A woman has many choices to make her breasts appear larger, among them wearing a padded bra or silicone bra-enhancing inserts. But if you are looking for a more permanent way to bring balance to the curves of your body, finally fill out your female form or find the figure you lost after breastfeeding, the surgical placement of breast implants is the only proven solution to enhance breast size and shape. (If you're considering breast augmentation, visit Newbeauty.com to find a doctor in your area.)

Most women who seek breast enhancement fall into two groups, according to New York City plastic surgeon Alan Gold, MD: "The younger woman who has always been dissatisfied with the size and proportion of her breasts, and the woman in her late twenties through forties who has lost volume due to pregnancy and whose breast shape may be drooping somewhat, but not enough to warrant a breast lift."

If you're considering breast augmentation, you have several choices. The first and most important is choosing a board-certified plastic surgeon who can explain and address all of your options and performs all of those options regularly. Other choices include: