When Iggy Azalea posted about her immense gratitude and satisfaction after having breast implants on Instagram, she openly used the hashtag #FlashRecoveryBreastAugmentation to describe her speedy recovery.

Are you considering breast augmentation but wondering about the pain involved?

If you’re like most patients at our San Francisco practice, the following questions are probably shuffling back and forth your mind:

• How painful is it really? I need specifics!
• What if the pain's too much for me to bear?
• Are the results worth it?
• What can I do to minimize the pain as much as possible?

Nothing is exempt from the laws of gravity in this world. Unfortunately, that includes your breasts. As you age, gravity continues to pull on the soft, elastic tissues of your breast and cause them to sag. As skin elasticity is weakened, your breasts can appear drastically different.

With age, a woman's breasts may not be as full or perky as they once were. As a result, many women seek to undergo breast enhancement to restore a more youthful fullness and shape to breasts that sag after getting older, weight loss, or having children.

While breast augmentation procedures get a lot more attention, breast reductions are not all that uncommon for today's women. Overly large breasts can be a source of general back and neck pain, skin irritation, stress on the shoulders, and discomfort while working out or participating in other activities.

Breast augmentation is a popular option for women looking to improve their breast shape and size to get the body they've always wanted. For younger women who are hoping to have kids one day, or plan on having more children, there is always concern about breastfeeding after breast augmentation surgery.

When you include factors like age, breastfeeding, fluctuations in weight, and many other influences, you may feel like your breasts just don't stand a chance! With the quality and safety of implants available today, a lot of women are deciding to be proactive about the appearance of their breasts.

Due to aging and the forces of gravity, many women are looking for ways to improve the lift and shape of their breasts. Some women can experience a change in breast shape or size after breastfeeding; losing volume or perkiness. Others may have breasts that are underdeveloped, or never developed proportionally.

If you find yourself in any of these categories, it can take a toll on your self confidence and make finding clothes that fit and look fabulous extremely difficult.

Breast augmentation may be an excellent option if you are hoping to enhance your breast size or shape. However, you may have heard some scary stories about implants bursting or causing lymphoma, which naturally makes you think twice about getting breast implants.

If you are unhappy with the appearance of your breasts, it doesn't have to be permanent. Breast implants have come a long way, both in safety and longevity.

Patients always have questions about the different types of implants available and the options that may be best for them. The answer to that question is, it depends. What's perfect for one patient may not be perfect for the next.