what the hell do i have!? so confused!!

by jen86 20th June 2011, 7:15 am

hey girls, really confused. ive heard ppl on here saying unders are the same as partials. Well, when i was having my consultation, me n my surgeon couldnt decide on unders or overs, so we decided on partials...which he explained was half under half over.... yet i have def heard ppl saying they r the same as unders! arent unders where the implant goes completly under the muscle??? shrug

by LiL SIS 20th June 2011, 7:21 am

I found a few surgeons responses to questions for you about the difference between fully under the muscle and partials.. hope this helps a bit

Total submuscular implants only usually occurs in reconstruction when
implants are placed under the pectoralis, the serratus anterior, and the
upper portion of the rectus abdominus muscles and most surgeons have
drifted away from this technique.

Complete subpectoral placement is generally reserved for patients with extremely thin tissues.

By far the most common approach is a "partially sub-muscular" or
sub-pectoral positioning of the breast implants. Depending on the
muscular anatomy, the pectoral muscle covers the upper 1/3 - 1/2 of the
implant with the lowermost part of the implant covered by the breast
tissue only. Another variation of this position is referred to a
dual-plane technique. Totally sub-muscular implant locations are used
much less commonly in elective breast augmentation surgery. This
technique requires the adjacent muscles on the chest to be elevated
along with pectoral muscle.

by LiL SIS 20th June 2011, 7:21 am

if you want to read more here is the link

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by jen86 20th June 2011, 7:43 am

THANKS HUN...ive just read so many contradicting things its gets confusing!!! :) x

by LiL SIS 20th June 2011, 7:46 am

i know what you mean.. the more i read the more confused i get.. i guess every surgeon has his preferences.. i wish they would talk in a way we mere mortals understand.. lol

by jen86 20th June 2011, 8:00 am

yeah, we should have our secret breast buddies code on here!! im so gona mention the to the mods, cos i just got more n more confused...those damn surgeons!! lol x

by fluffy_bunn1e 20th June 2011, 8:04 am

you have parcials hun, which we do sometimes call unders but they are not full unders x

by jen86 20th June 2011, 8:10 am

thats what i thought!! surely i wouldnt have been advised full unders when i was a 34c pre oop. okay...right.... confusing over!!

by **RoxyChick** 20th June 2011, 9:03 am

If you ever need more technical information there's lots we've put together here: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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