Will high profile implants give "natural-looking" breasts?

High profile implants are very nice for the right patient.  High profile implants have a narrower base with more forward projection. Depending on the body dimensions of my patient, I may elect to use a high profile implant. Realize, high profile, does not necessarily mean big and fake. High profile... more

Not to sound like a broken record as it looks like a majority of the surgeons answering this question I agree with...namely, High profile implants were manufactured for one reason, to provide projection off the chest wall....therefore a more unnatural or "fake" look. Many patients desire this... more

The profile of the breast implant does not necessarily dictate whether a breast augmentation looks natural or not.  Rather, the natural look will result from technique, submuscular implant, native upper pole fullness, volume of implants relative to native breast size and breast dimensions.

I usually reserve high profile implants for patients with at least moderate skin laxity and those who want more projection. Of course, a determining factor also would be the base width or diameter  of the breasts. Starting at a 34c and at 5'4, 125 lbs, one should ask - would it look natural to have a... more

What one person might describe as a natural-looking breast augmentation might be described by another as very artificial-looking. My breast implant rep jokes that I am the biggest user of the smallest implants. In my opinion, high profile implants generally look 'done" and 500 plus cc's, particularly on a... more

Hello, I rarely use high profile breast implants. They "stick out" too far and make many women look like strippers. If this is not what you want, be careful.

I don't want to disappoint you but I would argue that at your relatively small frame you will not look natural with a 500 cc implant.  My decision of implant profile is simple.  The appropriate implant diameter for your body/ chest is chosen and the profile depends on the desired implant volume... more

Implants have different profiles only partially because of how they look. The volume of your implant is based on your chest diameter and skin tone, thickness and obviously your own desire. So if you desire a larger volume than your chest diameter can tolerate, then a high profile implant is beneficial. You... more

Practicing in Southern California, many of my patients desire the look of high profile implants. The response to your question depends significantly on what you consider "natural". Many would argue that a DD cup size on a 125lb patient can not be "natural". In my office we consider this... more

Having trained in Chicago and practiced in Toronto and now Southern California, I've realized people's views on what looks natural vary geographically. The average implant size patients want increases as you move to the south or southwest. Sit down with your surgeon and try different sizers in a flexible 34D... more