During the Breast augmentation surgery, my doctor filled one side of my breasts with 350cc breast implants and the other with 380cc. When I asked him why, he said it was needed to make both sides even. I am now more than 2 months post surgery, with 32D breasts, and one side remains visibly larger than the other. He says to be patient. Should I expect one side to ever reduce based on the differnt of the cc's filled? Should the doctor cover the expenses to correct if I choose to do so?
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September 1, 2015
Answer: Breast Asymmetry is a difffcult condition to treat with augmentation or implant enlargement
Hello! Thank you for your question. In general, implant size does not correlate with bra cup size. The cup size itself will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer as well as who is doing the actual measurements. Thus, cup size is never a reliable indicator for your breast size. I typically...
Thank you for your question. If you are changing styles of implants but not the volume, then impact on skin stretching above and beyond what has already happened with the first breast augmentation should be minimal. If you go larger, then you will continue to stretch your tissues....
Your incision sounds like it's right on track. The reason that the scar is raised is because your surgeon knows how to close a wound. The wound should be closed so that the skin is elevated and everted. This is done so that as it matures it will flatten out and not widen.
You can use silicone...