I'm 5'7, 150 Pounds with Very Little Breast Tissue. Is 500cc, HP Too Big? My Doctor Suggests This.

It is not possible to give accurate online advice regarding best implant size and style. 
The best online advice I can give to women who are considering breast augmentation surgery is: 




1. Choose your plastic surgeon carefully.  Concentrate on appropriate training, board certification, and the ability of the plastic surgeon to understand and achieve the results you are looking for. Before and after photos should be made available either at the consultation or on the surgeon’s web site.  Remember, however, these will be chosen for good results.  Photos are marketing materials. 





2. Have a complete discussion regarding your desired goals with your plastic surgeon. This communication will be critical in determining what breast implant type, size and profile will most likely help achieve your goals. 
Bringing photographs of women who have the look you are interested in and some that you don’t like as well are helpful.  I do not believe that photos are helpful in determining implant size.  Terms such as “natural” or “D cup” or “perky” etc. have different interpretations and are therefore not helpful.
 Also, as you know, cup size varies with the manufacturer and the chest size, which makes discussing desired cup size problematic. 





3.  Once you feel you have communicated your goals clearly, allow your plastic surgeon to use his experience and judgment to choose the breast implant type, size and profile that will best meet your goals.  In my practice, this decision is made prior to surgery using a specially designed set of implant sizers so the patient has a very good idea of how they will look after surgery.  Most of all we want you to like the way you look after surgery and after surgery when you start buying bras you will find what size fits best.

4.  There are quite a few questions on this site dealing with a description of body size and shape and bra size, requesting assistance with implant size.  Everyone’s body is different and choosing a size implant is ideally based on the size and shape of the breast, and the tissue characteristics of each individual patient, as well as their desired goals.  Many women may not be able to achieve the results they want without using an implant that is simply too large which often results in problems many of which require additional surgery.

Thank you and best of luck.

Photos would help.  Your height and weight and 500 cc HP implant sounds very appropriate based on my experience.  Further discuss your concerns with your PS.

Dr. ES

I agree with the bulk of what the other two dr's have stated, apart from being a little careful with being sold based on seeing gallery photos. If you think about it, in a commercial world you are not likely going to be shown a surgeons moderate results, more likely their very best! The danger is surgeons becoming salesmen! Beware. I perform around 350 cosmetic breast augmentations per year and do not show photos routinely! I do show photos of what complications can occur and look like. I prefer to let patients speak to other patients who have had surgery. Deciding on implant size is based on clinical assessment of your chest wall, breast, build etc, and relies on a good clinical assessment. If you're unsure get a second opinion.