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Breast Augmentation
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Breast Augmentation Before and After: What the Evidence Shows
12 peer-reviewed sourcesBreast augmentation increases breast size and reshapes the breasts using silicone or saline implants or, in some cases, the patient's own fat. The before-and-after photos in this gallery show how one patient's breasts looked before surgery and again after healing, typically with implants of a particular size and placement. Final shape depends heavily on your starting anatomy, chest dimensions, skin elasticity, implant choice, and surgical plane, so the same implant can look quite different on different bodies. Long-term and manufacturer core studies report high satisfaction and improved quality of life on validated measures like the BREAST-Q, alongside well-documented risks including capsular contracture, implant rupture, and reoperation over time, plus the rare condition BIA-ALCL. Photos taken soon after surgery also cannot show how the breasts will settle or how implants may need revision or replacement in later years. Use these images to understand possible results while keeping in mind that your outcome and longevity will be individual.
Results vary from person to person; these photos show individual outcomes and are not a guarantee of your result.
- Safety and Effectiveness of Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants in Primary Augmentation Patients
- Ideal Implant Structured Breast Implants: Core Study Results through 10 Years
- Safety and Efficacy of the Sientra Silicone Gel Round and Shaped Breast Implants: 6-Year Results
- The Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Motiva SmoothSilk Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants
- A Head-to-Head Meta-Analysis of 35,052 Smooth vs Textured Implants in Breast Reconstruction and Augmentation
Compiled from peer-reviewed medical literature indexed on PubMed. This overview is for general education and is not medical advice. · Last updated 2026-06-15
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