Silicone Breast Implant Size for Petite Frame?

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

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

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.

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

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

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