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It is more or less one pound. You can try filling a baggy with a lb of rice and wearing it in your bra to see how it feels.However please note that this won't give you an idea of size, as the rice will look bigger than an implant.
Thank you for your question. This we get asked daily from our breast augmentation patients. A 450cc silicone gel implant weighs 460gm. 454gm=1lb, so it is very close to 1lb.
There are 454 grams in a pound, so this would be close to a pound (realizing that silicone's specific gravity is not one as is water or saline).Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA.
Similar size saline and silicone implants weigh about the same and that is approximately 1 gram per cc which would make a 450 cc implant weigh almost a pound. Hope this helps!
An easy way to think of weight of silicone breast implants is that 1 cc = 1 gram and 454 grams = a pound. A 225 cc implant is then 1/2 lb. So an implant that is 450 cc weighs about one pound. Easy to calculate. It is similar therefor to the specific gravity of normal average breast tissue. My Best, Dr C
Based on your before and after photos, I do think 350 was a good size selection. Your implants are high, but should settle over the next few months.Go see your surgeon, share your concerns... I am sure he/she will reassure you.
Hi. Thanks for your question. 600 cc high profile implants may look too large for you; 475 should give you good volume based in your pictures. Of course, a formal virtual or in-person consultation would be required to determine your ideal procedure. Augmentation patients do need...
In the United States the Food and Drug Administration mandates that patients be at least 18 years old before undergoing breast augmentation. From their website: "The FDA approved saline-filled breast implants for breast augmentation in women age 18 or older and for breast...
I know of no studies that show that rubbing fenugreek oil on the breasts will make them larger.
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