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Richard P. Rand, MD answers: How do I find the right size for breast augmentation?

I am 1.51m tall and am 28 years old. My current bra size is A. I would like to go for breast implants but would like to know if a full C cup would be fine? It is my dream size! I weigh 47kg as i am very short and petite but have a muscular built and at the moment my arms look too big for my breasts. Please let me know what you think.

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Richard P. Rand, MD
13 months ago

The first thing you need is an excellent plastic surgeon who will listen to you and show you many pictures to help determine the look you like and how either natural or extra full you want to be. Everybody is different and the best way for me to choose an implant is to measure a patient's base width behind the breast and find implants that match this well. Next is the profile preference each patient has. A moderate profile implant gives a natural upper pole look while the moderate plus and high profiles look fuller in the upper pole. Finally, the height of the patient and other chest wall configurations are taken into account because of their influence on the final size. Just putting implants in your clothes or doing the rice test are very inaccurate ways of choosing an implant because they look about 20% smaller in you than they did on you.

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