What's the ideal weight for a breast augmentation?

It's best to get close to your target weight before surgery, then maintain it afterwards. Losing 75 pounds as you plan to do may necessitate a lifting procedure, depending on how your breasts respond to the weight loss.

In general, having a BMI of 30 or below is a safe goal for breast augmentation. Your goal of 200 lbs should put you close to that. Congratulations on the 10 pound weight loss, and good luck to you. For more information on this and similar topics, I recommend a plastic surgery Q&A book like "The Scoop On Breasts: A Plastic Surgeon Busts the Myths." 

Your body mass index should be below 30 to reduce the risks of wound healing problems and infections. You might be better off having a medically supervised weight loss program.

I appreciate your question.

For health and safety reasons, best to be at a BMI less than 30 or within 10 pounds of your goal weight and stable at that weight for 6 months prior to surgery for optimal results.

The best way to assess and give true advice would be an in-person exam.

Please see a board-certified plastic surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative plastic surgery.

Best of luck!

Dr. Schwartz

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Hello,Thank you for your question. I recommend that if you plan to lose weight you do that and maintain your new, stable weight for a few months before having a BA procedure. Breasts may change significantly with weight gain or loss.Your Plastic Surgeon will be able to advise you after examining you and speaking with you as well.All the best

Thank you for your question.  My advice is to be at a healthy, maintainable weight prior to undergoing your breast augmentation surgery as breast size will fluctuate with weight loss and gain.  Best of luck.

Thank you for your question.In general, patients should be at, or close to, a stable weight before undergoing a breast augmentation procedure.  Normal weight fluctuations of about 5 lbs or so should not affect your long term cosmetic result, but as you can imagine, fluctuations of more than 10-15 lbs have the potential of drastically affecting your end result. If you have not done so already, I would recommend scheduling a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon for a thorough evaluation and in-person consultation.  A consultation would be of tremendous value to you, as it will allow your surgeon to evaluate your entire medical profile (weight included) and determine the best course of action and timing of your procedure.I hope you find this helpful and I wish you all of the best!

In general, you should be at a stable weight that you can maintain. Starting there, you and your board-certified plastic surgeon and determine the size of implant that would meet your expectations.

Thank you for your question and photos.  I believe it is best to be within 15 pounds of your ideal body weight prior to surgery for optimal results. Please consult with a board certified plastic surgeon who specializes in breast augmentation for an in-person examination. Ask to see a lot of before and after pictures of their work to understand what can be achieved. Hope this helps and good luck.

Thank you for your question.
I would like to affirm what my colleagues already said that there is no
ideal weight to have a breast augmentation surgery.
Changes in weight will bring changes in fat distribution of the body, and
some women who have more fat than breast tissue in their breast envelope see
their breasts’ size change over time. Going into breast augmentation surgery,
you want to have a stable weight that you don’t plan to change.
That being said, a normal BMI (18.5-24.9) is preferable for surgery for
safety of the patient as both underweight (BMI30) patients can be at higher
risk of complications such as wound infections, and clots (DVT).
Please have an in-person consultation with a board-certified plastic
surgeon to have your questions and concerns addressed. Hope this helps.