Positive Enhancements to the Human Body Through Breast Augmentation

What is a breast augmentation? A breast augmentation is a surgical procedure to: enhance breast size or correct malformation, a means to give breasts to someone who does not have one such as in the case of a transgender male to female, or a way to repair damage caused by malignant growths such as cancer or other such harmful diseases. By definition this makes it a form of plastic surgery in that it remolds the human body and how it looks. Most forms of breast augmentation are entirely safe and carry no long-term risks. There are many stigmas still circulating around due to early silicon breast implants leaking into the body but in recent decades this is no longer a threat. Modern silicon and saline implants will not leak or cause damage to surrounding tissue unless forcibly ruptured or aged by several decades, and any damage done to them can be harmlessly replaced.

As both saline and silicon implants are safe, it's advisable to have a silicon implant rather than a saline implant. While both are respectable and good breast implants, saline implants are known to deform mildly to the touch and are much more apparently unnatural when viewed and held. As such, it is often preferred to go the route of having silicon implants which look and feel much more natural especially when augmenting or enhancing breast sizes from smaller cups. It is not that smaller breast sizes are a negative when going in for breast augmentation; it is merely that you need to find the proper material for the best fit possible. The benefit to saline implants is that there are fewer incisions made to the body and thus recovery time is much neater. In the worst case scenario, should you receive excessive amounts of shock and trauma causing a rupture to saline augmentations or should the age and wear take too great a toll on the augmentation, you may have the peace of mind that they are just salt and water and will have no adverse effects on you.

Well-documented studies from publications ranging from the Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants to the Archives of Internal Medicine indicate that there are mental benefits to having breast augmentation performed. Individuals tended to be more physically healthy, exhibited higher self-esteem, and improved self-confidence. In short, breast augmentation helps you feel good about yourself and more comfortable in your own body. Your body image is integral to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and level of social activity.

In short, a breast augmentation is a tool to attaining the body you want for yourself.