In a month I will be going for my exchange surgery. I have had my expanders filled to 750 cc's, even the side that was radiated many years ago. My plastic surgeon plans on using 650cc's implants. I am currently wearing a 36D sports bra and I am 5'6" and weigh about 175 pounds. Will I be approximately the same size after surgery? My expansion has gone very well.
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November 30, 2012
Answer: Going From Tissue Expanders to Silicone Implants #breastreconstruction
When an implant or explander is placed under the muscle, it can cause irritation and spasm in the muscle which the patient perceives as pain. Our practice does prescribe muscle relaxants to our patients who undergo subpectoral breast augmentation or subpectoral placement of expanders...
If you are currently at a size 350 and your chest circumference is 36, then each 200 cc of implant will correspond to 1 cup size change. If you start at A then you will end up at C.
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Gary Horndeski, M.D.
The simple answer to your question is that adjustments can be made when the expanders are switched out to permanent implants, and this is commonly done. A more detailed answer would require knowing more about the details of the surgery. Was Alloderm used? Was it a skin-sparing mastectomy? In...