Correcting Shape and Size Using Temporary Filler after Breast Augmentation with Silicone Implants

Breast augmentation is a major plastic surgery used to enhance the aesthetics of a woman’s body shape, which generally increases a woman’s self-esteem [1]. Although breast implants are commonly used for breast augmentation, the characteristics of the surgery, which involve an implant of standard form and size, make it difficult to revise the results with other than repeated surgery. Even though revision using an autologous fat graft has been attempted, implanted fat absorption and a sacrificed donor site are disadvantages, requiring repetitive procedures [2,3]. There are few alternative methods for a patient who is not satisfied with the size and form of the implant but does not want repeated surgery to remove the existing implant and re-implant a different one, or has experienced difficulty with an autologous fat graft due to a thin body [2]. Therefore, the authors of this paper report that relatively satisfactory results using a filler to improve the size and shape of the implant that has already been inserted into the breast.