Patent ID: 7169180

Claim:
A method of performing breast augmentation surgery, comprising the steps of: making an incision; inserting a tissue dissector through the incision and making a subcutaneous pocket with said tissue dissector; providing a compressed microballoon with a microballoon injector, said injector for holding said microballoon in said compressed condition and for releasing said microballoon from said injector when said microballoon injector is inserted into said subcutaneous pocket; inserting said microballoon injector through said incision and releasing said microballoon into said subcutaneous pocket without a carrier solution, said microballoon having a first dimension when held by said injector and a second, larger dimension when in said subcutaneous pocket, said second dimension being at least about 3 mm; repeating said releasing step until a plurality of said microballoons have been released into said subcutaneous pocket, at least a portion of said balloons being in direct contact with tissue forming said subcutaneous pocket.