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Can I Have Larger Implants Without Having the Fake Look? (Photos)

asked 8 months ago by emailmyhart in Philadelphia, PA
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 455 times
Tags: 400-449cc, BWD, high profile, implant size, stripper

I am 5'7", 125lb. I have a BWD of 11.9. Will 400cc HP Implants make me look fake? I tried on the sizers and found that I liked the 400 cc Mentor Mod+ sizers the best, considering they would be slightly smaller than that when they go under the muscle. My doctor told me with that size that I'd have to go high profile. After a few days and reading a bit online, I keep seeing that high profile implants give that fake stripper look. Will 400 cc HP give the overly fake look? I'd like to move down in profile, but then it would go above my BWD. Is it safe to go above my BWD?

7 answers to Can I Have Larger Implants Without Having the Fake Look? (Photos)

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Choosing a breast implant size

There are many factors to consider when choosing a breast implant. Implant volume is only a piece of the puzzle. Selecting an implant that is close to or matches your BWD is also important. Some women like more fullness with the breast silhouette extending past the rib cage, and in that situation the BWD and implant base measurement does not necessarily have to be the same. When comparing implant volumes, the high profile implant has the narrowest base with the most... more
Diane L. Gibby, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implant sizing

The more breast surgery I do the more I realize that there is no correlation between the size or model (profile) of implant used and resulting cup size. This may have to do with several factors including: the amount of breast volume the patient starts with, the shape of the patient's chest wall (concave or convex), the type and model of breast implant selected (saline/silicone and low/moderate/high profile), bra manufacturer variance in cup sizes, the degree... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implants

The larger you go in volume the less natural the implants will look. I have put in many implants of the size you mentioned and the patients that choose that volume seemed to be very happy with their choice.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Breast implant size for a natural look

400 cc is a fairly large imlant.. is your chest 32 ,34 or 36 .. this will affect the implant size.. the most natural look will be a large b or small c cup which will certainly be smaller than 400 cc for you hi profile implants can look natural in the right size and patient
Jed H. Horowitz, MD

Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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Natural looking breast augmentation.

You can have naturally looking augmented breasts by getting appropriately sized for an implant by a board certified plastic surgeon and preferrably using the shaped cohesive gel implants. There is a larger selection of implants that can match your BW. I use those implants for women like you who want to have a natural looking augmentation. Good luck !
Dana Khuthaila, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Natural breast augmentation

All implants have the potential to produce a natural and a fake look. It is all about how the individual implants are used and under what specific circumstances. I have written extensively on this subject so please feel free to review those previous posts. In general, the most natural agumentation in a breast that starts out small but natural in shape is the least projecting (i.e. lowest profile) implant at fits within the base width of the natural breat. It also has to do with the relative... more
Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Breast Implant size for natural results

If you want a natural looking result, start by finding a plastic surgeon with many many before and after images that you feel have a natural looking appearance. That is sone way to determine whether or not you and your surgeon have the same aesthetic ideal. The actual size of a breast implant, measured in cc's, is really not very descriptive of what a breast augmentation will look like, or what the cup size will be. It is all relative to the size of the breast and the size of the... more
Michael Law, MD

Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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