Small Breast Augmentation at Brantley Operative Aesthetics
SUBTLE ENHANCEMENT CREATES POWERFUL RESULTS OF WITH DR. SHELBY BRANTLEY
Breast augmentation doesn’t need to be dramatic to provide truly dramatic results. Small breast augmentation gives you the opportunity to achieve slightly larger breasts and a vastly more proportionate figure. Whether you’re looking for something that will age gracefully with you or you want to ensure you maintain your active lifestyle with comfort, small breast augmentation can help you redefine femininity and your lived reality, all on your own terms. Under the skilled hands of Dr. Brantley, you can achieve the feminine contours that flatter your overall figure and give you the confidence to feel amazing about your body.
At Brantley Operative Aesthetics in Flowood, MS, Dr. Shelby Brantley and our compassionate team are dedicated to helping you reach your aesthetic goals. Every small breast augmentation procedure is designed to enhance your natural beauty, maintain proportion and balance, and promote a positive self-image.
Are you interested in learning about how small breast augmentation can enhance your overall physique and boost your confidence? Contact us at (601) 387-9005 or request your consultation to begin your breast contouring journey today! We are located in Flowood, MS, near JAN International Airport and proudly serve patients from across the United States.
Quick Links:
- What Is Small Breast Augmentation?
- What Are the Benefits of Small Breast Augmentation?
- Why Choose Dr. Shelby Brantley for Your Small Breast Augmentation?
- What Can You Expect During Your Breast Augmentation Consultation at BOA?
- What Are Your Small Breast Implant Choices?
- Dr. Brantley’s Small Breast Augmentation Before and After Results
- Am I an Ideal Candidate for a Jackson Small Breast Augmentation?
- How Can You Prepare for Your Small Breast Augmentation Surgery?
- What Can You Expect During Your Small Breast Augmentation Procedure?
- What Is Small Breast Augmentation Recovery Like?
- How Soon Will I See My Jackson Small Breast Augmentation Results, and How Long Will Results Last?
- Small Breast Augmentation FAQs
Quick Facts
Anesthesia: General
Recovery Time: Around 1 to 2 weeks
What Is Small Breast Augmentation?
Small breast augmentation, also called subtle breast enhancement, ballerina breast augmentation, or natural breast augmentation, is a surgical procedure designed to modestly increase breast size while maintaining a natural, proportionate appearance. During this procedure, Dr. Brantley places small to moderate-sized breast implants to add volume, improve breast shape, and enhance overall body proportion without creating an obviously augmented look. The goal is to achieve a result that looks like your natural breasts, just slightly fuller and more balanced.
Women who want to enhance their breast size while maintaining a natural, athletic, or proportionate appearance often seek out small breast augmentation. This approach is ideal for women who want to fill out clothing better, restore volume lost after pregnancy or weight loss, correct mild asymmetry, or simply feel more confident in their body, all while keeping their enhancement subtle and private.
At BOA, Dr. Brantley takes a comprehensive and personalized approach to breast enhancement for overall balance and natural beauty. To ensure the best outcomes, he takes the time to discuss the specific aspects of your breast appearance and your vision for enhancement. You should love the body you are in, and Dr. Brantley can make that a reality.
What Are the Benefits of Small Breast Augmentation?
Small breast augmentation is about enhancement, not transformation. The goal is to create breasts that complement your frame, suit your lifestyle, age gracefully with you, and won’t ever get in the way.
Many women choose small implants because they:
- Want to maintain an athletic or active lifestyle without excessive breast size
- Prefer a natural appearance that doesn’t draw attention
- Want to wear certain clothing styles more comfortably without dramatic change
- Desire modest improvement rather than obvious augmentation
- Want to restore volume lost from pregnancy, breastfeeding, or weight loss
- Seek to correct mild asymmetry while keeping a natural size
Dr. Brantley specializes in creating natural-looking results that enhance your existing beauty rather than creating an artificial or overdone appearance. His conservative, thoughtful approach ensures that your breast augmentation looks proportionate, feels natural, and ages beautifully with your body.
Why Choose Dr. Shelby Brantley for Your Small Breast Augmentation?
At BOA, we consider it an honor and a privilege to care for you. Our mission is to offer a comprehensive range of proven aesthetic procedures and empower our patients with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about their aesthetic goals. We take the time to understand each patient’s motivations and ambitions, ensuring we deliver not only exceptional results but also an outstanding experience from your initial consultation through your recovery and beyond.
While he may be recognized as one of Mississippi’s premier plastic surgeons, Dr. Shelby Brantley is also just a regular guy you’ll find at a local restaurant or an Ole Miss football game. His patients choose him because he values the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with his patients and is deeply committed to providing personalized, compassionate care. As a specialist in body contouring and breast procedures, Dr. Brantley is fulfilled by helping patients restore their self-image and confidence, ultimately enhancing their quality of life.
What Can You Expect During Your Breast Augmentation Consultation at BOA?
At BOA, we believe that a relaxed, unhurried consultation is the foundation of a trusting and successful doctor-patient relationship. During your visit, Dr. Brantley takes the time to get to know you, and not just your aesthetic goals, but also your family, lifestyle, career, hobbies, and daily routine, to better understand your unique concerns and aspirations for your breast augmentation.
Dr. Brantley encourages your questions and values your input with the goal of empowering you to achieve natural-looking, personalized results that reflect your vision. By understanding your concerns, he focuses on how he can customize your breast augmentation procedure to address your unique concerns and ensure your optimal outcome.
Dr. Brantley understands that physical issues that cause you grief can also have an impact on your emotional and mental health. As such, Dr. Brantley takes considerable time with each patient to ensure you feel heard and supported during your consultation and throughout your aesthetic surgery journey.
During your small breast augmentation consultation, Dr. Brantley will review and discuss:
- The specific aspects of your breasts that you are most uncomfortable with
- Your expectations and goals for small breast augmentation surgery
- Your medical and surgical history
- Your ideal goals regarding your overall figure
What Are Your Small Breast Implant Choices?
During your consultation, we will discuss the various types of incisions and implants you can choose from, taking ample time to discuss the sizes, shapes, and profiles of implants. Our goal is to give you the information you need to feel confident that you are choosing the implant that meets your aesthetic goals and works in harmony with your overall figure. A small implant provides a modest increase in breast volume with profound results, balancing and enhancing your entire figure.
At BOA, we primarily use gel implants, as they consistently provide patients with natural-looking and feeling results. He will show you various sizes and shapes of implants so that you can get a realistic feel for what will look best on your body.
Another decision we will make during your consultation is where your incision will be. The most common incision placement for any breast augmentation is in the inframammary fold beneath the breast, but your incision may also be around the nipple, a periareolar incision, or within the armpit, also known as a transaxillary incision, depending on your anatomy and your goals.
After your consultation, you will have a clear idea of what you can expect from your result, what kind of implant you will receive, where exactly the implant will be placed, and where your scar will be located. The goal of small breast augmentation is to enhance your overall figure and proportions while maintaining your freedom of movement and active lifestyle.
Dr. Brantley’s Small Breast Augmentation Before and After Results
View our gallery to see Dr. Brantley’s outstanding and natural-looking results of real patients’ small breast augmentation before-and-after photos.
Am I an Ideal Candidate for a Jackson Small Breast Augmentation?
Candidates for small breast augmentation are women who are healthy and wish they could modestly enhance the size, shape, position, and symmetry of their breasts. They want to enhance the overall appearance of their physique and improve their body image with better-proportioned breasts.
Ideal candidates interested in small breast augmentation should:
- Be in good overall health
- Be a non-smoker or willing to quit all nicotine at least two weeks before and after surgery
- Have no medical conditions that may impair healing or affect general anesthesia
- Have a positive outlook and realistic goals for their breast augmentation procedure
- Understand the surgical risks and benefits
How Can You Prepare for Your Small Breast Augmentation Surgery?
Before your small breast augmentation, it’s important to be in good overall health to ensure beautiful results and a smooth recovery. Here are some tips to help you prepare for surgery.
- Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle: Continue a consistent exercise routine and follow a balanced diet rich in protein to support healing and maintain a stable weight. Avoid significant weight fluctuations before and after surgery that could alter the proportions of your figure.
- Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of water in the days leading up to and following your procedure to support recovery and overall wellness.
- Medical Clearance: If required, schedule a visit with your primary care physician for a pre-surgical evaluation to ensure you are physically fit for surgery. Testing may include routine blood tests or an EKG. We will discuss this during your consultation.
- Medication & Supplement Restrictions: Brantley will review your medications, supplements, or vitamins during your consultation. You may need to stop taking anything that increases the risk of bleeding or bruising for two weeks before and after surgery, including fish oil, garlic, ginseng, vitamin E, Ibuprofen, or other anti-inflammatory medications.
- Discontinue Nicotine Use: If you smoke, vape, or use nicotine products, you must stop at least 2 weeks before and after surgery. Nicotine negatively impacts healing and increases surgical risks.
- Prepare Your Home for Recovery: This can include ensuring you have ample time off work, completing household chores prior to surgery or delegating to someone else, setting up a comfortable recovery space, preparing and freezing healthy meals, arranging for a meal delivery service, or filling prescriptions and purchasing supplies.
- Arrange for Help: Plan on having a responsible adult to drive you home and stay with you for at least 24 hours following surgery. For the first few days, you may also need help with childcare, pet care, or household tasks.
What Can You Expect During Your Small Breast Augmentation Procedure?
On the night before surgery, avoid eating or drinking after midnight; however, take approved medications with small sips of water. Come to surgery freshly showered with Hibiclens, without makeup, lotions, or deodorants. Leave jewelry or contact lenses at home, and wear loose, comfortable clothing that is easy to take off and put on after your procedure.
Pre-Op Review
Before surgery, carefully review your paperwork to confirm your surgery location and arrival time. At check-in, you may be asked to provide identification and emergency contact information.
Anesthesia Consultation
On the day of your procedure, you’ll meet with Dr. Brantley and your anesthesia provider to review your surgical plan and address any final questions or concerns. Most small breast augmentations utilize general anesthesia. If necessary, an anesthesia consultation will be arranged before your surgery.
Incision and Tissue Work
Based on the surgical plan developed during your consultation, Dr. Brantley will make the appropriate incision that was discussed during your consultation. Through this incision, he will use the no-touch method to insert the appropriate implant, either above or beneath the pectoral muscle. Surgery generally takes an hour from start to finish.
Sutures and Dressing
Dr. Brantley will place sutures and cover the incisions with surgical dressing, which will remain in place until your first shower. You will be fitted with a surgical bra to ease the pressure on your incisions and protect your new breasts.
What Is Small Breast Augmentation Recovery Like?
Small breast augmentation is an outpatient procedure, so you should arrange for someone to drive you home afterward. You may also need to arrange assistance with daily tasks for the first few days, including childcare and pet care.
Immediately after surgery, your incisions will be dressed, and you’ll be fitted with a surgical bra to reduce swelling and support healing tissues. It’s essential to wear this garment as much as possible for two weeks, or as directed by Dr. Brantley.
During the initial recovery period, you can expect discomfort, fatigue, breast and chest soreness, bruising, swelling, numbness, or muscle tightness. These side effects peak within 48 to 72 hours and then gradually improve. To help manage your discomfort, Dr. Brantley will prescribe pain medication and muscle relaxants, and will recommend appropriate over-the-counter options.
It’s critical to avoid strenuous activities, such as vigorous exercise or heavy lifting, for 2 to 4 weeks to protect your sutures and promote proper healing. However, Dr. Brantley recommends resuming light activities like walking or using a stationary bike as soon as possible to improve circulation and support recovery.
Recovery time varies depending on the extent of your breast augmentation and your body’s natural healing response. Most patients require about 2 to 5 days for initial recovery and feel well enough to return to light work at that point.
How Soon Will I See My Jackson Small Breast Augmentation Results, and How Long Will Results Last?
You will notice immediate changes to your breast appearance following your small breast augmentation surgery in Jackson, MS. Swelling and bruising will obscure your results for the first few weeks. Depending on the individual characteristics of your breast augmentation, you can expect most of the swelling to have subsided within 3 to 6 months; however, residual swelling may last up to a year. During this time, your breasts will also “drop and settle” into their final position, meaning that you will be able to see what your final result will be around the six-month mark following surgery.
Typically, scarring is most visible in the first few months. Incisions may appear pink or raised. As the scars mature, they will gradually fade and blend with your natural skin tone. During your follow-up visits, Dr. Brantley may recommend medical-grade scar therapies to help optimize healing and scar appearance.
While your breast implants will last a long time, they are not lifetime devices. Your implants will possibly need to be replaced or removed. With gel implants, an ultrasound will be required to diagnose issues.
Partner with Mississippi’s Premier Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Shelby Brantley
Dr. Shelby Brantley is one of the premier plastic surgeons in Flowood, MS, and he understands the challenges that many patients have faced before making the decision to commit to plastic surgery. As experts in breast procedures, Dr. Brantley and his team can help you enhance your overall appearance, increasing your confidence and body image.
Learn about small breast augmentation near me options in Flowood, MS, by calling (601) 387-9005 or completing our online form to schedule your consultation today!
Jackson Small Breast Augmentation FAQs
How should I prepare for my small breast augmentation consultation?
Getting excited about your transformation is one of the best ways to prepare for your consultation. To help him understand your goals, it is helpful to come with questions and inspiration photos to show Dr. Brantley your desired outcomes during your consultation. Look for photos of natural-looking breast augmentation results that appeal to you. While you may understand what you want, errors in communication are possible. Images of your ideal figure and proportions are invaluable during the treatment planning process. It’s also helpful to bring clothing you’d like to fill out better or that represents your lifestyle and aesthetic preferences.
How will small breast augmentation affect my active lifestyle?
Small breast augmentation is an excellent choice for active women because modest implants add minimal weight and don’t significantly alter your center of gravity or movement patterns. Most women return to full activity, including running, yoga, weight training, and sports, within 6 to 8 weeks after surgery. Once fully healed, small implants should not limit your activities or athletic performance. In fact, many active women find that small augmentation enhances their confidence while maintaining the comfort and freedom of movement they value.
How do I know which implant size is right for me?
At BOA, we want to help patients achieve timeless, lasting beauty, especially when they are interested in small or ballerina breast augmentation. We encourage our patients to explore a range of sizes to better understand what their overall figure will look and feel like following surgery. At the end of the day, the right implant size for you is the one that you will be happy with for at least 10 to 15 years and that complements your overall figure and proportions, especially when you consider the way your body will change over that time.
Will small breast implants look natural?
Yes, when performed by an experienced surgeon like Dr. Brantley, small breast augmentation creates very natural-looking results. The key factors that contribute to natural-looking augmentation include:
- Choosing an implant size proportionate to your frame
- Proper implant placement (submuscular placement typically looks most natural for women with minimal breast tissue)
- Selecting the appropriate implant profile (low to moderate profiles create subtle projection)
- Having adequate existing breast tissue to cover the implant
- Precise surgical technique and positioning
Small implants blend seamlessly with your natural breast tissue and are less likely to create visible rippling, unnatural upper pole fullness, or other telltale signs of augmentation.
Can I still breastfeed after small breast augmentation?
Because breast augmentation does not involve the removal of breast tissue, women who wish to breastfeed and have implants are able to do so, particularly if the implant is placed under the muscle tissue. If you wish to breastfeed in the future, please talk to Dr. Brantly about your family planning goals during your consultation so that he can take steps to ensure your best chance of success. It is important to note that there are a number of reasons women struggle to breastfeed that are unrelated to breast surgery.
Do I need to wear a bra after breast implant surgery?
You will need to wear your surgical bra for the first two weeks during recovery.
My breasts feel sore. Will I mess anything up by moving?
During recovery, you will be sore, and your breasts will feel tight, but rest assured that you will not mess up your new breasts by moving. Depending on the placement of your implant, muscle soreness may be quite uncomfortable. If you have any concerns during recovery, please call the office at (601) 387-9005. We are here for you at every step of the process.
How long does the breast augmentation procedure take?
Breast augmentation is done as an inpatient procedure under general anesthesia and can be completed within one hour or less, depending on the extent of your procedure.
How do I choose a small breast augmentation surgeon?
Selecting a small breast augmentation surgeon is a personal and important decision. Your surgeon should not only understand your aesthetic goals but also prioritize your safety and deliver consistently excellent results. During your consultation, ask to view your surgeon’s before-and-after gallery to see the type of results they typically provide. Experience is invaluable when it comes to getting it right.
Another factor to consider is feeling comfortable and confident with your surgeon. Look for someone who is transparent about potential risks and complications, has hospital admitting privileges, and is open to discussing complication management should any issues arise.
Small breast augmentation is a significant investment in yourself, and your surgeon should take every measure to ensure optimal outcomes. This includes identifying any factors that may affect your safety or results and developing a personalized plan for optimization before scheduling your procedure.
During your consultation, Dr. Brantley will ensure you are comfortable, discuss your potential outcome, and explain how he will prioritize your safety during your procedure and beyond.