ABSTRACT
Introduction Breast augmentation, also known as augmentation mammaplasty, is performed
to balance a difference in breast size (developmental or involutional), to improve body contour, or for reconstruction after breast cancer resection. Clinical trials have shown that breast implants are a safe technique for breast augmentation. Attention to detail during patient evaluation and preoperative planning can significandy im pact outcomes in breast augmentation. Women requesting the procedure are most commonly in their twenties or thirties. It is imperative to assess a patients’ motiva tion for seeking augmentation mammaplasty in an effort to avoid dissatisfaction after the procedure. The best candidates for surgery are women who are looking for improvement, not perfection, in physical appearance, and who understand that augmentadon only enhances breast size and will not change their social situation.
