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Types of Breast Implants

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The right type of breast implant for you will depend on your personal needs and goals. Thankfully, Tarrant Plastic Surgery offers a range of implant options with different sizes, shapes, and textures. Dr. Rumalla can provide a detailed overview of your options and a personalized recommendation during your free consultation.

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1 00:00:13.500 --> 00:00:14.086 Welcome. 2 00:00:14.157 --> 00:00:15.471 This video today is to teach you 3 00:00:15.472 --> 00:00:18.214 a little bit more about breast implant selection. 4 00:00:18.457 --> 00:00:21.714 During your consultation, you're going to learn a lot about 5 00:00:21.715 --> 00:00:24.129 the different kind of implant choices you can make. 6 00:00:24.757 --> 00:00:28.486 Today, I have put a bunch of implants out here for us to teach 7 00:00:28.487 --> 00:00:31.100 a little bit about some of the most important concepts. 8 00:00:32.643 --> 00:00:35.129 During the physical examination of your consultation, 9 00:00:35.130 --> 00:00:37.657 we're going to take a breast width measurement, 10 00:00:37.857 --> 00:00:41.029 and that breast width measurement is going to become an important part 11 00:00:41.030 --> 00:00:44.156 about the choices that you have in breast augmentation. 12 00:00:44.157 --> 00:00:50.929 Breast implants come in different sizes, volumes, shapes, textures, and profiles. 13 00:00:52.186 --> 00:00:54.986 Texture is a device like this. 14 00:00:54.987 --> 00:00:58.371 They can come in shapes as it is a teardrop implant, 15 00:00:59.271 --> 00:01:02.257 and they come in different projections. 16 00:01:02.443 --> 00:01:05.714 If you take this moderate plus 300cc implant, 17 00:01:07.743 --> 00:01:12.557 this 375cc HP implant or high-profile, 18 00:01:12.871 --> 00:01:16.723 this 480cc ultra high-profile implant, 19 00:01:17.371 --> 00:01:19.257 they have similar widths. 20 00:01:19.629 --> 00:01:22.729 However, they have dramatically different projections. 21 00:01:23.029 --> 00:01:26.700 The width of these devices is what's going to give you fullness 22 00:01:26.714 --> 00:01:28.371 and give your upper pole. 23 00:01:28.900 --> 00:01:35.371 The projection of these implants is going to create the outness of the result. 24 00:01:35.372 --> 00:01:39.557 Besides trying to figure out the volume of your implant, 25 00:01:39.600 --> 00:01:43.486 we also need to figure out the feel of the implant. 26 00:01:44.157 --> 00:01:48.000 A traditional gel like this is slightly underfilled, 27 00:01:48.114 --> 00:01:50.343 and when it's under the muscle or in the breast, 28 00:01:50.344 --> 00:01:52.357 it'll have that sort of feel. 29 00:01:53.086 --> 00:01:57.443 A high-profile device has a little bit more projection in the device. 30 00:01:57.444 --> 00:02:01.286 Finally, most implant lines have even a more cohesive gel 31 00:02:01.287 --> 00:02:05.929 or a boost style of implant, in this case, to give even more shape, 32 00:02:06.086 --> 00:02:08.971 conformity throughout all your different looks. 33 00:02:09.414 --> 00:02:12.456 When you're at your consultation, we are going to teach you 34 00:02:12.457 --> 00:02:15.386 about these options so you make the right choice.

Dr. Vishnu Rumalla

Tarrant Plastic Surgery

Dr. Vishnu Rumalla is a board-certified plastic surgeon serving patients throughout the Greater Fort Worth area. He is affiliated with several professional organizations, including the:

  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • American Board of Plastic Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery

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