According to 3D imaging, my BWD is 14.8cm and 13.5cm (however this was not measured by hand). My suggested implant is the Sientra 350cc moderate profile with a diameter of 12.5cm. I know I have a wide breast bone thus diameter of the implant needs to be carefully chosen so my boobs don’t end up on my sides, but is this a little too small? Can I safely go up in size without having too much side boob and nipples pointing outwards? I’d like to close as much of the chest gap as safely possible.
July 3, 2019
Answer: You can upsize Have your plastic surgeon use dimensional planning and directly measure your breast width to determine how big you can go. If moderate profile implants are too wide, you may be able to fit a high profile implant of a larger size. Speak with your plastic surgeon who should measure you in planning. Dimensional planning and computer imaging to preview your results are keys to your success/satisfaction. Your plastic surgeon can help you to choose an implant size that will not cause complications. Best of luck!
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July 3, 2019
Answer: You can upsize Have your plastic surgeon use dimensional planning and directly measure your breast width to determine how big you can go. If moderate profile implants are too wide, you may be able to fit a high profile implant of a larger size. Speak with your plastic surgeon who should measure you in planning. Dimensional planning and computer imaging to preview your results are keys to your success/satisfaction. Your plastic surgeon can help you to choose an implant size that will not cause complications. Best of luck!
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July 3, 2019
Answer: Implant size for breast width There are lots of factors that determine best implant width for your breasts. We often think of a 14.8cm breast width as having 1 cm of tissue medially and 1 cm laterally(depending on the thickness of your tissues), leaving you room for an implant that is approx 12.8cm. You could likely go wider than this as long as you are willing to accept that this may lead to less coverage of your implant with your breast tissue, and make the implant more palpable. Your nipples sit lateral on your breast so you would not want the implant to sit more medial (to give you cleavage) than it is on the Vectra picture or your nipples will point out to the sides. I often use this visual on the Vectra to show patients why I can't position the implant more medial to give them cleavage. A wider implant would give you more fullness in both directions, so you would need to accept more side boob to get more cleavage.
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July 3, 2019
Answer: Implant size for breast width There are lots of factors that determine best implant width for your breasts. We often think of a 14.8cm breast width as having 1 cm of tissue medially and 1 cm laterally(depending on the thickness of your tissues), leaving you room for an implant that is approx 12.8cm. You could likely go wider than this as long as you are willing to accept that this may lead to less coverage of your implant with your breast tissue, and make the implant more palpable. Your nipples sit lateral on your breast so you would not want the implant to sit more medial (to give you cleavage) than it is on the Vectra picture or your nipples will point out to the sides. I often use this visual on the Vectra to show patients why I can't position the implant more medial to give them cleavage. A wider implant would give you more fullness in both directions, so you would need to accept more side boob to get more cleavage.
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