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How Do I Tell if my Saline Implants Are Filled to the Correct CCs?

I was a b cup before my implants. I went with a high profile saline implant. 550 around and filled to 550 cc's. However, I do not feel like I am filled to 550. I was very determined to be a FULL D cup or larger with my doctor and I am only a C cup now. I can barely tell the differance. My breats were very deflated from having children so I feel like my doctor filled them to his liking and not to 550 CC's. How can I tell if my implants are really filled to 550 CC's? If anyone can figure this out please let me know! I spent alot of money and I just want what I paid for. I am not saying I am not happy with my doctor who was a very nice guy, but I just don't feel I got what I asked for. What to do???

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20 Doctor Answers | Asked by Hopeless1 in Orange Park, FL

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Saline Breast Implants - Sizing and Volume

All saline breast implants have a range of volume to which they are filled. In your pre-operative consultataion, including examination with proper meauring of your breasts will determine the options of breast impant sizes and types that are optimal for you. Saline implants that are filled with less volume will typically show and feel more implant rippling. Implant positioning is also critical because, if the implants are submuscular and if there is a tight... more

Correct fill volume

A board certified plastic surgeon will know what fill volume the manufacture requires. Perhaps you have a broad trunk and a lower profile would have given you more diameter, but less projection. Or perhaps a combined breast lift and augmentation would have given you a more pleasent end result. I do not belive that the surgeon was shy on the volume. Discuss options with your doctor now that you know the limitations of 550cc's. Good luck! more

Filling saline implant size

In discussion with your plastic surgeon, they should be able to tell you how much saline was put into the implants. There should also be an operative record and a surgical dictation which would both document the amount injected. Also, the implants have a minimum and maximum fill and you should have been given a card with your implant information. Good Luck.

How Do I Tell if my Saline Implants Are Filled to the Correct CCs?

The only way to be 100% sure of the fill volume for your implants would be by having a surgical procedure where the filler tube would be placed and the saline removed and measured. That being said, your surgeon would have put in his/her operative report what the fill volume that he/she filled the implant to. However, I have seen incidences where the fill volume is not what it is stated to be. It is unlikely that your surgeon would have underfilled the implants, as this... more

Implant fill

You can not be hundred percent sure without removing the implants, but trust is key. If your doctor told you that he filled them up to the required level, then you shoudl assume he did. If you had very floppy or saggy breasts before, perhaps you needed a lift as well. Hard to say without an exam.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Size of Breast Implants.

Your problem may not be the amount of fill. Anything near 550 cc of breast implant fill should give you a significant change in your breast size. You said that your breasts were very deflated after your children. This says to me that you probably had significant breast ptosis (droop). If this were so, no amount of fill, even to 1000 cc or more, would have solved your problem. You will still look deflated even with a large implant unless you also had a breast lift at the same time. I would... more

Unhappy with your size

You can sign a release and get your operation note which is dictated by the surgeon and the fill volume will be documented there. If your implant is filled to 550cc's, you may just need a bigger implant to have the volume you desire. It is hard to correlate bra size with cc's - all bra makers are different and bra sizes are not uniform. You would need another operation to get more cc's in your implants. Good luck!

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Dear Hopeless1 in Orange Park, Fl Thank you for your question. Breast Implant sizing can be the hardest part of Breast Augmentation Surgery!! The implant type, size and volume filled should be in your surgical notes. Clearly you are not happy with the size- and want to go bigger. Some Saline implants have a range that they can .e filled - it is possible that the surgeon may be able to add more volume to your implants. Return to your surgeon and raise your concerns... more

Fill volume of Saline Implants

The exact amount of saline used to fill your breast implants is well documented. You should be able to find that information on the registration card received from your surgeon after your procedure. If this is not in your possession you should make sure to get a copy from your physician. This registration card also includes the Catalog number, style number and the serial number of your implants. This information is important if you ever need to replace your... more

Fill for Saline implant

Dear Hopeless: It is not uncommon to have concerns about the look and shape of a breast augmentation in the immediate period following the surgery. The amount of the "fill" of the implant does not correlate exactly with your post-op appearance; other factors include the style and type of implant, and all of the factors relating to your "anatomy" including the skin tone, elasticity, and soft tissue characteristics of your breasts. The amount of fill... more

550cc saline implants seem to provide far less enlargement than expected

There are several issues in your questions. Regarding the fill of your implant, you should have obtained a "registry" card that will have the style and exact size of the implant as well as the amount of saline placed. If performed in an outpatient center, this might have been filled out by a nurse. Other locations for the information include the operative report and the OR paperwork. Realize that sizing is not necessarily an exact science and can be influenced by many factors.... more

Saline breast implants filled to the correct volume

It is important to have a correct fill for a saline breast implant, within the manufacturers fill range, in order to have the implant perform and wear the best. If you have chosen well your surgeon will have an accurate record of your implants and fill, and provide you with a card for your file and record at home which will identify your implants by size style and fill. The problem you have is that you went with a certain implant, a choice you made. The pitfall here is that you should... more

Implant Size Is Important for Breast Augmentation

One of the most common issues after under going breast augmentation is feeling that one has gone too small. Many people request a revision to go a little larger and this also done commonly. I would suggest you obtain your medical record and review the operating room record if you do not trust what your surgeon is telling you, however it is common to request a larger size or a breast lift.

Saline implants volume fill

There is only one way to tell for sure and thats by removing the implants and measuring the volume. A qualified surgeon is not going to underinflate a saline implant and the operative report should be accurate. What most patients don't realize though, is that the same implant can look very different in different patients, it has to do with frame, height, skin quality etc.. If you feel you are still too small, then your doctor can tell you if its safe to go biggerr even... more

Saline breast implant fill

The short answer about measuring the fill of a saline implant is that there is no way to measure it accurately from the outside. It's even difficult if the implant is removed intact without draining it which would only be done if it's being replaced. There is no universal agreement but it's my opinion that saline-filled breast implants need to be filled to their rated volume and no more than 10% above that or the risk of visible and felt ripples goes up. They may also... more

Implant Fill Listed On Implant Card

The only way to know how much an implant is filled to would be to remove it and remove all the fluid in it, measure it, and see where it is at. Short of that, you have to trust what the surgeon has said and documented in the chart itself. It is always important to document the exact fill in the chart so that you know exactly what is in place. This makes going back for a revision much easier. If the implant fill is listed incorrectly, then it makes it much harder... more

You need to have a trustfull surgeon

If your surgery was performed by a honest Board Certified plastic surgeon, the place you need to look into is the Operative record, the nurses are mandated to record the type of implant, the serial number and the filling amount of the implants. It looks like the problem is in the implant size determination before the surgery. In my hands the best way to determine the desired size, is to have different sizers (for which we have a total cc's number) and the patient needs to look in the... more

Estimating correct cc's

Dear Hopeless, I can understand that you feel frustrated. First I would assume that you selected a trustworthy doctor and that he had an open and honest discussion with you prior to your surgery. I would hope that a board-certified plastic surgeon would not tell you he will place an implant of a certain volume that is agreed upon and then not follow that and furthermore not inform you if he deviated from the plan. To try determine if her was being false with you, you could... more

Saline implant fill volume

You should have gotten a registry card with your implant information on it. This should tell you what size and style you received. Then you can ask for your operative report to see if the total volume is recorded. However, you must also realize that the final volume is a function of how the implant actually responds when inserted. Also, the dimension and style is more important than the volume. A 550 cc. implant may not give you the size and shape to want if it is the inappropriate style and... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

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Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Fill volume of saline implants

You can request a copy of the operative note in which your surgeon would have dictated the amount of saline in the implant. You may also have been given a card which list the catalog number and final fill volume of the implants. You have to have some trust in your surgeon also! Sometimes your chest is wide and the implants don't look that big once they are placed under the muscle.