Aesthetic surgery · consultation first
Breast Augmentation
Performed by a plastic surgeon certified by the Royal College, at North Shore Plastic Surgery down the hall — a separate company that shares our address. Every case begins with a consultation — there is no way to quote this responsibly without examining you first.
- Surgery
- 1–2 h
- Off work
- 1–2 wk
- Final shape
- 6–12 mo
What the decision involves
Implant type, size, placement above or below the muscle, and incision location are four separate decisions, and they interact. Your existing tissue, chest shape and what you want to look like in clothes all bear on them. This is why the consultation is long and why anyone quoting a price over the phone is guessing.
Royal College certified
Your surgeon is FRCSC and operates at Lions Gate Hospital.
Sizing you can see
Sizers and imaging during the consultation, not a number on a form.
One team afterwards
Post-operative skin care and scar work happen in the same building.
Surgical credentials above — Royal College certification, FRCSC, hospital appointments — are held by physicians of North Shore Plastic Surgery, an independent company that shares this address. They are not credentials of MMC Anti-Aging.
Usually a reasonable candidate
- In good general health and a non-smoker, or willing to stop well before surgery
- Breast development complete
- Clear about what you want and why, and able to talk about it plainly
- Able to take one to two weeks away from work
We would ask you to wait
- Planning a pregnancy in the near future
- Active infection, or an untreated breast condition
- Expectations a surgeon has told you are not achievable
- You are being pushed into it by someone else
Before surgery
- Consultation, examination and sizing
- Baseline imaging where indicated
- Stop smoking and certain medications — you will get a written list
- Arrange someone to drive you home and stay the first night
The day
- 01AdmissionMarkings and final confirmation of the plan with your surgeon while you are awake.
- 02SurgeryOne to two hours under general anaesthetic.
- 03RecoveryYou wake in recovery and go home the same day in most cases.
Recovery
- Soreness and tightness for the first week; you will have a plan for pain
- Support garment as instructed
- No lifting or upper-body exercise until cleared
- Swelling settles over months — the final shape is a six to twelve month judgement
Risks worth understanding
before you decide
This is surgery under general anaesthetic. These are not remote possibilities to be skimmed past; your surgeon will go through each one and how it applies to you.
- Bleeding, infection, and the risks that come with general anaesthesia
- Capsular contracture — scar tissue tightening around the implant, which can require further surgery
- Changes in nipple or breast sensation, which may be permanent
- Implant rupture or leakage, requiring replacement
- Asymmetry, rippling, or a shape you are not happy with
- Scarring, which varies between individuals and cannot be predicted exactly
- Implants are not lifetime devices — expect further surgery at some point
- Breast implant associated ALCL and BIA-SCC — rare, and your surgeon will discuss current evidence
$9,500 – $14,000
all inclusive
A range, not a quote. It covers the surgeon, anaesthetist, facility and follow-up. Your written quote comes after the consultation, once the plan is decided.
Consultation required — surgery is scheduled with your surgeon.
Questions we get
Can I book the surgery online?
No. You can book a consultation. Surgery is scheduled with your surgeon after examination and a written quote — booking an operation from a web form would not be safe or appropriate.
Is it covered by MSP?
Not for cosmetic reasons. Reconstruction after mastectomy and some other indications are handled separately by North Shore Plastic Surgery, who bill MSP directly.
How do I choose a size?
In the consultation, with sizers and imaging, against your own chest measurements. A cup size is not a useful unit — implants are measured in volume and base width.
Silicone or saline?
Both are used. Your surgeon will explain the trade-offs for your tissue rather than recommend one in the abstract.
Will I be able to breastfeed?
Many people can, but it cannot be promised, and the incision and placement affect the odds. Raise it at the consultation if it matters to you.
How long until I look normal in clothes?
Usually a few weeks. Looking settled and final is a matter of months.
How long is the recovery, and when can I go back to work?
One to two weeks away from a desk job is the common plan, longer for physical work. The first week is soreness and tightness, with a pain plan agreed before the operation and a support garment worn as instructed. Lifting and upper-body exercise stay off until the surgeon clears them. Swelling settles over months, which is why the final shape is a six to twelve month judgement rather than a six week one.
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Request a consultationWho does this
The operation is performed by a surgeon of North Shore Plastic Surgery, an independent company that shares this address; their hospital appointments and certifications are theirs, not ours. The consultation, the preparation and the follow-up at the Lonsdale Avenue clinic in North Vancouver are with MMC’s own clinicians — see the team page.
Other treatments here
Everything listed here is offered at the Lonsdale Avenue address in North Vancouver. Names, durations and prices come from the clinic’s live schedule rather than from this page, so what you see is what is bookable today.
- Eyelid Surgery ConsultationConsultation first
- Liposuction ConsultationConsultation first
- Postpartum Surgery ConsultationConsultation first
Other places people start
These are sorted by what is bothering you rather than by treatment name. Each page says what actually helps, what does not, and when the honest answer is that nothing here is needed.
- Loose Skin After Weight LossLosing the weight is the hard part and you have done it. What is left is usually a skin problem rather than a fat problem, and those have completely different answers.
- Fatigue & Low EnergyThis is the concern where we are least likely to sell you anything, and we would rather say that at the top of the page than at the end of a consultation.
- Dullness & Uneven ToneDullness and dehydration are a texture problem, not a shape problem. That distinction decides which half of the menu is even relevant.
- Volume Loss & HollowsVolume loss is the change people describe as looking tired or gaunt without being able to name a line. It is also the one where over-treatment is most visible from across a room.
- Forehead & Frown LinesForehead and frown lines are muscle before they are skin. The question that decides your result is not the dose — it is whether the line is still only there when you move.
- Hooded Upper LidsThe line where this stops being an injectable question and becomes a surgical one is unusually clear, and you are entitled to be told which side of it you are on.
- Jawline & Contour LossThe most common reason people book here, and the one where the honest answer changes most with age. In your forties a device usually does it. In your sixties it usually does not.
- Nasolabial FoldsNasolabial folds are usually a symptom. Filling the fold itself is the most common way to end up looking heavy in the lower face.
- Stubborn Body FatA pocket that stays the same size while the rest of you changes. Usually the flanks, the lower abdomen, or under the chin. The useful question is not which machine to use — it is whether what you are looking at is fat at all.
- Under-Eye Hollows & ShadowsThe most common request here, and the one where the answer is most often no. Under-eye shadow has at least four causes and filler helps exactly one of them.