Let’s continue this week’s article with a quiz:
Which of the following is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States?
A) Breast augmentation
B) Rhinoplasty
C) Liposuction
D) Eyelid surgery
✔ Correct answer: A Breast augmentation
(Consistently the most common cosmetic surgical procedure in the U.S.)
Breast enhancement remains the most popular aesthetic plastic surgery procedure in the United States — and in my own practice here at Orange County Plastic Surgery in Corona Del Mar/Newport Beach, CA. Many women come to see me because they want to restore volume lost after pregnancy, weight loss, or aging, or because they have always wished for fuller breasts.
While breast augmentation with implants is an excellent way to increase cup size, it does not correct droopiness (ptosis). If your goal is not only to have larger breasts, but also to have them sit higher and look perkier, we may need to discuss a mastopexy, or breast lift, in addition to augmentation.
