Patient guide
Breast Augmentation
Implants or fat transfer increase breast volume and improve symmetry.
What this guide covers: This guide covers candidacy, what happens during treatment, recovery timelines, red flags, and questions to ask before you travel.
Browse Plastic Surgery providersQuick facts
- Typical stay
- 4–6 days
- Anaesthesia
- General
- Return to work
- 1–2 weeks
Last reviewed: June 2026
Overview
What is breast augmentation?
Breast augmentation uses silicone or saline implants, or autologous fat transfer, to enhance volume. Turkey performs high volumes of implant-based augmentation. Implant registry documentation, incision placement, and pocket plane (submuscular vs subglandular) should be discussed with clear long-term surveillance advice.
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Candidacy
Who is it for?
Healthy adults seeking volume increase with realistic size goals
Patients with asymmetry or post-mastectomy reconstruction (specialist pathway)
Those accepting implant exchange or removal may be needed within 10–15 years
Non-smokers without active breast infection
Treatment day
What happens
Sizing and implant selection
Measurements, soft-tissue characteristics, and desired profile guide implant dimensions and plane.
Surgery
Incision (inframammary, periareolar, or transaxillary) creates pocket; implant inserted. Drains rarely used.
Dressings and garment
Support bra applied. Arm movement restrictions explained.
Follow-up imaging advice
Implant card with serial numbers provided. MRI or ultrasound surveillance schedule discussed per manufacturer guidance.
After treatment
Recovery timeline
Days 1–7
Tightness and upper-arm discomfort. Sleep elevated on back.
Next: Weeks 2–4Weeks 2–4
Return to desk work; avoid gym and lifting.
Next: Months 3–6Months 3–6
Implants settle; final shape emerges as swelling resolves.
Next: Long termLong term
Annual clinical review; imaging per national guidelines.
Warning signs
Risks and red flags
These are warning signs that should give you pause — or cause you to walk away entirely. No reputable provider will object to being asked these questions.
Oversized implants for narrow chest width risking bottoming out
No implant warranty or serial number documentation
Offering augmentation without discussing BIA-ALCL and rupture surveillance
Before you commit
Questions to ask
- Which incision and plane do you recommend for my anatomy?
- What implant brand, size, and serial numbers will I receive?
- What is your capsular contracture rate in primary augmentation?
- How soon can I fly after surgery?
Next steps
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