Breast augmentation, also known as augmentation mammaplasty, is a plastic surgery procedure performed to enlarge breasts’ size, enhance their proportion, or fix asymmetric breasts.

Breast augmentation vs breast reconstruction

Although both surgeries shared the same technique, which is either silicon or saline-filled breast implants, they are different in aims and drives.

Aims of breast reconstruction

 Breast reconstruction is performed to restore function and near-normal appearance of breasts following mastectomy, or in the case of a patient who was born without the organ needed for breast development.

Aims of breast augmentation

 breast augmentation aims are:

·        Enhance your breasts’ size, appearance, fullness, and proportions.

·        Fix asymmetric breasts’ size or shape.

·        Breast contours to look more feminine.

How are the breasts’ size enlarged?

There are two main ways to surgically enhance breast size, breast implants or fat transfer. 

What are breast implants?

 A breast implant is a surgically placed prosthesis within the breast to enhance its size. Implants are empty sacs that are filled with fluid or gel-like silicone or saline.

Breast implants increase size, and add firmness, shape, and contour to your breasts.