Younger women opting for breast enlargement surgery

by JANET ST. JAMES

WFAA

Posted on July 23, 2014 at 10:16 PM

Updated yesterday at 11:44 PM

DALLAS Shopping especially for swimsuits is a lot more fun for Lori Rupp these days.

"I can feel comfortable being at the pool in a swimsuit and not worry about thinking I'm a 12-year-old boy," she said.

Rupp feels more comfortable because of breast augmentation.

According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, more young women are having the procedure. More than 3,300 women under the age of 19 had breast augmentation surgery in 2013; that's a 64 percent increase in the past decade.

We're seeing more people interested in breast augmentation; it's growing," said Dallas plastic surgeon Dr. William Adams. "The demographic of 18-to-28 years old.

Adams is considered an international expert in breast augmentation. He developed new surgical techniques that make implant surgery safer for patients.

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