I am getting silicone breast implants on Friday and am really scared of going too big. I am currently a "B"; I want to be a "C". I have chosen 350cc in hopes they will look like the 300-325 implant I tried at my doctor's office.
Answer: Choosing your breast implant size
Silicone implants placed behind the muscle will generally look about 10-15% smaller than the implant that you may have tried on in your surgeons office. The implants that you try on are outside your body and therefore appear larger. Once the implant is place under the muscle during surgery, it is also under your own breast tissue and your chest muscle. The muscle is tight and pushes the implant back resulting in less projection of the implant. That is why the implant looks smaller once it is inside your body under the muscle. If you try on a 300cc implant in the office and like the size, then you should choose a 325-350cc implant for your surgery. Once the 325-350cc implant is placed under the muscle, it will look like the 300cc implant that you tried on in the office.
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Answer: Choosing your breast implant size
Silicone implants placed behind the muscle will generally look about 10-15% smaller than the implant that you may have tried on in your surgeons office. The implants that you try on are outside your body and therefore appear larger. Once the implant is place under the muscle during surgery, it is also under your own breast tissue and your chest muscle. The muscle is tight and pushes the implant back resulting in less projection of the implant. That is why the implant looks smaller once it is inside your body under the muscle. If you try on a 300cc implant in the office and like the size, then you should choose a 325-350cc implant for your surgery. Once the 325-350cc implant is placed under the muscle, it will look like the 300cc implant that you tried on in the office.
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Answer: About that Submuscular placement which is most common will compress your implant more and so the same volume implant will appear somewhat smaller in this space compared to on top of the muscle.
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Answer: About that Submuscular placement which is most common will compress your implant more and so the same volume implant will appear somewhat smaller in this space compared to on top of the muscle.
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September 1, 2016
Answer: Do you lose 50cc when you place the implant behind the muscle? This is a great question as sizing is the most difficult part of a breast augmentation for women. The implant can be placed above or below the muscle depending on the individual needs of each patient. In the United States the most common method is under the muscle, however both methods are great if used in the correct situation. Placing the breast implant below the muscle helps decrease the risk of capsular contracture (abnormal scar tissue around the breast). It also helps women have a more natural and soft appearance to the breast as the muscle acts as an insulation layer between the skin and breast implant. This will decrease the chance that their will be visible rippling of the breast implant as well. Placing the implant below the muscle does typically make the implant look slightly smaller as the muscle will give the implant a touch more of a natural slope. It also compresses the implant, which makes the breast look slightly smaller. When sizing I typically encourage my patients to go up one implant size, which is 30 to 50cc to make up for this difference. I would encourage you to spend some time sizing and discussing your implant choices with your plastics surgeon. Your board certified plastic surgeon can help guide you in finding an implant that will help you achieve your aesthetic goals.
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September 1, 2016
Answer: Do you lose 50cc when you place the implant behind the muscle? This is a great question as sizing is the most difficult part of a breast augmentation for women. The implant can be placed above or below the muscle depending on the individual needs of each patient. In the United States the most common method is under the muscle, however both methods are great if used in the correct situation. Placing the breast implant below the muscle helps decrease the risk of capsular contracture (abnormal scar tissue around the breast). It also helps women have a more natural and soft appearance to the breast as the muscle acts as an insulation layer between the skin and breast implant. This will decrease the chance that their will be visible rippling of the breast implant as well. Placing the implant below the muscle does typically make the implant look slightly smaller as the muscle will give the implant a touch more of a natural slope. It also compresses the implant, which makes the breast look slightly smaller. When sizing I typically encourage my patients to go up one implant size, which is 30 to 50cc to make up for this difference. I would encourage you to spend some time sizing and discussing your implant choices with your plastics surgeon. Your board certified plastic surgeon can help guide you in finding an implant that will help you achieve your aesthetic goals.
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July 10, 2016
Answer: How many cc's do you lose by putting the implant behind the muscle? Great question - and it certainly is relevant in my practice since I have women try on implants within a bra. I use the number 25 cc as a rough estimate as to how many cc's you lose in appearance between an implant on top of the skin versus under the muscle. Best of luck!
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July 10, 2016
Answer: How many cc's do you lose by putting the implant behind the muscle? Great question - and it certainly is relevant in my practice since I have women try on implants within a bra. I use the number 25 cc as a rough estimate as to how many cc's you lose in appearance between an implant on top of the skin versus under the muscle. Best of luck!
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March 31, 2016
Answer: Will you lose 50 cc's behind the muscle? There is no exact science to how many cc's you will "lose" once the implant is behind the muscle. Typically, I advise my patients that if they like the look of the implants we try on, we should consider one size larger to get the look of the smaller implant. The good news is that if you aren't completely satisfied with the 350cc implants, doing an implant exchange is a relatively simple surgery. Good luck!
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March 31, 2016
Answer: Will you lose 50 cc's behind the muscle? There is no exact science to how many cc's you will "lose" once the implant is behind the muscle. Typically, I advise my patients that if they like the look of the implants we try on, we should consider one size larger to get the look of the smaller implant. The good news is that if you aren't completely satisfied with the 350cc implants, doing an implant exchange is a relatively simple surgery. Good luck!
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January 2, 2016
Answer: Implant size over vs under muscle In general, it seems that external silicone implant sizers are the best way to for my patients to get an idea of what an augmentation with achieve for them. That said, they do seem to appear somewhat larger in a bra than when they are placed in the patient; even more so the deeper they are placed (i.e., sub muscular may seem smaller vs sub glandular. This is probably due to implant definition being less with deeper placement. For this reason, if patents are trying to decide between two sizes, I generally encourage them to choose the larger of the two sizes as implants may appear smaller than sizers.
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January 2, 2016
Answer: Implant size over vs under muscle In general, it seems that external silicone implant sizers are the best way to for my patients to get an idea of what an augmentation with achieve for them. That said, they do seem to appear somewhat larger in a bra than when they are placed in the patient; even more so the deeper they are placed (i.e., sub muscular may seem smaller vs sub glandular. This is probably due to implant definition being less with deeper placement. For this reason, if patents are trying to decide between two sizes, I generally encourage them to choose the larger of the two sizes as implants may appear smaller than sizers.
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