Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation is a cosmetic surgery procedure designed to enhance the size and shape of the breasts using implants.
What Is Breast Augmentation?
Breast augmentation is a surgical procedure that enhances breast size, shape, and overall proportion. Patients often choose this procedure to restore lost volume, improve symmetry, or achieve a fuller silhouette. Treatment plans are highly personalized and may involve saline implants, silicone implants, or fat transfer. When performed by a board certified plastic surgeon, breast augmentation can produce natural looking, long lasting results.
Benefits and Options
Breast augmentation is highly customizable. Implant size, shape, and profile are selected based on your anatomy and goals, with a focus on proportion and natural looking results.
Implants may be placed above or below the chest muscle depending on your body and desired outcome. If breast position is also a concern, augmentation can be combined with a breast lift to improve both size and shape.
Saline vs. Silicone Implants
Saline implants are silicone shells filled with sterile salt water. If a saline implant leaks, the body absorbs the fluid and the breast appears deflated.
Silicone implants are filled with silicone gel and often feel more natural. The FDA recommends periodic surveillance imaging for silicone implants starting several years after surgery and continuing at regular intervals.
