Teardrop Breast Implants Above the Muscle for Slim Build?

asked 2 years ago by mirrors in austrlaia
Latest answer by Rian Maercks, MD
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I am booked in for Breast Augmentation in September. I am 5'4" and slim, weighing 53 kg, with small B cup. I also run about 4 miles per day. My surgeon suggested teardrop implants as he believes round implants will sit too high. The 2 sizes I am deciding between are 290 cc or 330 cc teardrop placed above the muscle. Is this suitable for slim athletic build? I am hoping to end up a medium C cup not a D. Can anyone could suggest the implant size for someone of my height and weight to acheive medium C cup? I would greatly appreciate it.

6 answers to Teardrop Breast Implants Above the Muscle for Slim Build?

Teardrop Breast Implants above the muscle for slim build?

Hi Mirrors, Without a physical examination in which I could asses you breast skin tone, laxity and size, any discussion is purely conjectural and could not possibly super cede what your surgeon told you. However, let me share my philosophy regarding your situation. No breast implant is perfect. They all have positive and negative attributes. As such we need to know when we can push the envelope (no pun intended) and when not. In general, in women such as yourself with a paucity of breast... more

Patricia L. Eby, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Teardrop breast implants

Unfortunately the most commonly used type of implants (high profile) and the most common type of placement ( submuscular/dual plane) cannot deliver the natural 'tear drop' effect that you desire. There are also big problems associated with anatomic implants placed in conventional planes( they work well in subfascial carefully designed pockets). This is why I use a very unique methof of breast augmentation that I call 'cold-subfascial augmantation.' the... more

Rian Maercks, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Teardrop shaped implants

I am not a big fan of the tear drop shaped impaltns because they can shift in the pocket and look funy afterwards.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

I probably wouldn't use teardrop breast implants above the muscle

Hello, If you are thin I would go behind the pectoral muscles, not in front. I am not crazy about anatomic implants as they tend to look kinda foreign, but that it a matter of opinion. Maybe get another opinion before you have surgery.

John P. Di Saia, MD
Orange Plastic Surgeon

Teardrop breast implants are more likely to ripple.

Hi! Teardrop breast implants have to have textured walls, which are more likely to cause noticeable rippling, specially in a thin woman like yourself. Also, they sound too big. Without examining you, I would guess you need round, smooth walled, moderate plus profile, 250 cc cohesive silicone gel implants placed under the muscle.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implants

This is my opinion and we dont have pictures of you but if you are thin and dont have a lot of breast tissue I would place the implant SUBMUSCULAR not in front. This will decrease your chance of rippling. As for the tear drop implants, they are textured and thicker shelled and more prone to leak, and rippling specially if you are thin and going in front of the muscle. So you can think about this and perhaps get more opinions, but from what you tell us, that is what I would recommend Good... more

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

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