What's the Most Minimal Breast Enhancement Surgery I Can Do to Enhance Size and Maintain Natural Shape? (photo)

The left breast is smaller than the right and it's less of a tear drop shape which I'd prefer on both. I wouldn't mind increasing the size of both just a hair, accounting for more on the left side to match the right, but I don't want my breasts to look or feel unnatural. I'd like to preserve, as expressed before, a tear-drop shape. How can this be achieved? Are silicone, saline the only options? Which one's better and will last for life w/o complications? How much cost-wise am I looking at?

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For a fuller but subtle and natural look consider form stable, high strength anatomic shaped silicone implants

Thank you for your question and the pictures. For a fuller but subtle and natural look consider form stable, high-strength, anatomic-shaped silicone implants. You will need some slight adjustments of the fold underneath the breasts. One is higher than the other. You will also need slightly different implant sizes. To be sure, see two or more plastic surgeons in your area or consider an out of town package to a highly-skilled plastic surgeon. Make sure your board-certified plastic... more

Two main options: implants versus fat grafting

Hello, You have two options at improving the symmetry in size of your breasts and that included using implants (silicone preferred over saline) or fat grafting. Silicone implants are a little more expensive than saline implants but are well worth the investment. Using an implant in both breasts, one smaller than the other, your overall cost including surgeons fee, implant cost, anesthesia, and facility fee would be about 6,000 give or take depending on the surgeon.... more

A Shy Enhancement With Natural Looking Breasts

Dear Rachel, Thank you for sharing your photo. Usually, the silicone implant under the muscle is the one with the most natural look and feel. That said, you should not exclude the saline implants. However, without physical examination and knowing more about what you desire to achieve by your surgery, it is hard to give you a more accurate opinion. It is a fact that your breasts are asymmetric - very common - but using implants of slightly different sizes will help... more

Implants tend to fill out your natural breast shape. Both saline and silicone gel are highly effective.

When the breasts are asymmetrical, which is common, we tend to use a larger implant on the smaller side. This helps achieve a more equal volume. But the breasts will still not look exactly alike. Often the nipple is a little higher on the smaller side and it will still be higher after the breast augmentation. The implants we use today are round. We don't use the teardrop-shaped ones anymore. The implants fill out your breasts, generally keeping a similar... more

Natural shape breast enhancement

Thank you for the question for the photo. Breast implants will you set option to achieve more symmetry and enhancement. You could have either saline or silicone implants. Silicone gives a more natural feel to the breast. As for the the longevity of the implants, none will last for life. In general they will need to be replaced at some point. On average after ten years or longer. This a thing to keep in mind that you may meed more than one surgery. As for the cost; it depends on the... more

Small enhancement

Hi, neither the saline nor the silicone implants would last for life, they both need to be replaced every 10 years and both have a similar complication risk. that said, you might benefit from either saline or silicone implants so please consult with a qualified surgeon and get examined and measured and review a number of before and after pictures to get an idea and learn more about the procedure

Implants and asymmetry

Asymmetry of the two breasts can be improved with implants. More natural looking breasts will occur with smaller implants and adequate tissue coverage.

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Breast Augmentation

Hello, Thank you for your picture, you have nice breast tissue and it is obvious that you’re left breast is bigger then you’re right, that is very normal in all females. You have different options you can get saline so the PS can fill one side more than other to get as symmetrical as possible. You are able to do that with silicone as well. You do not need a lift your areolas are looking straight and not under your breast fold. The cost is different everywhere you go.... more

Minimal breast enhancement

Though breast implants are excellent medical devices, none last forever or are without some risk of complication. Another option for you would be to try fat grafting to one or both breasts.

Maintaining a natural shape with asymmetrical breasta

You could certainly enlarge your breasts with relatively small gel or saline implants There is another option the --adjustable saline implant. This implant will help achieving symmetry while allowing you to have input as to the final size by adjusting the volume after surgery