Breast-Augmentation Photo Submission: Advanced Art of Cosmetic Surgery

Advanced Art of Cosmetic Surgery: Thomas M. DeWire, MD, FACS, Surgery Center and Spa, 3974 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA, 23260, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Advanced Art of Cosmetic Surgery

Thomas M. DeWire, Sr., MD, FACS

Specializing in Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

Body Contouring

Breast Photo Submission Tips

How to submit Breast Photos for Review if you are traveling from out of town:

If you are planning to travel to Richmond for breast surgery it is important to review the augmentation data sheet, and to submit the Questionnaire and preliminary photos for review prior to your trip. This can help to determine your candidacy for augmentation, the potential need for mastopexy, and any

other issues that might be noted upon review of your photos, thus avoiding surprises when you come for consultation. Of course, if you plan to make separate trips to Richmond for consultation, then later surgery, the photo submission is optional. Details follow:

About Sending Photos: See examples below

Please send five views, and any special views that show problems if you are inquiring about revision or mastopexy surgery.
The photos should be from the front, both sides, and both 45 degree angles.
The photos should be taken in good lighting, against a dark background, with arms at the sides, and framed from neck to waist in all views, so that overall body proportion and symmetry can be assessed.
If you have sag, and may need a lift, take two additional frontal views with a line drawn on the chest between your breasts at the level of your nipples. Take the first view with arms at your sides, and the second one holding your breasts up high enough to show the level of the folds relative to the line. This helps assess geometry, and predict whether a lift is needed, and if so, which type.
If you have a prominent breastbone, with steep lateral chestwall slope, send an additional view lying down, taken from the foot of the bed.
If you are inquiring about symmastia repair, take an additional frontal view, pushing your implants medially, to show how much your skin lifts off the breastbone, and take two lying down views from the foot of the bed, one with your implants pushed medially to assess the lift of the skin off the breastbone, and one with arms at sides and muscles relaxed. You may want to send a frontal view while leaning forward, to better show the condition of the skin between your breasts.
Please shoot the photos from an aspect that is about even with the level of your nipples, so that viewing angle will allow assessment of ptosis, etc.
Photos taken by bouncing off of a mirror are not acceptable, as they produce too much distortion, especially with the arms lifted.
If you send digital photos, please use JPEG (.jpg) format, and simply attach them individually, rather than sending a Zip file. Digital Photos should be 640x480 resolution so that they will not be too large to send, or to view (all digital cameras can be set to this resolution). This may necessitate sending multiple e-mails if your ISP does not allow attachments over 1MB in size.
Polaroids or similar types are fine by mail, also, but may delay reply somewhat.

Standard Pre-op Photo Series for Augmentation:
Pre-op Photo Series for augmentation patients with a prominent sternum and steeply sloped chestwall
Pre-op Photo Series for Augmentation Patients who have breast ptosis or sag and may need mastopexy
Pre-op Photo Series for Symmastia Repair

Related Breast Augmentation Links:

To Other photo Illustrated Procedures:

Important Information About Implant Breast Enlargement

Important Information about Silicone Breast Implant Use

Trans-Axillary Breast Augmentation

Trans-Axillary Breast Incisions Scars

Breast Augmentation Shape Evolution

Breast Augmentation Shape Determination

Cleavage Determinants

Post-Op Implant Massage Technique

Implants Over versus Under the Muscle

Special Considerations in Augmentation

Breast Surgery in African American Women

Breast Augmentation FAQs

Breast Augmentation with Mastopexy Breast Lift

Revision Surgery for Augmentation Problems

Nipple Reduction/Shaping

Mastopexy or Breast Lift

Information for Out-of-Town Guests

Body Contouring

Facial Cosmetic Surgery

Main Page

Maps to Office Information for Out-of-Town Guests Site Map	Thomas M. DeWire, Sr., MD, FACS	E-Mail Dr DeWire
	Advanced Art of Cosmetic Surgery
	3974 Springfield Road
	Glen Allen (Richmond), VA 23060
	804-290-0200

Advanced Art of Cosmetic Surgery: Thomas M. DeWire, MD, FACS, Surgery Center and Spa, 3974 Springfield Road, Glen Allen, VA, 23260, Richmond, Virginia, USA