I Had 325 Cc Mentor High Profile Silicone Implants Put in 6 Mos. Ago. I Would Like a Reduction. My doctor recommended that since a pocket was made behind the muscle for a 325 cc high profile implant that reducing the size to 300 would be acceptable but if I wanted to go the a 275cc that it would fall to the bottom of the pocket given gravity and would make my breasts point up and look funny. I wonder if you have another opinion and if the diameter of a high profile Mentor implant size 275 cc is the same dia. as the 325 cc implant. I have a small frame hence the reason for high profile implants.
July 8, 2011
Answer: Breast implant reduction in volume
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July 8, 2011
Answer: Breast implant reduction in volume
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Answer: I Had 325 Cc Mentor High Profile Silicone Implants Put in 6 Mos. Ago. I Would Like a Reduction, Hi Kenzie44, Yes, you can downsize for sure. Downsizing less than 50 cc's is probably not going to make much difference to you, but it may with these smaller implant sizes. (A patient going from 600 to 550cc woudl see no change.) All of your other questions and concerns can really only be addressed by surgeon that sees you in person and sort out many other variables. I will tell you this: Patients focused on a bra size often end up with outcomes they are unhappy with and don't understand why they don't look the way they thought they would. My best advice is to be concerned with what you look like with a specified amount volume. What cup size or implant size you end up is really not as important as how happy you are with what you look like. (You have already found that out the hard way.) Show your surgeon what you are visualizing for yourself with photos of other patient's outcomes and open the lines of communication. They will be able to best advise you on the procedures needed to achieve that outcome, including type of lift, if Capsulodesis, Capsulectomy, is needed and recommendations for implant size. Make sure your surgeon is board certified plastic surgeon and has experience doing a lot of downsizing surgeries. Good luck!
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Answer: I Had 325 Cc Mentor High Profile Silicone Implants Put in 6 Mos. Ago. I Would Like a Reduction, Hi Kenzie44, Yes, you can downsize for sure. Downsizing less than 50 cc's is probably not going to make much difference to you, but it may with these smaller implant sizes. (A patient going from 600 to 550cc woudl see no change.) All of your other questions and concerns can really only be addressed by surgeon that sees you in person and sort out many other variables. I will tell you this: Patients focused on a bra size often end up with outcomes they are unhappy with and don't understand why they don't look the way they thought they would. My best advice is to be concerned with what you look like with a specified amount volume. What cup size or implant size you end up is really not as important as how happy you are with what you look like. (You have already found that out the hard way.) Show your surgeon what you are visualizing for yourself with photos of other patient's outcomes and open the lines of communication. They will be able to best advise you on the procedures needed to achieve that outcome, including type of lift, if Capsulodesis, Capsulectomy, is needed and recommendations for implant size. Make sure your surgeon is board certified plastic surgeon and has experience doing a lot of downsizing surgeries. Good luck!
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