Breast augmentation pictures - are they accurate?

 Appreciating good results really depend upon the observer.  Every patient is different and each one may want something different.  Focus on what you want in terms of size change and appearance and look around.  Choose a doctor that you trust and like the results.

Photos on web sites are highly selected to be the ones that look good in pictures.  Not every patient is made to look so perfect.  Some patients request implants that give them a fake look but since they are not "normal" they are not shown on the web site.  This result has very... more

You raise a good question, and many before and after pictures are great.  You should look for good results that you find pleasing and pay attention to other before and after photos from different procedures.  A good breast job is one that pleases the patient and satisfies most of the patient's... more

Although chosing the results that you like are very individualized ther are some very common factors when it comes to evaluating before and after pictures of breast augmentation. 1. The patient should be in the same position and have the same lighting in the before and after pictures. 2. Evaluate the... more

Shelby, Your concerns are very good ones.  Most women want to get an idea of what a certain size implant will do from them in terms of appearance, and the most logical place to get this information is from photographs. But you need to know what you are looking for,  because everyone's body is... more

This is a great question.  You want to look for photos that are "standardized".  In other words, everything should be the same between the pre and post op photos.  This includes the lighting, how much of the patient is shown, how far away the image is (is one closer to the camera than... more

Hi! Most  women want to have nice looking breasts.  They don't want everyone to know that they have breast implants. So, a bad breast augmentation looks fake.   The most common errors are too much roundness on top, and excessively large implants.

Hi there- Photos of breast augmentation outcomes are a useful resource for women interested in the procedure, in that they allow you to determine the surgeon's ability to reliably achieve a pleasing shape. This is VERY important- you wouldn't want to go to a surgeon whose breast outcomes look unattractive to... more

Hello We show over one hundred breast augmentation photos in our books at the office. The main purpose is not to show you what you would look like, but to start a conversation in the many aspects of breast augmentation results. The more you see, the more questions you ask, the better we can guide you. Beware... more

Contrary to popular belief and conventional wisdom, I think that photos by themselves are not very helpful. Most sites screen out bad photos so you are usually seeing a biased set of photos. Of course seeing obviously "bad" photos may be a tip that you are looking at the wrong surgeon. The other... more