Background <p>Breast augmentation is one of the most common cosmetic surgeries in the U.S. Many trainees use online videos to learn about these operations. The aim of this study is to compare the quality of existing breast augmentation educational videos among common consumer and academic platforms.</p> Methods <p>We reviewed 640 primary breast augmentation videos on YouTube^® and 3,527 videos published in the academic video galleries and collected key metrics. Evaluation criteria were developed by three plastic surgeons who routinely perform breast augmentation and a 14-point rubric was created to identify critical perioperative surgical criteria that should be included in educational videos regarding breast augmentation. Videos meeting the inclusion criteria were graded by independent reviewers and compared by source platform. Inter-rater reliability was assessed using Kappa’s coefficient.</p> Results <p>The academic and YouTube^® videos had an average score of 11.1 and 9.0 out of the 14 criteria assessed, respectively (<i>P</i> = 0.03). The videos posted to the academic video galleries were rated as higher quality in all three categories: audiovisual, perioperative, and intraoperative criteria. The number of views, likes, duration, time since upload or channel subscribers were not strong predictors of the quality of YouTube^® videos.</p> Conclusions <p>The quality of surgical education videos on breast augmentation varied within YouTube^® and academic video galleries. Overall, videos within academic video repositories were rated higher quality than those on YouTube^®. Setting standards for video quality and essential criteria may be useful for platforms highlighting educational content. Level of Evidence: not gradable.</p>