How full can you fill a 325cc saline implant?

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I told my PS 3 different times that I wanted to be in the 375-400cc range but after my BA operation I received my mentor saline implant card and on it, it says 325cc's. I ask my PS about this and he said that is just the size he started with but they are filled to 375cc. But yet he has no paper work to show me. Is this possible? Or do you think my PS is just telling me what I want to hear? I just want to make sure I get my money's worth.

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBA · Answer

Saline implants for breast augmentation can be filled within a certain range. If you have 325 mL saline implants then they could be overfilled up to 375. The company determines the ranges that implants can be filled. Usually the full volume is on the card. If it is not on the card then ask your surgeon for the operative summary. The fill volume should be on that document. Good luck.Earl Stephenson Jr MD DDS FACS

Richard H. Tholen, MD, FACS · Answer

Please click on the web reference link below for my Comprehensive Guide to Breast Augmentation parts 1 and 2 for more detail about saline implant "overfill," which is not only possible but optimal to minimize visible rippling. Filling a saline implant to its exact stated fill volume can also lead to premature shell failure, leak, and deflation leading to re-operation.I see no reason to suspect your surgeon is lying to you--why do you question his honesty when you trusted your life to his hands in the operating room?The key is not "getting your money's worth" but getting as close to your desired size result as possible in as safe a surgical process as possible. Your final result takes 6-12 months to be fully realized, and continued follow-up and compliance with your surgeon's instructions is essential to obtain the best outcome.You apparently asked your surgeon about this, and his answer is exactly what I would have told you were you my patient. Since I wasn't there, it's impossible to judge the nuance and tone of his reply, but I am shocked that your takeaway was mistrust and that he may have been financially shortchanging you! Implants all cost the same regardless of size, so a 325cc saline implant costs EXACTLY the same as a 375cc implant. There is no reason at all for him to lie to you. If you feel too small with your 375cc implant volume (with the silicone shell the total final weight and size is closer to 390-395cc), then that's another discussion, since you apparently agreed to that size. If you want to go bigger, then I would charge you for the operating facility, anesthesia, and new implants, and would not charge another surgeon's fee. However, some would, for a size that you agreed to and now want different. BTW, if you end up with another operation, I would consider silicone gel implants. They can never leak, do NOT need periodic MRI scans to check for leak (read first phrase again), have much less rippling potential compared to saline, and feel much more natural, according to the majority of surgeons and patients. Saline implants have only slightly lower price as an advantage, quickly lost if a leak requires re-operation for a new implant(s).Trust your surgeon. Best wishes! Dr. Tholen

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

Implants have a minimum fill and a maximum fill.  Your surgeon probably filled to the  maximum, but you should check with him.

Jason Brett Lichten, MD · Answer

The first question to ask is if you are happy with the size of your breasts postoperatively? If so, I try to tell my patients not to get hung up in the volume of the implant that is selected.  It is true that the implant size on the card is the starting volume of the implants and the implants have a range I which they can be filled.  If you plastic surgeon tells you the filled to 375 and that is within the normal range for that implant, then you should be fine.

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