Getting Large Breast Implants Using TUBA Incision?

5'4 155lb 32yo and wear 36A want to be a full dd am doing natrelle smooth round saline implants under muscle and tuba incision thought 700 cc would put me at a full dd but nurse said it would probably take 800 cc and the doctor said not sure he can get that to fit but would try to but said is sure can get atleast 500 cc in there here are my questions what would 500 cc put my cup size at & for me to achieve dd cup how many cc you think & has anyone ever gone this big with their 1st augmentation

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age 25-34 700-749cc saline implants

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Huge Implants CAN be Placed in the Breasts - BUT...

Many women confuse the mere physical ABILITY to shove a very large breast implant into a breast with it resulting in an attractive short or long-term results - In the 1950's college boys competed on how many frat boys could squeeze into a phone book. (Obviously, the number would differ if the were football line backers or members of the Glee club). Today women assume that the secret correction to an A or smaller cup is shoving the biggest possible breast implant that would not... more

TUBA and sizing breast implants

The disadvantages of the TUBA approach to breast augmentation is that the very indirect approach results in a significant loss of control in getting the implant situated properly in an accurate pocket, possible injury to the implant in placement, and the necessity of using an inframammary crease incision later if any revision or replacement is required. An inappropriately sized implant, if saline-filled, can be done via a TUBA approach but this will add to the likelihood of a poor... more

Implants and cup size

It is difficult to correlate cup size with implant volumes. I do not think that you need an 800 cc implant to get into the DD range.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Size of the Implant (volume) and Bra cup size

There really is a disconnect between volume as measured by CC (cubic centimeters which equals milliters and grams for water) which is a scientific measurement that is standardized compared to cup size which can be an arbitrary garment designation. On average you should go up one cup size for every 150 to 200cc of volume that is added but this is only an estimate. Try the sizers, on and then a bra over this to "guesstimate" the final cup size.