Is there age limit for breast augmentation surgery?
With the development of the times, people's pursuit of body beauty is getting higher and higher. Breast augmentation surgery as a common cosmetic surgery is gradually accepted and recognized. However, there has always been some controversy about whether there is an age limit for breast augmentation surgery. In this article, we will discuss this issue from the perspective of physical development, psychological maturity, surgical risk and professional medical institutions.
Physical development
First, physical development is one of the important factors that determine whether breast augmentation surgery is suitable. Women usually complete breast development around the age of 18, when the breast has reached the basic shape of an adult woman. Therefore, most doctors recommend that women over the age of 18 should consider breast augmentation surgery. This is because surgery before the body is fully developed may lead to unstable breast morphology after surgery, or even affect the normal growth and development of the breast.
However, for young women in some special circumstances, such as severe hypoplasia or abnormal loss of breast development, doctors may consider surgery at a younger age. However, doctors need to make a comprehensive assessment to ensure that the benefits of the operation on their physical and mental health outweigh the risks.
Psychological maturity
Psychological maturity is another important factor in evaluating the suitability of breast augmentation surgery. Young people are usually impetuous and have high expectations for their appearance. However, changing appearance through breast augmentation surgery is only to meet this vanity, and cannot achieve long-term satisfaction. Therefore, younger people are vulnerable to external influences when performing breast augmentation surgery, and lack sufficient thinking and decision-making ability.
Generally speaking, doctors suggest that women in the psychological maturity stage, i.e. adults over 20 years old, can be considered as suitable candidates. Such age requirements can ensure that patients can better understand the risks and effects of surgery and make rational decisions.
Surgical risk
Although breast augmentation surgery has been relatively mature and safe, there are still some surgical risks. Age has a certain impact on the risk of surgery. Because the breast development of younger patients is not yet fully mature, the breast shape may be unstable after surgery, which is prone to complications, such as breast ptosis, infection, etc. In addition, with the growth of age, some chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, etc. will also increase the risk of surgery.
Therefore, in order to minimize the risk of surgery, doctors usually recommend surgery for women who are mature and have no chronic diseases.
Professional medical institutions
Finally, choosing a formal professional medical institution for breast augmentation surgery is not only of great significance to the protection of surgical results, but also responsible for the health of patients. Regular medical institutions usually have a strict age review system to ensure that only women who have reached a certain age and are physically mature can perform surgery.
Professional plastic and aesthetic hospitals in China, such as Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Shanghai Ninth Hospital, have excellent medical teams and equipment after years of clinical practice and accumulation. In these hospitals, patients can get professional consultation and evaluation, so as to better understand the indications and age limits of breast augmentation surgery.
To sum up, although there is no clear legal age limit for breast augmentation surgery, physical development, psychological maturity, surgical risks and professional medical institutions are all important factors to determine whether breast augmentation surgery is suitable. Before choosing surgery, female patients should fully understand their physical and psychological conditions, and choose the right time and medical institutions for surgery to ensure the effect and safety of surgery.
