If someone you know has had an augmentation, have you seen the result? Do you like it? Even if you do, are your tissues exactly the same as her tissues before she had the operation? If not, your result won’t be the same either

A common practice by surgeons, implant manufacturers, and Internet Web sites is to show pictures and imply (even with disclaimers) that you can look at pictures and choose what type or size implant might be best for you. If you see pictures in a magazine of breasts that you like, can you take the pictures to a surgeon (like you would take pictures of a hairstyle to your hairstylist) and expect to get the breast that is pictured? Not if you or the surgeon are very sophisticated. Can you manipulate images on a Web site or a surgeon’s office computer and reliably predict how your tissues might respond to a certain type or size of breast implant? Can you make good choices based on pictures? The answer is no, but you should understand why it is impossible to logically compare what you’d like to have to any picture, whether it’s in a magazine or on the Internet.

One must always remember to do their 'homework' when considering having any surgery procedure. This includes consulting with a skilled experienced and qualified specialist. Be sure and have all your questions answered and you fully understand the risks of your chosen procedure. Doing this can mean the difference between a successful surgeon.

“If you and your surgeon don’t recognize and acknowledge what your body tissues will allow you to have now and for the future, one or both of you may pay a penalty you don’t want to pay.”

One of the first and most important steps on the staircase is understanding the importance of reconciling desires with reality—reconciling your wishes with your tissues. what you want with what your body will allow you to have. It’s much easier to find a surgeon who will tell you he can produce what you want than to find a surgeon who knows and will tell you how what you want is likely to affect you now and in the future. The choices you make now may decisively influence your risks of having problems and re-operations in the future.