Breast Augmentation

Overview of Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in the United States and perhaps the most common procedure performed at Loftus Plastic Surgery Center. Through placement of breast implants, women have been able to achieve changes in their figure (breast enlargement / breast enhancement) that otherwise would have been impossible.

In spite of their overwhelming popularity, breast implants have limitations. Breast augmentation surgery will not improve nipple asymmetry, move your breasts closer together, lift droopy breasts, or remove stretch marks. In order to determine whether breast augmentation surgery is for you, you must weigh the possible breast augmentation risks and the benefits too. This site will explain a lot about breast augmentation surgery, including silicone gel breast implants, cost of breast augmentation, and recovery of breast augmentation surgery.

Breast augmentation before and after photos of others who have had breast augmentation surgery are helpful, but nothing compares to using sizers to help you select implant size. Along with the all-important size decision are several other decisions about implants you and your plastic surgeon will need to make before surgery. Take your time with these pages, as they contain a lot of helpful information.

Also be sure to visit Breast Augmentation Tips for getting the best results to help you minimize your risks, expedite your recovery, and get the best possible results.

Be sure to visit FAQs, questions to ask your plastic surgeon, and breast blogs, where you will have access to a variety of commentary by Dr. Loftus.

To help understand the evaluation and operation for breast augmentation, we have posted a breast surgery video of the live operation being performed in our private operating room on an actual patient. Be sure to watch the video showing how we perform a breast augmentation operation. In it, you will see a number of things that are difficult to appreciate without the use of video, including how the implants are placed, how saline implants are filled, and other issues. Another video demonstrates the process of size selection and shows how women are evaluated prior to surgery.

Some people choose to use "boob job" to describe this operation, but we prefer breast augmentation, which is the professional term used by plastic surgeons and patients alike.

Finally, for those of you who are curious, find out what Dr. Loftus’ patients are saying about her.