The Boob Jab: Enlarging Breasts Via Injections Rather Than Implants

In Ventura, and elsewhere in Southern California, breast augmentations are the most popular cosmetic surgery.  Placing a prosthesis (filled either with saline/salt water or with silicone) beneath the breast increases its size and improves its shape.

Despite the relative safety of breast surgery, many patients fear "going under the knife."  Others are not looking for a pneumatic change in their silhouette; just enough to fill up B cups, please!  What to do if you fear operating rooms, or if you're after a more discreet enhancement?

Enter the boob jab.

Yes, you read right.  Jab, not job.  Some of the injectable products, which have revolutionized the way plastic surgeons treat aging faces, may be good not only for filling in sunken cheeks but also for subtle breast enhancement...

• in the office
• not in the operating room
• with local anesthesia
• no IV
• no general anesthesia

Macrolane injections--the boob jab--are currently available in Europe.  A few thousand women have now undergone treatments, and they can expect their results to last for 18 months.

It is unlikely that boob jabs will be available in the US in 2009 or 2010.  We can only hope that Macrolane (manufactured by the same people who have brought us the wildly popular Restylane and Perlane) makes it to our shores soon.  It could be another option for women seeking breast enhancement.