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Richard P. Rand, MD answers: Getting smaller implants - 700cc to 500cc feasible?

Hi. Four years ago I made the stupid choice of getting 700cc (Round smooth silicone, high profile, 14.4 x 6.2cm)breast implants. I am a tall girl, 5' 81/2" and 135 lbs. I wear a 36 band bra. My current cup size is WAY to large! My breasts look extremely fake and i am very self-conscious. Before the 700cc implants I had 400 cc anatomical implants to correct tubular A cups that were also asymetrical. I felt the 400ccs were too small. The 400cc (12.5 cm x 13 cm x 4.9cm) implants were submuscular and looked very natural, they were just small on my broad frame and seemed to be 10 miles apart. I got the 700cc implants to get a cleavage. I hate the high profile, they look really fake and I wanted a natural look. I am getting a revision soon and the doctor recommended Mentor Moderate plus profile, size 450 or 500cc smooth round silicone implants. The dimension of the 450cc implants is 13.6 x 4.2, the 500cc is 14.1 x 4.3cm. I would like a small D, right now I wear a 36D but I know it's the wrong size because the bra cups fit on the breasts like a baseball cap. I just want breasts that look "real". He said he would have to do a lift (hopefully just around the areola). Do you think going from 700cc to 450 or 500cc is feasible? Can this still produce pretty breasts that look "real"? What is your experience with downsizing?


Richard P. Rand, MD
9 months ago

You have obviously spent a lot of time analyzing this.  Please recall that you started out with tubular breasts, the hardest starting point for breast augmentation and one which will never allow the "perfect" result. Plus, multiple surgeries will also not ever be as good as one that went really well. 

That being said, I would suggest you consider the Mentor moderate profile gel implant family of the same width as your current implant if you want to maintain the same proximity of the result to the midline.  The moderate plus family also looks much more "real" than the high profile style but is still not truly natural.  The key is to keep the same base diameter you have if you want to prevent your next set of implants from looking too far apart again.  The lift will restore the proper position and elevation of the nipple and can tighten up loose skin depending on what kind of lift is done.

As always, don't get hung up on bra cup sizes, just worry about the "look" you want and the bra size takes care of itself.

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