Augmentation of the breast includes of placing of a silicon bag beneath the breast or under and chest muscle and placing the filled with salt water. This prosthesis inflates the breast area to give a fuller and firmer breast augmentation, give a better shape, and give more cleavage.

How is the incision made?

The incision (cut) might be placed at different areas like: under the breast at the breast crease; within the areola; periareolar that is at the edge of the areola; in the axillary; or in the umbilical area.

The thinnest mark is generally in the areola. The umbilical cut is used with an endoscope.

What are smooth and textured implants?

The smooth surface implant needs a large pocket and is connected with a 10 percent occurrence of capsule contracture. The smooth implant has only a sporadic incidence of waving or wrinkling which provides the overlying skin a curly look.

A textured (roughened surface) implant is related with a 3 percent occurrence of capsule contracture however has a 7 to 9% incidence of rippling.
What are the selections of implant places? The easiest surgical position of the implant is underneath the breast tissue.

A somewhat harder surgical placement is under the chest muscle but this position is connected with a lower occurrence of capsule contracture and slightly less incidence of rippling. There are more aches after the breast augmentation, breast implants than with a submammary post.

What are the alternatives for implant size?

The ultimate size of the breast augmentation is especially a personal choice by the patient. Cup size is an inaccurate approximation of the ultimate size as cup sizes are different with the bra creator and how tight or movable the patient wears her bra in addition to how much breast tissue is previously present. Relating the favored cup size does aid the surgeon, however it also aids to view at pictures or photos to illustrate the physician the preferred final look.

The most precise technique of approximating the implant size (in ounces) is to fill a plastic bag with calculated amounts of water and place in a bra with the patient's predictable cup size. One can view with the bra on and enclosed by a jersey what the final result will approximate.