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Why Would Implants After Skin Sparing Mastectomy Be Smaller Than The Surgeon Said They'd Be?

asked 8 months ago by Sabre7788 in Enfield, CT
Latest answer by Vivek Bansal, MD
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Tags: 500-549cc, C cup, skin sparing technique

I had a skin sparing mastectomy due to the BRCA 2 gene. I am about 5'1" tall and about 125lbs. My expanders were filled to 500cc and they looked huge. I had silicone implants put in at 450/500 both sides two days ago and they look so small. My surgeon said they would give me a full C cup, but they barely look an average B cup. I'm so disappointed. I was a C cup prior to this and I wanted to stay that way. Will they fill out to a C cup after they settle?

2 answers to Why Would Implants After Skin Sparing Mastectomy Be Smaller Than The Surgeon Said They'd Be?

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Breast Reconstruction

At 5ft. 125 lbs., those are a lot of implant. Once they settle down, and the swelling subsides, you should have a more acceptable outcome. Also, the bigger you go, the higher the complication rate. If they are behind the muscle, the muscle needs to stretch a bit to adapt to the implant. Allow 6-8 weeks for adaption to occur.
Vivek Bansal, MD

Danville Plastic Surgeon
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Aftter undergoing breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and then implants, it is not uncommom for women to feel like they are smaller then they wanted to be. This is due to a number of reasons. The first is that most surgeons always try and overexpand the tissue expanders, so that when the implant goes in there is plenty of room for the implant to sit natural, and therefore is soft and acts like a normal breast. The goal is to get the patient to the exact size they... more
Christopher V. Pelletiere, MD

Barrington Plastic Surgeon

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