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3. Breast Implant Projection
(standard vs. high profile)
Breast implants are designed so that, as volume increases,
so does diameter (the footprint of the implant) and projection
(the amount it sticks out, away from your body).
Standard implants are designed so that MOST women who choose
a given volume will be able to accommodate the breast implant's
diameter beneath her breasts. This is so because women with
narrower breast diameters often have smaller bodies and tend
to choose smaller breast implants; women with wider breast
diameters often have larger body frames and tend to choose
larger breast implants. In other words, women tend naturally
to choose an implant volume that is in proportion with body
size and breast diameter, and the breast implants were designed
in anticipation of that.
With a High Profile Implant, the volume is the same, but the
diameter (footprint) is narrower and the projection (the amount
that it sticks out away from your body) is greater.
4. Breast Implant surface (textured or smooth)
Implant surface is smooth or textured. Once the implants are
in place under your breasts, it is impossible to tell whether
you have smooth or textured implants. A smooth implant is
just that - as smooth as the surface of a balloon. Textured
implants are rough and mostly preffered.
5. Position of Implant (under or over the muscle)
By implant position, plastic surgeons are referring to whether
the breast implant should be placed above or below the pectoralis
muscle. Here is an explanation of the advantages and disadvantages
of both options.
The advantages of placing the breast implant above the muscle
includes less discomfort post-operatively, less swelling,
and less chance that the breast will appear to move when you
are exercising your upper body.
Movement during exercise has been a great concern for many
women. Athletic women should consider placement of the implant
above the muscle (as long as they have adequate breast tissue
and body fat) to avoid breast distortion during flexing. Simply
put, if your breast implants are under the muscle, then when
you flex your pectoralis muscles (as you often do during workouts),
your breasts may appear to move. Sometimes (though not commonly)
the breast motion will appear quite distorted.
One drawback is that rippling can be a significant cosmetic
problem that can occur when the implant is placed over the
muscle. (See Breast Implant Risks and Complications for an
explanation of these things.)
The advantages for placing the implants under the muscle include
less interference with a mammography and less rippling in
the upper half of the breast. Also, there is more cushion
between the implant and skin. In general, thin and small-breasted
women are probably better off with implants under the muscle
Placement of the implants under the muscle has few drawbacks,
many of which are temporary. The discomfort after surgery
can be heightened along with more swelling. You may also find
that your breast appears to move when you are exercising your
upper body.
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Aesthetic Breast Augmentation surgery
with Implant Before after

Before after Mammoplasty with
Pre filled Implant Breast

Augmentation Mammoplasty with
Texturised Silicon Gel filled Breast Implant

Bust Enlargement with Implant Before
after

Boobs job Cosmetic Breast Surgery
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