Silicone Breast Implant Size for Petite Frame?

asked 2 years ago by sam79 in boston
Latest answer by Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
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Tags: breasts, silicone implant, bigger, breast size

I am 5'1, 109 lbs, and I have a petite frame. What size of silicone breast implants is best for me?

6 answers to Silicone Breast Implant Size for Petite Frame?

It depends upon your tissues!

I'm going to assume two things: you don't want to look fake and you don't want to cause irrepairable harm to your tissues. Is that correct? Once in a while I see a patient that wants to look fake and doesn't care if she stretches and thins her tissues which will cause her severe deformities later, but that is very, very rare. So if you don't want to look fake and damage your tissue, then it is actually not about what you want - it's about your tissues. After all, the implant is going... more

Steven Teitelbaum, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Sizing an implant

The first thing to consider is the "look" you want to achieve in the end result. How much upper pole fullnes do you want vs. how "natural" do you want it to be. Base width of your chest wall defines the diameters of implants that will look good on you. The profile determines the fullness you get with the moderate being the most natural, the moderate plus being slightly fuller and the high profile being the fullest for your body. Finally placing implants in garments... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Don't go too big, whatever you do.

Hi! We are constantly hearing from women who are miserable with their huge breast implants. They age very badly. Without knowing anything else, I would guess 200 cc's might be good for you. What we recommend in New York, is that your surgeon use disposable implant SIZERS during surgery to see which size looks best on you, before opening the permanent implants . This takes the guess work out. And tell him to be conservative.

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Silicone implant size depends

The size can vary. It depends on how wide your breast is. Surgeons refer to it as the "Base Diameter" or "Base Width." Only implants that are as wide as your breast or less wide can be used. This will limit the size to some extent. Implants come in three general profiles. That is moderate, moderate plus or high profile. If you take a moderate profile implant and a high profile implant of the same width, the high profile implant will be able to hold more volume than the... more

John Diaz, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

It depends on that you want.

Surgeons choose implant sizes based on many different theories with good results. Personally, I first select an implant with a width appropriate for your chest, then determine how much fullness you want in the upper part of the breast (similar to the effect you get with a push-up bra). If you wear a 32something bra (32A), you'll want implants that are about 11cm wide, then chose moderate, moderate-Plus, or high profile impalnts. That will determine if you use a 175cc, 250cc, or 325cc... more

Robert S. Houser, DO
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Well, it depends...

In the old days, there was only one "profile" implant so you were kind of stuck with a particular size that had a width that matched the width of your breast. This is no longer true. Now we have several profiles of implant - each of which has a similar width but a different amount of projection. Using a 12 cm breast width, the implants (in this example Allergan's Natrelle ) could be anywhere from 240 cc to 425 cc. Obviously, which is "best" is a matter of your taste.... more

Robert Frank, MD
Munster Plastic Surgeon

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