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Is True the You Loose 25-50cc when You Go Under the Muscle?
Im 5'6 my weight 140 im going under? Is true the you loose 25-50cc when you go under the muscle.?
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Size decrease following sub muscular implant placement.
Thanks for the question. It is true that the same size implants will appear smaller when they are placed under the muscle when compared to how they will look on top of the muscle. The muscle will decrease the overall projection of the implants. You should talk to your doctor to decide the pluses and minuses of both implant positions prior to proceeding with the surgery.
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You do not "lose volume" when going under the muscle--you lose apparent size and projection!
As others have stated, your implants have the same total volume whether above or below the muscle. But going below does exert more tissue pressure as well as provide additional tissue "camouflage" of the visible implants.
We know this by having our patients size with implants in a bra and stretchy top. The latter helps simulate the body better than a bra alone, but if a woman selects a certain size after much deliberation and trial and error, and I surgically implant THAT EXACT SIZE, a...
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Breast implants "under the muscle"
The confusion here is between volume as measured in cc's and the effect of that volume. The volume of the implant is not changed whether it is above or below the pectoralis muscle, the comments about compression notwithstanding.
If you put your foot under a sheet in bed and look at it and then compare that to your same foot under a blanket, the foot under the sheet will look bigger even if the foot is the same size.
If you put the same breast implant in an external bra,...
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