A Brief History Of Breast Augmentation Surgery

Submitted by: Alyson Kettle

Breast augmentation surgery has soared in popularity over the past ten years. It is now the number one performed plastic surgery procedure in the world!

Breast enhancement procedures are extremely popular across the globe. The most popular of these procedures is breast augmentation. In fact, it is the number one performed plastic surgery procedure in world. It seems that the secret is out: large breasts can dramatically improve a woman’s level of life enjoyment! They can elevate her self confidence and improve her self esteem within just a few months, all at a cost of just a few thousand dollars.

The number of cosmetic surgery procedures performed in a given year has increased by more than ten since 1992. In 2007, breast augmentation procedures hit an all time high: 347,000 procedures were performed throughout the year! At that time, that was almost 20% of the total cosmetic surgery procedures performed, which easily makes breast augmentation the number one form of plastic surgery performed in the world.

The very first attempts at breast enhancement were performed by an Austrian physician. His name was Dr. Vincenz Czerny. Prior to his breast augmentation attempts, he had already established himself as a pioneering surgeon with world renowned expertise in kidney stone surgeries and hysterectomies. But his skill with a scalpel and prestige in the surgical field did little to assist him in his attempts at breast augmentation surgery. In fact, it didn’t help him one bit, and his attempts at increasing a woman’s breast size failed time and time again.

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Believe it or not, there were some very strange items used in the early days of breast augmentation: polyurethane sponges, ground rubber, and even ox cartilage. Can you believe someone actually attempted to use Ox Cartilage to increase a woman’s breast size! Thankfully, breast augmentation devices have advanced considerably since those early days. Today’s modern woman actually has several different choices for her implants. She can not only choose which type of implant is best for her, but she has many options when it comes to implant size, texture, and even shape round or anatomical. Indeed, the modern woman has many options readily available that will help her increase her breast size in just a few months time.

In 1960, the first attempts at using silicone gel appeared in Japan. It was a simple method: inject silicone gel via syringe into the woman’s breast. It turns out that this simple method was not necessarily a healthy method and severe complications arose such as silicone granulomas and breast hardening.

Despite those early failures in the 60’s, silicone gel implants improved over the years until they reached their current design style: a polyurethane shell filled with silicone gel. The latest design is one that is much more durable than the silicone implants that ruptured in the 80’s and 90’s and subsequently prompted the FDA to ban the use of silicone gel implants entirely.

If you are considering breast augmentation surgery, you will need to consult a licensed, board certified surgeon. He or she should also be a specialist in the procedure. Only a licensed, practicing physician can provide you with medical and or health-related guidance.

Please do not interpret the information in this article as medical advice! Only a licensed plastic surgeon can provide you with up to date information regarding plastic surgery techniques, procedures, and devices. Good luck!

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