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What Cup Size Should I Have if I Add 500cc to B Cup Size Breasts?

I had a bilateral mastectomy in May. I have expanders in & almost completing the filling process. I was a small B cup before surgery & would like to be a small C cup with the implants. I am at 500 cc's now with the expanders. What size implants should I need?

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B to C cup 500-549cc

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6 Doctor Answers | Asked by DiMaria in Coventry, RI

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Implant size after mastectomy

The expander should give you some idea of cup size as the implant dimensions will be similar. the shape may be better but the volume the same

Implants to replace expanders are usually about 10% bigger

Hello, If you have 500 cc expanders and are happy with the size the implant size that should be used to replace your expanders should be about 10% bigger. All the best, Dr Repta

Breast Augmentation - What Cup Size Should I Have if I Add 500cc to B Cup Size Breasts?

It is important to realize that sizing post-mastectomy is different from sizing for a non-mastectomy procedure, and that has to do - obviously - with the amount and contour of the remaining tissue. But there is an advantage from this standpoing - you can basically see what you'll look like after ward (from the standpoint of volume). Granted, your skin will stretch some but how big are you with the 500 cc expander? The implant will not be that much different in terms of... more

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Cup size and volume

Since you have expanders in, I would not be bogged down by cup size. I usually tell patients to let me know when the volume I put in the expander matches the volume that they would like in their bra. Period end of story. This usually suffices, and the cup will be what it will be based upon the various bra companies.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

What size implants post mastectomy

I would suggest you look on line for some postoperative photos of women post mastectomy with implants, and see the approximate size implants they have, and you like. I think a 500 cc may be slightly large depending on your frame to achieve a small c cup. 400-450 may be closer. your surgeon should also have photos to show you to help correlate size desired to implant size.

Rick Rosen, MD

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Norwalk Plastic Surgeon

Breast Implant Size to achieve C cup?

Thank you for the question. Unfortunately there is no direct correlation between size of implant and the resulting breasts' cup size. It would be in your best interest to communicate your size goals as clearly as possible with your plastic surgeon. You will find that every surgeon has a different technique in ascertaining what his/her patient is trying to achieve. I have found that the use of words such as “natural” or “C cup” or... more

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