Today breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures that provides effective enhancement by the means of breast implants. Today the choice of breast implants depends on their shape, size and material and the variety is huge. However, let us look at breast implants history.

Breast implants history is traced back in far way centuries when the first breast implants usage attempts met with failure. First breast augmentation procedure purposes were mostly aesthetic goals.

Today pre-modern breast implants history is considered to exist for more than one hundred years. First attempts were connected with the search for perfect material. The trials involved paraffin materials, glass and ivory but the revolution sure took place with the first usage of silicone. The application of paraffin caused a number of complications and infections. The first paraffin breast injection that far resembled today's augmentation surgery procedure was held in 1890. But the failed experience showed that result of such operation was breast hardening and numerous infections. So 1920 put an end to paraffin usage as possible breast implant's materials.

The new wave of techniques brought about usage of fat as breast augmentation innovation. The fat tissues were relocated from the area of abdomen into the breasts. But the procedure failed again as body absorbed natural fat very quickly. The only result of this operation was an effect of lumpy asymmetrical breasts. Excessive problematic scars were other reasons to stop the breast augmentation experience that occurred until 1940?s.

1950s were the another step in experiencing of new material as implant. That was polyvinyl sponge. Although some operations were successful the final result was not durable at all and patients got only inflammation, infections, material migration, organs damages and breast cancer.

Some facts from the history of World War ll show that breast augmentation procedure development was induced by Japanese women's wish to attract American soldiers. The first trial to use silicone filler as breast implant material was recorded there, that became crucial in cosmetic surgery history. But in the beginning of silicone injections the usage of these breast implants materials caused still many health problems. This material usage in cosmetic surgery was even prohibited for some time in the USA.

The modern breast implants history starts in 1962. The event presented filling of performed socket with silicone gel for the first time. And although the procedure had still many complications it had already gained a new status providing natural breast shape and sensation.

Today the average number of performed breast augmentation procedures per year is 200 000(and the information concerns only the USA). The statistics also proves that today majority women stepped the path of artificial breast enhancement have pure cosmetic goals. Today surgery level is considered to be enough to guarantee safe breast augmentation operations.