36A/32B to 400cc, Worry About Sizing? (photo)

Hi! I'm having my BA in 11 days and I'm worried about sizing! (Totally common, I know!) I'm 24 years old, no children, 5'1, 123lbs and a 36A or small 32B. My PS & I decided on 400cc silicone gel under the muscle, inframammory incision. I'm hoping this decision will bring me to a natural 'full' C or small small D. Do you think this will get to me to the size I want to achieve? I'm worried anything bigger than a small D will make me look 'top heavy' or unproportional.

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age 18-24 A cup 5 ft 0 in to 5 ft 3 in silicone implant under muscle 110-129 lbs inframammary

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Define your goals

While cup size is a gauge of breast volume, it may be more important to clearly decide what you want to achieve. Frequently, women are seeking a certain fit to their clothing, to look a certain way in swimwear or have a desire to look a certain way when undressed. Be sure to communicate this to your surgeon. Sizers can give you a general idea of this, but everyone's breasts may react a little differently to augmentation and surgical style and approach may also have an impact. Be... more

Do a baggy test?

If you think that 400 cc may be right for you, then I suggest doing a baggy test to check it out. It is difficult to nail down cup size based upon implant volume.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Implant Size Selection can Tricky

Implant size selection b can be quite tricky. First of all, a common measure of breast size is bra cup size. This is problematic because cup size varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and from style to style and is not entirely reliable for precise measurement and prediction of breast size. I am also an advocate of dimensional planning. This is a process where measurements of the chest wall as well as the breast height and width as well as your own tissue... more

36A/32B to 400cc, Worry About Sizing?

Very little posted to help respond to your concerns. I guess 400 cc would work, but always best to be on the same page as your surgeon. Sounds like you need further pre operative discussions to me. Is he/she boarded?? Do they have the "circle"!

What size implants?

Hello. The most important factors for determining the size of implants that could be used on a patient include width of the base of the breast, the size of your thorax and the amount of breast tissue and skin you have. Without this information or a personal consultation it is impossible for me to decide what implant you can have. I would imagine that your surgeon has already taken these measurements and after discussing your goals is confident in the size chosen. Jaime... more

400 cc Breast Implants And Worried about Size

350 cc is the most common volumetric amount placed in the US. In general, trying on sizers in the office is the best way to determine volume. If you are going submuscular, the implant volume selected may need another 50 cc or so. 175 cc to about 250 cc is about one cup size based upon a number of variables, so 400 cc may be the right amount for you. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Implant size selection

I consider two factors when selecting implants for my patients: 1.Dimensional planning 2.Gel Implant Sizing system Dimensional planning – The measurements of your chest wall are taken. Also, the breast dimensions including the height, width, and current dimensions of each breast form the basis of dimensional planning. Based on these measurements, the implant size is recommended. This will give you a unique breast implant that is suited for your body frame. However, there are some... more

Worry About Sizing

There are no fixed definitions of cup size, so predicting them can be a lose-lose proposition. Hopefully you have had a chance to try on implants to get a rough idea of what they will look like (the same size implanted will look a bit smaller then the trials placed over the breast). Use that as a guide rather than an arbitrary and undefined measurement. All the best.