Is 475cc Saline Enough to Give Me a D Cup?

Patients do quite a bit of research on the internet and often see me with an idea of what size implant they desire.  However, it is difficult for a patient to know the true dimensions of the internet patient's chest, their ribcage shape, chest circumference, and other factors important to know in predicting cup size.  In general, about 200 cc is an average volume in what a thin woman with a 34 inch chest circumference would need to gain a cup size.  I would predict, that in your case, a 475 cc implant with a likely overfill will be more than enough to gain two cup sizes.  You may actually end up a bit larger!

 Hello! Thank you for your question. In general, implant size does not correlate with bra cup size. The cup size itself will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer as well as who is doing the actual measurements. Thus, cup size is never a reliable indicator for your breast size. I typically encourage my patients not to communicate her desires in cup size but more on the actual look and appearance. Good communication between you and your surgeon of your expectations is warranted - choosing your surgeon wisely is the first step. Discussion of your wishes and having an honest and open dialog of your procedure is mandatory (e.g, implant type, incision, placement, lift, etc). I have found that photographs brought by the patient is helpful to get a visualization of the appearance you wish for in terms of size, shape, fullness, etc. In addition, your surgeon's pre and postoperative photographs should demonstrate a realistic goal for you. Once this has been accomplished, allow your surgeon to utilize his/her best medical judgment during the procedure to finesse the best possible result for you after preoperative biodimensional planning and fitting the right implant for your breast width. Hope me that this helps! Best wishes for a wonderful result!

Hello,

Usually, breast implants increasing the size of breasts from a B cup to a D cup requires should fall within the range of 500-525cc so your guesstimation of 475cc may work for you.

However, without a physical examination and trying out different implant sizes when in consultation with your surgeon I believe that you may not have a fair idea of how your breasts may look like after breast augmentation with a given implant size.

Moreover, patients with breasts asymmetry (even slight) should anticipate to have implants of slightly different sizes to achieve the best results possible.

That being said, please remember that commendable results require an exceptionally skilled surgeon to perform the surgery and settling for anything less than that increases the chances of additional corrective surgeries dramatically.


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The best of luck to you.


 

Dr. Sajjadian