Do I Need to Go Bigger to Fill out More Chest, Even Though I Don't Want Large Breasts?

I'm an athlete, 5'10", 140lbs, b/t 34 and 36, A cup. I would like a large B/small C cup. Leaning toward 300 vs 339.

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You need a consultation with a plastic surgeon for accurate sizing.

This question cannot be answered without a lot more information. It is best for you to see a board-certified plastic surgeon for a complete evaluation, measurements of base width diameter and implant sizing.

Breast implant choices

Choosing the rich implants for you really requires a thorough exam and a discussion of your desires for augmentation. It is difficult to say in this type of forum what would be best for you.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Larger breasts on a larger frame

Not enough information is provided to give you a preferred implant volume for your desired cup size. You are probably aware that lower profile implants will cover more of the chest for a given volume. You can try on sizers and then measure implant diameter to arrive at the implant volume and dimension that wil best fit your frame and desires.

Breast Augmentation

Thanks for the question. Breast augmentation is all about creating the patient's desired proportion on her personal framework. Without photos of good medical quality, front and side, it is not possible to give you an answer. That said, and speaking only in the most general of terms, the implant sizes you mentioned are likely to give you a nice full B cup, maybe a C if you have adequate natural breast tissue.

Breast Implants in Athletes

Hello, Your desires to fill out the chest but not be large-breasted can be obtained with the appropriately sized implant. It would be difficult for me to tell you the exact number with out a physical exam, but somewhere in the low to mid 300 range as you have mentioned could be correct. I suggest a low profile implant to give you the most height and width for any given volume that is chosen. For Natrelle it would be the 'Style 10', and possible sizes would be... more