500cc or 450... Do I Need a Lift? How Big Will I Be After 500cc, Originally a B cup?

I am 30 155lbs... Looking to do breast argumentation my doctor suggested 500cc, but every time I tell to someone they always tell me that's HUGE. I am currently a B size. I do think I sag as I had my child at the ge of 15. Please, scared of regrets and dissatisfaction.

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How big after aug

I think you need to get a sample bra equal to the size you wnat to be and let your surgeon know.500 is is a big implant.I usually make the pocket and then see what size impalnt the pocket can accomodate.

Smaller implants required with simultaneous lift

Unfortunately, you did not provide us with any photographs so it is impossible to tell the shape of your breasts. However, the goal of breast surgery is to have beautiful breasts. Beautiful breasts are based on multiple factors, the least important is volume. More important is position on the chest wall, shape, symmetry, areola position and size. If you are sagging I recommedn surgery through a circumareola incision. Through this incision your breast issue can... more

Use of large implants

It is not possible to determine if a 500 cc implant is appropriate for your with the information that you have included. In order to determine correct breast implant size it would be important to know if you have any breast sagging and the base width of your breast. A large implant on a women with a wide breast base diameter in the 14 cm range may do well with a large implant provided that there is minimal breast sagging. If your nipples fall below the... more

Implant choice

If your surgeons suggested a volume based upon your exam then a good way for you to check is to do a baggy test with the volume. Good luck.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Best size implant depends on your measurements, tissues and implant type

Thank you for your question. Generally, most surgeons would agree that 500cc is fairly large. However, the most important factor is the width of your breast. If you have a very wide breast and you have a wider body frame, it is possible that 500cc is the right size for you. Did your plastic surgeon measure your breast width? Secondly, what type of implant are you having? Most likely 500cc saline would be too big but is possible that 500cc silicone is OK... more

Breast size

Mentor has developed a set of devices which can be used to mimic the size you choose. These can be placed in a bra or held over the native breast to give you a good impression of what you should expect to look like with a chosen implant size. These are available in our office.

Sizing for Breast Augmentation: photos, height, weight, breast base width diameter and breast dimensions would help.

Thank you for your question. Photos, height, weight, breast base width diameter and breast dimensions would help. A consult and physical exam with measurements is crucial. Getting sized for breast implants is much more involved than it seems at first thought. It requires a full consultation with detailed questions to see exactly what your goals are, short and long term. It also requires precise measurements of your current breast dimensions, the dimensions of your chest wall, as... more

All patients should choose their own size of breast implants with guidance from their plastic surgeon

Every patient I see for breast augmentation is carefully consulted and given the opportunity to choose their breast implant size. I have never told a patient what size they should be. I have a very stretchy bra that I put them in and place different sized implants into their bra. I take them quickly through progressively larger sizes until they decided that the implant is too big. Then we work down to the size that they like. This is only done after the breast has been measured including the... more

Hello

In our practice we tell our patients that 225 cc equal about one cup size and if you’re a B now you are looking to be a nice D cup. Breast size has a lot of different variable that without a picture or exam it’s hard to give exact advice.