Tag Archives: implant size

Is 400 cc enough?

by Terrye Tebbetts Question: So ladies I need ya’ll with experience! I am a 34 A right now, and the docotor said 400 cc would be a good look for me.  I really am afraid that I am going to … Continue reading

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High Five Success Story!

by Terrye Tebbetts I think sometimes patients are afraid to ask their surgeon about other surgical methods.  Please don’t be afraid to ask them!  They should be happy to answer your questions about other surgical techniques – even if they … Continue reading

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Breast Implant Sizers – it’s like playing dress up

by Terrye Tebbetts Do you remember when you were little and you liked to play dress up?  Digging out clothes of your Mom’s or older sister that did not fit  but you couldn’t wait to put it on and then … Continue reading

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Breast Implants and the Trouble with Hindsight

by Terrye Tebbetts I have had the pleasure of talking with a young woman – 25 years old, no babies – about her BA consults and decisions – her ps has started her thinking 350 and the ladies in that … Continue reading

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24 Hour Recovery Experience – a True Story

by Terrye Tebbetts I just received this really nice recovery experience note from a patient who had surgery this summer…..there is nothing like hearing wonderful 24 Hour Recovery stories straight from the patients mouth!! Terrye, I have been meaning to send … Continue reading

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Breast Implant Revision Surgery – Going on # 4…

by Terrye Tebbetts I am always amazed when I hear these types of stories, yet I shouldn’t be – because unfortunately it happens all the time.  A woman decides to have breast implants – goes into it not fully knowing … Continue reading

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Breast Implant Size – Here we go again

By Terrye Tebbetts This week, several women have asked me to send them the High Five Measurement sheet because they are unsure about how their plastic surgeon determined size during their consultation.  Dutifully, they are measuring their breasts and sending … Continue reading

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Breast Implants and Rice Bags ~ planning surgery in a dream world

by Terrye Tebbetts I offer to share our High Five Measurement sheet with anyone who is actually interested in determining breast implant size based on what their tissue will allow.  I recently received a request from this young lady and … Continue reading

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Breast Implant Size – can you determine it on Height and Weight?

by Terrye Tebbetts It really bothers me that women still think that a breast size – a breast implant size – should correlate to how tall they are and how much they weigh.  It has NEVER been that simple.  You … Continue reading

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Bigger is Better? Breast implants ~ 700 ccs, 2900 ccs, and then there’s the real world

by Terrye Tebbetts I found this comment on a forum and it really struck a cord since I had just written the Bigger is Better? article earlier this week. I know the quest for bigger breasts will never end, and … Continue reading

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