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What Allergan Profile to Choose? (photo)
Under bust: 28.5" Bust: 33" Waist: 25" Hips: 34" Distance b/t nipples: 9" Distance-center of ribs across breast to side: 6" Areola diameter: 1" I'm 5'9", tall, slender, 125lbs Considering 350-400cc silicone Allergan implants and don't know what profile to get! My surgeon initially suggested 600cc HP+ but I don't want that big. I like the full HP look, but don't know if 350-400cc will be too small in diameter Allergan has multiple profiles: low, moderate, HP, and HP+ See pics for desired look
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Jaz.mn
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What size breast implant?
Thank you for your question. This is a very common question for women to be troubled by. The photos you selected for a desired look are helpful and something you should bring with you to your consultation with your plastic surgeon. Without photos of you and in this online format, it is difficult to give you a direct answer. Important factors to look at include how much breast tissue you currently have, your desired goal size, the width of your breast and how full of a...
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Salt Lake City Plastic Surgeon
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Must be in Texas!!!
You sound like you have a great figure and could carry a wide range of implants but I agree that 600cc is way too large for you unless you're in Texas!!! The look you desire has upper pole fullness while still maintaining a relatively youthful, natural result. Your best option would be using the Allergan Style 15 implants (Moderate profile implant)...the exact volume would depend on the base diameter of your breasts and several other measurements but I would definitely not go...
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What size and shape implants?
In terms of helping patients select an implant: I like to measure the width of the patient's breast, subtract some for the patient's breast tissue thickness, and use this number to guide the choice of the implant width. That way, the implant will be wide enough to give you nice cleavage, but not so wide that it gives you "side boob".
Next, I have the patients try on the implants in a sports bra and t-shirt, so they can see and feel the implants in different profiles. Then...
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What Allergan Profile to Choose? (photo)
Implant profile is not a personal choice. It's not chocolate vs. vanilla.
The profile chooses itself according to 2 numbers.
Firstly, what does the diameter (or width) of the implant have to be? Generally this has to do with the diameter of your breast and the thickness of your tissues.
Secondly, what is the desired size of the implant?
The choice of implant diameter is made by consulting the manufacturer's implant chart to find your desired size with the correct...
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What profile implant to choose.
Thanks for your question. I agree that 600cc implants would very likely be too large. I think a HP implant in the 400-450 range would fit with your measurements and your height.
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What Allergan Profile to Choose?
I agree with the HP choice as for cc size in the 400 range +/-. Best to discuss in detail with your chosen surgeon.
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Choosing a 'profile' in breast augmentation
Forgive me, but you are thinking this out way too much. There are only two considerations: The base width of your breast, and the volume you would like to be. For a given base width and volume, simply select the profile that best matches these two parameters. You worry about your volume and let the surgeon select the profile that will give you what you want. End of story.
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Allergan implants
I think a "baggy" test may be worthwhile to determine the volume that you desire. An exam in person would be helpful.
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What Allergan Profile to Choose?
A 600cc anything will look extremely large on you and probably quite artificial.
The smaller size you suggest would be more appropriate. The High Profile implants have more the look of the photos you enclosed.
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High profile
Hi,
thank you for the post. This is a very common question. i would repeat the advice of my colleagues here. You need to discuss this with your PS and perhaps have more than one consultation. it helps to get several opinions.
The pics you show, do look like a high profile implant. However the same implant on two different women will never look exactly the same. it depends on your size, width, skin, shape, preop breast size, ribcage, etc...
I would ask...
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Best Breast Implant Size/ Profile for Me?
Best Breast Implant Size/ Profile for Me?
Thank you for the question.
As you can imagine, despite your good description of body type and goals, it is not possible to give you precise advice online.
The best online advice I can give to ladies who are considering breast augmentation surgery is:
1. Concentrate on choosing your plastic surgeon carefully. Concentrate on appropriate training, certification, and the ability of the plastic surgeon to achieve the results...
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High Profile vs Moderate Profile
It is hard to know for sure without examining you but from your description, it sounds like high profile implants will give you the result you are looking for. I find the breast diameter or "base width" combined with photograph review to be the best way to get the desired results.
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What Allergan Profile to Choose?
From the photos you have posted, and at that size, a high profile implant seems best. The important measurement is the width of the breast tissue, which is somewhat smaller than a measure of breast skin width. . For a moderate plus at these sizes you would need to be 13 cm wide, and that seems doubtful at your height and weight.
All the best.
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What Profile to Choose for Breast Augmentation
I would hope that your plastic surgeon would be able to help you with this. You appear to have 11 cm of useable chest wall width (a guess). Therefore, a HP implant 350 or 400 will not be too narrow for your width. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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