How Will my Breast Implants Affect my Lifestyle?

I'm very athletic so I'm concerned w/ unders affecting my lifestyle. My PS plans to go subfascially. Now I'm worried I'll get a shelf look. SO, I'm now not sure which is best. I don't want my sports and workout to change. Nor do I want to look augmented. I want a modest, feminine look; "sexy sporty look," was what I told my PS.

I'm 5', 107 lbs, minimal natural breast tissue. R breast 9.6cm / L breast 9.7cm. My implants are round, silicone, 240cc, "full profile", dimensions are 9.6cm diam, 4.3 cm proj. Will it affect my athletic lifestyle?

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by lvcali in Monterey, CA

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The truth about the 'shelf look' and subfascial placement

It is a big misconception that subfascial placement leads to a shelf type appearance. True subfascial placement( where the fasciai is not violated and not burned into nonexistence actually does the opposite. Common belief and teaching is that placing the implant under the muscle adds superior pole fullness but I would contend that it does the opposite. If you have friends with submuscular implants and thin breast tissue, wantch their breasts- you will see that the... more

Silicone gel implants under the breast can be good for athletic lifestyle

Submuscular implants can create distressing motion during exercise and activity. Since you want a small natural look and are entering basic training where you will be doing vigorous activity, i would avoid the submuscular and subfascial locations. A 240 cc new gel implant placed beneath the breast (subglandular) will, in my opinion, give you the most natural, normal look and avoid distressing muscle movements of the implant. Displacement exercises and masage post op are important to soften... more

Breast implants probably won't affect athletic lifestyle

Hello, It sounds like you chose relatively small implants. I find that athletic patients have more interruption of their activities when they go for larger breast implants. You could choose to have them placed "over the muscle," which tends to interact with the muscle function less. Smaller implants are not as much of a problem when placed "under the muscle" however. If you do go with "over the muscle" placement, the issue would then become how will they do... more

Most likely will not effect your lifestyle

Even though you are atheletic I would prefer a partially sub-muscular placement because you are thin and a more natural look is achieved this way. To me the sub-fascial placement is essentially the same as sub-glandular. Some plastic surgeons swear by it but I prefer a thicker coverage. The size you have chose n should suit you well in terms of dimensions and volume. Best of luck. Dr Edwards