Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir Breast Augmentation Surgery: Empowerment in Times of Pornography For some women the possibility of breast augmentation means a relief from suffering. This is true of reconstructive surgery after mastectomy or after childbirth. In some cases

For some women the possibility of breast augmentation means a relief from suffering. This is true of reconstructive surgery after mastectomy or after childbirth. In some cases implants may help women who suffer mentally from being “flat-chested”. However, the majority of recent breast augmentation surgery can not be said to fall under these categories for they mostly serve the purpose of boosting breast size, i.e. inserting implants to increase the size of rather small or medium size breasts to big or even oversize breasts. Due to these different reasons for breast augmentation surgery a distinction is sometimes made between surgery that is medical or therapeutic, and surgery that is non-medical or non-therapeutic. Even though many breast augmentation surgeries are clearly medical, it is nevertheless difficult to draw a sharp line between medical and non-medical surgery of this type.