I keep seeing adverse publicity about breast implants in the media.

Whether it be breast implant illness, ALCL or a celebrity with out of proportion breast implants or with visible rippling or strange looking breasts.

The media seems to love to focus on the negative aspects of cosmetic surgery and breast implants in particular.

What the media failed to focus on is the positive effects that breast implants can be bring.

Any responsible surgeon will tell every patient the risks as well as the benefits of having surgery.

 In the same way that there are potential downsides of having a hip replacement or open-heart surgery, there are also benefits and it is ultimately up to the patient to weigh the risks against the benefits and decide whether surgery is right for them.

If the media focused on a patient with an infected hip replacement or a failed coronary artery bypass graft you might be extremely nervous if you are thinking of having these procedures.

There is no doubt that there are people who have been unhappy with having implants but what I would like to see is balance in the media proportionate to the outcomes that can be achieved.

The mother who has had children or a young woman who has always felt out of proportion can gain immense emotional as well as physical benefits from restoring volume and shape to their breasts.

Base Your Decisions On Facts

The things that I hear about in the media such as breast implant illness, ALCL or implant rupture are not things that I see on any sort of regular basis in the clinic.

You need to make an informed decision if you’re considering having breast implants but make sure you base that decision on evidence and facts rather than articles or personal opinions.

There is no doubt that there are potential downsides of having breast implants but the patients who really benefit are the ones that accept and acknowledge these downsides but also realise the tremendous upside that can be achieved with what is at the end of the day, a relatively simple operation.

For more information you can download my guide with frequently asked questions about breast implants and I’m available every Tuesday night at 7 pm for a live Q&A on Facebook.

Don’t take my word for it, do you research but try to make sure that you base your decisions on the best evidence that you can find rather than opinion in a glossy magazine.