Breast Augmentation in Fresno
What Is Breast Augmentation?
Breast augmentation is a cosmetic surgery that enhances breast size, shape, and symmetry using implants or fat transfer. The procedure is customized to each patient’s body and goals, helping restore volume after pregnancy or weight loss while creating natural-looking results under the care of a board-certified plastic surgeon.
This procedure does not correct drooping breasts. To correct the breast a breast lift is required to make it look fuller and lifted. This procedure can be done at the same time as the augmentation or may require a separate operation. Board-certified surgeon Dr. Simon Bachir can assist you in making this decision.
Types of Breast Implants
Saline Breast Implants
- Filled with sterile salt water.
- If shell leaks, a saline implant will collapse and need to be replaced.
- Provide a uniform shape, firmness, and feel.
- FDA-approved for augmentation in women age 18 or older.
Structured Saline Breast Implants
- Filled with sterile salt water, and contain an inner structure that aims to make the implant feel more natural.
Silicone Breast Implants
- Filled with silicone gel.
- Feels more like natural breast tissue.
- If the implant leaks, the gel remains within the implant shell or escapes into the implant pocket.
- A leaking implant filled with silicone gel will not collapse.
*Important note for breast implants with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) can occur frequently in patients who have breast implants with textured.
