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Silicone Breast Implants to Get More Upper Pole Volume?

asked 2 years ago by Star24 in Texas
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 1,382 times
Tags: breasts, saline implants, silicone implant, under muscle, B cup, breast size, Mentor, moderate profile, round, volume

After spending months and months doing research and getting opinions and a few consultations, I have decided that I'll need to get breast implants with my breast lift. I'm currently 34B and don't want to go up a cup size. I partially fill out a B cup so willing to go to full B. I was measured 13.5 breast diameter.

I've been looking at Mentor's dimensions for both saline and silicone moderate round implants. It seems that the silicone is wider with less projection, while saline is narrower with more projection. Since all I want is to fill my upper pole and not go up in size, would silicone be a better choice? Also I'm going under the muscle.

8 answers to Silicone Breast Implants to Get More Upper Pole Volume?

Breast implant sizing

It is great that you have done extensive research in preparation for your upcoming surgery. However, I would caution you to communicate your goals clearly with your surgeon (I like to use pictures as the clearest communication tool) and to allow your surgeon some discretion in the operating room. 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... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Implant choices

Choosing the right implant fo ryou really depends upon your goals and dimensions. These are best determined in person during an exam.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Upper pole fullness

A moderate sized implant with an appropriate base diameter should help you acheive your goal of improved upper pole fullness without making you too large. With the information that you posted it would seem that a good percentage of the implant volume would be directed to upper pole fullness...

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Silicone vs saline for breast lift

The differences in silicone vs saline are primarily the look and feel being much more natural with silicone gel than saline and saline not requiring significant follow up. The dimensions are close enough with all the varieties of implants available that dimension should not be the reason to chose saline or silicone. You should also be aware that any implant will add volume to your breasts so your size will increase.

John P. Stratis, MD
Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

Silicone or saline implants with mastopexy

Both saline and silicone gel implants work very well for augmentation with mastopexy, and you should not let very small dimensional differences concern you. You have raised an issue with increasing the size of your breast a small amount, perhaps just one half to one cup size, small B to full B, with your breast lift. You mentioned also that your implant will be placed under the muscle. My concerns with augmentation breast lift are this: will the implant be large enough to fill out the skin... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Silicone breast implants for more upper pole volume

Star, "I've been looking at Mentor's dimensions for both saline and silicone moderate round implants. It seems that the silicone is wider with less projection, while saline is narrower with more projection. Since all I want is to fill my upper pole and not go up in size, would silicone be a better choice?" It sounds like you are comparing MENTOR's HIGH PROFILE Smooth Silicone Gel implants with the Mentor Style 2000 Moderate Plus Saline implants. For all practical purposes these... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Upper breast fullness with breast implants and lift (mastopexy)

Clearly the best technique to achieve upper pole fullness is placing the implant ABOVE the muscle. There may be compelling reasons to place them under the muscle but this is the single most important technique to acheive upper pole fullness. I am not sure about the other part of your question which namely comes down to: Which implant achieves the greates upper pole fullness: a larger diameter or a higher projection implant?

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants and lifts for upper pole fullness

First of all, you are doing good research. You should have implants under the muscle and the implant should have a base width that fits your breast's base width. At 13.5 cm, the volume of a moderate profile implant WILL add size to you. There is no way to add upper pole volume without adding cup size. So, try to forget the cup size restriction and go for the final "look" you want. Let the cup size just follow that.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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