An important aspect of the consultation for plastic surgery is to determine a patient’s motives for changing their appearance. It is no secret that breast augmentation has sometimes been sought by women who wanted to please a partner or achieve the appearance they thought others wanted them to have. Each woman wanting larger breasts must know how she wants to look and why. Even in the best of cases, we often see certain influence by other women.

Women naturally turn to one another for important information and support. How does this relate to breast augmentation? This influence occurs directly as well as indirectly.

Directly, women may be told by others who have had breast augmentation that they wish they had selected larger implants. Statistics suggest that a desire for larger implants accounts for a significant percentage of revision breast surgeries. This could be because women who get breast implants eventually get used to them. As they learn to navigate life with larger breasts, they feel they could do so with even larger implants. Indirectly, women influence other women through fashion. We inherently look at other people in magazines and online, especially when shopping for clothing. If larger-breasted models are the norm in popular clothing trends, there is a greater likelihood that a woman will envision the same for herself. These influences are not a bad thing. However, each patient must keep in mind that her body is unique and that breast implant size is a general detail that determines her final appearance. The best results come from good balance and proportion between breast size and the width of the chest.

Get detailed information about breast augmentation from an experienced plastic surgeon. Schedule your consultation in our Henderson, NV office at (702) 684-5502.