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Is 450cc too Big for Me? (photo)
My PS has suggested 450cc high profile shaped submuscular silicone implants. I am 5'8" 135lbs currently 34 -36 AA. I want a full C that will produce some cleavage in the right bra. I am not looking to have upper pole fullness, just natural looking breasts. Are 450cc high profile too much? Should I consider a different profile or a smaller cc?
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Morgan_Willow
in North Las Vegas, Nevada
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Is 450cc too Big for Me?
Without some more info and photos, I cannot give a helpful response. The answers to all of your questions will depend on subtleties of your own anatomy that are unknown to me. For example, a women whose breasts are naturally widely spaced will not get cleavage with implants. Size and profile limitations are based on numerous factors beside just patient goal, including breast width, areolar position, breast position, breast skin quality.
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What implant?
You have nice shape to your breasts and they face forward with a pretty, natural width and natural distance of your cleavage.They are very round so a round implant can give a nice, round breast, especially a high profile, round implant which gives more upper pole fullness. This may be more than you might want. As narrow as you are through your chest, you will be larger than a full "C". You mentioned that you are going with a shaped high profile implant. Is this a form stable one then? This...
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Is 450 cc too big for me?
I'm sure you can fit 450 ccs provided the base width of your breast can accomodate the 450 cc. The question is how to determine what is the right size. There are several ways to determine this. First if your surgeon has the new Vectra simulation device then you can see how big it looks prior to surgery on your frame and you can determine what is too big or too small. Second if you try the new Mentor sizing system by fitting breast sizers pre-op you can determine...
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Implant size thats right for you
Hello. A 450cc implant may be too large for you. A much smaller implant would definitely be more natural looking, as would a moderate profile. The most important factor when determining the size of an implant is the width of your breasts. Since your breasts are so small to begin with an implant of this size would most likely give you more fullness in your upper poles than you seem to want.
Jaime Perez, MD
Breast Augmentation Specialist
Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa
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Sizing a patient for Breast Implants
Hello, thank you for your inquire and photos. I think you should go for the size and type of Implant that you PS suggested. Your chest measures 34 to 36 which is ok to handle a full C to Small D Breast Augmentation. Each patient is different though, so, the final decision should be made in the office between the Patient and the Plastic Surgeon.
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Is 450CCs too Big for Me? #breastimplants
In my opinion sizing a patient for imlants can be simplified. Sizing is not about a number. In fact, I do not even discuss numbers with my patients. If a patient walks through the door and says they want x-cc implants I have to educate them about how sizing works. The best analogy I can relate this to is buying shoes. When you go to buy shoes how do you do that? First you start with the size your foot is right? So if your foot is a 6.5 you try on all kinds of 6.5 size shoes. Some may be...
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Minimize complications by using smaller size implant
At size 34 each 100 cc of implant will correspond to 1 cup size change. If you are a 34 AA, 450 cc implants will take you up 4 1/2 cup sizes, which is approximately between a D and DD. You have very little breast tissue and you will look artificial with that size implant. I recommend a new technique called Breast Augmentation with Mini Ultimate Breast Lift. Using only a circumareola incision it is possible to reshape your breast tissue to increase upper pole fullness...
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Sizing breast implants by cc's
When I hear questions like "Is 450cc too big for me?", I always want to respond, "Is a size 12 dress too big for me?". You can't try on a breast implant like you can a dress or a shoe but the point is that you don't start out from the size of the implant and work backwards, you start from your own breasts and figure what will fit and what effect that will have, then you find out how many cc's that is.
Your breasts are round and will do perfectly well with a round implant. You will...
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Implant size
450 cc implants are fine. They are a little on the generous size, probably making you borderline C or D. But it is not a ridiculous size. If it was, I would be the first to tell you.
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Implant
The correct size is he one that fits your breast width and chest anatomy. The high profile implants have the least natural look post operatively although they are very popular in certain parts of the country
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Breast augmentation
Thanks for your inquiry. 450 cc high profile silicone gel implant could fit on you if your base width is wide enough. I do not think you get that king of volume to fit on your chest with a lower profile device. Good luck.
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Implant Sizing
The implants your surgeon recommended sound appropriate to me. He can surely fit them in but you will be tight at first. Over time they will loosen up and settle in place. Suggestions for proper sizing are:
Try implant sizers on in a sports bra. This is a close resemblance.
Wear rice filled baggies under your breast in the bra you want to fit in.
Look at before and after photos of your surgeon's work
Ask a close friend or relative to give you...
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Size of breast implants
Yes , this is too big.
see my previous posts.
in 34 350 will make you a c-cup
in 36 375-390 will make you a c
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Implant selection
It is difficult to assess what implants would be best for you without an exam first and discussing your goals of surgery. Good luck.
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Is 450cc too Big for Me?
Because of your height and weight you can probably handle around 450cc. But you say you want a natural look. Most of us do not associate the look of a hi profile implant with natural. Maybe you might consider a medium profile.
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Is 450 cc too big for me?
Thank you for your question.
Yes, 450 cc implants would be too large for you if you are seeking a natural looking breast. You have very little breast tissue with an AA cup size to "hide" the implant so that the implant would be very visible. I would sit down with your plastic surgeon and discuss this matter further before your surgery so as to avoid post operative disappointment. Best of luck.
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Size of breast implants for natural look
Without photos its hard to give you an answer. However, based on the information you presented, I think 450cc will either get you to a full C or small D cup. While the result may look good for most, I dont think it will be that "natural" looking. Because you are an AA cup, most of your breast will be the implant, so it will look fairly round, not tear dropped or natural in shape. I would suggest looking at photos of women with similar size and shape to yourself and find results...
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Best Breast Implant Size/Profile for Me?
Thank you for the question. Despite providing good pictures and precise body measurements, it is not possible to provide you with precise advice online.
When it comes to selection of the “best” breast implant size/profile to meet patient's goals, the best online advice I can give to ladies who are considering breast augmentation surgery is:
1. Concentrate on choosing your plastic surgeon carefully. Concentrate on appropriate training, certification, and the...
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450 cc Implants Too Large?
200 cc to 250 cc usually increases a woman's breast by one cup size. Thus. 450 cc may increase you two cup sizes. If you are happen with the volume after trying them, the the appropriate profile can be chosen that best fits your chest wall.
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Pics please
As noted, it's hard to say without pictures. If you want a more natural look without top fullness, i would say to stay in the midrange or moderate plus implant which is more conservative especially since you are only an A cup. 450 cc High profile implants will give you a more augmented look. Ask you plastic surgeon to try on implants since I feel this really puts things into prospective especially if youre a smaller cup size.
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Choosing Implant Size
Thank you for the question. It is difficult to give advice without at least the aid of pictures. However anatomical implants are most useful when one needs to increase the upper pole fullness in a patient with a long chest and low set breasts. As for the volume of implant, it is generally accepted that your cup size will increase one letter per 200 cc's of volume added.
You may want to consider posting photos to help give you a more accurate opinion. Good luck.
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Is 450 too big
Without a picture it is very difficult to tell. Even with a picture or in person, it is not easy to tell what implant is "right." I have found that trying on implants or sizers can give a good idea as to what it will look like after surgery. I also suggest to my patients that they place rice in a baggie and place that in one of their bras and then try on clothes or just wear it for a while to see how it feels and looks to them. Good luck to you.
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