By Thea Jordan
A doctor in Germany has invented the world's first titanium bra - and it's meant to be worn under the skin.
Dr Ziya Saylan, president of the European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, has developed a technique to implant cups of titanium mesh under the breasts.
They are then attached to the patient's ribs and muscle. The effect is claimed to be instant, youthful-looking boobs with invisible lift.
'A woman with these implants will never have to wear a bra again' In the past four months, more than two dozen women have undergone the procedure, which costs the equivalent of R47 000.
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"The advantage is that a woman with these implants will never have to wear a bra again," says Saylan. The surgical technique is unique to Germany at the moment, but is expected to become available elsewhere in due course.
Titanium is flexible, but extremely strong. It is completely inert, so will not cause an allergic reaction in the body, and Saylan claims it will never sag.
The procedure, which can be done at the same time as a silicone implant to increase the size of the breast, is performed under general anaesthetic. Saylan, 55, says most patients are women between 30 and 45 who have developed sagging breasts after childbirth or weight loss.
Older patients are less suited for the procedure because their skin might have lost some of its elasticity.
'After a short while you will not even know it is there' At the start of the 90-minute operation, the patient is placed in a sitting position so the breasts hang down over the chest.
A semicircular cut is made around each nipple and space is made for the implants between the glandular tissue of the breast and the fat just under the skin.
Dr Saylan says it is important not to damage the fat layer, because otherwise the implant may show through.
The titanium mesh, which weighs just 35g and is as thin as net curtains, is cut to size and moulded into a cup shape.
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