I am getting very concerned about the size. I am 5'3" and my weight is between 115 and 120 lbs. I have very narrow shoulders and a small frame. My doctor suggested 500 cc moderate profile gummy bear implants. He stated that because I have very little natural breast tissue (I am an A cup now) that 500 cc will not look huge on me. Everyone I've talked to who has had a breast augmentation is telling me that 500 cc's is WAY too big and that I should do high profile and less cc's. Any thoughts?
May 19, 2014
Answer: Implant selection Implant selection should, in my opinion, be a thoughtful and rational process. You and your surgeon should discuss your aesthetic goals and how to best achieve them. You should discuss the risks of paritcular implants (particularly the risks of excessively large volume implants). Obviously a pysical examination and in person discussion are necessary. Having said that, 500cc implants are large implants and one should be clear about the stress such will place on your soft tissues.
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May 19, 2014
Answer: Implant selection Implant selection should, in my opinion, be a thoughtful and rational process. You and your surgeon should discuss your aesthetic goals and how to best achieve them. You should discuss the risks of paritcular implants (particularly the risks of excessively large volume implants). Obviously a pysical examination and in person discussion are necessary. Having said that, 500cc implants are large implants and one should be clear about the stress such will place on your soft tissues.
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August 31, 2017
Answer: Implant Size #breastimplants In my opinion sizing a patient for implants can be simplified. Sizing is not about a number. In fact, I do not even discuss numbers with my patients. If a patient walks through the door and says they want x-cc implants I have to educate them about how sizing works. The best analogy I can relate this to is buying shoes. When you go to buy shoes how do you do that? First you start with the size your foot is right? So if your foot is a 6.5 you try on all kinds of 6.5 size shoes. Some may be tall, some might be flat, and some might be somewhere in between. You would never try to buy a size 8 shoe because it would be too big for your foot right? Breast sizing is the exact same way. Implants come in several different profiles that are like different heights of shoes. Implants can be low profile, moderate profile, or high profile. There are even implants that are higher than high. That would be your high platform shoe. Each implant style give you a different look. Now, your breast has a defined width that we call the base diameter of the breast. This would be analogous to the show size. Your breast base diameter never changes. It is what it is. So now, you can choose several different style of implants that fit the number of your breast base diameter. That really narrows down what implant is best for you. So once you know your breast base diameter you can try the low, moderate, high or really high implants on. The only think you have to decide is which look you are going for. You would never put an implant that is 13 centimeters wide in a patient whose base diameter is 10 centimeters. Half the implant would be in the armpit. So, this is very simple to me. My patients get a few choices that fit their breast and that is it. I will not put an implant in a patient that is too wide for their body because it will harm them over time. Hope this helps.
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August 31, 2017
Answer: Implant Size #breastimplants In my opinion sizing a patient for implants can be simplified. Sizing is not about a number. In fact, I do not even discuss numbers with my patients. If a patient walks through the door and says they want x-cc implants I have to educate them about how sizing works. The best analogy I can relate this to is buying shoes. When you go to buy shoes how do you do that? First you start with the size your foot is right? So if your foot is a 6.5 you try on all kinds of 6.5 size shoes. Some may be tall, some might be flat, and some might be somewhere in between. You would never try to buy a size 8 shoe because it would be too big for your foot right? Breast sizing is the exact same way. Implants come in several different profiles that are like different heights of shoes. Implants can be low profile, moderate profile, or high profile. There are even implants that are higher than high. That would be your high platform shoe. Each implant style give you a different look. Now, your breast has a defined width that we call the base diameter of the breast. This would be analogous to the show size. Your breast base diameter never changes. It is what it is. So now, you can choose several different style of implants that fit the number of your breast base diameter. That really narrows down what implant is best for you. So once you know your breast base diameter you can try the low, moderate, high or really high implants on. The only think you have to decide is which look you are going for. You would never put an implant that is 13 centimeters wide in a patient whose base diameter is 10 centimeters. Half the implant would be in the armpit. So, this is very simple to me. My patients get a few choices that fit their breast and that is it. I will not put an implant in a patient that is too wide for their body because it will harm them over time. Hope this helps.
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