I went from B cup size to C cup size in 15 minutes with the world’s first injectable breast implant procedure

A woman underwent the world’s first injectable breast implant procedure, going from a small B cup size to a C in 15 minutes.

Erin Alexander and plastic surgeon Dr Adrian Richards of iQonic Aesthetics in London, one of the first doctors in the UK to offer the procedure, were guests of Josie Gibson and Rylan Clark on Tuesday’s This Morning.

The mother, who had the procedure 13 days earlier, claimed she was walking again the next day and doing light exercise a few days later.

She said: ‘The downtime is pretty minimal. I’ve gone from a small B to a C or D, obviously they’re still settling so I’m not entirely sure about the size yet but I definitely see a fullness that I’ve never had before.’

Dr. Richards demonstrated how it’s done, saying, “Erin would now be completely anesthetized. I would make a little incision just behind her cock, and then we’re going to make a little tunnel through it, and the next step is we’re going to have to blow up this balloon.

Erin Alexander underwent the world’s first injectable breast implant procedure, going from a small B cup size to a C in 15 minutes

‘Then we leave it in for a bit so that everything around it relaxes, then you deflate it, take it out and the implant, which is diamond-shaped, is already in there. This is the first ever injectable implant and the UK is leading the way.’

Traditional breast implant surgery is usually performed under general anesthesia. During the surgery, an incision is made under the breast to position the implant, between the breast tissue and the pectoral muscle.

It can take several weeks for the patient to fully recover from traditional surgery. Patients are advised to take two weeks off work and there will be scars under the breasts.

Erin said the thought of scarring deterred her from opting for a traditional breast implant.

She said: ‘I never wanted to feel like I had anything done, the scars were a big disadvantage for me, the recovery time, and when I heard about Mia [minimal invasive augmentation]the minimal recovery time and the fact that there were no scars left on the breast tissue at all met all those requirements.’

Mia implants offer a new alternative to traditional breast augmentation with minimal recovery time and a natural-looking result.

Erin added: ‘I didn’t want to look unnatural, I just wanted to be myself and I wanted the body I always wanted. I was always quite small and I never felt like I was proportionate, but now I have the breasts I always wanted.’

Erin and plastic surgeon Dr Adrian Richards, from iQonic Aesthetics, London, one of the first doctors in the UK to offer the procedure, joined Josie Gibson and Rylan Clark on This Morning on Tuesday

The mother, who had the procedure 13 days earlier, claimed she was walking the next day and doing light exercise again a few days later

Erin talked about how easy the procedure was and said the whole process took about 45 minutes and she was ‘chatting’ the whole time

What is the Mia FemTech procedure?

It can take several weeks to fully recover from traditional surgery, with patients advised to take two weeks off work and leaving scars under the breasts

The Mia FemTech procedure is a minimally invasive breast augmentation technique that uses a patented device to inject implants into the breast without the need for a scalpel.

The procedural steps:

Preparation

The incision area under the arm is disinfected and a local anesthetic is administered.

Incision

A small incision is made in a hidden area, usually the armpit.

Placement of implants

A dilation balloon is inserted to create space between the pectoral muscle and the mammary gland.

A high-tech device then creates a channel to the breast and injects the implant. The implant is placed in front of the pectoral muscle and behind the mammary gland.

Closure

The incision is closed with sutures and a surgical dressing is applied

What is the advantage of this?

Tissues are preserved, making the procedure safer and less painful with minimally invasive

The sensitivity of the breasts does not change

Fast recovery

Source: miafemtech.com

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Erin told me how easy the procedure was and that the whole process took about 45 minutes. She kept ‘chatting’ the whole time.

She said: ‘During the procedure itself I was awake and could chat about it. The insertion took no longer than 15 minutes.’

According to Dr. Richards, the downside to the procedure is that you can only go up one or two sizes because the implants are so small and the cost is comparable to traditional implants.

Reconstructive and cosmetic surgeon Dr Paul Banwell previously told Harper’s Bazaar that ‘Mia Femtech offers a large number of advantages to the patient’.

He said: ‘A shorter treatment time, no need for general anaesthesia, very little post-operative pain and only a small, hidden scar in the armpit’.

This is due to the biocompatible implant itself, but also to the ‘revolutionary local anesthetic technique’ used to insert the implant.

He added: ‘For me, this procedure represents a new paradigm in breast aesthetics.’

Dr. Richards said the downside to the procedure is that you can only go up a size or two because the implants are so small and the cost is comparable to traditional implants.

Dr. Richards demonstrated how it’s done and said, “Now Erin would be completely anesthetized.”

Mia Femtech’s website also has many glowing reviews, many of which specifically praise the absence of scars.

“With Mia I feel in proportion to my body type,” one person wrote. “My scar is barely visible and the size is exactly what I wanted.”

“I wasn’t looking for anything lavish, but the harmony Mia created makes me complete and very happy,” cheered another.

A third said: ‘Before Mia I felt insecure. I felt like feeding animals affected my appearance and I wanted to get back to how I looked before.’

Speaking with ELLE Plastic surgeon Dr. Jorge Planas also spoke about the procedure earlier this year, saying how it marks a clear evolution in the way we view breast augmentation.

“People evolve over time, just like our tastes, beliefs and way of life. I have seen this “evolution” for a few years now in the women who come to my office; they are looking for proportion and harmony in their bodies, they are running away from stereotypes,” he said.

“They’re escaping the ‘number 10’ and choosing what’s ‘good for me’. I think we’ve moved beyond the cult of large breasts.”

He explained that the final product, after Mia, is “very natural” because of the “space created right in the middle of the breast to place a diamond-shaped implant that fills the patient’s existing breast.”

The doctor continued: ‘Therefore, that breast, which may be empty, half empty or very small, is filled and increases by 1 to 2 cup sizes, but in such a natural way that even the patient herself cannot feel her prosthesis,’