Breast implant sizing, worried about being too wide. (photos)

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Hi, I recently had my consultation and the surgeon measured both my breasts at a width of 12cm. My patient care coordinator then helped me try on sizes with diameters +/- 1cm. I am worried about looking overdone with the full profile implants (using natrelle soft touch implants) so decided to stick with moderate profile. I ended up picking the largest volume I could which was 345 cc with a diameter of 12.5cm. I’m worried about being too wide for my measurements. Should I size down or go hp?

Brian K. Reedy, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question! I wouldn’t focus too much on the base width. It is important to respect it and not go too crazy, but you don’t need an implant that is exact. I’m sure you will get a lovely result. Best of luck!

Ira H. Rex lll, MD · Answer

From your straightforward photographs, it seems you have very little lateral fullness. Therefore, you may want to consider adding some fullness on the side with an implant wider than your chest wall. If you have larger hips, you may want and implant even a little wider for balance.

Jeffrey Lisiecki, MD · Answer

Discuss this with your surgeon.  I try to land as close to BWD as possible with the implant width, and prefer not to go over that measurement with the implant width.  If you'd like to go larger, I typically recommend going up on profile rather than overshooting width for a number of reasons.  Full profile implants can still look very proportionate and not "overdone" if they are selected to fit your frame and placed appropriately!

J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question regarding breast implant sizing and for including photos.

In my practice, I recommend choosing an implant that fits your base with diameter or is slightly more narrow.

I encourage you to have two or more in person consultations with an experienced board-certified plastic surgeon in your area to be sure.

Dana Goldberg, MD · Answer

Moderate profile will look a little more soft and natural. But you might end up having a little more “side boob”. The difference between sizes is a few millimeters, so you probably won’t notice a huge difference from that change. Going to a full profile will have a little more projection. But overall it’s a subtle difference. Bottom line, either is likely to look great.

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