- General Information about Breast Augmentation
- Feel the Difference Campaign from Mentor
- Photographs of breast augmentation
- Six Decisions to Make Before Breast Augmentation Surgery
- Gummy Bear Implant Video
- Recovery After Breast Augmentation
- How is a breast augmentation done?
- Risks and Complications of Breast Augmentation
- Deciding about the best incision to use for breast augmentation
- Position of breast implants, above or below the pectoral muscle?
- What Size Of Implant To Use
- Recommended Bra SPORTEZE® Minimal Bounce Bra
- Materials Used for Breast Enlargement
- Concerns about PIP gel silicone implants
- Silicone Gel Breast Implants
- Breast Implants & Lymphoma
- Textured Implants For Breast Augmentation
- How much of a breast implant is covered by the pectoral muscle?
- Sample breast augmentation permit
- Breast implant shape: the round and teardrop implant
The formation of layer of scar-like tissue or capsule around an implant is a normal process. However in some patients this layer becomes thick or hard. In order to compare patients a system has evolved to compare the feeling and appearance of the breast after augmentation. This system is called the Baker Classification and is widely used by plastic surgeons.
Class I: the breast feels the same as the normal breast with no hardness or change in shape
Class II: the breast is harder and although the implant is not visible it can usually be felt
Class III: the breast is firm and the implant can be seen. The shape of the breast is usually distorted.
Class IV: the breast is hard and tender and the shape very abnormal.