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Shape, Restored With Breast Augmentation
Choosing breast augmentation is a personal decision. Some women want to regain volume after pregnancy or weight loss, while others have always wanted fuller breasts, better balance, or a shape that matches their body. At Quinn Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Center, Dr. John Quinn offers breast augmentation for patients in Lawrence, KS, using a personalized approach that focuses on proportion, a natural look, and lasting satisfaction.
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A More Balanced Shape
Breast augmentation, also known as augmentation mammoplasty, is a surgery that increases breast size, restores lost volume, and improves shape or unevenness using implants or fat transfer. It’s one of the most common cosmetic surgeries and is tailored to each patient’s body and goals. For many women, breast augmentation helps improve balance, restore fullness after pregnancy or weight loss, or create a shape that feels more natural.
Breast Augmentation At A Glance
The Changes Women Notice
Breast augmentation is designed to improve breast volume, projection, and proportion.
What Can Change
A well-planned breast augmentation does more than increase size. It can help the breasts fit better with the rest of the body and create a more balanced look.
For many women, breast augmentation can also boost self-image and confidence, especially if their breasts have changed and no longer feel right for their body.
Who This Can Help
A good candidate for breast augmentation surgery is someone in good overall health who wants to improve breast size, shape, or symmetry with a result that fits their frame.
You might also be a good candidate if you want fuller breasts, have lost volume after pregnancy or weight loss, or are concerned about unevenness. Patients should be healthy, ready to follow recovery instructions, and have realistic expectations about the benefits and long-term care of implants. Breast augmentation may not be the choice for you if you’re pregnant, breastfeeding, not ready for surgery or recovery, or want a size that is not safe for your body. Sometimes, patients with sagging breasts need a breast lift instead of just augmentation, especially if their skin is less elastic.
Before The Big Day
Preparation starts with a detailed consultation. Dr. Quinn will review your goals, your health history, and the way your breast tissue, chest width, and skin quality may affect the plan.
This is also the time to talk through implant types, placement, incision options, and the look you want to achieve. Before surgery, you may need some tests, changes to your medications, and clear instructions about eating and drinking. It’s also important to stop smoking and avoid nicotine if your doctor recommends it. Since recovery includes swelling, soreness, and limited activity, plan ahead for a ride home, loose clothes, and a comfortable place to rest.
The Surgical Plan
Breast augmentation surgery is usually performed in an operating room under general anesthesia. In most cases, patients go home the same day. During the procedure, the surgeon makes the planned surgical incision, creates a space for the implant, places it carefully, checks symmetry and projection, and then closes the incisions. The implant may be placed either above or below the pectoral muscle, depending on the surgical plan. In some patients, a submuscular pocket is the better option, especially when there is less natural breast tissue to cover the implant. The exact approach depends on the patient’s body, anatomy, and desired result.
What Implant Options Are Available?
Breast augmentation is different for everyone. The type of implant you choose will affect how your breasts look, feel, and how they last over time.
Saline implants are filled with sterile salt water after they are placed. If a saline implant leaks, the body absorbs the saline solution, and the breast loses volume more quickly, making the change easier to notice. Some patients like saline because of that peace of mind.
Silicone implants are filled with a cohesive silicone gel that tends to feel softer and closer to natural breast tissue. Many women prefer silicone breast implants because they provide a more natural feel and smooth contour.
Most modern silicone gel implants use a thicker silicone gel. This helps the implant keep its shape but still feel soft. For many people, silicone gel implants offer a good balance between softness and support.
In fat transfer augmentation, fat is taken from another area of the patient’s body, purified, and placed into the breast. This is sometimes called fat graft or fat grafting, because it uses the patient’s own fat cells rather than an implant. It can be a good option for modest volume increase and more natural contouring. It doesn’t replace implants when a larger size change is the goal.
Implant size should match your body, not just a number. Dr. Quinn looks at your chest width, skin quality, existing breast tissue, and body shape before suggesting the right size. Your natural tissue and chest size are just as important as your cup-size goals.
The profile of an implant affects how much it sticks out. Moderate-profile implants are wider and less projected, while high-profile implants are rounder and project more. Profile is an important detail that shapes your final result.
There are three main incision locations used in breast augmentation surgery, and each has advantages depending on the treatment plan.
Recovery After Breast Augmentation
After breast augmentation, you can expect swelling, tightness, and soreness in your chest. Many people can start light activities after a few days, but full recovery takes longer. Most discomfort improves in the first 1 to 2 weeks, and your breasts will keep softening and settling over the next few weeks. Many patients can return to work within a week or two, depending on the physical demands of the job. Strenuous activity and heavy lifting usually need to wait longer. Most patients can return to more normal activity and regular bras after about 6 weeks, though the exact timeline depends on the surgical plan and how healing is going.
Keeping Your Shape
You will notice fuller breasts right after surgery, but final results take time. At first, your breasts may look swollen, firm, or sit higher than you expect. As you heal and the implants settle, your breasts will look softer and more natural.
Breast implants last a long time, but they are not meant to last forever. Some people keep their implants for many years, while others may need another surgery later because of implant age, personal choice, or changes in their body from pregnancy, weight loss, or aging.
The Fine Lines
All breast augmentation procedures involve a surgical incision, so some scarring is part of the process. The location depends on the incision choice. In transaxillary augmentation, the scar is in the underarm. In inframammary augmentation, it is placed in the fold under the breast. In periareolar augmentation, it follows the edge of the areola. Early scars can look pink or more visible. Over time, they usually soften and fade. Good incision care, close follow-up, and healthy healing habits all matter.
Lift Or Volume?
Breast augmentation and breast lift surgery treat different concerns. Augmentation adds volume. A lift improves breast position and shape when the issue is sagging breasts or skin laxity. If the breasts have lost fullness but still sit in a good position, augmentation alone may be enough. If the breasts have dropped into a lower or less youthful position, a lift may be the better surgical correction. Some patients need both.
Can Breast Augmentation Be Combined With Other Procedures?
Yes. Breast augmentation is often combined with other cosmetic procedures when that creates a better overall result.
This combination works well for people who want fuller breasts and better position. Breast augmentation adds volume, while a lift reshapes and raises the breasts. When both are needed, combining them can give a more balanced look.
Breast augmentation is often included as part of a mommy makeover for women who want to restore fullness after pregnancy and address other body changes at the same time. It may be combined with procedures such as tummy tuck surgery or liposuction, depending on the patient’s goals and anatomy.
For some patients, fat transfer can be used along with implants or as part of a more customized contouring plan. This approach can refine shape or add a modest amount of volume using the patient’s own fat, though implants are still the better option when a larger increase in size is the goal.
Experience You Can Feel
Dr. John Quinn is a board-certified, fellowship-trained plastic surgeon with over 35 years of experience. He is well known for breast surgery and tummy tucks, and has been voted Best Plastic Surgeon by Kansas City Magazine readers several times. At Quinn Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Center, we focus on personalized care, patient safety, and natural-looking results in both surgical and non-surgical treatments. For patients near Lawrence, this means breast augmentation care based on experience, careful planning, and results that fit each person, not a one-size-fits-all approach. Dr. Quinn focuses on choosing the right implant, creating a balanced shape, and offering personal guidance from your first visit through recovery.
Cost depends on implant type, surgical details, facility fees, and whether other procedures are combined. The best way to get accurate pricing is through a consultation.
That depends on implant selection, anatomy, breast tissue, and surgical planning. Dr. Quinn’s approach focuses on proportion and a natural feel.
Most patients need about 1 to 2 weeks for the early recovery phase, though swelling and settling continue for longer.
Like any surgery, breast augmentation has risks. These include bleeding, infection, implant shifting, capsular contracture, and breast implant rupture. With silicone implants, silent rupture may not be obvious right away, which is why some patients may need MRI scans over time.
Capsular contracture happens when scar tissue around the implant tightens more than it should. It can affect shape, comfort, and softness.
Yes. Breast implant rupture can happen with both saline and silicone implants. Saline implants deflate more obviously. Silicone implant rupture may be harder to notice without imaging.
No. Breast augmentation is a cosmetic procedure to improve size or shape. Breast reconstruction or reconstructive breast surgery is performed after mastectomy or other medical treatment.
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When you commit to your beauty journey, you are choosing to take how the world sees you into your own hands. That’s an empowering feeling. Dr. Quinn and his team at Quinn Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Center are here to honor that commitment and help you achieve the best results for you and your body. These are your decisions. Our role is to help you make the most of them. Schedule a consultation today to get started on your beauty journey.
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