Why do women get breast implants/enlargements?

Some new enhancement procedures even use a woman's own fat to build up her breast tissue (goodbye implants). Breast lifts (aka breast mastopexy) are outpacing breast implants and have jumped by over 70%, with some 90,000 choosing the procedure in 2013. read more

There’s no way to get breast volume back, short of breast implants—no exercises or muscles that build them back up. So these women turn to implants to restore their original, and now lost, shape and size. They’re called “mommy make-overs,” breast implants combined with tummy tucks and liposuction. read more

But, again, let's look at the stats: board-certified plastic surgeons won't perform breast augmentations on women under 22, since breast tissue isn't considered fully developed until that time (though breasts can and do change in size and shape all the way through lactation and past menopause). read more