5'8 Figure Competitor Going from 360 Cc Saline to 550-600cc Silicone

I'm a 5'8 figure competitor and have broad shoulders.. I currently have 360 and 375 cc saline implants and have rippling.... I am scheduled for for surgery and cannot decide on 550cc or 600cc silicone high profile? Will the 50cc make much of a difference and having a difficult time deciding btwn 550cc or 600cc silicone high profile... Any suggestions wuld help please and thank you :)

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Increasing breast implant size in a female figure competitor

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Implant size

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Implant choices

Bumpin you up to a 550 or 600 cc implants is a significant change from where you are now. The rippling is a factor of having thin osft tissue coverage over your implant. Depending upon where the rippling is, can be corrected with submuscular implants or alloderm palcement.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Implant size choices

50 cc will make an almost imperceptible difference in your final breast size. 50 cc is equal to about 3 tablespoons. If you placed a 600 cc implant in 1 breast and a 550 in another, you would have to look very closely at your final results to notice the difference.