How is a breast augmentation surgery performed?
The procedure is performed on an outpatient basis in the hospital operating room. Usually it is performed under general anesthetic. One of the three incisions (axillary, areolar or inframammary) is made and a pocket is created usually under the pectoral or chest wall muscle. A saline filled implant or a pre filled silicone gel implant is placed and inflated and the incision closed with absorbable sutures. An elastic compression dressing is placed. Discharge to home occurs after several hours in the recovery room.
