Deciding on the upper body shape and breast implant
When I counsel for the breast surgery, the very first
thing I consider is the upper body shape.
The upper body is the background of the breast,
therefore, it is important to see what type of upper body shape a person has.
In some aspect, it is like considering with material
of paper you would like to draw a painting on.
In the past, there wasn’t many choices in selecting
the implants. We only looked at or considered the cc size and selected the
volume.
Now, we have many types of implants that we can select
from. It is not only the volume size but also the width, length, and depth of
the implant that we can choose according to the body shape and size of each patient.
Therefore, breast surgery counseling has become more precise and time
consuming.
There are many methods on how we can analyze the body
shape or form. There is one method that I have come up with. I call this a Triangle
scheme.
The distance from the midpoint of the two clavicles to
the nipples, and the distance between the nipples are measured. When all the
points are connected, this becomes a triangle. We look at the shape of the
triangle to analyze the body form or shape, and then decide on the type of the
implant.
Many people have the normal triangle shape. The figure
is about 50%. This is the most natural and closest to perfect ratio shape. We
recommend round base water drop implant in such case. Round base means that the
width and the length of the implant are equal.
The isosceles triangle shape is called the Tall Type. We
choose tall base water-drop implant for such case. Tall type means that the
length of the implant is longer than the width.
It the triangle shape is wide, we choose a wide back
water-drop implant.
As in the picture above, the Tall Height implant is
used for those who have tall triangle upper body shape. The Short Height
implant is used for those with wide triangle upper body shape.
Such drawing figure (i.e. triangle) helps to decide
the implant necessary for the patients quickly.
Of course, this is not the only procedure in making
the final selection of the implants. A person’s body is more complicated than
one thinks it is. Some people have bird chest, sharp chest, drooping breast,
widely separated breast, lifted breast, funnel chest, cancer treated breast,
etc.
The implant used must be uniquely fit for such
situations and also needs to be in align with what the patient wants,
therefore, the measurement cannot be the only decision making factor.
The implant selection depends
on:
Upper body measurement + Requests
from the patients +
Surgical / Technological factors
Surgical / Technological factors
The 3 factors must be considered simultaneously in
order to make decision on what implant to use.
Today, we looked at why upper body analysis is
important in selecting the breast implant.
Thank you for reading. Have a nice day.
