The Breast Implants that is right for you by Dr Barnouti
Sydney Plastic Surgeon, Dr Laith Barnouti discusses the breast implants that are right for you.
If you are considering having breast augmentation, one of the hardest and most important decisions is to choose the right implant size and shape that suits your chest.
The most common reason why women undergo additional breast surgery is to change the current implant size and shape to a more optimal one.
In order to avoid further plastic surgery changes and to choose the right implant for you, you need first to make sure that your surgeon is a Plastic Surgeon FRACS and Fellow of the Australasian College of Plastic Surgeons. Your Plastic Surgeon will analyse your chest dimensions and measure your breast height, width, tissue(Gland and Fat) thickness, position of nipple and marry theses variables with your expectation and different implant sizes and shapes available in the market (tear drop, round and Natural enhance Brazilian breast implant).
Women have different expectations from breast augmentation surgery. Some are certain that they want to be a C cup or even double D; others want the augmentation to be minimal so that others would not notice a dramatic change.
Dr Barnouti, Sydney’s Breast implants specialists pay particular attention not only to increase the volume of breast but also to improve on its shape. It is important to know that Breast augmentation Surgery is not only an enlargement surgery; it is breast reshaping surgery too. I see lots of women concerns mainly about the size of their breasts. It is the surgeon responsibility to highlight the aesthetic problems of the breasts as not all women understand the “aesthetic aspect of their breast”.
First advice is for women, who want to have their breasts enlarged, to decide what cup they would like to be and if they have any concerns about the breast shape. Women should be careful about their choice and the plastic surgeon experience should help the women in reaching the right choice.
The best way to choose the right breast implant size is to study your photo of yourself straight on shot and side profile. You may also want to show different pictures as examples for what would be too big or too small for you.
After thorough discussion between you and the plastic surgeon, including your dress pattern, different clothing, like bathing suites, t-shirts, dresses and clothes with a cleavage. It is advisable to use a sports bra for trying on different implant sizes, since it gives the closest image how the implant will look after surgery, since it holds the implants very similar like the natural tissue.
Generally 250 ml is one cup size. One cc is approximately 1 ml. That is a general assessment on how big your breast implant should be.
Different implant sizes look different on various women. Therefore, you should not take an example from others, because the same shape and size of an implant will look different on you. The main factors that determine the breast implant outcome are the implant height and width, chest shape, breast shape, breast width and tissue stretch characteristics.
The largest legally available implant size is 1200cc. However, there are very few women who would choose such a size. It is the surgeon ethical responsibility to advise the women about what is right for them. The majority of Australian women choose breast implants between 250cc to 590cc.
The shapes of implants available in the market are tear drop implants, round implants and natural enhance implant (combination of the above two, also known as Brazilian Breast Implant).
For women who are very flat at the upper pole of their breast, the Brazilian implants are perfect for them. Other women who have good upper pole thickness, they will have a better shape with a tear drop breast implants.
Round Breast implants tailored to the patient’s breast dimension produce a very attractive cleavage.
Technique ally, there are 3 planes that the surgeon can use, above the muscle, Under the Muscle and Dual plane (under the muscle in the upper pole and under the breast tissue in the lower pole). The latter is the best technique for many women as it has the advantage of both techniques.
Dr Barnouti, Sydney Plastic Surgeon. FRACS
Breast Augmentation Procedure