What Does the New “Boob Job” Look Like?
One thing I love about plastic surgery is how the field is constantly evolving. Aesthetic preferences evolve, and plastic surgeons are constantly striving to improve surgical techniques in an effort to reduce recovery time and provide the most beautiful results possible.
More patients today request smaller breast implants, suggesting that women often seek breast augmentation to improve symmetry, restore volume, or balance proportions—not just to get “big boobs.”
Recently, I came across an article in Harper’s Bazaar that reflects the ever-advancing nature of plastic surgery through the lens of one very popular procedure: breast augmentation. In “The New Boob Jobs,” author Jenna Rosenstein discusses how patient goals and outcomes, as well as surgical aspects of breast augmentation, have changed over the past few years. A few highlights:
More patients are requesting smaller breast implants for a modest size increase, reflecting the fact that many women seek augmentation to improve symmetry, restore breast volume post-pregnancy, or balance proportions—not simply to get “big boobs.”
Newer breast implant types (such as the highly-cohesive “gummy bear” silicone) allow for a more customized, natural-looking augmentation with a reduced risk for complications and easier long-term maintenance.
Current surgical techniques and tools such as the Keller Funnel allow for smaller incisions, reduced trauma to tissue during surgery, and a shorter, more comfortable breast augmentation recovery.
With advancements in autologous fat transfer techniques, the possibility of breast augmentation without implants seems more viable than ever before
What’s best about the “new” boob job? We can provide women with truly personalized results.
These advancements in breast augmentation reflect great improvements in patient choice, surgical safety, and outcomes. Moreover, they reflect the progress we’ve made as plastic surgeons toward another valuable goal: we are now more able to give each woman truly personalized results.
To learn more about the recent advancements in breast augmentation covered in “The New Boob Jobs,” read the full article here. If you are considering breast augmentation for yourself, the best place to start is to meet with an experienced, board certified plastic surgeon.
In the Richmond, Virginia area? I invite you to give my office a call. Like the surgeons featured in the article, I am continually working to ensure the best possible experience for my Richmond breast augmentation patients, and regularly participate in continuing education opportunities to stay up to date with the latest, proven surgical techniques. I’ll be glad to help you learn more about the procedure, go over different breast implant options, and help you decide whether breast augmentation is the right choice for you.