Will 300cc Saline breast implants result in a C cup?

My Breast Augmentation is scheduled for next Friday. I went for my sizing consultation yesterday. I currently am a 32a and I will be getting Saline breast implants in the 300cc range (what my dr said yesterday).

What cup size will this be? Will this be a "C"? Thoughts? Estimates? Thanks in advance.

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6 answers to “Will 300cc Saline breast implants...”

A: Breast implant sizes.

George J. Beraka, MD

Hi! The secret is that you and your surgeon don't have to guess. In Manhattan, we use breast implant SIZERS during surgery to see exactly what size will give you the look you want.  Then we discard the sizers, and open the correct permanent implants from our inventory.

A: Choose what looks right, not cup size

Richard Baxter, MD

The question of what implant size will result in a specific cup size is a common one but also an unanswerable one. We are stuck with the cup system from the Warner Bros. Corset Co. in the 1930's, a more modest time when breast size had to be inferred from indirect measurements. So the whole chest determines... more

A: Can be difficult to determine cup sizes

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD

When deciding upon implant size it is best to look at photographs.  A photograph gives your plastic surgeon a graphic representation of your surgical expectations.  Bra cup sizes will differ from each manufacturer.  With this being said, considering the information that you submitted, ever[y 175... more

A: Breast size after implants

Richard Greco, MD

Breast size depends on a few factors -- how big you are around, how much breast tissue you have, and what size implant you choose. If you are a 32 -- an a cup is much smaller than a 40 A.  In the typical 32 A with little native breast, a 300 to 325cc will give you a mid C appearance. The best way to tell... more

A: Breast Augmentation Size

Robert M. Wald, Jr., MD

There is no way to exactly predict bra size after trying on implant sizers. This is a good approximation of what the bra size will be following the surgery. The problem is that each bra manufacturer has different shapes and body contours that cause differences in bra cup sizes. For instance, Victoria Secret... more

A: Maybe, it all depends on your breast size

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD

There is no absolute volume that gives a cup size a value. In addition to arbitrary decisions by the manufacturer, the cup designation is a function of the chest wall circumference (without the breasts included) and the relative projection delivered by the breast volume. A woman who is 6'4" will demand a... more

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liezle14
535 posts
30 Jul 2009

Hi Twinmom206! You might also want to read: Estimated cup size after breast implants?

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