BREAST - Augmentation Mastoplasty   Breast implants are used to surgically increase the patient's breast size. In many cases, breast implant surgery is strictly a cosmetic increase, but many breast cancer survivors and others often use breast implants as prosthetics to replace one or both breasts. The surgeon should explain the various risks and benefits of breast implants, including the different materials used. Recent advances in breast implant procedures enable the surgeon to operate with a minimal amount of scarring. Recovery after a breast implant surgery varies by individual, but patients are usually able to return home some hours following their breast implant procedure. Healing normally takes a couple of weeks, but most patients should be able to return to work and resume normal activities within seven to ten days. The size of the breast implants used depends upon several factors, including the proportions of the patient, the breast implant shape, desired amount of cleavage and protrusion of the breast implant itself when viewed from the side. Most patients have found after surgery that breast implants tend not to appear as large as natural breasts, so the size of the breast implant may seem smaller than what you intended. On the other hand, ordering breast implants in a size that is too large could lead to serious complications after the breast implant surgery. A competent surgeon will not push the limits of your body by using an oversized breast implant.