Breast Implants for Petite Women

On a petite woman a small implant can create a large cup breast.  That same implant on a larger woman can barely be noticeable.  It is the implant size in relation to the body / chest size that matters.

When choosing the size of a breast implant, especially in petite women, it is important to consider the chest width as a limiting factor.  Choosing an implant that is too big (ie it is too wide for your chest) will lead to two possible problems.  Either the implants will touch in the middle or the will extend too far on the sides.

The benefit of going with higher projection implants is that for the same amount of volume you get a smaller diameter implant.... thus you can have a fuller implant on a smaller / narrower chest.  The downside of higher projection implants is that they look more fake.  So it's always a tradeoff.  You have to decide what is more important to you::::  Size OR natural look.

For
a woman who is a small frame, a dimensional sizing system is now becoming much
more popular. Your size and volume
depend upon your biases, your frame and your surgeon’s experience. A woman who has a very small frame and a
narrow base width breast will have some restrictions on her as to what implants
can be used, particularly if she chooses anatomic implants. Using round smooth implants under the muscle
will give you larger volume opportunities than your actual measurements may
imply. These tradeoffs should be
discussed with you in your consultation.
If your main concern is to look natural and proportionate, then a more
modest enhancement will be something that will be discussed with you using both
measurement techniques as well as sizing techniques in consultation with you
and your surgeon. I do the sizing myself
in all of my consultations so that patients have a full opportunity to discuss
the tradeoffs that occur with each different implant style. Because I offer more than one style, I enable
my patients to become “an expert” in both their breast and their implant
options.Of course adding fat to your
implant breast augmentation is another option using a Brava technique to expand
your tissues. You and I may discuss serially adding fat to your breasts that
will be yours forever and will never need an implant replacement. These opportunities are now much more common
for a woman who wants to be “proportionate” and wishes to have the naturalness
of her own fat over the long term. For a
woman who has already had two children she may commonly find that her breasts
are very saggy from pregnancies and breastfeeding.Having a breast augmentation may give you
some nipple repositioning but if the nipple position is below your fold you may
need a lift at the same time. Should you
get pregnant again with implants under your muscle, there is no interruption of
your breast from the nipple connection.
The milk ducts go right to the nipple and the implant is placed behind
the muscle so there is no negative consequence.
Having the implant in your breast under the muscle has no difficulty
with you breastfeeding if you didn’t have breastfeeding problems to begin
with. The discussion of these particular
elements are undertaken at the time of my consultation with my patients,
especially if they have not yet completed their fertility so none of their
options are foreclosed.

I use a technique called dimensional breast augmentation which involves taking in a number of factors and measurements, so each patient is unique. That being said, given your height, weight, and your activity level, along with the fact you are considering a lift, I would say you are probably not that far off in choosing an implant in that range. Best thing to do is to see a qualified plastic surgeon that has good breast expertise.