Hi , I did reconstruction breast surgery and it is consist of implant and fat graft , the one was 315 cc with too much fat graft due to radical mastectomy, and other one is 495 cc because it was nipple sparing mastectomy,I am get afraid if I loose weight the fat graft will change , how much weight loss would affect that ?
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Hello and I understand your concerns. Without at least photos, it is very difficult to assess your concerns and the best correction options for you. I can say that every woman and every breast is different when it comes to breast reconstruction and if reconstruction was only performed on one...
The most important factor in deciding breast size is the patient's preference. For a woman that is 5'2" and 120 pounds, a B to C cup sounds reasonable. With a 475 cc fill, you are likely already in the C cup range. My personal preference is not to overfill patients (filling the expander to a...
Actually, I have many patients that wish to go to XL sizes which is my specialty and they have over expanded to those sizes. There is always a risk that they could deflate but unusual. I do start with XL tissue expanders in these patients though.
