Choosing the right breast implant profile and projection for your breast augmentation surgery can play a big role in how satisfied you will be with the final results.
Before getting a breast augmentation, you’ll need to decide if you want to get round or anatomic-shaped smooth implants. You’ll also have to choose the base width, volume, and projection of your implants known as implant profile.
Breast Implants are available in low, medium, medium-plus, high, and extremely high profiles. Implants with lower profiles have a wider base, provide less projection, and produce more natural results.
Alternatively, higher profile implants have a narrower base, produce a larger projection from the chest, and enhance the cleavage outline.
With all the available options in the market, breast implant selection can be a complicated process for most patients. Dr Mark Gittos is one of the top plastic surgeons in New Zealand and specialises in breast augmentation and reconstruction. He’s an expert on the various types of breast implants and can help you make all the right choices about breast implant profile.
The profile of an implant determines how much your breast implant will stick out or project forward from your chest when you’re sitting up straight or standing. It’s an important implant characteristic and can determine the final look of your breasts.
An implant with a smaller base width will provide more breast projection than an implant with a wider base width. Moreover, your new bra cup size will depend on the breast implant profile you choose- the bigger the profile, the bigger the cup size.
There’s a lot of confusion when it comes to implant profile and projection and the two terms are often used interchangeably.
Although projection is one factor that affects the implant profile, it’s not the only one. The profile describes the overall contour or outline of the implant and depends on several factors including your implant’s base width and volume in addition to its projection.
Different types of implants can have different profiles. A breast implant profile can be:
There are several decisions you have to make before getting breast augmentation surgery.
All these breast implant characteristics together will determine the final look of your breasts.
Choosing the right breast implant profile is important in helping you achieve the breast look you’re looking for. However, making that choice can be challenging.
You’ll have to consider how much you want your implant to stick out. Generally speaking, the smaller the base width of the implant, the farther it will project from your chest.
Another thing to consider is how natural you want your breasts to look. Medium profile breast implants usually provide the most natural results while high profile breast implants can give you very good projection and a more glamourous or enhanced look.
Dr Mark Gittos has unparalleled experience with the different types of breast implants and can guide you in making the right decision.
Different implant profiles are designed to suit different body types and to meet individual patient expectations and goals.
Implants with a low to medium profile have a wide base and provide little to moderate projection from the breast.
Lower profile breast implants can offer the following benefits:
Implants with a high profile have a narrower base than lower profile implants.
Higher profile breast implants can offer the following benefits:
The ideal implant profile should be suitable for your body proportions and the results you’re hoping to achieve after your breast augmentation. The same implant profile can look completely different on different women.
There are several factors to consider when choosing an implant profile:
Different breasts have different amounts of normal breast tissue. Women with little natural breast tissue need implants with a larger projection to get fuller breasts with prominent cleavage.
On the other hand, high-profile implants can produce excessive projection and unnatural results in women with substantial natural breast tissue.
Your chest wall width must be taken into consideration before deciding on the right implant profile.
To achieve a more natural look, women with wider chest walls can opt for low-profile implants which have a wider base. Conversely, high profile implants with narrow base width can create too much space between the breasts and produce unnatural results in women with wide chest walls.
On the contrary, implants with more projection and a narrower base might be more suitable for women with narrower chests. Whereas the wide base width of low profile implants can produce an unwanted wide breast appearance in these women.
The natural position of your breasts plays a key role in determining the right breast implant profile for you.
For women with breasts higher up on the chest wall, low-profile implants can produce a more natural and balanced appearance. On the contrary, the same implants can give unsatisfying results in breasts with a lower position on the chest.
Otherwise, high-profile implants are recommended for women with low breasts because they can provide sufficient breast lift and projection.
The shape and size of the implant are other factors that need to be considered when choosing the profile for your breast implant.
For example, large implants with a high profile can produce an exaggerated and oversized look. Conversely, large implants with a medium or low profile can give you proportionately full breasts with an accentuated cleavage.
The aesthetic changes you want to see in your breasts should be carefully considered before choosing the profile of your breast implants.
Whether you’re looking for an obvious change in the appearance of your breasts or more subtle changes can help you decide which implant profile you should go for.
Do you want a significant increase in the projection of your breasts or only slightly fuller breasts? Would you prefer a more pronounced cleavage? Or are you looking for the most natural results?
Knowing exactly what you want out of your breast augmentation will make it easier for you to choose your implant’s profile and projection.
You can use this simplified profile summary list to help you choose your implant profile before your breast augmentation surgery:
The ideal breast implant profile will be different from one woman to another. The best implant profile and projection for you may not suit someone else.
The ideal breast implant profile and projection rely on your body anatomy, chest wall width, natural breast tissue, size of your implants, and aesthetic goals.
Dr Mark Gittos will help you make the right decision factoring in your body type, the size and shape of your implants, and the breasts you’re hoping to end up with.
Dr Gittos will take into consideration the exact measurements and position of your natural breasts and the width of your chest. He will then propose the implant profile that would best fit your body type.
Additionally, he’ll take into consideration your aesthetic goals and the results you’re aiming to get from your breast augmentation surgery. Eventually, Dr Gittos will help you choose the best implant profile and projection that can give you the most balanced and natural-looking breasts.
Dr Mark Gittos is a leading Specialist Plastic Surgeon and operates a practice in Herne Bay, Auckland and in the UK. The practice focuses on both surgical and non-surgical procedures, each designed to help restore, improve or change a physical characteristic or problem. The first step in every case is to talk through your personal requirements and explore all the options, before deciding on the most effective solution.
Dr Mark Gittos offers high-quality, natural-looking cosmetic surgery results and is highly experienced in Breast, Body and Face Surgery having performed over 4000 Surgeries in the last 26 years. With worldwide expertise Dr Gittos is an expert in breast, face and body surgery for men & women.
Naturally, before any treatment is begun, we will explain clearly the advantages and risk factors; so that you have the information you need to make an informed decision that is best for you. Visit the practice to find out more.
Please NOTE: Dr Gittos only performs surgery on non-smoker patients with a BMI less than 30. To check your BMI please visit the NZ Heart Foundation website. For help giving up smoking before surgery visit the Smoke-Free website
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