Would You Advise For/against 350cc High Profile Implants for This Petite Mother of 2? (photo)

The pictures show my breasts as they were when I decided to stop nursing my 2nd child. They have since then shrunk into less than 32A. No droop, but some loose skin. Now I want them back, and maybe even a bit more. I'm 28, 5'4", 110lbs (not much body fat at all) and my BWD is about 10cm. I've played with rice sizers, and I felt good with ones filled to 350cc. That has made me think that HP is the way to go. I just don't want them to look extremely round and fake. What are your thoughts?

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8 Doctor Answers | Asked by mrsplainfield in Salt Lake City, UT

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High Profile Breast Implants Offer More Volume for Smaller Breast Dimensions

If you are set on the 350cc volume for your breast implants then you don’t have much of a choice and will have to use a high profile (HP) implant. Given your small frame and narrow base diameter, a HP implant is your only option if you want a significant volume for your augmentation. I use biodimensional planning for implant selection, and try to keep the implant base diameter within 1cm of the breast base width. At the 350cc volume you desire, a moderate profile implant will have a... more

Breast augmentation, breast implants, breast augmenetation after nursing

High profile implants are usually successfull at giving a nice degree of projection and filling without being too wide. Your base width is more narrow than wide, and I think you are considering the right direction for your augmentation. Nothing is better than a professional exam by a Plastic Surgeon to answer your questions properly about size and shape as well as to implant location( above or below the muscle). Good luck.

High profile implants

I am not a fan of high profile saline implants for a number of reasons but I love high profile silicone implants. I use them almost exclusively and my patients love them as well Because silicone implants do not impose their shape on the breast the results can be very natural looking. High profile implants have more volume for a given diameter compared to moderate or moderate plus implants and since switching to them the number of patients wishing they had gone bigger has dropped dramatically... more

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Long Beach Plastic Surgeon

Breast augment, high profile implants

The pictures you show are a breast shape that more closely resembles the moderate or moderate plus shape of implant. Unless you want a a result with significantly more projection (how far forward the breast pushes), don't use the high profile model. But spend some time with your surgeon who will help you have a better understanding of what it will take to meet your desires. 0 , don't use the... more

Breast implant sizing

Interestingly, the more breast surgery I do the more I see the correlation between profile and resulting breast size (if the base width of the implant is properly fitted to the width of the breast). I would recheck the width of your breast upright with the arms down but if it is truly 10 cm then you need a very narrow base-width implant of less than 10 cm and you have four choices of forward profile and saline-filled implants and three choices in forward profile in silicone... more

You are on the right track.

Given your narrow breast width I think that the HP implants would be best for you also. Good Luck. Dr Grant Stevens

Breast implant profile is one of the variables

Breast augmentation success, as with reconstruction, depends on more than the number of cc's or the profile requested. Have a detailed discussion with your surgeon regarding an assessment of volume in your present breasts, the volume needed, the design of the implant diameter relative to the breast base measurement, the range of stock implants available to choose from, and the choices in surgical approach and position of the implant pockets. Then, try to get an idea of... more

Breast implant sizing/type?

Thank you for the question and pictures. 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... more