What are the chances of having mammary asymmetry?
Mammary asymmetry means that one breast is larger than the other, or shaped differently. Most women have mammary asymmetry to some degree. Therefore, if you have mammary asymmetry, you should be pleased to know that you are not alone, and your doctor has probably seen and corrected this many times before. If you have an extreme case of mammary asymmetry, you may be eligible for silicone gel implants, if desired. If you choose either saline or silicone implants to correct your asymmetry, be sure to ask your doctor if he is planning to use different SIZE implants. If you choose saline, the surgeon might put more saline in one side in order to correct your asymmetry. This works only for minor differences, however, and if the fill volumes are significantly different this will result in breasts that are the same size, but one that is firmer than the other. If different size implants are used (meaning that the specified fill volume range is different), then the implant dimensions such as bas