BREAST IMPLANT SIZING 101
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Valerie: So glad to help and I am so happy that you are happy!!! You might go down a band size and up a cup size in many of the Nordstroms bras....so a 32 or 34 band but likely a D cup instead of C. I will be interested to see what they come up with for you at Nordies!
Deborah
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whippetmom:
thanks so much for your info. i'll get the t/e info tomorrow when i visit the PS
Jan
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Valerie: Looking forward to seeing your pictures also! Post them for us!!!
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whippetmom:
where are the pictures that I can get an idea what my finished boobs will look like?
Thanks
Jan508
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Whippetmom - MBJ told me to also ask you about implants and sent me to these forums. I too would like to know how to get on the private site for pictures - I too would lilke to see what reconstruction may look like. I am up for my bilateral breast reconstruction surgery in December.
Thanks, Kelli
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Ladies who want access to the picture forum: send a PM to Timtam on this site and she will advise you on how to gain access. The picture forum is a private site unrelated to this one and access is closely guarded to protect the privacy of those on it. So be patient once you write to her
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Heebie-Jeebie-Dr. D had me going every three weeks for fills too. I only ended up needing 3 total and one of those was to even out the side where the TE had to be replaced. The 300TE sounds good for your frame. You are VERY petite. You saw how tall I was and mine was a 400TE. Don't worry he'll get you to where you want to be, just make your wishes clear to him and he will do everything he can to achieve it for you.
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I have a quick question. My PS tells me that I can have a B cup.She wants to stop filling when I get to 360cc'c. From reading the posts that doesn't seem like enough of a fill.
Does anyone know how much saline I would need for a B cup and also if you think I need more, has anyone told their PS keep filling. If so, how did they take it??
I am in chemo now so I know I have several months before I will have the exchange.
Thanks for yout help
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Norma: Whippetmom will first need your info: (Read above) Please provide your height, weight, under breast rib cage measurement and style of expander you have. If you don't know what expander you have, just ask-it should be in your file. Whippetmom will be on soon to help you with your sizing.
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Sweetie -- cute picture!
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Sweetie: thanks for the info. I spoke to Andrea at the office today and she said the next fill will probably feel much worse then the first one..........did you find that? I just moved fill #2 up to next week (one week early) cause I'm going to spend some fun time in NYC the followiing weekend and want time for the fill to settle down before then in case it hurts. The next fill should put me to 350 and I"ll be done unless I feel up to going larger.
Norma: I'm a uni and a smallish B cup. At 350cc I expect to be at the appx. size to equal my natural side.
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Thanks MBJ and Lilah!
Yes Sweetie - adorable picture!
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MBJ, thanks for the information.
My height is 5'1" and I weigh 112 lbs. ( I have gained weight with the chemo and steroids) My ribcage measures 28 inches.
I have bilateral Allergan Tissue Expanders Style # 133MV - 12 series. 300 cc.
I wish I would have found this site before my operation. Everything just moved so quickly and I only found the site after my surgery and the expanders were already in place.
Thanks
I go to Sloan every other week for a fill. My PS would like to stop filling at 360cc. Is that enough for a B cup which was my size before surgery? I will not be finished with my chemo until Feb 1st. I understand that I will not have the exchange until 6 - 8 weeks after the last chemo
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Heebie-Jeebie-I had no issues at all with fills, but then again I had to wait 5 weeks for my first one because of having my TE replaced. That allowed time for everthing to heal. The only thing was with one fill I felt the needle prick for a minute, but no other issues. 350 sounds good for your frame, I was only expanded to 400 and implants were 450. Do you want to be around my size or smaller? I think with your petite frame you won't have to be expanded to much to get the size that you want.
Whippetmom and Lilah-awww thanks. I thought it was about time I put a pic up.
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Norma: Whippetmom should be by shortly to assist you!
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Norma: Your skin permitting, your current TEs should enable to exchange out for implants with a volume of 400 ccs. The overfilling of your 300 cc TEs just ensures a little extra expansion to stretch the skin a bit more for implant coverage. Recommended for you would be: Allergan Style 20, high profile silicone round implants or Mentor high profile silicone round implants - 400 ccs. 375 ccs would probably be just fine as well for your frame, if your PS wants to get a little ptosis going.
But come back here and let me know how you feel about the size when you are expanded at fill level - at 300 ccs. We can firm up the size much better at that time.
Deborah
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Hello!
I had my BMX on Oct 4th with immed. recon TE w/Alloderm. I have no idea what kind of expanders I have but think they must be Mentor. My PS uses Mentor silicones and Allergen gummies. I had thought I wanted to use the gummies but have decided on the Mentor Smooth Round HP. My PS actually said recommended the same exact ones to me the other day! Was glad we are on the same page there.
I think I was a full D before. Wore anything from 34 D to 36 C and around that. Never got measured before. HATED bra shopping! So hard to find something that fit me properly. Will be nice to have perky boobs again that acutally will make bra shopping fun!
I would like to be a med/ maybe full C I think. I want to be a bit smaller then I was before but not terribly. Such a fine line there....
So, no radiation needed for me. My stats are:
My rib cage is 32 inches. I am 5'8" tall and weigh 126 lbs.
So what size? Think my PS might have said 600 cc's at one of my visits when we were talking about size. Does that sound right?
Currently I have 200 cc's in each that was placed on day of surgery. I had a good amount of skin left because I had wide margins. I shouldn't have to stretch too much. BUT, it has been delayed because of a small area of necrosis on one side. New skin was underneath and is there now and looks good but small scabbed area above it at the incision so have to wait to fill. Also, when I was there on Weds he mentioned that my "breasts" are a little harder then he'd like. They need to soften up some before fill also. Said something about fluid in there that needs to disperse. He tried to explain something about the lymphatic "highways" through the breast tissue that had been removed and needs to adjust to new pathways, etc. Anyone else have that problem?
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Biscuit: have you gone ahead with the second surgery? and if so, are you happy this time around? I know you have chosen Mark Sultan. I consulted with him, but find him to be a bit too blunt. So I went with another PS.
I just had my exchange done today, and right now I am so depressed and unhappy with my new breasts. I had a unilateral implant and a lift on the other side (with a implant too) to make them match. They both look so big, and wider than i would have liked. I don't know it is due to the swelling or it is just the shape. I am 125lbs, and 5'6. I am a 34D before. She put in a round implant of 700cc, and put 180CC in my regular chest. I put lots of confidence in my PS and on the hindsight, may not have asked as many questions. Would the breasts really settle over the months?
Whipetmom: thank you so much for dedicating so much time to this thread. You are BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING
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Interesting article in the current Wired magazine:
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Hello Whippetmom,
Although I am a first time poster to the discussion board, I have been faithfully reading your discussion board for the past 5 months. It has been especially helpful to me during the long nights immediately after BMX when I was very uncomfortable and unable to sleep. Thank you so much for giving so much of your time to minister, support, and comfort all of us on our journeys.
I had skin sparing, BMX and immediate reconstruction with tissue expanders and Alloderm on July 15, 2010. No radiation was necessary. My tissue expanders are Mentor medium height Style 6200 550cc. I am 54, 5' 7 1/2", 155lbs, ribcage=32". I left the hospital with 100cc per expander, have been expanded by 50cc every 2 weeks, and am currently at 450cc. My PS says that it is up to me, but she thinks maybe one more fill, then wait 6-8 weeks for exchange. My implants will be Mentor smooth silicone. I am wanting to return to my same size, 34C, and still fit in my same clothes. Right now, I feel wide, need more projection, and a little "droop". I wish I had a more feminine look. My skin looks really great and I am pretty comfortable.
I think that's everything. What are your thoughts on where I should expand to, implant size, and style that would be best for me?
Blessings to you and thanks again for all you do!!
xoxo Deb in Kansas
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Look at all my Picture forum girls here helping Deborah... I feel bad now... I have not been here helping.... BAD ME.....
KANSAS Deb............. Cali. Deb will be alone to help you soon.. as she gets on the PC about this time at night..:).. I just wanted to say hello to you.. and wanted to see how close you lived to Leawood, Ks... Overland Park?? I am really close to these two towns....:)
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Tory -- yes I saw that! I wish we could see the before after! Amazing.
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Hi Estepp,
Yep, I'm in OP. 5th generation born and raised in KS. Me, Dorothy and that little dog, Toto! Are you a native Kansan?
Deb
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So cool!
I live in Lee's Summit... Dh grew up in OP well.... they are an entire family that went to Shawnee Mission East... ...:)
Who are your doctors..
I use Associated Plastics/ and St. Lukes at the Plaza.... AWESOME!We have a group of us here on BCO that go to Vegas... like 60 of us... NO JOKE...LOL .... So I want you to know you are in good hands with these girls.!!!!!! I hope I have the chance to get to know you.
There are a few of us on BCO from OP.. Shawnee....Springfield.. Lee's Summit... Witchita...etc...
If you need anything. PM me here on BCO.. I will help all I can!
Laura
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Laura,
Ha ha! I was a SMNW er... a LONG time ago.
My PS is Young at Associated Plastics and my surgeon was McCroskey (2 xs). Both did a great job. I stayed out south at Menorah for my surgeries. I had never been to the hospital, but it worked out really well for me. Have you seen the Breast Center at KU Med? WOW! Very impressive.
I will have to figure out how to PM. newbie...
Deb
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FYI Deb from Kansas..
I am 5ft... at the time I was in TE's.. I was 29 rib cage... I was expanded to 420cc so that a 450CC High Profile Implants would work and get me to a small C. Well .. I got a 500cc HP and I wear a 34 D... BUT.... as these are implants and NO tissue left ( mast) I look like a C cup. Like I wanted.
So remember... you might " wear: a D cup or a DD cup after exchange.. BUT these are implants AFTER mastectomy. You will not look like a D cup... you will look like a C. Deborah will help you pick the TE cc;s you should shoot for... I think i know.. but she is the master... and I never touch toes...LOL.... plus............ I have to sleep with her in Vegas... I DO NOT want on her bad side! LOL LOL!!!! Geeezzzzzzzzz If I get on her bad side... she will not only leave things in our hotel room like Pj's, shoes and glasses for me to send to her.. but she will leave heavy.. high dollar stuff.... LOL
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Deb from Kansas: how to PM... click on the name of the person you want to PM and you'll get a page about them (which may or may not have a bio). On top right it will say: "send member a personal message" and you click on that and you'll get a window to write in. Write your message and click send
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whippetmom - Hi! This is my first post on this thread but you may have read my post on the exchange thread. I am just over 2 months post-op. I had a DMX with immediate implants placed over my muscles into what my PS calls an Alloderm-bra. I'm 5'1", 115 lbs, ribcage 28", and present implants are Natrelle style 115, midrange profile, 469cc. I am presently wearing a full 34C or small 34D and I feel they are too large for me. I was a 34A before MX. I have talked to my PS and we are looking to replace my implants to 354cc (same style). I'm nervous about another surgery and whether or not I am making the right decision. My present implants look great on me, I just feel like they're not me. Maybe if I regain some feeling back in my chest I would feel different. I know you have a lot of experience in this and am curious of your thoughts. Thx!
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Eastcoastgirl: I really like the way your PS thinks!!!! I believe 600 ccs should be just about ideal for you - 600 ccs - high profile smooth round silicone Mentor implants! Excellent plan!0
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Christina100: 700 ccs on the MX side sounds like a pretty big implant for your build, but I will comment on that a bit more below. I would think your ribcage circumference is around 30 inches? But you will see some changes over the next two weeks - this is probably the most nightmarish time for many of us - the first week after the exchange. This is the time when the implants could be at their very worst in terms of appearance. They often look wide and flat, like the bottom half of a hamburger bun. So all I can say is to be patient and give it ten days to two weeks....and you will see some very positive changes. If you feel they are too large, you can always go back and downsize. But, in defense of your PS using 700 ccs - perhaps this is the size your PS needed to use to fill the pockets. You were a "D" cup prior to MX and you likely had an excess of skin to be taken up by an implant. It is better than getting too small of an implant and having excess skin and a lot of droop. So let's watch and wait and know that you can always go back for revisions....it is not over until it is over...okay?
You can email me a photo if you like [PM me for my email address]....or post on the pictures forum. But photo journal the changes...
Keep me posted on how you are doing.
Deborah.
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