they want to | | | | then overlay that image with skin and the correct body |
| go. There are a number of size options available for | | | | type to give the patient and doctor a very realistic |
| every body type, and there are few things that can | | | | computer image to work with. This image can be |
| make the decision easier. Bringing in a picture of a | | | | manipulated by the doctor, letting the patient see what |
| friend or a celebrity who has the chest size you want | | | | their body would look like with a variety of sizes. There |
| can be helpful, but only if your body types are a | | | | is even the option of using different sizes of implants |
| general match. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to | | | | for each breast, just as there exists that option in the |
| imagine what that cup size will look like on your own | | | | practical application. |
| frame. | | | | Not only can the image be manipulated for size, the |
| Until recently, this aspect of breast augmentation was | | | | doctor can turn the image from side to side, allowing |
| largely a guessing game. Many women still report to | | | | the patient to see the results from both the front and |
| this day that their biggest regret following surgery is | | | | from the profile. This information can prove invaluable |
| wishing they had gone a little larger. Some plastic | | | | when it comes to making a decision about which size |
| surgeons have begun making use of new technology | | | | would be best for your body type. If you’re |
| to cut down or eliminate this second guessing. The | | | | thinking of getting breast augmentation done, look for a |
| technology is called Axis Three, and it gives the patient | | | | surgeon who has Axis Three technology. You’ll |
| and doctor a chance to use a body image of the | | | | be far ahead when it comes to making decisions |
| patient to make adjustments in a computer. The | | | | you’ll have to live with for a long time to come. |
| patient can then look at these adjustments and make | | | | |