Does the Distance Between Your Breast Crease and Your Nipple Affect Implant Size?

asked 1 year ago by Cleveland7352 in Cleveland, OH
Latest answer by Rod J. Rohrich, MD
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Tags: 300-349cc, 350-399cc

My doctor told me in the follow up exam that the reason why I could not have any more than the cc's he gave me - which was 325 cc's in one breast and 350 cc's in the other - was that the distance between my breast crease and the nipple was too short and if I could probably not go any bigger. However at the consult he told me I could go as big as I wanted but I might not get the look I wanted. I do not remember him telling me this breast crease/nipple issue during the first consult.

7 answers to Does the Distance Between Your Breast Crease and Your Nipple Affect Implant Size?

The distance nipple to breast fold can affect breast implant size

In order to produce an attractive natural breast after implants the implant and the breast must fit together, move and feel as one. The implant has to be center within the breast and the nipple. If the fold under the breast is tight and horizontal with a shorter distance from the nipple to the fold, the size of the implant must be chosen to accommodate what the breast will allow. If not the implant will ride high in the breast pushed up by the fold or worse, the implant will push below... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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How breast dimensions affect implant size

Whether or not your surgeon discussed how your breast shape affects the choice of implant size, it is routine to do these measurements and they do have a significant impact on implant size. The most important limitation is the base diameter of the breast. If the base of the breast is round then the horizontal and vertical dimensions are the same, but if the distance from the inframammary fold to the nipple is short then this becomes the limiting factor because the breast is wider than... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implant Sizing for Breast Augmentation

There are many factors that go into the proper sizing of a breast implant. The most important one is the amount of breast tissue that you have as well as your chest wall base diameter. There are other factors that one needs to consider to give you the optimal breast size that fits your body habitus so that it is not out of proportion or excessivley over sized. Therefore, breast augmentation surgery requires attention to detail, both objective and subjective measurements and a careful... more

Rod J. Rohrich, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

The distance from your nipple to the breast crease is important in determining the implant that is right for you.

The distance from your nipple to the breast crease will indeed play a major role in determining the best breast implant for you. The width of your breast is also very important. You want to select an implant with proper dimensions so that the nipple is appropriately centered on the augmented breast. If the implant is too broad because you want a larger size, you may find that it extends too high on your chest wall with the nipple situated too low on the breast mound. One way to... more

Steven Turkeltaub, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon