Question:
I have heard that when you are considering breast implants you should go one size larger. Is this good advice and why?
Answer:
I believe it is always best to pick the right implant for each individual patient. That is why here at Williams Center Plastic Surgery Specialists we take great care to select the most appropriate implant for each individual patient. During the consultation Dr. Polynice will perform a physical examination and take measurements and we will also use the Vectra 3D imager which will allow us to place different implants giving you a very good idea of what to expect as far as size and shape. Doing all of these things before the operation allows the patient to select the right implant for her, allows the physician to make the right decisions for the patient and gives us predictable outcomes. That is why the great majority of our patients are very happy with the size that they chose and would not have considered going one size larger.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.