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Oriental Vs Occidental Breast Augmentation For Petite Person?

I am about 5'3", 103 pounds and petite. I wear a 32 A bra and the doctor suggested 250cc moderate profile implant for me. It seems that the vast majority of people who had BA had their augmented breasts placed very high up in the early stages after the procedure. I asked him if this was a concern and he said It should NOT be like this. He says Oriental vs Western has different techniques when it comes to BA. So I would like to ask, what is your opinion of this ? Thank you.

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Is There a Special Technique for the Oriental Breast Augmentation?

Breast augmentation techniques do not vary according to your ancestry. They only vary according to the surgeon's skill. With reference to your comment about implants starting out high, this usually refers to implants above the muscle, which I personally do not recommend. Implants partially sub-pectoral look good on all women, no matter what their ethnicity. Since the muscle pushes on the upper two-thirds of the implant and allows the lower one-third to bulge, it can... more

Breast augmentation in petite women

Nonsense. There is no special technique because you are asian. The differentiating factor is that you are petite not that you are asian. Petite women need implants whose base diameter is not too large for their chest. Choosing the wrong implant will give you a suboptimal result no matter who the surgeon is or which specific surgical technique they use. My response to your question/post does not represent formal medical advice or constitute a doctor patient relationship. You need to... more

Oriental breast aug.?

I have no idea what your surgeon is referring to when he (she) differentiates Oriental vs. Occidental augmentation. My practice has both Asian and Caucasian women who have had breast augmentation performed by me. The pocket placement is the same, and usually below the muscle.

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