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High Profile Breast Implant Size to Achieve D Cup?

asked 2 years ago by inneedofadviceasap in fresno ca
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 1,035 times
Tags: breasts, breast size

I'm 5'0", 103 lbs, and currently a saggy/deflated 34 B. I'm looking into 380 cc or 420 cc breast implants and was hoping to achieve a "D" size. My doctor is recommending high profiles to counter my current sag and low nipple position but I want to know what size will assure my breasts will be a small/full D. What size, along with the high profiles, do you think will achieve this?

8 answers to High Profile Breast Implant Size to Achieve D Cup?

Breast Implant Sizing

Those do sound like some pretty large implants for you body. There are many things that come into play to how large you are going to be and it is very difficult to tell you online how large you will be with those implants but from what you are telling us, 420 cc is a bit on the large size. What I do recommend is doing the Rice Test. It is a simple test you do at home with a sports bra, rice, panty hose and measuring cup. You can read up on it on my website under the journal tab. But... more

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Implant volume and final cup size

It is very difficult to predict final cup size after an implant, and even more difficult to size a patient up without an exam. This is gone over with the doctor during consultation.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Countering a low nipple with a large implant

In answering your question, I have two points: 1. Don't choose an implant size larger than is recommended just to avoid a lift. In the end, you won't be happy with the size or shape of your breasts, and will likely need revision surgery, including a lift anyway. 2. It is not possible to accurately predict what cup size you will be after breast augmentation. You need to communicate to your surgeon, possibly by showing photographs of other women, of what you would like in terms of breast... more

Nirav Savalia, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

In breast augmentation only the result matters

The question of choosing an implant size is one of the most common questions that we encounter. Choosing the implant to create the look that you hope for is the responsibility of the surgeon who completes your procedure. If your procedure goes well and you are happy with the result the actual implant size will matter very little. With out any experiences how could you ever know whether a 350cc, 450cc implant or any other size is right? Do you really feel that you could put rice in your bra... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

www.peterejohnsonmd.com

Achieving a D cup

Hi, It sounds like you have a small frame based upon your height and weight. As a result, the base width of your breast, which is what we use to select implant size, is likely to be small as well. So, I think that your choice of high profile implants is reasonable given your desire to be a D cup. However, I suspect that 380-400 cc implants are going to be much large for your frame, and that you will be able to reach a D cup with a smaller size than that. Keep in mind that while larger... more

Nina S. Naidu, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Whoa!!!

Those are pretty big implants for someone your size? You can do it, but be sure that you want to look obviously augmented. And be certain that you are willing to accept that these heavy implants will probably make your skin stretch over time. I do a lot of revision breast surgeries, and one pattern that has emerged to me is women who had babies, needed a lift, but chose a larger implant to avoid the lift. What happens? In order to be filled up and avoid the lfit, they get a larger size... more

Steven Teitelbaum, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Volume can only lift so much

Increased volume can only lift so much. If you are choosing a larger volume to try and prevent having a breast lift at the same time, then be very careful and consider all your options. It is impossible to predict with 100% certainty your final cup size. However, your surgeon should be able to give you an approximate range.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Implant volume doesn't always predict cup size

It would be easier if we had a better system of measuring breasts other than the cup system, which isn't very accurate, but we are stuck with it. The cup size system is not a pure volume measurement of the size of the breast, so implant size can't predict cup size as accurately as we would like. Just pick a size you like by trying implants in a D cup bra, then your plastic surgeon will decide which implant style has the best match to your base diameter. But for the reasons I mentioned,... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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