Woman's breasts play a fundamental role in the self esteem, perception of feminity, psychological confidence, sexual sphere, gender assignment and acceptance of body morphology.
There exists a very specific type of breast with very thin and transparent skin, scarce subcutaneous tissue, minimal breast gland and therefore allowing visibility of internal anatomical structures and, should breast implants be used, permitting also the transparency of any prosthetic rippling (surface waving), ridges, edges, etc.
Best state of the art mammary implants for the skinny breast is the ultracohesive or highly cohesive or cohesive gel type III or 5th generation breast implant, which will prevent or reduce the appearance of any superficially visible irregularities; another special requirement is an accurate and perfect sizing and location of the implants, since any small imperfection in their placement or selection would be certainly visible and unsightly; all the potential complications of an augmentation mammoplasty are remarkably aggravated in skinny breast patients, like bottoming out, excessive mobility, flipping, capsular contracture, extrusion, etc. Performing breast implants augmentation with or without a breast lift is one of the most challenging interventions for the surgeon in this field and area.