Breast Augmentation Surgery in Korea
“What Is Breast Augmentation Surgery?”
When considering the breast augmentation surgery, there are several features to check beside the breast implant size. In order to create natural breasts, the doctor must thoroughly understand a patient’s body size, original breast shape, breast tissue amount, and how much the breast has sagged. The appropriate breast implant is then selected and inserted at the precise location. VIP plastic surgeons who have extensive surgery experiences perform the Breast Augmentation assisting the patient from 1:1 consultation to post-surgery care aiming for the highest satisfaction.
Operation Information
- Surgery Time : 90-120 Minutes
- Anesthesia Type : General Anesthesia
- Hospitalization : None
- Stitch Removal : 7 Days or None
- Recovery Time : 1-2 Weeks
Breast Augmentation Implant Types
Micro Texture Breast Implant
This micro-textured breast implant combines the best attributes of both traditional textured and smooth round implants. Featuring an ultra-fine surface pattern, the micro-texture design significantly reduces the risk of capsular contracture while promoting stable tissue integration. The result is a natural appearance that adapts beautifully to the body’s movements, maintaining soft, lifelike contours whether standing, lying down, or in motion.
Round Texture Breast Implant
The round textured breast implant is an excellent choice for achieving fuller, more voluminous breasts with balanced projection. Its textured surface promotes tissue adherence, helping the implant maintain its intended position over time. As the body naturally adjusts, the implant gradually softens and settles, delivering increasingly natural results. Unlike smooth implants, textured varieties typically do not require post-operative massage, simplifying the recovery process for patients.
Round Smooth Breast Implant
The smooth round breast implant features an exceptionally soft surface that allows for fluid, natural movement, closely mimicking the dynamics of real breast tissue. Due to the smooth surface, regular post-operative massage is essential to maintain an open capsule pocket and prevent capsular contracture. Patients typically begin their massage regimen within the first few weeks following surgery and continue for several months as directed by their surgeon.
Breast Augmentation Implant Brands
Motiva Breast Implant
Motiva breast implants represent the premium tier in breast augmentation, biomedically engineered to deliver exceptional flexibility and anatomical precision. The implant responds naturally to gravity, replicating the movement, shape, and texture of real breast tissue. Select models featuring Q technology contain a unique micro UDI identifier within each implant, enabling precise patient record tracking and enhanced safety monitoring. Clinical data demonstrates rupture and capsular contracture rates below 1%, reflecting the rigorous standards behind Motiva’s design. As a premium-tier product, Motiva implants are exclusively distributed to experienced, board-certified surgeons at select prestigious clinics in Korea.
Mentor Breast Implant
Mentor breast implants are among the most trusted and widely used implants worldwide, backed by decades of clinical research and FDA approval. Developed by Johnson & Johnson, Mentor combines proven safety with consistent, predictable results that surgeons and patients rely on. Mentor offers a comprehensive range of implant options, including both saline and silicone gel varieties, with diverse profiles and projections to accommodate individual anatomy and aesthetic goals. Their MemoryGel technology provides a natural feel while maintaining shape integrity over time. With extensive long-term safety data and a global track record spanning over 30 years, Mentor implants remain a preferred choice among board-certified plastic surgeons seeking reliable outcomes for their patients.
Types of Breast Augmentation Incision
Armpit incision Make 3-4cm incision line near the armpit area and insert the foreign implant. This method does not affect the lobule alveolar system and thus does not influence the breastfeeding. The scar line follows along the armpit wrinkles, so it is almost invisible.
Underneath the breast line incision Make 3-4cm incision line underneath the breast line and insert the foreign implant. Targeted location is more precise than the armpit incision when inserting the breast implant.
Areolar T-cut incision Make 1-2cm incision line around the areolar area to not only insert the breast implant but also to perform breast lifting or areolar reduction surgery.
VIP Breast Augmentation Surgery Method
Dual Plane Insertion
The principle of the breast augmentation is that an implant is placed beneath the pectoral muscle to project the breast tissue, thus augmenting the breast. For patients who have short breast bottoms (distance between the nipple and bottom line), small and sagging breasts, or degraded breast tissue after lactation, the general method of implant insertion results in implant migration, a double contour between the implant and sagging breast tissue. The dual plane method is a solution to such problem. This is a double-layered special method, in which the pectoral muscle is separated from the breast tissue and moved upward so that the implant is covered by the muscle in the upper part and covered only by the breast tissue in the lower part. In other words, the upper half of the implant is positioned under the pectoral muscle, and the lower half is covered by the breast tissue. This method is called “dual plane” because the implant is simultaneously located under and over the muscle. The “Dual Plane Breast Surgery” is a high-technique breast surgery, which allows the small, sagging breasts to look and feel natural. It remarkably reduces the capsular contracture and resolves many problems of the general implant insertion beneath the breast tissue.
Advantages of Dual Plane
Areola Breast Surgery (W-areola Incision method)
Breast augmentation through armpit incision leaves a small scar. This is a disadvantage to dancers, models, active women and those who enjoy wearing sleeveless clothes during summer. Areola incision is a solution for them (The patient’s condition should be met prior to going on the w-areola incision method). The existing areola incision can leave scars depending on the condition of an areola. The latest w-areola breast surgery incises accurately along the areola border, leaving a virtually invisible scar. Moreover, this method allows the surgeon to directly access the pectoralis major muscle for placing and positioning the breast implant. The result is breasts with natural-looking volume and appearance with less scarring.
VIP Endoscopic Breast Surgery
Many women around the world desire for larger and fuller breasts, as it is a symbol of beauty. Successful breast enhancement depends on choosing the right method and surgeon. This means that an accurate and sanitized placement of implants is also crucial. In a general breast surgery, space is made beneath the pectoral muscle through an armpit incision (3-4 cm) without careful observation. This often causes damages in the muscles, nerves or blood vessels with profuse bleeding. Furthermore, patients may have uneven breasts and misplacement of the implant space, resulting in capsular contracture, bilateral asymmetry or an implant weighing upward. VIP Breast Surgery Center utilizes the most up-to-date endoscopic equipment for a more accurate and sanitary surgery. This endoscopic breast surgery equipment may prevent nerve and blood vessel damage. It clearly detaches the muscle layers based on accurate anatomy, which results in minimum pain.
Hemostasis Is Possible by Directly Identifying the Bleeding Vessel
Breast Augmentation Before & After
* Side effects such as inflammation after the surgery may vary by each individuals and may require appropriate treatments. Please check the guideline with the doctor.
Ideal Candidates for Breast Augmentation
FAQ
Updated December 19, 2025
