Larger Breast implant to create upper pole fullness and cleavage?

The most important thing to realize is that everybody's shape, size, and skin elasticity is different. You should see more than one surgeon for an opinion on your case because achieving a great result can be difficult. You can tell by the variety of answers for this question that there may not be one perfect... more

The upper pole is the area of the chest between the collar bone and the nipple.  We've been thoroughly brainwashed by the lingerie companies that it should be full and heaving, even when we're not wearing push up bras.  The difficulty with keeping the upper pole full with a larger volume implant is... more

Sometimes it can be achieved with a breast augmentation alone, but not necessarily just by putting in larger implants. You may be a candidate for a lift which would also help create some fullness in the upper pole. Also, placing implants above the muscle can help increase upper pole fullness. A larger implant... more

You want "perky" You want fullness in the upper pole You don't want to be bigger A high profile implant may give you a lot of what you want. A high profile implant will appear perkier. Because of its steeper angle of takeoff from the chest wall, it will give you more definition at the upper pole... more

    If your comment is in response to your unhappiness with the results of an augmentation surgery, you may have benefitted from some form of breast lift in addition to an augmentation. It is also vitally important to assess the quality of your tissues when chosing an implant size. You may have also... more

Upper pole fullness usually can be restored by a revision surgery in which the pocket is modified and a re excision of skin is performed.  Larger implants have the disadvantage of adding weight to the already stretched out breast envelope.  I would only consider larger implants if you wanted to be a... more

Dear Scarlett, In 2009, we have the capability of measuring your body size and tissues before deciding on the type and size of implant necessary for your individual needs.  This technique of biodimensional planning has enabled us, as plastic surgeons, to finely tailor the implant needs of the patient... more

 It is possible to have larger implants to create more upper pole fullness and cleavage.  However, you also need to realize that the heavier the implant, the more stress there is on the skin and tissues which can cause them to stretch. If you post pictures, we may be able to give you more specific... more

Breast implants in augmentation do provide upper fullness which is lost after multiple pregnancies. Often patients are not necessarily interested in an increased cup size, though universally the upper scoop in the breast with loss of projection is a key complaint.  Breast lift or mastopexy is very... more

It is hard to give you specifics without examining you and taking a full history.  But, upper pole fullness can be achieved with some implants.  If your tissue is of poor quality and/or the implants are very large,  then  the implant may drop more than you would like.