Breast Augmentation in Phoenix – Breast Implant Surgery

Breast augmentation is a proven cosmetic surgery procedure that uses silicone or saline breast implants to enhance the size of a patient’s breasts.  Enhancement surgery is typically performed because of a patient’s general dissatisfaction with the size and shape of her breasts, or to restore the fullness or volume lost after weight loss, breast cancer surgery, or childbirth.
TYPES OF IMPLANTS:   There are many styles, shapes, and materials from which to choose when it comes to selecting breast implants. Silicone and saline breast implants are both FDA approved, and widely used in the United States as well as other countries.  Both silicone and saline implants are made using a translucent outer shell, composed of a substance called silicone elastomer.  Saline implants are filled with a sterile saline solution, often at the time of surgery.  The FDA recently lifted a ban on silicone implants, which are filled with what is known as a “cohesive” silicone gel, that any plastic surgeons and patients agree, allows for a softer, more natural look and feel after breast augmentation surgery.

SURGICAL PLACEMENT TECHNIQUES:   Breast implants can be placed above, partially behind or completely behind the pectoral muscles. There are four main breast augmentation surgical techniques available, which are based on where the incision is made: