Do you lose 50 cc's with behind the muscle silicone implant placement?

Allow your plastic surgeon choose the exact size implant that is most appropriate to give you the desired look you hope to achieve. I prefer to have my patients give me an idea of what size they hope to achieve and then based on this factor, plus their current breast volume, their body and breast dimensions... more

Selecting the perfect size implant for an augmentation is extremely challenging. 300-325 cc should bring you to a C cup from a B cup. A 350 cc implant should work very nicely for you. It is true that the implant tends to look a little smaller under the muscle. This is because the muscle flattens it a little... more

A augmentation patient does not lose volume when placed behind the muscle.  The implant is a closed system, volume goes neither in or out. The breast will change over the first few months as the pec muscle stretches, in it's shape.  The sizes you have chosen seems very reasonable.  Good Luck.

Good communication between the patient and plastic surgeon is the key to choosing the best size implant for each individual.  The surgeon should be willing to work on this for while during the consultation.  I allow patients to return for a second shorter consult at no charge if they are concerned... more

One of the most uncertain things for women undergoing brest augmentation is to know what they will look like with a certain volume implants.  And, as a surgeon, it can be difficult to understand what a women wants when she say she wants to be a full C cup of a small D cup. The use of sizers during the... more

The answer to this question is that it depends on numerous factors.  In you particular case, however, it is much easier to get a feel for your desired implant size because you have had a double mastectomy.  Therefore, with the breast tissue being gone, the implant is going to make up the new breast... more

To ADW, Hi.  You have already had your surgery, and I hope that everything went great.  My answer is addressed to other women who may read this as well. 1)   The surgeon must know the look you want.  Show her or him a picture of what you consider ideal breasts.  The surgeon... more

What is important to most women seeking breast augmentation surgery is the end result, not the exact size of the implant. Often, patients are surprised to see before and after photographs and learn that a woman with 250 cc implants may have fuller looking breasts than a woman with 325cc implants. There are... more

It is true that implants appear smaller once they are placed in surgery compared to the sizers you try in the office. Below the muscle placement will appear smaller than above the muscle. The difference is likely going to be around 10% so with the implants you are choosing it will be about 30cc. Remember that... more

I have patients try on sizers as one of a few methods to help determine breast implant size. Outside of the breast, the implant is more prominent than it is internally after implantation. I tell patients the difference is about 25 cc's. I think 50 cc's is a little too high.