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- Overview
- Risks
- Recovery
- Prevention
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Breast augmentation is a procedure to change the size or shape of the breasts.
See also:
Breast reconstruction - natural tissue Breast reconstruction - implants Breast lift
Alternative Names
Breast augmentation; Breast implants; Implants - breast; Mammaplasty
Description
Cosmetic breast surgery may be done at an outpatient surgery clinic or in a hospital.
- Most women receive general anesthesia for this surgery. You will be asleep and pain-free.
- You may also be given medicine to relax you and local anesthesia. You will be awake and will receive medicine to numb your breast area to block pain.
There are many different ways to place breast implants:
Images
Breast lift
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Cosmetic breast surgery Risks
Review Date: 02/08/2011
Reviewed By: David A. Lickstein, MD, FACS, specializing in cosmetic and
reconstructive plastic surgery, Palm Beach Gardnes, FL. Review
provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David
Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
