Breast Implant Surgery

An Introduction to Cosmetic Breast Surgery

What is Cosmetic Breast Surgery?

Breast augmentation or Cosmetic Breast Implant Surgery is a surgical procedure which is designed to enhance and improve the size and shape of a woman's breast(s) using surgical implants. Breast Augmentation is also one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures. A woman's breast size may be increased by one or more bra cup sizes.

Why choose to have breast implant surgery?

Women choose to have cosmetic breast surgery for many reasons. Often women wish to increase the size of their breasts in order to improve their percieved body shape. Sometimes cosmetic implants are used to correct problems with breasts of different size. Some women lose shape and firmness in their breasts due to age, pregnancy or breast feeding and wish to recover their previous figure.

Whatever the reason for choosing cosmetic breast surgery it is important that a woman has realistic expectations for what the implant surgery can achieve and the risks of cosmetic breast implant surgery. Your doctor will wish to discuss with you your reasons for wanting breast implant surgery to enhance the size of your breasts.

Types of Breast Implant

There are different types of implants used for breast surgery; Saline-filled and Silicone gel-filled implants are the most common types of implants used in cosmetic breast surgery. The FDA approves saline-filled implants for cosmetic breast implants but silicone gel-filled implants are only approved for certain applications. Your doctor will be best placed to advise you on the current types of implants which are available for your breast augmentation.

In the following pages we provide more information about cosmetic breast implant surgery. You should read this information and ask you doctor about the cosmetic breast implant surgery.

Basic Facts

The Medical name for Cosmetic Breast Surgery is Augmentation Mammoplasty. The cost for Cosmetic Breast Implant Surgery vary between $5,000 to $10,000. Cosmetic Breast Implant surgery is conducted under general anaesthesia and breast implant surgery will typically take 2.5 hours The major part of post breast implant surgery recovery takes 1 to 2 days with fuller recovery in 1 to 2 weeks. Breast Implants may often be done on an outpatient basis. The level of discofort you will experience after breast implant surgery should be moderate.