Breast Augmentation: The Answers Women Need

What can breast augmentation do for me?
The procedure is about more than going up a cup size. If you simply want your clothes to look better, you can go the bra stuffing route and save yourself thousands of dollars. Of course, that won’t do anything for you when you take off your clothes or put on a bikini, but you have to know what you want out of your procedure. There are methods and techniques that can give you almost completely natural looking implants, but this is not the typical look. Most implants will have at least some degree of an “enhanced” look to them, but with so many women choosing to have them done, this is hardly an impediment anymore. Of course, answering this question is really only something you can do yourself. Only you know what your goals are and how implants can help you reach them.

Are there age restrictions?
In most cases, a woman must be at least 18 years old before they can decide to have breast augmentation surgery. In some states, doctors will allow girls as young as 16 get the surgery with their parents’ permission, but this is going into risky territory. For one thing, you don’t know at that age if you are finished filling out. If you still have growth left, you could be getting a surgery that is completely unnecessary. It is better to wait until you know what you have before you consider supplementing your body.

Is there pain involved?
The actual breast augmentation surgery can be done under either local or general anesthetic and the patient will not feel anything during the operation. Following the procedure, there will be some degree of soreness for a few days, which can be managed with prescription pain medication, Tylenol, and whatever your doctor may recommend. The bulk of the soreness should be eliminated by the end of the first week.