If you’re curious about Jenner’s boob job specifics and what they mean, we asked top plastic surgeons to break it down below.
445 ccs
“Kylie had 445 ccs, which is the size of the implant,” says Dr. Shafer.
According to board-certified plastic surgeon Anthony Berlet, MD, this typically results in a full D cup, “though the final look always depends on the patient’s starting point and anatomy.”
Moderate profile
“And then there’s the profile of the implant. She had a moderate profile, and that’s the most common,” says Dr. Shafer.
In breast augmentation, there is low profile, moderate profile, and high profile, which describe how far the breast sticks out from the body and how wide the implant is. “You’re going to want to match this to the patient’s body because someone who is shorter and wider, you might want to use a lower-profile implant so that it matches the width of their breast. But if you had a tall, thin person and you put a low-profile wide implant in them, it would be extending into their armpit,” says Dr. Shafer.
Half under the muscle
According to Dr. Berlet, Jenner most likely used a standard breast augmentation technique called a dual-plane placement. “Meaning the implant sits partially under the chest muscle and partially beneath the natural breast tissue,” he says. “This approach helps the implant settle into a more natural, teardrop-like shape.”
Dr. Shafer echoes that statement. “Half under the muscle is typical for doing breast augmentation,” he says. “When you put the implant just under the skin, especially if you have really thin skin, it can look almost like an apple with Saran Wrap on it.”
Placing the implant half under the muscle provides cushioning and a more natural look. “If you just put it under the muscle and left the muscle connections at the bottom, the implant gets pushed up too high because the muscle’s holding it up,” explains Dr. Shafer. “So you divide the muscle on the bottom half of the breast just so the implant can relax and settle and have a more natural shape.”
Silicone
There are two main types of breast implants: silicone and saline. Both are encased in a silicone shell. Saline has salt water inside, while silicone is filled with cohesive silicone.
“And all modern implants now are a cohesive silicone,” says Shafer. “It’s kind of semisolid, so it holds its form, it holds its shape. And then how cohesive it is determines how stiff the implants are. So choosing which type of cohesiveness is also important for patients.”
On Instagram Stories, Dr. Fisher confirmed that he used Natrelle silicone implants from Allergan Aesthetics for Jenner’s augmentation.
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