Anatomical and round breast implants

Breast implants come in two basic shapes: round and ana­to­mic­al. Round implants are even­ly domed, while ana­to­mic­al implants are teardrop-shaped and ful­ler at the bot­tom, resembling the natu­ral shape of the breast.

Appli­ca­ti­on

Round implants tend to empha­sise the upper cleava­ge and can look ful­ler depen­ding on their size. Becau­se they are sym­me­tri­cal, rota­ti­on within the tis­sue makes no visi­ble dif­fe­rence. Ana­to­mic­al implants are main­ly con­side­red for slim women with litt­le breast tis­sue of their own or for con­di­ti­ons such as tube­rous breasts, as they crea­te a sof­ter transition.

Good to know

Ana­to­mic­al implants have a tex­tu­red sur­face to keep them from tur­ning. Rota­ti­on can still occur and would visi­bly chan­ge the shape of the breast. Which shape suits best depends less on gene­ral pre­fe­rence than on breast width, tis­sue thic­k­ness and the cho­sen implant pla­ce­ment. Whe­re the­re is very litt­le natu­ral tis­sue, the dif­fe­ren­ces bet­ween the two shapes are often smal­ler than expected.

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