(Sorry, but my english is not good, I`m brazilian.) I have 240ml silicone bilateral, is 12 years. I'll change for bigger implants, I would like big breasts but not exaggerated and no projection for the side... High projetion to the front and with the most natural look possible. My doctor recommended Mentor Silicone 400ml to 450ml, 500ml maximum, super hight profile, subglandular plane. He commented that my breasts are not separated. I'm 40 years old, no children. My measurements: 5`8, 133 lb, torax 80 cm, chest 93 cm. Thanks.
Answer: Re-augmentation mammoplasty with larger implants The way to understand cosmetic breast augmentation and implant choice is to think of the implant as a pillow behind your breast. You cannot change the basic position or characteristics of your breast with an implant or an implant change alone. Your breasts are naturally off-axis, meaning that the nipple-areola or center of the breast is placed very lateral to the center of your chest and pointing outward. A larger implant alone will just expand this tendency although releasing the capsule laterally (but not medially) and placing a wider based implant would help somewhat. Assuming the round, smooth surface implant is positioned correctly relative to your breast, your choices are to increase the base diameter/width (and height) of your existing implant by about 1 to 1 1/2 cm which generally makes the breast look about 1/2 cup size larger. The other option is to increase the profile (forward volume) of the implant to an implant with more profile. From a medium profile to a high profile implant would also add about 1/2 cup size in apparent volume. Note that none of this has to do with choosing a number of cc's of implant volume and working backward. I would also not recommend changing the pocket position of the implant to sub glandular. Choose what changes in apparent size you want, look up the dimensions of your existing implant, and then look up a round, smooth surface, silicone gel-filled implant that has about a 1.5 cm wider diameter and/or the next higher profile. Then find out how many cc's that implant has. You, will, however, still have laterally directed breasts if you only change the implant. They will just be larger looking.
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Answer: Re-augmentation mammoplasty with larger implants The way to understand cosmetic breast augmentation and implant choice is to think of the implant as a pillow behind your breast. You cannot change the basic position or characteristics of your breast with an implant or an implant change alone. Your breasts are naturally off-axis, meaning that the nipple-areola or center of the breast is placed very lateral to the center of your chest and pointing outward. A larger implant alone will just expand this tendency although releasing the capsule laterally (but not medially) and placing a wider based implant would help somewhat. Assuming the round, smooth surface implant is positioned correctly relative to your breast, your choices are to increase the base diameter/width (and height) of your existing implant by about 1 to 1 1/2 cm which generally makes the breast look about 1/2 cup size larger. The other option is to increase the profile (forward volume) of the implant to an implant with more profile. From a medium profile to a high profile implant would also add about 1/2 cup size in apparent volume. Note that none of this has to do with choosing a number of cc's of implant volume and working backward. I would also not recommend changing the pocket position of the implant to sub glandular. Choose what changes in apparent size you want, look up the dimensions of your existing implant, and then look up a round, smooth surface, silicone gel-filled implant that has about a 1.5 cm wider diameter and/or the next higher profile. Then find out how many cc's that implant has. You, will, however, still have laterally directed breasts if you only change the implant. They will just be larger looking.
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