Plastic Surgery Q and A

Question: On one side of my body my ribs stick out more than the other side. Will this affect of my breast augmentation surgery?
Answer: Absolutely, if you have a chest wall deformity the breast implant will look different of the side where your chest wall protrudes out more. Because the chest wall sticks out farther it may give the breast implants the appearance of being larger on that side. Some things can be done to try and even out the differences, but in extreme cases visible differences may always occur. Sometimes what happens is that patients do not notice or appreciate the chest wall deformity when the breasts are small , but once the breasts are made larger the problem also may appear larger and more obvious. I always try and diagnose a chest wall deformity, asymmetry, scoliosis or differences in patient's breasts with them after their first evaluation with me. I also try and inform them of surgical strategies to try and make the breasts look as good as possible.