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How Will my Body/Breasts Handle 500 CC Implants?

asked 1 year ago by CanadianGirl26 in Vancouver, BC
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
Question viewed 1,272 times
Tags: age 25-34, 130-149 lbs, 5 ft 8 in to 6 ft 0 in, 500-549cc, complication, risk

I am 26 years old. I am 5'8, 135 lbs, and have breastfed 1 child. My breasts are a 34 B. Having spent a lot of time doing the rice test, I would strongly prefer a 500 cc implant. My doctor initially recommended around 400 cc but agreed to doing 500 cc is that is what I choose. Is this considered a large implant, taking my stats into consideration? How much more at risk am I for complications by choosing 500 cc's instead of 400 cc's. Doesn't seem like a huge difference.

13 answers to How Will my Body/Breasts Handle 500 CC Implants?

Breast implant size

500 cc implants on your body frame will probably give you a D cup breast and I think that it is possible to get you to that size. It will increase tension on the skin so that you are at a higher risk of wound disruption and infection, which may lead to loss of the implant. Perhaps you and your surgeon can compromise on 450cc. In general, postpartum women can handle a larger implant like a 500cc implant because the skin has been stretched out by pregnancy and breast feeding. Visit with your... more

Leo Lapuerta, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

500 cc implants

500 cc implants are quite large and may be too big for your frame. A full exam and discussion would be performed during consultation. 500 cc implants may be too wide for your frame and may lead to sagging more quickly than smaller implants.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast implants (500 ccs) are really big.

How to pick breast implant sizes? 500 cc's will look fake, but read on. 1) This is the most common type of question on RealSelf. 2) It is the surgeon's job to pick the right breast implants, not the patient's. Implant selection is really pretty technical. 3) Make sure your surgeon REALLY understands the look you want. Mentioning a cup size is not enough. Show your surgeon pictures of breasts you like. 4) Then your surgeon has to tell you if your chosen look... more

George J. Beraka, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

How Will my Body/Breasts Handle 500 CC Implants?

In Southern California where I practice, many women choose implants much larger than 500cc, even if they are small framed and have small breasts. The main thing is that you understand the potential ramifications, and if you choose to have 500cc, that your surgeon chooses a profile that will best match your breast diameter. Good luck!

Amy T. Bandy, DO
Newport Beach Plastic Surgeon

500 cc Implants

In my opinion you will NOT have a "natural" look if you decide to go with the 500cc implants. You will want to go with an implant that is close to the width of the bottom of your breast. Also, another concern may be the incision site for the implant. It would have to be underneath the breast. There is no way, based on the size of your areloa, that a 500 cc implant would fit that way. I think these are all important factors to consider when choosing size.

Miguel Delgado, Jr., MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

www.dr-delgado.com

Breast implant size

It is very important to communicate your size goals with your surgeon. In my practice, the use of photographs of “goal” pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as “natural” or “C cup” or "fake looking" means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful. Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

500 cc Implants

Yes, these are very large implants! Given your anatomy, there will be a price to pay over time for implanting these large devices. As the others have stated, soft tissue changes do take place as a result of the forces caused by large implants. 400 cc might be more than your tissues can safely handle. These concerns can easily be addressed in a quality consultation.

Brian M. Braithwaite, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Large Breast Implants

I agree with Dr. Buchanan (with whom I was a general surgery resident many years ago) that a 500cc implant will not be appropriate in your situation unless you are seeking the "fake look". Implants which are larger than your breast width, which a 500cc implant would be in your case, will not not lead to a naturally appearing but augmented breast. Only you can decide what is important to you.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Handling a 500cc breast implant

It is true that your body may be able to 'handle' a 500cc breast implant, though we most often size implants based on breast and chest diameter, projection, shape and size of the skin envelope, available breast tissue to cover. Implant volume is only a number, it is the look of the breast and result which will matter most. Make certain your surgeon knows what you want to look like. If he has the message loud and clear and 400cc is the answer so be it. Of course we can get the larger... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

Large Breast Implants in Small Person

I would personally advise against 500 cc implants in anyone your size. They will look totally fake, stretch your skin significantly, and cause what breast tissue you have to atrophy. If put under the muscle, the muscle will thin and you will be as if you had them over the muscle within a year. As the skin thins, the implant becomes more obvious. By going this large in someone like you, sensation is also more reduced. Although most young women think that large breasts are nice, within a few... more

Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon

Choosing an implant

A lot depends on your base volume. It is best to match the base volume of the implant to the base width of the breast to get the best results. Otherwise the breast will be very wide. If you do want to be very large then I would consider going with a Moderate profile plus / style 15 or even a high profile or style 20. This would give you a larger more projecting breast without giving you a very wide breast. Discuss this with your plastic surgeon. more

Steven Schuster, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

www.schusterplasticsurgery.com

Breast implant size

Please read my other posts about choing implants. You should not choose implant size based on volume, but on the dimensional fit to your natural breast. There are a whole array of implant with the same volume that will give you different looks. Start with the lowest profileand work yourself up to larger implant according to dimension (i.e. width and profile or projection). The volume will take care of itself. In general, large implant produce higher rates of complication, especially as the... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Shoult I choose 500cc breast implants?

If you think that there is not too big of a difference between 500cc implants and 400cc implants, then i would recommend the smaller. It would be much less complicated to make you bigger if you are unhappy than it would be to make you smaller.