I looking into the Ideal Implant and was suggested in the office to go with the 335 and he was going to fill to 370 but Ideal is currently out of stock of the 335 implants and the only ones available are the 370. Is there going to be that much of a difference. I am 5 5' and I weigh 118 lbs. I wear a bra of 34 B but measures in the office as a A-. I stated that I only want it filled to 370 and no more
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The peri areolar approach used to be very popular because the scar was so well concealed. Although it is still performed today, in general most breast surgeons recommend the infra mammary approach because there is less risk of microscopic contamination and the development of capsule contracture....
The Ideal implant was temporarily unavailable in order to get further approval by the FDA after the company voluntarily identified a small issue with the valve. They are now completely available but some sizes are "back ordered" because of such high demand.
I have been using the Ideal Implants since they first became available. There is certainly a little bit of learning curve but not a big deal for an experienced breast surgeon. They tend to resemble high profile implants and there are two chambers that need to be filled (rather than just one like...