How do doctors measure the patients chest wall diameter for breast implants? (photo)

Hi, thanks for sharing your concern and photos with us!
First I want to congratulate you for making this important decision. Deciding to get an aesthetic procedure to change your body and get a new life style is a big step!

Looking at your photos I might say that you´ll be a great candidate to get a breast augmentation with implants. The size of the implant will depend of what you want and what your body support; the results of this procedure are beautiful, giving you and excellent shape of the inner and outer pole of the breast. 

Before all this, of course, you need to get a complete medical evaluation and laboratory exams to check everything is fine. For us your safety, always, is going to be first.

Have a great day!

Dr. JPG

Hello, a breast width of 9cm is a little narrower than my typical measurement but I've seen patients with breast width in this range.  You don't necessarily have to get ultra high profile implants; it depends on the volume of implants you want and whether their base dimension matches your breasts.  Your surgeon can help you pick the best profile.  All the best,

It sounds as if the 9 cm your doctor quoted is in reference to the width of your breast, not your chest wall diameter.  You could measure yourself with a tape measure around the chest wall and the width of each breast too.  In your photo you appear to have a narrow frame and narrow breast.  The width of the breast is used to choose an appropriate width of implant for your breast augmentation.  It doesn't necessarily mean that only an ultra-high implant is possible as the choice of implant also depends on your desire for final shape and cup size.  Discuss this with your surgeon and best wishes!