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What Are The Most Natural-Looking Breast Implants?

Written By Joe Gryskiewicz, MD, FACS

Breast implants can enhance your appearance. They give your clothes a better fit and improve your self-confidence. Nevertheless, everyone has specific goals when it comes to getting implants. Overly large implants are not an excellent fit for everyone. Moreover, they may not fit your lifestyle or aesthetic goals.

Fortunately, discussing with Dr. Joe Gryskiewicz helps create a customized treatment to give you natural-looking implants.

What Are Natural-Looking Breast Implants?

Natural-looking breast implants are implants that match your anatomy and body proportions. Unlike overly large implants that are easily spotted across a room, natural-looking breast implants augment your breasts without looking like you got a boob job.

Benefits Of Natural-Looking Implants

Less is more also applies to breast augmentation. Smaller and more natural-looking breast implants offer many advantages compared to large implants. Benefits of smaller implants include:

Disadvantages Of Large Implants

Despite recommending smaller-sized implants, you may insist on getting larger implants against your surgeon’s advice. Nevertheless, large implants have a lot of disadvantages, including:

How Do Breast Implants Change Your Appearance?

Breast implants increase your cup size and improve how your clothes fit. They also boost your self-confidence. Other ways breast implants change your appearance include:

What Are The Most Natural-Looking Breast Implants?

The results of breast implants differ for everyone. What looks natural on your friend may not look natural on you. Breast implants will only look natural when they fit your overall body proportion and shape.

Other factors that influence the natural look of breast implants include:

Why Should You Get Natural-Looking Breast Implants?

Although natural-looking breast implants are not overly large, they dramatically improve your overall physique. In addition, they make your body look more proportionate and curvy. Moreover, no one will be able to tell that you got your breasts done.

What Should You Consider When Choosing The Right Implant Size?

Now that you know the factors that affect the natural look of breast implants, it is up to you to choose what works for you. There is no general choice when it comes to breast augmentation. Instead, your preference matters. Other factors you should consider before choosing an implant size include the following:

Breast Augmentation with Fat Transfer

Fat grafting is a breast augmentation procedure that also achieves natural results. In addition, because the procedure requires using fat from another area of your body, you don’t have to worry about needing future surgery. Usually, you have to get a replacement surgery every ten to fifteen years if you have breast implants.

The fat extraction procedure is also known as liposuction. Common donor sites for fat include the hips, thighs, and abdomen. In addition, since the procedure is fat injection, there is minimal risk of having scars.

Who Qualifies For Natural Breast Augmentation?

Before getting breast augmentation, there are several criteria you must meet. The first criterion is good health without serious illnesses or active infections. If you are ill or have any medical issues, it is best first to discuss it with your surgeon to decide if you should still get the breast implant procedure.

In addition, avoid smoking and consuming significant amounts of alcohol to qualify for breast augmentation. You must also be able to rest post-op to prevent infections and implant failure. If you are 18 years old, you can qualify for saline implants; if you are 22 years, you can qualify for silicone implants.

Who Does Not Qualify For A Boob Job?

You are most likely not a good candidate for a breast augmentation procedure if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. In addition, if you have breast cancer, are ill, or have an infection, a breast augmentation procedure is not for you. finally, patients with unrealistic expectations of the post-op results do not qualify for a boob job.

What is the optimal size for natural-looking breast implants?

Breast implants are measured in cubic centimeters (cc’s), and each cup size is between 180 to 200 cc’s. For natural-looking breasts, smaller implants may be a better option.

How long do breast implants last?

Although breast implants enhance your look and boost your self-confidence, they do not last a lifetime. Therefore, replacing the implants at some point, usually ten years, is necessary. Sometimes, you may need further surgery when removing or replacing implants. This is because the breast must have changed around the implants.

Do breast implants sag over time?

Yes. Initially, the sagging lets the implant fall into place and settle in the natural breast position. However, with time, the implants sag due to breast tissue aging. Larger implants sag faster because of their weight. The quality of your skin will also effect how quickly your breasts sag. Generally, implants do not start sagging till much later.

Can you lose sensation after a boob job?

It is normal to experience changes in nipple sensation after your breast implant surgery. Fortunately, this sensation should resolves within a few months.

When do breast implants look natural?

After your boob augmentation, the breasts are in a much higher position. Nevertheless, they start drooping and fluffing after the next few days. Your breasts should approach their final position in six weeks. In addition, the implants settle after three months.

Can you work out with breast implants?

After getting implants, it is best to allow your body to heal. Therefore avoid strenuous activities. You can resume exercises apart from heavy lifting within a month of the procedure. And if you want to carry out the heavy lifting, it is best to wait six weeks.

What is the age limit for breast implants?

You can get breast augmentation surgery at any age. As long as you have good health and do not have infections, you should qualify for a boob job.

How to know when you need your implants removed?

Implants are prosthetic devices and, thus, do not last a lifetime. You must visit your surgeon for an annual exam. Dr. Joe does not charge for these visits. You do NOT necessarily have to replace your implants every 10-years. However, the implants may need replacement before that time. Some signs that show you need to replace your implants include:

Hardness: If your implants feel hard, this could result from capsular contracture or hardened scar tissue around the implants. You may also experience hard lumps around the implants. These lumps are usually calcium deposits, and only your surgeon can address them.

Rupturing: you need to visit your surgeon for a replacement if your implant ruptures. Dr. Joe use the Clarius ultrasound machine to look for gel implant ruptures. Saline implants leak when they rupture. Fortunately, saline is non-toxic.

Medical References about Breast Implants

This blog has been authored by “Dr. Joe” Gryskiewicz MD, FACS.

About Dr. Joe Gryskiewicz:

Dr. Joe Gryskiewicz is a board-certified plastic surgeon with over 30 years of experience performing aesthetic surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and belongs to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The Aesthetic Society, The Rhinoplasty Society, and many other national institutions.

In addition to being in private practice, Dr. Joe is a writer and international speaker. He has traveled the world delivering over five hundred presentations to professional organizations on plastic surgery topics such as breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, hot topics, and ethics. He writes for a number of medical journals, society newsletters, and academic publications.

About Dr. John Luck:

Dr. John Luck is a highly skilled plastic surgeon specializing in facial and neck rejuvenation, as well as breast enhancement and body contouring procedures. With a passion for precision and first-rate results, Dr. Luck combines cutting-edge techniques with a patient-focused approach to maintain unmatched levels of patient satisfaction in deep plane facelifts, deep neck lifts, and more. As a graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr. Luck was one of only four graduates in the world selected to receive world-class plastic surgery training at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is heavily involved in research and has published numerous articles in the top academic journals in the country.