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How Much Cc is Needed to Achieve Full C Breasts?

asked 2 years ago by confused77 in NY
Latest answer by Matthew Schulman, MD
Question viewed 6,303 times
Tags: age 25-34, silicone implant, 350-399cc, B to C cup, moderate plus profile

I am 31 years old, 5'4 & 145 pounds. I have had 1 singleton pregnancy and twins; I breast fed all three. I wear a 36B, however, the B cup is not filled out in the top part of the bra--it's a little loose. I am getting smooth, round, moderate plus profile silicone implants. I would like to be a full C, but I don't want to look fat or too big. I have been told 370, 450, & 500 by 3 different docs. Based on my pictures, what cc would you recommend?

13 answers to How Much Cc is Needed to Achieve Full C Breasts?

How to choose your breast implant size

Choosing breast implant size (or CC's) is a personal decision that should be made with your surgeon. There is a certain range of sizes that will "fit" your body. The best way to decide is to try them on. In my office, my patients are given a brea, implants of different sizes, and then they can see exactly what they will look like after the surgery. Sometimes my patients even borrow the implants for a few hours to go shopping or go out for lunch. It is like "test... more

Matthew Schulman, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Very large breast implants are a bad idea.

Hi! 1) I think you will be very unhappy with 450 cc's or 500 cc's. You will look buxom and fake. Very large breast implants stretch your tissues and age badly. This is not good judgement. 2) 370 cc's is at the upper end of what you may need. You have a fair amount of your own breast volume, and you don't want to be larger than a full C. 3) Here's the important point : I think it is a mistake to select final size in advance because, no matter how good an eye I may think I have, it ... more

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Choice of implants for a C cup

I don't have the benefit of your dimensional measurements but you do have a fullness in the muscles in your chest and the type of body that tends to look big quickly. Also at 5'4", you will look bigger quicker. I would say that the 450 and 500 implants would look very big on you for sure! I would also recommend a periareolar lift to elevate your low nipples and reduce the areolar diameter a bit. Check the photos on my web site.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Cc's vs. cup size

There is no accurate formula to translate cc's and cup size. Bra cup sizes are based on designer and manufacturer criteria and not consistent. The best way to determine the appropriate implant size is to start with measurement of your chest, breast and tissue coverage. That should leave you with a very narrow range of implants - not the wide range you mentioned in your question. Then you can take the implants that fit your body and try them in a bra/cup size that you like. If you achieve... more

Bahram Ghaderi, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Different idea for augmentation to achieve C cup breasts

Your question sure has generated many responses. All the advice you have received from the other Plastic surgeons makes sense. You should decide what size you like and not worry about how many "cc's" the implant is or what size bra you fit into. However, one way to work backwards is to go pick out a bra you want to be able to wear after the surgery and have the surgeon sterilize it and hold it over you augmented breasts in the OR with "sizers" in place. Then you at... more

Daniel Sherick, MD
Ann Arbor Plastic Surgeon

Implant Sizing

Difficult to say what size but it all depends on your measurement and what you are trying to achieve. Using sizers in the consultation or using the rice test would help you, this is a link to how to perform the rice test : http://www.feplasticsurgery.com/journal/orange-county-breast-augmentation-sizing/66/ One other thing that needs to be addressed is the fact that you are bit asymmetric and the lift size is somewhat more ptotic. You may need a circumareolar mastopexy to address this... more

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Implant size

This is all discussed in consultation and after a thorough exam. Measurement are taken and sizes are determined at that time. I send patients home with an approximate volume that they should try out at home. If they want more or less they tell me. If it is within reason, then we go forward.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant size-the "look" vs the Cup size

You should be concerned with the"look" and not the cup size. It is impossible to know exactly the cup size that will result with any size implant. I find that one of the best ways to determine the right size implants are as follows.1. Have the patient try on the implants in a stretch bra with a clingy top to obtain the look they want2. Have the patient show the doctor pictures of how they want to look3. The surgeon should be able to put that information together to determine a... more

John P. Stratis, MD
Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

It all depends

You have what appears to be a large chest, so adding a significant volume to your breasts would be easy, but as you are concerned with looking too big, or fat, it is necessary to try on a larger bra, put a sizer in it and then put your clothes over that to see how you look. This is an easy thing to do and your plastic surgeon should be able to asist you in making a decision.

Jack A. Friedland, MD
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

How much cc is needed to achieve full C breasts?

Every Plastic surgeon on this panel could readily answer your question if you (or anyone for that matter) could ACCURATELY tell US - - 1. HOW MANY cc's (saline or silicone gel) make up a C cup, a Full C cup, a D cup, full D cup etc. - 2. is the SAME volume of cc's per cup applicable to ALL bra cups in the US and Canada? - 3. Assuming a Bra cup COULD be established by a strict reliance on the volume of cc in each implant - wouldn't the real and ULTIMATE cup size in each woman also be... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Implant Relation to Cup Size

There is no formula for determining the size of implant for a particular cup size. Cup sizes vary widely among manufacturers and a 36B generally is the same as 34C. In order to determine the size for you, you should "try on implants". This will allow you to determine the size that you are comfortable with.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Choosing Breast Implant Size

It is very difficult to equate the size of implants needed by purely quantitative factors such as your height, weight, and current breast size. All implants will create a volumetric increase in size, but the aesthetic improvement is more important than the quantitative improvement. I begin my discussions by having patients come to my clinic with a plain white, tight shirt and a sportsbra and have them try on different size implants to determine the range of sizes. I then use that range in... more

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants to achieve a C cup

Have you tried the sizers and what do you think? You're the most important person that you have to please. There are many options here. As pointed out a lift is a possiblity as well. IF your concern is acheiving upper fullness with the smallest implant possible, than placing the implants above the muscle is another option. I would go with the smallest implant that satisfies your desires. see video