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What Breast Implant Projection is Right for Me?
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What Breast Implant Projection is Right for Me?

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Juli Albright
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Juli is our patient advocate and community connection. She balances work, life and family with grace.
Juli is our patient advocate and community connection. She balances work, life and family with grace.

What Breast Implant Projection is Right for Me?

Are you interested in breast implants in San Antonio? When it comes to breast augmentation surgery, there are several factors that impact your results. It includes your implant’s type, size, shape, and profile, but less commonly discussed is the implant profile. This plays a large role in achieving your desired outcome. During the pre-surgery consultation, your plastic surgeon should absolutely discuss all the information about the implants with you to help you make an informed decision.

For patients who opt for breast augmentation surgery, breast implant projection is a complex and difficult topic to understand. To simply put, the breast implant profile helps you determine how far the breast will project forward from your chest after the surgery. You also need to know that the base of the implants decides the amount of the projection. So, the smaller the width, the more it will project in the forward direction on your chest.

Depending on the plastic surgeon you choose, you will get the following breast implant projection options.

·      Ultra-high profile implants

·      High profile implants

·      Moderate plus profile implants

All three options can give you amazing results if they are used for the right patients. If you want to learn more about each type of breast implant profile, you need to read this article.

Moderate Plus Profile Implants

These implants offer you the widest base as well as the minimal amount of projection from the chest. The best part is that the moderate plus profile breast implant provides you a natural appearance and results than other implant projections. If you have a wider chest, then it is the best option for you based on your anatomy.

Apart from this, patients who want to achieve a flat breast appearance and prominent cleavage need to choose this type of breast implant.

High Profile Implants

High profile breast implants offer you features of both moderate plus profile implants and ultra-high profile implants. They give you more projection than the moderate plus implants but less profile compared to high profile breast implants. The primary reason why women pick these implants is that they offer you both a fuller breast and natural appearance.

The best candidates for this type of implant projection are women with narrow chests. Furthermore, if you want a perfect balance between cleavage and volume, then these implants are an ideal option for you.

Ultra-High Profile Implants

These breast implants have the narrowest base width, which helps them to give you the highest projection than all other types of breast implants. The ultra-high profile breast implants offer you a rounded and fuller breast appearance. You also need to know that these implants are suitable for petite people with a narrow frame. It is also a great option if you want a much-rounded appearance of your breast.

Women who want a more dramatic breast look instead of a natural appearance can opt for the ultra-high profile. If you want a great amount of projection, then go for this option.

Choosing the Breast Implant Projection

As we have discussed above, different implant projection works best for different body types and goals. Your cosmetic surgeon will help you understand how these implants will look on your chest when you wear them. They will also guide you that which one will give you the results you want.

Here are some factors that your surgeons will keep in mind while suggesting you different implant options.

Body Characteristics

During your consultation, your cosmetic surgeon will take all the measurements of your breast and chest to match the implant with your body. You need an implant that can enhance your figure in a harmonious and balanced way so that you look natural and beautiful.

Your Ideal Body Image

Your plastic surgeon will also ask a list of questions to understand your goal and expectations from your breast augmentation surgery. Are you looking for natural-looking outcomes or subtle change? Do you want a much rounder and fuller breast? Some excellent and expert health institutions use 3D imaging to preview the impact of different implant profiles on their patients. This helps you visualize yourself in different looks.

There are many things that you need to decide when you are planning for breast augmentation surgery, and breast plant projection is one of them. If you choose an experienced and skilled plastic surgeon, you will have expert guidance throughout the planning. For this reason, choose a board-certified plastic surgeon who has great experience in breast augmentation surgery. Make sure to check before and after photos of their patients to determine their skills.

Others Things You Need to Consider

Apart from the breast implant profile, you also need to choose between the following things to get an ideal implant for yourself.

Round Breast Implants or Shaped Breast Implants

Shaped implants are silicone implants that are extremely firm and less deformable than round implants. These types of implants have a rough and non-transparent feel, known as micro-textured or textured surface.

On the other hand, round implants have a smoother, transparent, glossy appearance. Additionally, teardrop-shaped breast implants have more forward projection and volume.

Saline Breast Implants or Silicone Breast Implants

Saline implants have an empty silicone shell that your surgeon needs to fill after injecting it into your body with sterile saltwater. When it comes to silicone gel implants, they have a similar silicon shell and come with the filling of silicone gel.

Silicone implants are the most popular implants because they have the tendency to retain their shape even when their shell gets damaged.

Smooth Breast Implants or Textured Breast Implants

The silicone shell smooth breast implants are glossy, slippery, and transparent. These implants move freely within the tissue membrane that develops around the implant, known as a capsule. On the other hand, the textured surface silicone shells have a finely granular, rough, and sandpaper-type feel. These implants usually get attached to the tissue capsule and don’t move within the capsule. Textured implants are tied with cancer, however, so most plastic surgeons will not use them.

Written by
Juli Albright
Updated

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