BREAST IMPLANT SIZING 101
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jen: THAT is hilarious! A great name for a breast recon blog!
Dawn...I am sending you a PM...
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Here is an article regarding the use of extra full projection anatomical silicone breast implants. The implant referred to is the Allergan 410 "MX" - which this plastic surgeon prefers for women who have considerable ptosis [e.g., droopy breasts] prior to bc.
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I have the MX... the extra full projection definitely helps with matching my remaining breast. The M stands for medium height and, if I recall, the X series comes also in FX and LX (full heigh and low height).
BTW -- when I clicked that link it did not work Deborah.
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I found another link Lilah. Hope it works....
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Deborah,
I'm glad SOMEBODY got it!
BJ
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packjen: Brilliant, lol!!!
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Dawn84,
I think you have to do a few more postings and then contact member TimTam (send her a PM) and she can get you access. It is a different site, unrelated to Breastcancer.org.
Jen
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Whippetmom - My PS originally wanted to use a bigger implant but then as it turned out I needed radiation and there was some urgency in getting me filled so I only got to 550cc. As I recalled, he wanted to get me to 600ccs but I was not tolerating the fills well and they wanted to get me going on the radiation. I am thinking of getting another fill at my appointment to get me to 600cc. The skin is looking good considering it has been through rads. I do not have any redness left, just a slight tan. The TE is still tight but not near as bad as when I was going through rads. Thanks.
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If you get to 600 ccs, your PS might be willing to use a 492 cc implant in Style 15. You will have to see what he is willing to do...
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Carrol: I understand the anxiety and it is normal to feel some before a surgery. This one will be shorter and easier, though, and you'll do fine! It's wonderful that you are at this juncture where you get to exchange the TEs for implants. I know you'll enjoy them right away as they are so much softer and pliable than the TEs.
Heidi: So happy that you are pleased with the work your PS has done. Yes, most definitely they drop and fluff. Mine took a lot longer than most I've read about here on the forum. I didn't see or feel much change until at least two and a half months, and in the past several weeks even more so. They have gotten more natural looking and feeling, so yes, it does happen, and it will happen for you, too!
Megan: I feel confident that you will have the right size. I'm a bit confused as to the bra sizes mentioned. I was naturally a small C, 32-C, and now with my Mentor Smooth Round High Profile 375cc implants my 32-C bras fit tightly, and I fully fit a 32-D bra I bought before DX that fit on the loose side before MX. It is now fully filled. I will have these implants exchanged 3/16 in a revision for the same Mentor in 425cc, so not sure what bra size that will be. Perhaps Deborah can weigh in here? In any case, you'll be so glad to get the soft squishies in! Your surgery date is five days after my revision, so we can compare notes! It will be over so soon, and it's such an easy surgery after the MX.
Eastcoastgirl: Congrats on being TE-free! They do drop and fluff, so I'm sure you will feel better in a few months about the size. My natural breasts were 32-C and wide, so the wideness doesn't bother me. Hang in there. Time is your friend ;-)
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Melissa: Well, it seems that a 100 ccs increase often represents a cup size. It also depends on what type of bra you are wearing now in a 32 D. In that same bra though, you would likely move up to a 32 DD.
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Carrol:
Excuse me for not understanding where you are at with your surgery. It seems rare these days that reconstruction isn't done at the same time. We who have already started and/or finished reconstruction are testament that you can go through with it and it will be completed at some time in the future, and you can move on with your life. We're here for you, so feel free to express anything that might be on your mind so we can share it together. You'll do fine!
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Whippet dogs - YES! [And there I am in the mirror...in plaid shorts...
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Cindy: I think you would be happy with either the Style 20 - high profile - or Style 15 - midrange profile smooth, round silicone implants. The most popular style is Style 20, which I think you would be happy with around 475 ccs. I think 500 ccs would be nice, but it all depends on your PS' theories regarding TE to implant volume exchange. In the midrange profile, which has less projection [and I am including this if your PS is one who refuses to use a much larger implant] I would recommend at least 397 ccs. It all depends on how tight the skin envelope really is on that left side. Your PS needs to have sufficient coverage over the implant. If you want to send me photos privately, you can PM me and I'll send you my email address.
Deborah
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Deborah: Thank you for sharing your lovely dogs on their couch!
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Deborah: Your dogs are surely photogenic. Very nice picture.
Terri
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thanks orchidgal
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whippetmom - Your dogs are beautiful! Look at those faces! Gorgeous! I've had labs all my life but currently just a cat person but I miss a dog. May I take them for a walk?
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Pretty dogs whippetmom!
I have a Golden and 2 Ragdoll cats. Love my Golden, she is like another of my children. 
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Thank you, thank you....
Yep, I will have a dog in my house until my dying day. My husband fears that if he goes before me, I will become a dog hoarder.
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EastCoastgrl...How are you doing? Tomorrow is photo day! 0
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I'm doing ok. Trying not to think too much about them. They are easy to obsess over.
Yes tomorrow is photo day!
I honestly think if the left one looked like the right one I'd be pretty happy right now. That left one is just goofed up. Things look somewhat better, some swelling has gone down but still goofy. And that (too) low outer portion of the IMF on the left breast, it feels as if the implant it sorta falling into that. Bugs me.A weird thing, about the pec muscles that are overtop of them. The left breast (which is the one that looks smaller and is lower on the chest wall)....well, when I flex those muscles, without hardly any effort at all, the left implant squishes and distorts terribly towards my side. The right one barely changes shape or moves at all and the little, tiny bit it does is upward, not toward my side. ??????? Very strange...and VERY strange looking.
Is something wrong with the placement of these muscles in relation to the implant to cause two totally different reactions from my breasts? I really don't get this? I have an appt with my BS and PS on the same day next week. I plan to ask both but am interested to hear what my BS has to say about that.
Also, after looking at my breasts....it looks to me as if the left "smaller" implant doesn't have a large enough pocket and that may be why it is lower and why the shape is not similar to the right one (sticks out more projection-wise) and looks smaller.
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hillck we have such similar stats, I'm 5'5", 140#, 32" ribcage.
Do you have access to the photosite? I started a thread last week called "My dramatic transformation". I am right now at 330 cc's.
My TE's are Mentor medium height 275 cc's. My PS obviously likes to overfill, and when I reach the size I like, I'll get one additional fill. He says the TE's can expand far beyond their capacity, but he did know from the start I wanted full B/small C cup, Mentor.
Last week I tried on a beautiful Wacoal bra, size 32 C. It was a perfect fit at 285 cc's!
So I may end up larger than I intended, foobs are just so ROUND you know, but I think a few more fills and I'll be done. I am limited with my skin, too, BS told me it's thin on left side due to tumors that stretched it out.
Sadly I LOVE the projection I have now, and I know I won't have it with my final implants. It's mathematically impossible!
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cameron I am 5'6" 140 with a 32 in rib cage. I would love to see your pics but it's not coming up on the pic forum. Is your screen name the same there? I had bmx with delayed reconstruction and I am getting my TEs March 29th. I hope also to be a C maybe a large C small D.0
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Okay girls....My TE surgery is coming up next Wednesday. I am a little nervous, like Carrol I am having delayed reconstruction as my BMX was last August. I am having rads immediately after fills, I am scheduled to have my rads in about 6-8 weeks after surgery and rapid fills. I am having 500 or 550 TE's can't remember which anyway I want to end up with at least a 600 and possibly a 650 implant. So, with the rapid fill...which means FASTER than FAST....how many cc will I be waking up with and how many each week? If I get expanded to only 500 will a 650 implant fit? Can I get more expanded after rads at all? Has anyone else had any experience with fast fills and if so how painful was it? Was it sucessful with rads?
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KCMomx3, I got filled 100 cc's every week once we started filling (started with 200cc's at BMX). Honestly, it was a bit much with not much of a recovery time in between. It was very hard on me. The last two were 50 each to reach 600cc's....and my PS originally was going to overexpand but stopped because I was having such pain with it...and the tight skin of course.
My PS put 650's in me and only expanded to 600. That's not as much of a difference as what you are stating though.
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Hi Whippetmom- I had an exchange surgery 4 weeks ago and I'm trying to get some idea what size I would be. I tried going into various website you had suggested to find out my size but I think I need some help. (I mean I know how to figure out the math part but it didn't make sense..)
My height is 5'6 tall and weigh 122 lbs with actual ribcage 28 1/2 inches(circumference right under the breasts). I currently have an Allergan 410 FF teardrop. My PS had expanded me to 310cc maximum because he said since I'm small framed that is the fullest he can expand me.
When I just measured my left implant(across the fullest part) the circumrference came to 7 inches which came to a B cup. My left breast is slighty fuller than the right one. I struggled to get the accurate measurement as I was trying to measure across the fullest part of the implants.
The ID card for the implants says "290g" under "410FF". So I'm assuming that my implant is a 290cc size? What do you think my size would be?
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wasin: Did you go to the Bras 101 thread for the measurement link? I would take a wild guess for a 32 B. You might even be able to wear a 30 C in Freya, Chantelle - the European brands. It is difficult to make a close prediction with the anatomicals - which is what you have. Do you have a Nordstroms near you? That is the place to go - the cream de la cream of fitters work there...
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Eastcoastgrl: What you are seeing is "implant animation". It is a delightful post-MX finding, isn't it? Try scooping frozen ice cream out of a carton. It will put you off ice cream, let me tell you. All kidding aside, some docs are now performing pectoral neurectomies in order to prevent this from occurring. It is still a novel procedure though and very few are doing it. Let's look at photos tomorrow and see what comes next.
Deborah
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