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Breast Small After Augmentation(4 Days Post Op)? (photo)
I am four days post op. I had a silicone breast augmentation under the muscle 325 ccs. When I tried on the 325 sizers before surgery they looked very large and I assumed I would achieve a large C cup or small Dcup. However, after the surgery my breasts look so small, a large B cup at most. I started out at a 36 A. Everything I read says that they should appear larger and swollen after surgery. Are they going to shrink more, and why are they so small? Please help.
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j123abc
in rhode island
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Breasts Too Small after Breast Augmentation?
Thank you for the question.
It is much too early to evaluate and results of surgery at this point. You should be aware that there are often “disappointments” with the results of breast augmentation (too big or too small) early after surgery; these disappointments often resolve as patients adjust to their new “body image”. Also, you will find that your breasts will change significantly over the course of the next few months.
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Breast size may be too small after augmentation
Thank you for the photo. It is very early in the post operative course. Also we only see one side view and you are in a compression bra. There are also other variables, (i.e.; was the skin too tight to accommodate a larger implant, etc.) Best to speak with your plastic surgeon. Tell him/her your concerns. Most will wait and see how the implant drops and looks with the rest of your body in mind.
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Implant sizers and results
Hi, the result you see when trying sizers on is always deceiving as you will look bigger than you would after surgery, when using the same size implant. if you liked what you saw when trying the 325 sizers, I would have recommended a larger size to achieve that result, like 375 for example. that said, it is still too soon to realize how you will look like after the swelling goes away and the implants settle down and the skin relaxes over the implants. you may actually end up liking the...
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Breast Size after Augmentation
Sizing for breast augmentation is very important and not as easy as many think. It is much more than just putting an implant in your bra and picking it. The doctor must consider how it will look different inside, and how healing will affect the size. Most of the time, you need to go up about 50cc from what you "like" in your bra, to get that look after the surgery. If you were A cup before the surgery, I think 325cc implant will only increase you about 1 full cup size, or make you a...
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Implants and final appearance
Implants of different volumes look different on different people. I choose the appropriate implant based upon the anatomy and the desires of the patient.
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Implant size
In a compressive bra of the type you are wearing, it is impossible to tell how large the breasts actually are. Please post frontal and lateral views without a bra so that we can make intelligent assessments of the size and proportion. Thanks.
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Caution, choose your look, not the implant size
If only it were so easy, just pop an implant into your bra and if you see what you like, read the number and the perfect result every time. If you liked '325' then it can be difficult to ask your surgeon why you did not reach the fuller cup size or the look you wanted. Choose the look and show your surgeon what you expect, and of course choose a surgeon who will listen and has the experience to make the correct call.
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Less Than Expected Breast Size After Augmentation
If your breasts appear too small just four days after surgery, then it is a certainty that they will be so later. With an expectation of a full C or even a D cup, your current perception of being just a B cup indicates that you would really need to have at least 450cc to 500cc in the future to achieve that goal. Preoperative sizing is a very helpful step but it is not perfect. Not everyone looks in real life what they looked like in sizers before.
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Breast Small After Augmentation(4 Days Post
With the covered side view posted photo very hard to advise. But it seems as if you and your chosen surgeon were NOT on the same page. Sorry for that. Yes the implanted breasts immediately after surgery are swollen and appear larger. thus, you do in deed have an issue. Best to allow a few months of healing before increasing the implant size.
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Breast small after augmentation
Thank you for your question. It is not uncommon that patients can feel differently about the size of the breast right after surgery. My advice for you is be patient, communicate your concerns with your plastic follow all the post operative instruction. Overtime, when the breast implant settle, after six months you can reevaluate the size and shape with your plastic surgeon.
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