Which Implant Should I Choose? (photo)

I am having a revision surgery involving a switch to silicone implants and a lift. I currently have Allergan saline 465 filled to 475, under the muscle. I am 5'6, 125 lbs. I want my end result to look something like the picture above but am unsure of whether to go with Allergan moderate plus or high profile to achieve this look. I also need to choose between the 425 or 450 range

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Choosing breast implant size

Allergan and Mentor have similar products. The decision to exchange the implants is a good one. The volume should be decided after performing breast measurements to determine the width and volume of your native breasts.

Which Implant Should I Choose?

Whatever you do you will probably do well to have a breast lift as well as the implant change. The right nipple and areaolar are rather low, and the implant position you are seeking requires the breast to be lifted. The implant position you demonstrate looks unattractively high, and your surgeon can help sort out what is possible. If you want the implant to be splayed out as you demonstrate, you are better off with a wider implant (moderate or moderate plus) to give more upper,... more

Revision Breast Augmentation

Hello, If you REALLY want the upper poles of your breast to look like the one you are holding, you will need a very large implant indeed, and you will have very large breasts. This contradicts my assumption that you wanted smaller breasts based on your desire for smaller implants than you currently have. You can't have both fuller upper poles (at least like you are showing) and smaller implants, even with a breast lift. One thing is for certain though, high profile... more

Implant choice

If you want the look of the pushed up breast that you demonstrate in the photo, you probably need a lift as well. It is always best to be examined in person.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Breast Augmentation Revision and Exchange of Breast Implants in Los Angeles

To improve upper breast fullness it helps to exchange your breasts implants with larger ones that are at least 100 ccs larger. High profile implant will not help to fill the upper breast pole and would only increase forward breast projection. You will also benefit from a breast lift to raise your nipple as well as the lower breast mass to a normal hight. switching from saline to silicone implants will not change anything in your breast look.

Avoid High profile implants! the best results rely on technique for projection not the implant!

Profile is one of the most misunderstood issues in breast augmentation by patients and surgeons alike. Believe it or not you will need to go low profile to get a filled out look. One of the most important parameters (and most overlooked) in breast augmentation is the base width of the goal breast footprint. If you go submuscular again, all bets are off because the muscle will push the implant laterally and you cannot fill the breast footprint adequately. If you choose... more

Choosing your Breast Implant Size

In regards to breast size, the more breast surgery I do the more I realize that there is no correlation between the size of implant and resulting cup size. This may have to do with several factors including: the amount of breast volume the patient starts with, the shape of the patient's chest wall (concave or convex), the type and model of breast implant selected (saline/silicone and low/moderate/high profile), bra manufacturer variance in cup sizes, the ... more