Breast Augmentation

Everyone loves full and shapely breasts. Bathing suits fit better, evening dresses show a more curvaceous silhouette, and hips appear smaller. From a woman’s perspective, these attributes engender self-esteem and a sense of femininity. Sometimes, however, Mother Nature is not so generous, leaving you with disproportionately small breasts. Luckily, this can be corrected with Aesthetic Breast Surgery.

The first step towards improving your figure is to schedule a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon. During this first meeting, you and your surgeon discuss your desires and establish a surgical plan. There are four basic decisions to be discussed during the meeting:

1. Implant type: Saline vs. Silicone (The FDA recently approved a new generation of silicone implants.
2. Surgical approach: under the arm, around the areola, under the breast, or through the belly button.
3. Implant placement: above or below the pectoralis muscle.
4. Implant size: large vs. small breast enhancement. (Note that 175 cc of saline increases breast size by about one cup size.)

The most common approach I use places the incision around the areola and inserts a 325 cc saline implant below the muscle. This usually increases your size by one and a half, to two cup sizes.

The surgical procedure is usually performed under general anesthesia. We inject “tumescent fluid” into the breast to numb the area, and to reduce bruising. During the procedure, the patient is placed into a sitting position on the operating table to inspect for size, shape, and symmetry. Following this exacting inspection, a permanent implant is placed in the pocket and the patient is awakened and sent home after a short recovery.

Our patients are usually up and showering the next day after surgery. The sutures are removed and you’re back to work after a week of recovery. We have found breast augmentation to consistently be a successful and satisfying procedure that remains one of Victoria’s best kept secrets.