Will implants make me look bigger or do you think it will proportion my body out? (Photos)

At 5'6 and 200 lbs, your BMI is 32 which puts you in the obese category. I recommend you begin a low fat diet, core exercises such as sit-ups, planks, pilates and consult with a bariatric surgeon. I would not recommend implants but liposuction with fat transfers. I would combine this with a mini lift. Using a circumareola incision, your breast tissue is reshaped, elevated higher on the chest wall and more medial to increase your cleavage.

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Gary Horndeski, M.D.

I recommend an in person consultation with a plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and be measured. After I measure and discuss goals with my patients, we then look at pictures of women (my patients) with similar measurements with different size breast implants. They also get to see what they would look like when the breasts have fully dropped and fluffed and in clothes. You get to see actual results and the surgeon's experience and not a virtual idea of what can be achieved. Women tell me that this process is very helpful in determining what is right for them. Dr. Ted Eisenberg, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and Author. RealSelf Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductee. Philadelphia, Pa., USA

Good morning,
I think you are an excellent candidate for breast implants, but I would not recommend low profile- your breasts are already pretty flat and wide (sorry) so you wouldn't want to add an implant that is also flat and wide- better to choose a High profile so that you get a more feminine breast shape with cleavage and upper pole fullness.

Dear dippedinhoney7,
breast implant type and sizing selection is a complicated process and requires a detailed consultation that includes a discussion of your goals, a detailed examination, and a lengthy discussion. But the decision will always start and end with the patient. When it comes to sizing, we have all of our patients find 3 photos of their desired breast size. We ask for naked breast photos because clothing can obscure the true size (push up bras). Next, we consult with patients and go over the photos and take detailed breast measurements during a physical exam. Next, we using a sizing algorithm to determine a range of implants that will work based on the exam and the measurements.Lastly, during the operation, we use silicone sizers in the operating room to see how the size actually looks in the breast. We sit the patient up in the operating room, while asleep of course, and compare the sizer result with their desired look photos. If it is too small, we start the process over with a slightly larger implant. We don't stop until we get the perfect match.Of all of my breast augmentation patients, every one of them has been happy with their size due to this detailed and meticulous process. You don't want to invest time and money into a result that is either too big or too small.You should discuss your concerns with a board-certified plastic surgeon and make sure that your surgeon understands your goals.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

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I think you would look very nice with implants. I would suggest meeting with a board certified plastic surgeon, and trying on the range of sizes that best fits your fame and tissue.

Dear dippedinhoney7,
Thank you for your questions and photos. Yes, breast implants do add a few pounds, and yes, breast implants can help balance body proportions. For you, I think you and others will notice the improvement in proportion more than the increase in weight. Low profile implants with a wider base diameter in relation to their amount of projection would be reasonable for you, as you pointed out you have wide shoulders. It is important to select implants that respect a patient's body frame. I encourage you to seek out a board-certified plastic surgeon to help you with your goals.
Hope you find this helpful and wish you well.

This is a great question! The only way to find out is to have an in-office examination so your measurements can be taken. I then have my patients wear breast molds that simulate how your body will look depending on the implant size. We would start at smaller implants and work our way towards larger implants. Eventually you will try on a size that looks too big or starts to make you look heavier and less sexy or proportional so you would want to stay below that size. That way you know what size works best for your body frame. Hope this helps!

Johnson C. Lee, MD
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon