Breast Augmentation, Lift, Reduction & Reconstruction Resources

Review the helpful online resources below to educate yourself with credible information about breast augmentation (mammoplasty), breast implants, breast lift (mastopexy), breast reduction and breast reconstruction.

Breast Augmentation Articles & Resources

• Breast Implant Glossary (FDA)
• Brief Overview of Breast Augmentation & Breast Implants
  (American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery)
• Subglandular Breast Augmentation Images (eMedicine.com)
• Endoscopic Breast Augmentation Images (eMedicine.com)
• Breast Implant Study (National Cancer Institute)
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Breast Augmentation
• American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Breast Augmentation
• Data Do Not Support Ban on Silicone Breast Implants (USA Today)
• Breast Implants: Do They Interfere with Mammograms? (Mayo Clinic)
• Making an Informed Decision about Breast Implants (FDA)
• Silicone Breast Implants: What Happens If They Rupture? (Mayo Clinic)
• Study of Silicone Gel Breast Implant Rupture, Extracapsular Silicone and Health Status in a Population of Women (FDA)
• Study of Re-operations and Self-Reported Silicone Gel Breast Implant Rupture (FDA)
• Breast Implant Adverse Effect During Mammography (FDA)
• Photographs and/or Illustrations of Breast Implant Complications (FDA)
• Breast Implants: Potential Local Complications and Re-operations (FDA)

Breast Lift Articles & Resources

• MedlinePlus: Breast Lift
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Breast Lift
• American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Breast Lift

Breast Reduction Articles & Resources

• Is Breast Reduction Right for You? (WebMD)
• BRAVO: Consumer Guide to Breast Reduction
  (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
• Breast Reduction: Description and Illustrations (MedlinePlus)
• Male Breast Reduction (Gynecomastia) (Your Plastic Surgery Guide)
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Breast Reduction
• American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Breast Reduction
• MedlinePlus: Breast Reduction

Additional Helpful Articles & Resources Related to Plastic Surgery

• Interactive Mammogram Tutorial
  (MedlinePlus by National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health)
• Breast Reduction Patient Screening Helps to Discover Cancer (HealthDay News)
• Smoking, Second-Hand Smoking and Healing (University of Michigan)
• Plastic Surgery: Indications for Men (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
• Science Meets Beauty: Using Medicine To Improve Your Appearances
• Innovations in Scar Management Offer Encouraging News to African American Plastic Surgery Patients (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
• Extreme Makeovers Not Realistic (Cleveland Clinic)
• Preoperative Evaluation and Management (eMedicine.com)
• Psychological Aspects of Plastic Surgery (eMedicine.com)
• Psychological Aspect: Your Self-Image and Plastic Surgery
  (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
• Office-Based Anesthesia & Surgery (American Society of Anesthesiologists)
• Know your Anesthesiologist (American Society of Anesthesiologists)
• What Should You Know about Herbal and Dietary Supplement Use & Anesthesia?[pdf / 152KB]
• Various Resources about Anesthesia (National Institutes of Health)
• How You Feel Pain (Mayo Clinic)
• Quiz: Are You Fooled by Familiar Pain Myths? (Mayo Clinic)
• Weight Loss: 6 Strategies for Success (from Mayo Clinic)
• Food Portion Distortion Quiz (A fun and insightful quiz from National Institutes of Health)

Other Plastic Surgery Procedure Resources

Are you looking for different plastic surgery procedure resources? Check out other credible sites on abdominoplasty resources, face lift resources, liposuction resources, and rhinoplasty resources.

Need More Information?

• Visit the Consumer Guide to Breast Augmentation
• Visit the ASPS for a guide on breast reduction
• Visit the Consumer Guide to Breast Lift
• Visit the Consumer Guide to Breast Reduction
• Review the FDA Breast Implant Consumer Handbook
• Do your own research on Google or Yahoo