Breast augmentation procedures have been significantly refined and perfected in the past few decades. Researchers and leading plastic surgeons in the field have developed new ways to reduce the pain and make breast augmentation surgery less invasive and with more natural results.
In addition, the FDA has placed its stamp of approval on both silicone and saline implants as being safe for short-term and long-term use. Women are certainly taking note of these improvements, and breast augmentation surgery is becoming the most-requested plastic surgery procedure across the country.
According to recent studies, the average woman’s breast size in America has increased within the past 15 years from 34B to 36C . The women from various backgrounds and lifestyles who choose to undergo breast augmentation surgery do so for a variety reasons: a better self-image, a desire for greater sexual appeal, or even for simply having a body that is more proportionate and looks better in certain clothing.
Another factor that is making breast augmentation increasingly more popular is that the negative medical myths in circulation regarding breast implants have been refuted by prominent organizations. Specifically, the National Cancer Institute released data from 2001 through 2006 stating that there is no association between breast cancer and breast implants, and there is no increased cancer risk in women who choose to have saline implants.
Myths such as possible problems during nursing have also been dispelled, giving women more assurance that the choice to have breast implants will only bring positive benefits to their lives and roles as lovers, wives, career women, and mothers.
