Scottsdale – Breast augmentation is the most popular plastic surgery procedure. A priority, for most women, when seeking breast augmentation is to choose a breast implant size that best suits their goals. We also believe that deciding on your new breast cup is the most important decision when it comes to creating satisfactory outcome after cosmetic surgery of the breasts. Fortunately, the final breast cup can be derived at, using common sense advice.

Common sense advice for Breast Augmentation.

First, we must look at what the patient brings to the consultation. We must consider the height and weight of the patient. We also look at the proportions. We must consider the current bra size and chest measurements. Patients who are taller and wider can accept and look great with bigger breast implants. The more petite the person, the more difficult it becomes for them to accept bigger implants.

Factors in choosing a certain breast implant size.

Second, we must consider what looks good on your body.  This is determined by two important factors. The first factor has to do with your actual physical proportions. The second factor is more dependent on society, where you live, and what sizes are considered acceptable. For instance, living in Scottsdale, patients spend plenty of time outside in the sun and larger breast implants are more acceptable. The situation might be different if you live on the east coast. Patients usually choose smaller implants in this part of the country because outdoor activities are not as popular.

Bigger breast implants not always better.

Third, having a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon, is one of the most important decisions you can make. During the consultation we rely on three basic techniques to derive our recommendation for a certain size. We will perform clinical measurements of your breasts, we provide a variety of breast implant sizers for you to try on while in clinic, and we will show you before and after photos of previous patients and their results.

We will encourage you to choose the size you believe will make you the happiest, but review the pros and cons of that size. We encourage all patients to consider the downside and upside of bigger breast implants. When you are in our office, you will have plenty of time to tell us your desired cup and when you leave, you will be very confident about the size you have chosen.