Breast Implants: Q&A

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Silicone Breast Implants - Right vs. Left?

Is there a difference between a right sided silicone breast implant versus a left sided silicone breast implant? Is the form different for each side of the breast. I'm saying the way the implant is put in a womans body. Is there a right vs left?

15 Doctor Answers | Asked by Peoria5152 in Peoria, IL
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Sided implants. No such thing.

Breast implants do not come in sided pairs. The differences in implants have to do with volume(size), profile(projection versus base dimension), smooth vs textured and round vs tear drop shaped.
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Implants do not have a left or right side

Breast implants are not made for a "right or left" breast. The different shapes are either round or tear-drop (anatomic).
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It is not necessary to have a specific implant shape for the right and another for the left.

It is not necessary to have a specific implant shape for the right breast and another for the left. There are two basic implant shapes, round and tear drop(anatomical) and symmetrical results are achieved by using an identical pair of one or the other. However, if a patient has an asymmetry of her breast size then this might be corrected by inserting different size implants of the same shape.The larger implant is placed in the smaller breast and a smaller implant in the larger breast.... more

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No difference

In contrast to shoes or gloves, there is no difference between breast implants used on each side of the body.
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Right vs Left

There is no difference.There are no left or right implants.They only vary in their size.We used to do tear drop now we have lo,moderate and high profile.
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Breast Implants

Nope...breast implants available in the US come in many shapes (anatomic vs round, smooth vs textured, high profile vs moderate plus profile vs moderate profile, gel vs saline vs both gel and saline). However, they do not come in left or right sided.
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Implants

There is no designation for right or left implants.  If you think about it, you want two that are the same inserted.
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Right "sided" implants vs. Left "sided" implants

No there are no side specific implants.  Implants are designed with the thought that one side is a mirror image of the other so that there use is universal. Dr. ES
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Implant types

There is no specific right sided breat implant versus a left sidedd one.  They are the same in all instances unless you have a significant size discrepancy and want larger implants
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Left versus right breast implants

In general with a round implant there are no differences between right and left. With use of an anatomic (tear drop) implant the vertical axis needs to be properly maintained so as to avoid excessive tilt in the wrong direction. see video
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