How is implant size chosen?

Size is planned in proportion to your frame, chest width, and existing tissue rather than by a single number. Your consultation focuses on the silhouette you have in mind and what is appropriate for your body.

Do breast implants need to be replaced over time?

Implants are not lifetime devices. Many last for years without issue, but rupture, capsular contracture, or a simple change in preference can eventually call for replacement or removal. Dr. Chow discusses this long-term view with you as part of consultation planning.

Where are breast implant incisions placed?

Incision options are selected based on your anatomy, implant choice, and preferences. The approach is discussed in detail during your private consultation in Austin.

What is recovery like after breast augmentation?

Most people resume light activity within a week or two and return to more vigorous activity over several weeks, depending on the patient. You will receive clear aftercare instructions and attentive follow-up.

How much does breast augmentation cost in Austin?

The quote depends on implant type and manufacturer, whether a lift is combined, and anesthesia and facility fees. After your consultation you receive a written quote for your specific plan, and financing is available for qualified patients through CareCredit, PatientFi, and Cherry.

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Breast Enhancement

Breast Augmentation in Austin

Breast augmentation uses implants, or in some cases fat transfer, to add volume and restore proportion — and the process begins with listening. Dr. Kaimana Chow plans every procedure at Plastic Surgery of Austin, based in Lakeway and serving patients throughout the Austin area, around your anatomy, proportions, and the silhouette you have in mind. Your consultation is where implant type and any alternatives are reviewed together, so the plan feels informed, unhurried, and entirely your own.

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The Short Answer

Breast augmentation uses implants to add volume and improve proportion, with implant type, size, profile, and placement planned around your frame. It enhances size and shape — when noticeable sagging is the concern, a breast lift may be needed instead of, or together with, implants.

What It Addresses

A desire for added fullness or restored volume, often after pregnancy or weight loss
Noticeable differences in size or shape between the breasts
Proportion between the breasts and the rest of the frame

What It Does Not Address

Noticeable sagging or a low nipple position — usually corrected by a lift, not an implant
Differences in chest-wall or rib shape beneath the breast
Skin texture changes such as stretch marks

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Overview

Enhancement, planned around you

Augmentation is about harmony with your existing figure — enhancement that complements your frame rather than overwhelming it. Implant type, projection, and placement are considered together for a refined, natural-looking outcome.

Personalized Planning

Your consultation begins with listening. Implant type, projection, and placement are considered in proportion to your frame.

Natural Proportions

The goal is harmony with your figure — enhancement that complements your shoulders, torso, and natural breast tissue.

Refined Technique

Thoughtful incision and pocket choices are tailored to your tissue, with attention to symmetry and a soft, settled appearance.

Recovery & Support

You are guided from your first visit through your final follow-up, with clear, attentive aftercare at every step.

At a Glance

Procedure Snapshot

This is breast augmentation with implants, selected to match your goals and lifestyle.

Informed choices, natural results.

What Is Breast Augmentation?

Breast augmentation surgery uses breast implants or your own fat cells to increase the size of your breasts or restore volume. Many women love having this procedure done after they lose a significant amount of weight or after pregnancy. The benefits of this procedure are in increasing the fullness and projection of your breasts, improving the balance of your figure, and enhancing your self-image and self-confidence.

Who is a candidate for breast augmentation with implants?

Our breast augmentation with implants is ideal for a patient who:

Desires a predictable and significant increases to her breast volume
Wants to improve the shape and volume of her breasts
Wants to correct asymmetry between her breasts
Is not breastfeeding
Fully understands breast implant selection and the need for long-term implant maintenance

Fat Grafting Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation by fat transfer is done in two parts. First, Dr. Chow uses liposuction to harvest fat cells from your hips, thighs, belly, or anywhere else where you would like to reduce fat. We purify the fat cells and inject them into your breasts for a natural enhancement that looks and feels real. Breast augmentation by fat transfer offers the benefit of body sculpting in the area where the fat cells are harvested. This means you can get a more sculpted waistline, slimmer thighs, or a flatter belly in addition to larger breasts.

What can I expect from the breast augmentation process?

Our Austin breast augmentation is an outpatient procedure. Through small incisions that Dr. Chow hides either under the breast, around the areolar or in the armpit, a pocket is created for the implant. Based on your breast blueprint, the implant is either placed in a sub glandular, subfascial or submuscular position. Fat grafting may be combined with traditional breast augmentation for a softer look.

Surgical Planning for Breast Augmentation

Planning is where a natural result begins. During your consultation in Austin, Dr. Chow reviews implant type, profile, and projection alongside your base width and existing tissue, so your choices are made in proportion to your frame rather than to a number alone.

Silicone and saline implant options, with the differences explained openly
Profile and projection chosen for your proportions
Incision and placement considerations tailored to your tissue
Symmetry and long-term softness kept front of mind

Recovery Overview

Recovery varies depending on the patient and the details of your plan. Many people return to light, everyday activity within a week or two and ease back into more strenuous routines over several weeks. You will receive clear aftercare guidance and attentive follow-up throughout healing.

Augmentation or a Breast Lift?

Augmentation and a lift solve different problems, and the two are sometimes confused. Implants add volume and fullness; a lift raises and reshapes breast tissue that has dropped in position, most often after pregnancy, weight change, or with age. Many women considering augmentation are actually looking for a lift, or need both together for a balanced result. Which applies to you is a straightforward assessment at consultation, based on nipple position and skin elasticity rather than guesswork.

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Saline vs. Silicone at a Glance

Both implant types have a long track record. Which suits you depends on your tissue, your priorities, and the look and feel you want — reviewed side by side at consultation.

	Saline implants	Silicone implants
Fill	Sterile salt water, filled after placement	Cohesive silicone gel, pre-filled
Feel	Firmer; rippling can be more noticeable in thin tissue	Often described as closer to natural breast tissue
If a rupture occurs	Deflation becomes apparent and the saline is absorbed by the body	May not be outwardly obvious; periodic imaging is recommended
Incision	May allow a somewhat smaller incision	Typically a slightly longer incision for the pre-filled implant

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Considerations

Who This Procedure May Be For

01A desire for added fullness or improved proportion
02Changes in volume after pregnancy or weight loss
03A wish for better balance between the breasts
04Interest in silicone or saline implant options
05A goal of natural-looking enhancement

When to Wait or Consider Alternatives

During pregnancy or breastfeeding — surgery is planned after these conclude and the breasts have stabilized.
When sagging is the primary concern, a breast lift — alone or with implants — is usually the more appropriate plan.
While weight is actively changing — a stable weight makes sizing decisions more reliable.
When health findings need evaluation first; routine breast screening continues as recommended for your age.

Planning

Decisions Made at Your Consultation

01Saline versus silicone, and the implant profile that suits your frame
02Sizing in proportion to your chest width and existing tissue — not by cup size alone
03Implant placement above or beneath the muscle
04Incision options, selected around your anatomy and preferences
05The long-term view: implants are not lifetime devices, and future maintenance is discussed openly

Healing

Recovery, Step by Step

First days
Most patients are up and walking the same day, wearing a support garment as directed. Soreness and tightness across the chest are expected early and are managed with the plan reviewed before surgery.
First weeks
Most resume light activity within a week or two, depending on the patient. Upper-body exercise and lifting wait until cleared, and follow-up visits track healing.
Months ahead
Implants settle into position gradually as swelling resolves and tissue relaxes, so the final shape is judged over weeks to months rather than days.

Scars and How They Mature

Incisions are planned around your anatomy, implant choice, and preferences, and are placed where they can be concealed. They typically mature from pink to fine, pale lines over many months; the specific approach for you is reviewed at consultation.

When Results Appear and How Long They Last

When results appear: The volume change is visible immediately; the final shape settles over weeks to months as swelling resolves and the implants settle.

How long they may last: Implants are long-lasting but not lifetime devices; many patients eventually choose exchange or removal, and periodic follow-up is part of ownership.

Risks and Limitations

Breast augmentation is elective surgery with a well-studied risk profile, and reviewing it candidly is part of deciding well. Dr. Chow discusses your individual risks with you at consultation.

General surgical risks such as bleeding, infection, and reaction to anesthesia
Capsular contracture — scar tissue around the implant that can tighten over time
Implant rupture, rippling, or malposition
Changes in nipple or breast sensation
Implants are not lifetime devices — replacement or removal may be needed in the future
Inform your imaging provider before mammography, as implants call for adapted views

Cost and Financing

Breast augmentation pricing reflects the specific plan built at your consultation, so quotes are written and personalized rather than posted as a single number.

What Shapes Your Quote

Implant type and manufacturer
Whether a lift or another procedure is combined
Surgeon, anesthesia, and facility fees
Post-surgical garments and follow-up care

Financing for qualified patients is available through partners such as CareCredit, PatientFi, and Cherry.

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Your Surgeon

Why Patients Choose Dr. Chow

Dr. Kaimana Chow is a Harvard-trained plastic surgeon, board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, whose practice is devoted to cosmetic surgery. He completed his general surgery residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and his augmentation planning is measurement-led — implant dimensions are chosen in proportion to your chest width and existing tissue, so the result reads as balance rather than volume alone.

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Augmentation adds volume with an implant, while a lift repositions breast tissue that has dropped, without necessarily adding size. Some patients benefit from combining both. Dr. Chow reviews which applies to you — or whether you need both — at your consultation.