Breast Augmentation: Q&A
Ask a QuestionHavent Tried Implant Sizes Prior to Surgery Just Pictures, Is that Normal?
i have met with my DR for pre-op,he said he doesnt have patients try on implant sizes because it can turn out different once under the skin/muscle.i have showed him picutres on what id like to look like and told him id like a full C/D cup. he states on the day of surgery he fills it closest to what i request and also whats going to compliment my body. should i be worried about this,or is it common for DR's to not have patients try implants during pre-op/consult.
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ettsi
in Sacramento, CA
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Implant Sizers
First of all STOP!! There is no excuse for not trying on sizers. Although I'm pretty good at determining what size implants will make a patient proportionate, occasionally I do get surprised. I have all of my patients wear a sports bra to their pre-op appointment. At that time we'll try on sizers until we agree that we've chosen the correct size. A sports bra with implants is a good approximation of the postoperative breast size.
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Try Implant Sizes Preop
Surgeons often have different techniques from one another. My tendency is to do what your doctor does. The breast implant is changed so much in appearance once it is behind your tissues that I feel to "try it on" in front of your skin is basically worthless and may well lead you to pick a size that won't look good rather than letting your surgeon try different sizes "In you" during surgery. I have experimented a few times and let patients bring in a bag of rice they...
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Breasts Implant Sizing?
Every plastic surgeon has a different routine. Personally, my routine is exactly what your plastic surgeon has done. I also believe that “trying on implants” is a very inexact method of determining breast implant size.
In my practice I find the use of goal pictures to be very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as “ full C/D cup” means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful.
Also, as you...
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Implant Sizing Before Surgery – Sizers or Dimensions
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Best Trial Breast Implant Size before Breast Augmentation is Rice Test
Many doctors do not place trial Breast Implants in your bra prior to Breast Augmentation because it is difficult for you to see an accurate picture of how the implant will look once it is placed into your body.
I do this because patients want to see it but I explain that doing this is not the look that they will achieve.
Photographs of patients who have had Breast Augmentation are also very helpful.
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Pictures, sizers or rice bags?
Every doctor has a different approach.
Personally, I like to measure the patient's frame, and then help use appropriate implant sizers (to help demonstrate the approximate size, shape and weight) in a sports bra and t-shirt. In my experience, patients find this to be quite helpful, even though I explain it is not exactly the same as what they will see post-op. But I think it's more helpful than the other methods of rice bags, looking at photos, talking about cup sizes...
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Trying implant sizes prior to surgery
Each surgeon has valid reasons for their approach to this subject. I agree that implants may look different once under the muscle, breast tissue, and skin. It is nearly impossible to get an accurate demonstration of what look a particular implant size will produce by "trying one on". Sizers may help you get a general sense of what you may look like after surgery, and in that sense are helpful, as long as their limitations are understood. There are many...
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Determining implant size
Different doctors have different methods for determining the right size implant to use. Still, no matter which techninque is used, it is not as accurate as actually putting an implant in and seeing how it actually looks in place. Unfortunately, the patient is asleep at that point and can offer no input. During the consultation, I DO use sizers to help the patient and myself in determining the correct size to use. I also welcome pictures that the patient might...
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Sizing implants.
Best Ways to get the right size implant;
1-Sizers always appear bigger than a similar size implant. Always increase implant size by 10%.
2-Width of implant is first and most important determination for your doctor.
3-Rice test at home can help make you feel comfortable with the right size.
4- try the rice test with different types of clothing. What looks great in a sweater may be too big in a bikini. Yu must decide the type of clothing that is most important to you. My own...
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Sizing with implants prior to surgery is helpful
I like to talk to patients about what they like and the bra size they want to be prior to surgery. None of this is very concrete or exact so I have a patient show me what size they like by trying on implants. When a patient shows me what they like, I don't have to read their mind. After I see what they are talking about it makes me more comfortable that the patient will get what they want. I have found this to be very reliable with lots of satisfied patients...
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