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breast augmentation,

popular name for augmentation mammoplasty.

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 [awg-men-ta´shun]

an adding on.

bladder augmentation augmentation cystoplasty.

breast augmentation popular name for augmentation mammaplasty.

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