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How to Get More Projection from Breast Implants?
How can I get more projection with breast implants? I currently have 500 cc gel silicone high profile implant, but didnt exactly achieve my goal for projection. Now I'm confused and don't know what type of implant would give me the projection I want. I'm a small D cup now, 138 lbs and 5'2". Does anyone have any recommendations for a plastic surgeon to do revision on me?
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How much larger than a D do you want to be?
At 5'2" your 500 cc high profile implants put you at a D cup from what you tell us. How much more projection (and size) do you think you would like? At some point larger breast implants make you look heavier rather than enhancing your figure.
There is also a limit on how large an implant (high profile or not) that will comfortably fit in your chest and remain soft. Having said that, it is possible to go larger. Have a long discussion with your surgeon before going ahead. There...
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Another thought on this
Since you already have HP implants, the only way to increase projection and stay with gel would be to see if you have any more chest wall width into which to fit a wider bigger implant. If your width is maxed out now, you have achieved all your body will allow. Stacking implants was once done (one on top of another) but not anymore. Sometimes patients just can't have everything they might want and they need to accept that and use clothing to create more dramatic looks.
The only other way...
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For maximal breast projection, you may need a lift in addition to implants
Breast implants help to project breast tissue forward and increase the overall volume of the breast.
They are also used to help "fill out" breast volume that has been lost from having children (regardless of whether you have breastfed or not!) or following weight loss.
However, implants often do not address all of a woman's goals on their own.
If the aim is to achieve greater projection in addition to greater volume, a breast lift (mastopexy) may also be required...
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Change Perception
At 5'2" and 138lbs with 500cc implants you are definite not a D. A DD maybe. Remember cup size is relative. The most cost effective way for you to enhance your breast size is to change what's around them. If you are able to lose weight in your midsection it will preferentially make the breasts look much larger. I'm not saying you are over weight but toning the abdomen will change anything.
The only surgical option is go to a larger implant or if the implants you have are Mentor...
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Be careful not to overcompensate
One of the concerns I have when evaluating patients for breast augmentation is making sure a patient has realistic expectations of what they can achieve from breast augmentation surgery. Occassionaly, patients desires are unable to be achieved based on their breast anatomy.
In your case, I feel the most likely way to achieve more projection is to exchange your silicone implants for saline implants of the same size. The trade off would be that you lose the advantages of the silicone...
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A few thoughts on projection from breast implants
Hello,
I think you need to be careful in selecting your plastic surgeon, of course, but also in deciding whether it is sensible to undergo a revision. Based on your measurements, a 500cc HP silicone implant is beginning to push the edge of the envelope on what your chest wall, muscle and skin envelope of the breast are likely to accept without developing complications.
Some of the complications of upsizing your implants could include synmastia ("uni-boob"), outward projection of...
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Salines project more than silicones but there are trade-offs.
A 500cc High Profile Saline will PROJECT MORE than a 500cc High Profile Silicone implant. More specifically you will want the end of the volume range to be 500cc. This gets confusing but you really need something in the range of a 400cc High Profile Saline implant that can be filled to 500cc at the end of its recommended fill range. These vary slightly among the manufacturers so it is important to discuss it with your surgeon. Of course, you will be trading off the benefits of the silicone...
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Remember a high profile saline implant will always give more projection than a similar size high pr
Remember a high profile saline implant will always give more projection than a similar size high profile silicone implant due to the nature of the filler material .
This is always an option if you prefer a very round ,ballish, fake looking breast .
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Balance between your goals and your long term safe surgery
You already have a large implant. You could always get a more projecting implant e.g allergan style 45. However, this might not be what you need. Once you choose a higher profile ,your implant diameter gets narrower.
Your goals must be well communicated with a board certified plastic surgeon in your area. An honest professional advice will balance between your goals and the safety of this procedure. Best of luck!
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A lot of what you are looking for depends on the technique of the surgeon.
With high profile gel implants that are 500 cc you have most likely reached the extent of the implants ability to give you projection. A little bigger would make a little difference but not significantly. The location of the implant and the breast tissue over it now probably are more important. It seems to me that many complaints of lack of projection are really a lowering of the location of the implant. Using a textured gel implant I find you can usually place the implant higher on the...
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Highest projection implants
Ideal shape of the breast has changed over time (Marilyn Monroe vs Pam Anderson) and is in the eye of the beholder. As a plastic surgeon, one of my jobs is to educate you to achieve your goals. Not to change your goals, but to find out what they are for you, and to try to get exactly that. I will offer advice as to what you are trying to achieve if it is out of the normal, but it is really your decision. The highest probile implant is a style 45 Allergan implant. Some of the "gummy...
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Not much more left
From the information you have provided there is not much more room left for more projection. Unless you go with a much larger implant the projection will not change much. Obviously going with even a large implant than the one you currently have (which is large to begin with) can cause other issues such as tissue stretch, unnatural appearance, implant visibility and disproportionate appearance of your chest. Discuss your goals with your surgeon carefully. There is no perfect answer and you...
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Natural fit and trade offs
Breast augmentation is a balance between trying to achieve a certain look and the trade offs with a procedure and product that is imperfect. For each patient's breast, there is a range of implant dimensions (width and projection and shape) that produces a natural fit. As you stray from this, there are trade off in short and long term side effects and complications from visible rippling with saline implants to excessive roundness with high profile implants to progressive soft tissue and bony...
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Allergan Style 45
The Allergan Style 45 silicone implant offers the highest projection for a given base width. You have to realize that the more projection you get the more fake your breasts will look but it sounds as though you want to be larger. I would meet with your plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and they should be able to show you what the Style 45 implant looks like. Best of luck.
Dr Edwards
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