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I Want Long Term, Low-risk Implants to Compliment my Athletic Lifestyle

asked 1 year ago by pazzers in camp johnson, NC
Latest answer by David E. Kim, MD
Question viewed 645 times
Tags: 130-149 lbs, 5 ft 4 in to 5 ft 7 in, athletic, breast size, long-term, options, risk, workout

I am athletic (In the Marine Corps), weight 135 lbs normally (fluxuates 10 lbs or so), am 5'5, dark hair and eyes, work out most days a week. I have normal B sized breasts, about 36 B.

I am concerned with long-term results and health. I care about being athletic and implants as well as having an implant that will last the longest with the lowest risk of sickness. What do you recommend? I would like to go a size or two up, have implants that last as long as possible, with my athletic lifestyle.

8 answers to I Want Long Term, Low-risk Implants to Compliment my Athletic Lifestyle

Best Implant for You?

The best implant for you is probably the Natrelle silicone gel implant but the salines by Natrelle are also excellent. Google Natrelle. Choose a round smooth surface, mid profile, implant that is 270 to 330. Make rice filled knee high socks and see what you look like in 270....300....330.... . Get rice...knee highs...ounce measuring device, and remember 1 ounce = 30 cc.....so 10 ounces = 3000 etc etc etc... Wear these around in different... more

George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

www.pacfps.com

Breast augmentation

The size is really up to you. I would recommend looking at some photos and seeing what you like. But in general the bigger you go the more potential problems there will be and the more difficult it may be to pursue your athletic activities. Having said that the most common complaint after surgery is that patients wish they had gone bigger not smaller.

David E. Kim, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation for Athletic Women

Women, who are active, healthy, and athletic, can and do choose to have breast augmentation. We typically recommend a size in the 250-350 CC range which is compatible with vigorous exercise. The complication rate for implants, as far as rupture or deflation, is about a 10-15 year horizon; so it's likely that you will be fine for that period of time with a breast augmentation and not need any “maintenance”. However, you'll have to discuss this with your plastic... more

Navin K. Singh, MD
Washington DC Plastic Surgeon

www.WashingtonianPlasticSurgery.com

Breast implants in athletes

In general, breast augmentation surgery is a safe procedure when performed by a board certified plastic surgeon in an accredited facility. Breast implants do not "cause sickness", but there are potential risks involved. There are two main brands (Mentor and Allergan-Natrelle), and while your surgeon may have a preference on brand, neither one has a better safety profile than the other. The quality of implant available now is definitely better than prior versions, but they are not... more

Anita Patel, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Long term implants for the athletic lifestyle

All implants are safe, both saline and silicone gel, and both have a similar wear profile, about 10 years. The differences here are trivial and you will need to replace implants as they wear during your lifetime, just a fact. The two cup size increase for the weight lifting Marine, really? My suggestion would be a smaller low to moderate profile subglandular gel implant. Athletics and breast implants (Marines?) can pose significant challenges so do some soul searching and be careful what you... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

Breast implants for active lifestyle

I would recommend silicone breast implants since they have a lower rupture rate (3%) compared to saline (10%) at ten years. Most patients benefit from having the implants placed in a subpectoral (under the muscle) location, however, depending on just how active you are (weight lifting) you may consider placing them in front of the chest muscle (subglandular). The downside to a subglandular implant is that it has a higher rate of capsular contracture (hard scar tissue) and makes... more

William Bruno, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Risks of Breast Augmentation

Dear Pazzers, Breast augmentation is an extremely popular procedure, with millions of satisfied patients, and is generally considered safe. Having said that, getting breast implants does carry a small amount of risk, even in the best of hands, including implant rupture, implant migration, implant malposition, and capsular contracture (in addition to the general risks of surgery and anesthesia such as bleeding, infection, and scarring). With the current generation of implants approved... more

Larry Fan, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Athletic Lifestyle and Breast Implants

As far as risks of sickness go, all the presently approved implants are equally safe. For your athletic lifestyle, however, I would use a silicone implant above the muscle. Putting them above the muscle reduces the risk of late rupture and does not interfere with your arm movements. They also feel natural and, even if they do rupture, the gel is quite cohesive, so it does not migrate like the old ones.

Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon

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