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Is it Possible to Predict My Post-Op Bra Size

asked 9 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Richard Linderman, MD
Question viewed 316 times
Tags: 130-149 lbs, 5 ft 8 in to 6 ft 0 in, 450-499cc, bra, results

I am 5'8", 140 lbs., a 32A with loose sagging skin from breast feeding 3 babies, and I'm thinking about getting a breast augmentation of 450cc moderate plus (Mentor). What bra size (band and cup) will that take me up to? I would like to be a full C/small D.

4 answers to Is it Possible to Predict My Post-Op Bra Size

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Predicting Breast Size

No surgeon with guarantee a certain cup size. It is important when you are meeting with your plastic surgeons to communicate your expectations and pictures can help. Your band size should not change with breast augmentation but your cup size will. Breast width base measurement and distance from the nipple to the breast fold are helpful in choosing a breast implant size. Most surgeons with experience are good in realizing their patients expectations but it is not never miss propositions... more
Richard Linderman, MD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon
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Predicting post-op bra size after breast implants

Since there is no objective measurement of bra size, all you can really expect from a plastic surgeon is an estimate. Cup size varies significantly from one bra manufacturer to another. I prefer to use 3D imaging which simulates what patients will look like with various different sized implants (in cc's or milliliters). This is much more accurate and takes alot of the guesswork out of sizing process. Best wishes, Dr.Bruno
William Bruno, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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Best Way to Predict Breast Size and Pick Implants BEFORE Breast Augmentation Surgery

Regarding: "I am 5'8", 140 lbs., a 32A with loose sagging skin from breast feeding 3 babies, and I'm thinking about getting a breast augmentation of 450cc moderate plus (Mentor). What bra size (band and cup) will that take me up to? I would like to be a full C/small D." Accurate prediction of the bra cup size an augmented breast will fill after surgery is AT BEST a guess. Since women's chest are nearly always asymmetric (due to BOTH breast asymmetry as well as... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Post op Bra Size

The more breast surgery I do the more I realize that there is no correlation between the size of implant and resulting cup size. This may have to do with several factors including: the amount of breast volume the patient starts with, the shape of the patient's chest wall (concave or convex), the type and model of breast implant selected (saiine/silicone and low/moderate/high profile), bra manufacturer variance in cup sizes, the degree of filling of the... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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