Is cup size truly accurate?

Cynthia Poulos, MD answers: Is 280gms for silicone implants enough to go from small A to full C?

I am 35 years old, 5 foot 4 inches, about 55 kg. I have 30-inch chest at inframammary level, presently very small A cup in one breast and AA in the other. I have had 3 pregnancies and when I breastfed, I was at least a D cup. Only very slight droopiness, but not enough to consider lift. Prior to my first pregnancy, I was a small B. My surgeon has recommended 280 gm silicone textured teardrop breast implants. I have heard that one cup size is 150-200gms, so will the 280gm be enough to increase me from small A to full C?


Cynthia Poulos, MD
3 months ago

One of the more difficult things to assess is what a cup size truly means in any one individual.  I see so many women in my practice, many who wear the same size bra.  If I were to place these women side by side their figures would not necessarily look the same.  I believe that there is not a significant degree of consistency from one style bra to another, from one manufacturer of bras to another, and how a woman likes her bra to fit. 

That being said, I believe that a surgeon can estimate the likelihood  that a certain range of implant sizes can bring you close to what you desire.  By using implant sizers during surgery there can be a great degree of accuracy in giving you the look you have asked for.  Notice I said look, as opposed to cup size.  Many woman believe that asking for a certain cup is going to give them a particular look.  In my practice I ask patients to bring in a picture of what they think looks good and believe would make them satisfied. I instruct them not to get locked into thinking just about cup size, rather they should think about what look they want.

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