Round Moderate Vs High Profile Implants

When I start the implant sizing process with my patients we think about the width of the breast first.  If an implant is too narrow on the chest it will look like a torpedo.  If an implant is too wide you will make a patient look top heavy.  For my patients I strive to achieve a sense of balance.  The degree of curve under the arm is used to find a sense of balance with the curve of the hip.Once we find the right diameter, the diameter that fills the chest wall nicely, the diameter that balances with balances with a curve of the hip then we turned towards the projection.I can give a patient Low, moderate or high profile implant all with the same diameter.  In general, most of my patients are looking for more than a low profile.  I personally don't care for the shape of the low profile implants.In general I find a moderate or moderate plus implant tends to give a nice contour.  If a patient really wants a larger cup size that's when I turn to a high profile .My suggestion to you would be to think hips and curve first.  Then decide how much projection you want.  A small chested and athletic person will look more natural in a moderate profile implant than in a high profile implant.  A silicone implant will tend to look more natural than a saline.I have included a link below that I share shared with my patients on my website.  I hope that it is helpful to you.

Deciding on which implant to use is always a difficult decisionfor women. The benefit is that in this day and age is that there are so manychoices of implants that the augmentation can be tailored to each patient.



Trulythe best thing that you can do is be open with your surgeon about your desiredresults so they can help guide you in choosing the best implant for you.



Iwould spend time trying on various implants in your surgeons office and don’tbe afraid to do this more than once. Also bring your surgeon pictures of what you want to look like afteryour procedure. This will make sure thatyou and your surgeon are on the same page about your implant desires.



The shaped implants can help decrease the round appearance thatsome women are afraid of having after their breast augmentation. First of all Iwould tell you that by using a silicone gel implant, whether it is round orshaped will help decrease the chance that you are going to look fake. Thesilicone implants are much softer and give people a more natural appearancethan the saline implant ever did for patients.



Patients tend to worry about getting a high profile implantbecause they worry that it is going to make them look overly fake. This was true with the saline implants. This is not true with the siliconeimplants. The new implants can givepatients a very nice natural soft appearance in the higher profile and largersizes.



The important decision is to find an implant that fits your bodyframe. You want an implant that isalmost the same size of your breast. This will give patients the medial fullness they desire without makingthem look wide or heavy. If an implantis too wide for your body this can give you an appearance of being wider thanyou really are after an augmentation.



Theshape implants in my opinion are a good option for women that want to have abigger implant and still avoid a fake appearance. Shaped implants are also agood option for patient undergoing breast reconstruction. When patients areusing a very small implant the difference between a shaped and a round siliconeimplant is very small.



It is important to see your board certifiedplastic surgeon to help guide you to an implant that will give you anaesthetically pleasing breast.

Breast implant sizing is an important part of the consultation and your surgeon should help guide your implant selection to match your goals. HP implants will likely give you significant upper pole fullness. 
If you were to compare a similar volume HP implant with a moderate profile, the moderate profile would be  wider, with less projection. Based on your chest width, this could give you more "side boob" and less upper pole fullness. 
I prefer to have my patients "try on" different sizes to see what volume they're looking to achieve and then based on their anatomy and general goals select an implant. 

It's a very good question. Implant profile refers to how far forward the implant projects on your chest. Implants that have a higher profile create a more "augmented" look. I typically use moderate profile implants to give a more natural appearance. When considering breast augmentation make sure you find a board certified plastic surgeon who will take the time to answer all of your questions and explain all of your options, so that you can decide of breast augmentation is right for you.

My advice to my patients is to always first go for the volume that you are interested in achieving.  Once you have decided on the actual size, then the focus can be turned to implant profiles.  Focusing on the profile first will usually limit the volume and hence not achieving the desired size.The difference between a moderate plus and a high profile implant is not very much, but the difference between a moderate plus and an ultra high is big.  A high profile implant will be a bit narrower than the same cc moderate plus, and will therefore provide a slightly fuller upper pole to the breast.It is important to have breast measurements performed in the office and to get sized prior to your procedure.Hope that helps.

Usually after examination and taking measurements you surgeon will advice for the best implant for you.

To make it easy to understand you can have the same size of implant ( same volume) in different shapes.

Lower profiles will be wider and less projected( will stick out in front of your chest less), higher profiles will be narrower and more projected.The right choice will depend on the look that you want achieve and the size of your chest and breast.



Regards

Mr Netri

The profile is based on your chest width and the volume you chose. If you chose a big volume but have a narrow chest, a high profile implant will be used so that you don't have an excess of breast on the side. As you go smaller in volume, the profile (projection) gets less so then you get into the moderate profile range. All the best,Dr. BlaggAustin, TX

Please be aware that my comments here are general and can’t be taken as specific medical advice. First, it's very important to communicate to your surgeon your concerns about how the high profile implants appear on patients with similar sized bodies. A high profile implant has a narrower base than a round moderate plus implant, and it projects further out from the body. It is common with patients who want a rounder, fuller appearance with more cleavage than implants with less projection. Because the round moderate plus implants have a slightly wider base, the results generally appear more natural. Attending a surgeon who offers 3D Vectra imaging might help you know how a given implant will look specifically on you, as it involves taking photos of your chest and then creating computer generated images based on size and shape of implant.

Thank you for your question!  I would advise you to have a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon.  You can then go on from there with a sizing and picking the right implants.  Best of luck!Dr Dhaval PatelDouble Board CertifiedPlastic SurgeonChicago Hoffman EstatesOak Brook

Each implant manufacturer has different profiles of implants that they offer. The two main implant manufacturers (Allergen and Mentor) each have their own unique terms and different profiles - why make things easy...  But the important concept is that if you were to consider an implant with a volume, of say, 300 cc, for the purposes of this example, and were to look at it in a low, medium, and high profile, the dimensions of each of the implants would be different.  The low profile 300 cc implant would be wider with a larger footprint but project less as compared to the high profile 300 cc implant which would project more but have a much smaller footprint.  I generally use the medium (moderate plus) profile implants for most patients but will consider a higher profile implant if I am trying to fit a larger implant in a narrow chested woman.Best of luck!

The profile of an implant refers to how wide or narrow the implant is relative to the fill size.  As women have different builds, some with narrower chests and others wider, the profile of the implant helps a surgeon match the correct implant dimensions with a patient.  Moderate plus is wider than a high profile implant.I select the profile based on the width of the preoperative breast, which is how most surgeons determine the correct implant profile.  By selecting the correct implant profile in this manner, you don't end up with a breast that looks too wide or projects out too much.  Higher profile implants can look completely natural when placed properly.  Aloha,Shim Ching, MD