Augmentation Mammoplasty

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augmentation mammoplasty,

a surgical procedure to enlarge the breasts.

Breast Augmentation

A procedure for enlarging breasts that are small, underdeveloped, or involuted post-partum or post-lactation
Method Surgical insertion of prosthetic implants—containing saline—behind each breast. An incision is made either under the breast, around the areola or in the axilla/armpit, and a pocket is created for the implant either behind the breast or muscle between the breast and chest wall
Average cost—US $4,000-10,000

augmentation mammoplasty

Cosmetic surgery Any surgical procedure which ↑ breast size Complications Capsule contraction–20% of cases, hematoma, infection, implant exposure, deflation or rupture of implant, breast asymmetry, external scars. See Mammoplasty. Cf Reduction mammoplasty.

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