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Breast augmentations enhance the size and shape of a woman’s breasts to contour the body, restore lost volume, and/or achieve symmetry. This surgery can boost confidence and self esteem, and appropriate planning and preparation with the right plastic surgeon facilitates a safe, satisfying procedure and recovery with long-lasting results.
Planning for Breast Augmentation
Oct 5, 2025
From selecting the best surgeon to holding realistic expectations, planning sets the stage.
Choosing the Right Surgeon
For a breast augmentation in Fort Worth, you’ll benefit from board-certified female plastic surgeon Dr. Kiran Polavarapu’s Harvard training, top-shelf skills, and artistic touch. Her warm bedside manner also contributed to how, in 2025, Fort Worth Magazine recognized her as a top doctor for the fourth time.
Questions to ask during your professional consultation include whether you’re a good candidate, what’s reasonable to expect with surgery results and recovery, potential risks, anesthesia used, where she performs procedures, and the cost of breast augmentation in Fort Worth. These before and after photos and testimonials highlight Dr. Polavarapu’s exceptional skill and compassionate care.
Right-Sizing Expectations
Dr. Polavarapu will frankly share what breast augmentation can and can’t do, including with breast size, shape, and proportion. She’ll discuss implant materials used, incision locations, implant placement, and more.
Breast Augmentation Costs and Financing
Costs of a breast implant surgery in Fort Worth start at $9,000 with Dr. Polavarapu using general anesthesia at the Texas Health Cleburne Surgical Center. Insurance companies typically don’t cover cosmetic breast augmentations although many help to cover medically required reconstruction costs. To help, Dr. Polavarapu offers financing.
Scheduling a Breast Augmentation and Lifestyle Planning After Surgery
Strategic timing for your surgery should take work commitments and life events (weddings, vacations, and more) into account. Also factor in the breast augmentation recovery time of four to six weeks when making post-surgery commitments.
Preparing for a Breast Augmentation Surgery
Medical Preparations
Dr. Polavarapu may order medical clearance from your primary physician, including labs and a mammogram. She’ll review medications, herbal supplements, and more with you (potentially making adjustments), discuss allergies, and so forth.
Lifestyle Adjustments
Quit smoking and vaping at least six weeks before surgery, limiting or stopping alcohol intake. Eat a healthy diet, continuing with light exercise.
Home and Personal Prep
Set up a recovery area with pillows, recliner, and entertainment, stocking up on easy meals, water, and medications. Have loose, comfortable clothing and front-closing tops on hand for ease after surgery. Dr. Polavarapu provides each patient with a postoperative surgical bra, with the option to purchase a second in the office if desired. Lastly, make sure to arrange transportation to and from surgery, as well as a trusted caregiver to assist you on the day of your procedure.
Day Before and Day of Breast Enhancement Surgery
When the day for your breast augmentation in Fort Worth approaches, don’t eat or drink after midnight unless told otherwise. Bring your ID, necessary paperwork, glasses (no contacts), lip balm, and phone charger.
Recovery After Breast Augmentation
For a couple of days, you may feel groggy with swelling, bruising, and mild pain that can be managed with prescribed medications. You may need caregiver assistance. Restrictions for the first couple of weeks can include no heavy lifting or other strenuous activities with no driving. You’ll wear a surgery bra, as directed, attend follow-up appointments, and report any signs of infection or complications.
Between two and six weeks, post-surgery, you’ll experience reduced swelling and sensitivity, gradually returning to light activities and then work and social events. You’ll still need to avoid chest workouts and strenuous exercise. Over the next few months, final results will become fully visible.
What Are the Real Risks of Breast Implants?
Common side effects include swelling, bruising, and temporary tightness in the breast area. Risks can include infection. During your one-on-one professional consultation with Dr. Polavarapu for breast implants in Fort Worth, she’ll go over other potential risks. Please attend all post-surgery appointments and stick to follow-up care.
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