What Size Implants Are Best For Me?

I'm 5'7 108 lbs v slender upper body-30" ribcage looking to be more in proportion (hips are 35") but still wanting SMALL and natural looking breasts. My surgeon recommended 230cc high profile unders but I'm worried this will be too big. He said I could have 190 instead and using the rice test I prefer this size, but how does the rice test compare to the end result? My surgeon is very experienced but not v chatty so I'm looking for some advice.

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5 ft 4 in to 5 ft 7 in 090-109 lbs breast size

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What size implants are best for me?

Please search RealSelf for many answers to your question, both the general ones about "best size" and the ones that list height, weight, chest dimensions, breast base dimensions, cup sizes, and so forth. Conveying what exactly is in your mind's eye to your surgeon is critical to achieving the result you want, and no amount of doctor 'chattiness" helps YOU tell HIM (or HER) what you want. But then you must listen to what your surgeon says about what your anatomy... more

A personal descision

The rice test is one way to make a better decision about what size is best for you but it is definitely not perfect. The difference you are talking about is 40cc which is a little more than a tablespoon - it will be very difficult for you to tell the difference once the implant is below the muscle. Good luck!

Breast implants

First, you have asymmetry between the two breasts so you will probably want two different volumes. Second the simplest thing for you to do is a baggy test and fill it with water or rice and get an idea of the volume you want.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

What Size Implants Are Best For Me?

Thanks for the question and posted photo. You are asymmetric and need different sizes. the 1900 to 250 range is OK. Just be sure you are fully informed. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl j. Blinski

Picking the best implant size for you.

It is very easy to be confused by this measuring system. Cup sizes are only used as estimates for clothing. Although the measuring technique for determining cup size is precise, the results of these measurements are not. Let me give you an example; weight is a very accurate measurement. However two patients that weigh 120 lbs are not likely to look alike. The same is true with two patients that have C cup breasts. This is why physicians tend to use volume (cubic centimeters or cc) as a... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

32 reviews

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Choosing breast implant size

This issue has been addressed in so many answers on RS. If you search them you will see that nothing we can say here will substitute for a clinical exam with the doctor, not the nurse and a dimensional analysis of your body, your breast tissue starting point, your (a)symmetry, and your goals from the procedure. It is inappropriate for a patient to "choose" their implants (how can you possibly know what's right???) and the doctor needs to use years of... more

What size implants are best for me?

While there is no perfect way to choose implant size, it is important to try on sizers to see what you find pleasing. The rice test would be a reasonable substitute. The implants seem to look a bit smaller once they're inside. For this reason I usually recommend going about 10% larger than the sizer. It is certainly the case that patients are very concerned about going too large. It is equally the case that after surgery the vast majority feel they could have... more