Breast Implants for your Body Type

You’ve thought long and hard about undergoing breast implant surgery. Now it’s time to choose the best size implant for your body type.

Dr. David R. Broadway helps women every day at the Broadway Center for Plastic Surgery decide on which breast implants will be the best choice for their individual needs.

Every woman’s body is unique, and it is important to choose an implant size that enhances your existing features and maintains proportion between your breast size and the contours of your physical makeup.

One option before your consultation is to look through magazines and select various photos of women who have approximately the same shape and body structure that you do and who have the shape and size of breasts you would like to have for yourself.

What should be discussed in the consultation?

During your consultation, you must be completely honest with yourself and your surgeon in order to assure that you are receiving the breast implants you truly want and that your surgeon fully understands the results you hope to achieve. The more active you are in making decisions involving your surgery, the more satisfied you will be with the outcome. Some topics that should be discussed are:

§ What is the look you desire once your surgery is completed?
§ What will help you achieve the most natural look for your body’s shape and size?
§ Your personal choice concerning a drastic change or a conservative one will play a large part in determining the size of implant that will be best for you.
§ Do you prefer rounded breasts or would you rather have implants that have a more natural contour to them?
§ What type of implant are you looking for? Implants can be saline based or made of silicone.
§ Do you want your implants to have a smooth or textured surface?
§ What size range for breast implants does your surgeon recommend for you? Part of this decision will be based on your body structure and your current breast size.
§ What size breast implants are you considering for yourself?

§ You must be completely realistic in your decision and the choices you make before your breast implant surgery. Your final decision should be based on your individual body makeup and the best implant choice to enhance the features and self-image you already possess.

Other factors to consider

§ Some implants look slightly smaller once they have settled. For this reason, you may want to consider implants that are a size larger than your desired look.
§ Implants that are too large for your body structure may begin to sag in time. The result may require further surgery down the road.
§ To prevent your implants from shifting out of place to one side or the other (lateral displacement), you should be sure to choose implants that are within the same diameter range as your natural breasts.