Cosmetic breast surgery involves enlarging the size of a woman's breasts for cosmetic or medical reasons. Breast plastic surgery can also involve the reduction or reparation of breasts for medical reasons.

The official name of cosmetic surgery for breast augmentation is augmentation mammoplasty. When enlarging the breast, an implant of silicone gel or saline (salt water) is placed behind the tissue of the breast. This implantation enhances both size and shape of the breast with it the breast is increased by one or two cups sizes at least. When considering augmentation, it is good to find out all the details about cosmetic surgery breast implantation and all the involved procedures.

A plastic surgery breast implant is used for reconstruction of a breast after breast surgery. Surgeries to reconstruct breasts are for multiple reasons, but mostly to correct breasts of disproportionate size, breasts that have had to be taken off due to cancer, traumatic injury to a breast or any other number of factors

A mastopexy is the official name for a breast lift. Breast lifts enhance the appearance of smaller sagging breasts. Large breasts can benefit from mastopexy as well, but the heavier the breast the more temporary the beneficial results. Mastopexy is ideal for women who are done having children and shoes breasts are not as full and firm from breastfeeding or age. The surgical procedure takes approximately 3 hours.