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Breast Implants - What Kind Are Best For Active People?

Hi. I am 18 years old, 5'4, and 104 lbs. My bra size is a 34A. I would like to be a full B cup, or a small C. Any sugguestions on the placement or which kind to go for, saline or silicone? I also like to be active, run, etc. Any advice would be greatly appriciated.

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Breast Implants for Active People

You may be as active as you wish with saline or silicone implants. There are however a few suggestions that I can make: with your height and weight (5'4" and 104 lbs) you will do better with sub-muscular implants smaller implants will be less likely to interfere with sports and running Your surgeon can provide you with sizers to try out. Only you can decide what size will come closest to meeting all of your goals.

Breast Implants are for life, not just a few years. Consider the results you want long term

A saline augmentation is certainly an option for you, but there are some additional issues to consider. One is the fact that, at age 18, you may not have completed breast development. Many women experience a natural increase in breast volume after age 18, and it certainly would be frustrating to have breast implants placed at your current age and then experience a one- or two-cup size increase in your natural breast volume some time after the augmentation surgery. While it is a minori... more

Michael Law, MD

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Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Breast implants for active young woman

For a 18 year old active woman a saline implant is recommended. Breast augmentations placed under the muscle gives good soft tissue coverage for a more natural look, and can make mammograms more easy to read . Choose a size that fits your chest. Your plastic surgeon will help you with this. You will have a range of sizes to choose from. Be conservative if you are very active. It is hard to be very active with very large breasts.

Implant selection

Younger than 22, you can only get saline. I recommend under the muscle, smooth, round, though others may disagree.

Saline Breast Implants for 18 Year Old Patient

At your age of 18 only saline breast implants can be offered to you by a restriction placed on manufacturers by the FDA. You must be at least 22 years of age to be eligible for silicone breast implants. With saline implants, you may have them placed through an armpit incision to have a hidden scar. With your body frame and an active lifestyle, you would want to keep your fill volume to no more than 300 to 350cc . This will keep you in the low C cup range

The best implants for active people!

In general, slim athletic women such as you do best with implants that are not overly large, so asking for a large B or small C cup in size is just right, in my opinion. The exact size would be dependent on your breast base measurements and your exact anatomy of the chest wall, muscles, and breast tissue at the time of surgery. In our office surgical facility we maintain an inventory of each implant size in all three profiles so we are not handicapped by having to pre-order certain... more

Avoid very large breast implants.

Hi. 1) Particularly for active women, it's best too avoid too large implants. I would guess for you, 200 cc's would be about right. 2) I would recommend round, smooth-walled, silicone implants under the muscle. see video

Breast Implants for Active Women

At your current age of 18 saline implants are your only choice. I think all most all patients, regardless of their activity levels, get better results when their implants are placed under the pectoralis muscle. This is even more important with saline implants as they are more inclined to ripple a bit.

Breast implants

At your age, you qualify for saline implants only. The size: probably: 300-330 cc. Remember, if you get too large of an implants, you may experience some distortions due to the fact that you don't have much tissue over the implants. You can resume your normal activities (exercising) following approximately 2 months.

Implant choice

At age 18, you are not able to have silicone gel implants (wait until you are 22 years old - FDA rule). However, small saline implants are still a good choice. A physical exam would be useful to determine best placement.

Breast implant choice for active women - go smaller

For a natural and athletic look- choose an implant that has a base diameter that fits well within the width of the breast. In general, a smaller implant placed behind the muscle will give you a natural result. Smaller implants tend to be more compatible with athletic activity. I recently did an augmentation for a professional female lacrosse player using a small implant and she is delighted with the result.

Implants for an active lifestyle

Though I currently prefer a smaller-volume silicone implant beneath the muscle for your active lifestyle, your age dictates that you have to go with saline. The final determination of the implant placement beneath or above the muscle has to be customized for your body type and activity level by you and your surgeon. However, In my experience active people are usually excellent candidates for breast augmentation and are usually very happy with their results.

Which type of implants to use?

Placing the implant below the muscle drastically decreases the rate of capsular contracture or bad scar tissue forming around your implant - which will keep your breasts looking and feeling more natural. This location is fine even with active people. Both types of implants can look natural but silicone implants definitely FEEL more natural. The FDA has not approved silicone implants for patients your age so your only choice is to have saline implants. Your other... more

Breast Implants - What Kind Are Best For Active People?

Regarding: "Breast Implants - What Kind Are Best For Active People? Hi. I am 18 years old, 5'4, and 104 lbs. My bra size is a 34A. I would like to be a full B cup, or a small C. Any sugguestions on the placement or which kind to go for, saline or silicone? I also like to be active, run, etc. Any advice would be greatly appriciated." Your age precludes the use of silicone gel filled implants in you limiting you to saline filled breast implants. I would recommend the... more

Young breast augmentation

At your age, saline is your only option in the USA and it's probably best. You should have a submuscular placement and the implant should be round and smooth surfaced. Your result hopefully will be spectacular! I'd anticipate that about a 330cc implant (maybe a little bit more or less according to you and your board certified plastic surgeon's taste) will get you to exactly where you want. In general, patients with your figure do incredibly well so best... more

Under the muscle is better if you are active...

For an active person, placement under the muscle. Placement over the muscle will result in the most sagging. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Implant choices

The choice of the right implants for you would require an exam and thorough discussion. As for above or below the muscle usually I go below for more soft tissue coverage.