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Internal Sutures Vs. Wider Implant for Closer Cleavage
I've been to two different surgeons who have both aknowledged the wide space between my breasts. One surgeon suggests internal sutures, but the other suggests a wider implant. what should I do?
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Myrtle1975
in Anaheim hills
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Internal Sutures Vs. Wider Implant for Closer Cleavage
I am a little confused and do not understand how internal sutures create cleavage by do understand how a wider implant would accomplish this so I would favor the latter approach.
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Cleavage and its pursuit...
Hi there-
This is going to be a difficult question to answer without examining you, but generally speaking...
Breast implants should be chosen to fit the individual patient's anatomy. Poor decision making is one cause of poor cleavage.
If your implants are too narrow, the pocket is too lateral, or your anatomy dictates, you will have a large gap between your breasts.
The very best advice I can give you is this- do not spend any more time thinking about or researching the t
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How to fix a wide area between your breasts
You can go either way...wider implants or internal sutures. The result may last longer and look more natural with wider implants as the implants are almost identical and suture may break or scar differently. Without photos, it's hard to tell you exactly the way to go. With wider implants, you may not have to be huge, just a little larger than you initially thought.
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Internal sutures vs. wider implant for closer cleavage
Neither! If you have not had surgery and your tissue to non operated upon than have a smaller pocket dissected more to the medial. If you already had surgery in the past than internal suture in the medial sternal area would be the only try I would recommend. Best of Luck
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It depends on the width of your chest wall
If you are happy with the lateral appearance of your breasts, then consider wider implants to create more cleavage. If your lateral breasts are not appealing to you, then you probably need internal suturing with or without a release of the chest muscle to create more cleavage. Good luck!
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Wide cleavage
Anatomy is our destiny. If you do not have any cleavage before surgery, you should get some improvement with surgery, but it will not correct for a very wide chest. If you force it over, you may develop a symmastia.
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Wide Breasts and Implants
In reality, what causes the breasts to be farther apart is usually the sternum. If you have a broad sternum, then you cannot really alter this in a predictable manner. The implants have to sit centered on your nipple areola complex, so if the nipples are farther apart or off to the sides, then the implants will be farther apart as well. If you try and move the implants closer together by dissecting the medial area, this can weaken the tissues too much and lead to...
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Placing a textured silicone gel implant in a new pocket whether is usually better to reposition the breast
There are many reasons that breast implants appear too far apart after breast augmentation. A wide sternum (breast bone) is one reason that can not be corrected. A pocket that is too large and the implants fall out toward the arm pit can be corrected with sutures but frequently these do no hold. A better approach in my hands is to create a new pocket for the implant that is in the appropriate position and use textured silicone gel implants. These tend to stay where they are placed and...
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Wide Space between Breasts
Without a picture or examining you or knowing your surgical history, it is difficult to give you specific advice. However, it is most likely that you would need a combination of internal sutures laterally and a wider implant. However, you also may have anatomy that makes it difficult or impossible to achieve the result that you want. That is why it is very important that you discuss the procedure with your surgeon to determine if what is surgically possible meets your...
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Breast implants and cleavage
If your breasts sit far apart on your chest wall, then it's hard to change this with sutures or implants alone. If your current implants have fallen to the side, then I would suggest internal sutures rather than an implant which is too wide for your tissues. An implant should fit within the space created for it, to achieve the most natural look. Good luck, /nsn.
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Let's assume you already have implants
It sounds to me like you already have implants but have a wide space between your breast or your pocket has become too large and the implants fall too far to the side when you lie down. Either way there are solutions and way to fix the problem depends on the diagnosis.
If your breasts are fine standing up but fall too far to the side when you lie down AND you are happy with the size then you may only need a capsulorraphy or repair of the capsule to keep the implants from falling...
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Not enough information to provide an answer
I'm not sure of the point where you are starting from. If you already have implants and the pockets are too close, this would be a reason for internal sutures. If it is a primary breast augmentation, I cannot see a reason to use internal sutures.
Dr Edwards
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