I am 5'6, athletic build 130 pounds going from 34 double A to either 500 or 550cc's I can't decide. What would you recommend? I'm hoping to be a large c small d cup
November 10, 2014
Answer: You don't really lose cc's when you go under the muscle It's not volume, or cc's, that you lose when you put your implants under the muscle, it's that what you are trying on on top of your breasts will lose some projection once the implant is under the muscle. The volume is still there. This is why it is important to do a sizing exercise properly and to have a consultation with an experienced board certified plastic surgeon who has the proper types of sizers and the expertise to guide you in making the right choices. In my experience, when done properly the sizing exercise with specially designed volumetric sizers does an excellent job of accurately demonstrating postop appearance. With this method, we have very few, if any, cases in which we have to return to the OR to exchange sizes Good luck.
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November 10, 2014
Answer: You don't really lose cc's when you go under the muscle It's not volume, or cc's, that you lose when you put your implants under the muscle, it's that what you are trying on on top of your breasts will lose some projection once the implant is under the muscle. The volume is still there. This is why it is important to do a sizing exercise properly and to have a consultation with an experienced board certified plastic surgeon who has the proper types of sizers and the expertise to guide you in making the right choices. In my experience, when done properly the sizing exercise with specially designed volumetric sizers does an excellent job of accurately demonstrating postop appearance. With this method, we have very few, if any, cases in which we have to return to the OR to exchange sizes Good luck.
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Answer: Gauging breast implants by cc's of volume Like fitting a shoe to your foot or a dress to your body, you aren't really looking for a size number, you're looking for what fits or what gets the effect you're looking for. There is no loss of actual volume because the implant is below the pectoralis muscle. The difference is in effect of the same volume. Implants are placed behind the pectoralis muscle for the upper half of the breast because they are better padded and protected and look more natural. The apparent size increase of smooth, round implants placed behind the pectoralis muscle is from one to two cup sizes compared to what you start from unless your breast is unusually wide or narrow for your chest. It is not wise to just choose a number of cc's and expect a certain result or choose a result and expect it to be just done. I would also disagree with responses recommending using external sizers to judge this. Implants are properly sized by their diameter compared to the space behind the breast they are to fill and a choice of forward volumes (profiles) for the effect of 1-2 cup sizes of increase. Based on my experience, choosing an overly large implant volume like 550 cc's and forcing it to work is looking for an unnatural result and distortions that may require a revision to fix.
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Answer: Gauging breast implants by cc's of volume Like fitting a shoe to your foot or a dress to your body, you aren't really looking for a size number, you're looking for what fits or what gets the effect you're looking for. There is no loss of actual volume because the implant is below the pectoralis muscle. The difference is in effect of the same volume. Implants are placed behind the pectoralis muscle for the upper half of the breast because they are better padded and protected and look more natural. The apparent size increase of smooth, round implants placed behind the pectoralis muscle is from one to two cup sizes compared to what you start from unless your breast is unusually wide or narrow for your chest. It is not wise to just choose a number of cc's and expect a certain result or choose a result and expect it to be just done. I would also disagree with responses recommending using external sizers to judge this. Implants are properly sized by their diameter compared to the space behind the breast they are to fill and a choice of forward volumes (profiles) for the effect of 1-2 cup sizes of increase. Based on my experience, choosing an overly large implant volume like 550 cc's and forcing it to work is looking for an unnatural result and distortions that may require a revision to fix.
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