Breast
augmentation
WHAT IS
BREAST AUGMENTATION?
Breast augmentation, sometimes referred to as a "breast aug" or "boob job" by patients, involves using breast implants or fat transfer to increase the size of your breasts. This procedure can also restore breast volume lost after weight reduction or pregnancy, achieve a more rounded breast shape or improve natural breast size asymmetry.
Breast augmentation is also referred to as augmentation mammoplasty. When fat from another part of the patient's body is used to create the improved breast volume, the procedure is referred to as fat transfer breast augmentation.
What breast augmentation surgery can do:
Breast augmentation is also referred to as augmentation mammoplasty. When fat from another part of the patient's body is used to create the improved breast volume, the procedure is referred to as fat transfer breast augmentation.
What breast augmentation surgery can do:
- Increase fullness and projection of your breasts
- Improve balance of breast and hip contours
- Enhance your self-image and self-confidence
What breast augmentation surgery can't do:
Breast augmentation does not correct severely drooping breasts. A breast lift may be required along with a breast augmentation for sagging breasts to look fuller and lifted.
Breast lifting can often be done at the same time as your augmentation or may require a separate operation. We will assist you in making this decision.
What type of implants do you offer?
- At my practice, I exclusively offer silicone implants. Silicone breast implants are filled with silicone gel. The gel feels a bit more like natural breast tissue. If the implant leaks, the gel may remain within the implant shell, or may escape into the breast implant pocket. A leaking implant filled with silicone gel will not collapse.
- There are many different sizes, types, and brands of breast implants to choose from. We will go through your options at your initial consultation.
- Silicone breast implants are FDA-approved for augmentation in women age 22 or older.
Do you offer breast reconstruction surgery?
Yes, I do. I understand after recovering you are ready to feel, and look, like yourself again. All of my breast reconstruction surgeries take place at Franciscan Healthcare in West Point, Nebraska.
candidates for
breast augmentation:
Breast augmentation is a deeply personal procedure, and it's important that you're doing it for yourself and not for someone else, even if that person has offered to pay for it. Patient satisfaction is high, specifically when they want the procedure themselves.
You may be a candidate for breast augmentation if:
If you're considering surgery, schedule your consultation and we can talk through the procedure and recovery timeline.
You may be a candidate for breast augmentation if:
- You are physically healthy and you aren't pregnant or breastfeeding
- You have realistic expectations
- Your breasts are fully developed
- You are bothered by the feeling that your breasts are too small
- You are dissatisfied with your breasts losing shape and volume after pregnancy, weight loss or with aging
- You are unhappy with the upper part of your breast appearing "empty"
- Your breasts are asymmetrical
- One or both breasts failed to develop normally or have an elongated shape
If you're considering surgery, schedule your consultation and we can talk through the procedure and recovery timeline.
the cost:
During your consultation we will discuss the cost of a breast augmentation. Many patients are surprised to hear it is a reasonable cost! You can expect:
I perform cosmetic surgery at Fountain Point Surgery Center in Norfolk, Nebraska.
- Anesthesia fee
- Surgery center facility fee
- Surgeon's fee
- Prescription fees (if needed)
- Post-op garment fee
- Implant fee
I perform cosmetic surgery at Fountain Point Surgery Center in Norfolk, Nebraska.