Do anatomical implants look bigger compared with rounds despite being the same cc size?

In my experience over 10 years as a coinvestigator for anatomical form stable highly cohesive gel implants or gummy bears, the tear drop shaped implants do appear to be slightly smaller than there round counterparts even though they might be the same size volume.  It is because the tear drop shape is more stable, does not collapse and places more of the implant volume over a larger surface area than does the round less stable counterpart. In our practice, because of the improved appearance of the breast as a final result, shaped gummy bear implants, particularly those from Sientra, have been the most popular implants.  Additionally, the Sientra round based shaped implants have a very youthful yet natural shape for those who have had implants previous and desire an exchange or upgrade.

Hello and thanks for your question.An exam would be needed.Perhaps you would need different implant selection and different pocket creation in order to achieve best results.There are several factors that are very important in determing the shape:-Pre-operative shape-Pre-operative dimension and diameter of the breast-The amount and quality of breast tissue and skin-Implant size, shape and profile-Careful dissection of the pocketIn our office, we use actual implant in the pre-operative period to determine the size.Best Wishes,Dr Sajjadian

Great question, there was recent study that showed if you put a round in one and an anatomical in another most surgeons can not tell the difference. I think if you have zero breast tissue than anatomical may be of value to give you shape but if you have some tissue than all the implants do is give you volume and I would suggest round as they have less issues than anatomic.GOOD LUCK

I would actually say that round implants look bigger than anatomic because round give better upper pole cleavage than anatomic - at least theoretically. Interestingly at our recent national plastic surgery meeting, the audience was asked to determine if 20 breast augment patients shown had anatomic or round implants - the audience was right half of the time (it's random!). There is no scientific data addressing your question, but I would say that similar volume implants - round vs. anatomic - will probably look very similar.

In general, most anatomic implants have their maximal point of fullness lower down on the implant than a round implant of the same size. This will tend to make the upper part of the breast less full with the anatomic implant than a round. I repeat that this is just a generalization. As others have stated, other factors like your chest and breast dimensions, the implant size chosen to fit your dimensions and the characteristics of your tissue have more to do with how you will look than the shape of the implant.