13 months ago I had breast implants - 450cc round high profile. I was hoping for a tear dropped shape however my surgeon doesn't like them as he says there is too much risk they will rotate. I think the cleavage I now have is too "fake" looking for my frame. I'm not extremely unhappy with the results but more just a bit shocked by the projection out rather than down. Going off my pics would a revision produce a better result and is his view on tear shaped implants common among surgeons?
January 18, 2018
Answer: Hgh Profile vs. Teardrop Implants Thank you for including photographs from different angles and from prior to your surgery! There is a staggering number of implants out there, differing in not only volume but thickness (profile), shape (round and teardrop), and firmness. A high profile implant will always appear to be the most projected. If your desire is for less upper pole fullness and less cleavage, using a less projected implant (whether it's a round moderate profile or moderate plus profile, or a teardrop shaped implant) will likely achieve that. There are some limitations and technical difficulties associated with teardrop implants, including rotation. You should speak to your plastic surgeon about possibly changing out the implants to something less projected if you feel you have too much fullness and cleavage. Best wishes!
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January 18, 2018
Answer: Hgh Profile vs. Teardrop Implants Thank you for including photographs from different angles and from prior to your surgery! There is a staggering number of implants out there, differing in not only volume but thickness (profile), shape (round and teardrop), and firmness. A high profile implant will always appear to be the most projected. If your desire is for less upper pole fullness and less cleavage, using a less projected implant (whether it's a round moderate profile or moderate plus profile, or a teardrop shaped implant) will likely achieve that. There are some limitations and technical difficulties associated with teardrop implants, including rotation. You should speak to your plastic surgeon about possibly changing out the implants to something less projected if you feel you have too much fullness and cleavage. Best wishes!
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Answer: I don't think it is worth changing them out Despite looking different outside of the body, i would be surprised if you would really notice that much of a change, if you switch to tear dropped implants. A few years ago, i went to a very well known plastic surgery meeting in SF and basically the panel of "experts" and the audience of plastic surgeons, could never figure out when they looked at before and after photos of women having both tear dropped or round implants, which women received which type of implants. i think you would waste a lot of money. in addition if your surgeon used a small incision and a keller funnel to insert your implants, it would require a much larger incision to get the implants out which means if you have a periareolar incision, you will now have to switch to an inframammary incision.david berman md
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Answer: I don't think it is worth changing them out Despite looking different outside of the body, i would be surprised if you would really notice that much of a change, if you switch to tear dropped implants. A few years ago, i went to a very well known plastic surgery meeting in SF and basically the panel of "experts" and the audience of plastic surgeons, could never figure out when they looked at before and after photos of women having both tear dropped or round implants, which women received which type of implants. i think you would waste a lot of money. in addition if your surgeon used a small incision and a keller funnel to insert your implants, it would require a much larger incision to get the implants out which means if you have a periareolar incision, you will now have to switch to an inframammary incision.david berman md
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