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The More Breast Tissue You Have, the More Ccs You Need for Implants?

asked 2 years ago by Star24 in Texas
Latest answer by Ricardo A. Meade, MD
Question viewed 795 times
Tags: breasts, breast size

Is it safe to say that the more breast tissue you have, the more cc's you need to achieve whatever your goal may be, compared to someone who has less breast tissue? For example, an A cup getting 200cc will probably make her 2 cup sizes bigger whereas a C cup using 200cc, may not even do much? Also if you're going under the muscle or dual plane, does the implant kind of push out what you already have?

12 answers to The More Breast Tissue You Have, the More Ccs You Need for Implants?

Appropriate implant size for breast size

Interesting point but it's not quite correct. It all depends on where you're headed. If you have a C cup breast, that doesn't mean that you need a larger implant than someone with an A cup...you have different goals. The A cup patient may want a small difference and the C cup patient may want to fill the upper pole. The truth is that if you are already a C cup and are wanting a larger breast I sometimes wonder, how much larger? Is the goal a DD? F? G? There comes a point where it is fairly predi more

Ricardo A. Meade, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

You are partly right regarding breast size changes

While it it true that 200 cc's will make a bigger difference for a small breasted patient than for one with more volume, it won't make a 2 cup size difference in any way. Also, it is often the case that when a patient has more of their own volume, they need a smaller implant in order to not look huge.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant augmentation or enlargement considerations: bra cup size, volume, under or over

Within limits, the statements you make are correct: It generally takes increasing volume to achieve an incremental increase in cup size. However, please realize that there is some subjective interpretation and inherent inaccuracy to the cup measurement. As bra options become increasingly complex, it is not only breast volume but also breast shape that may determine the cup size. Cup size is a fashion term (subject to interpretation by Donna Karan or Calvin Klein, etc.) whereas volume... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Larger implants generally needed if there is more breast tissue

Yes, in general if you have more breast tissue, you will need a larger implant to see more of a difference. However, other factors that come into play include how much skin stretching you have. Any implant will push out what is there, and when the implant is larger, you start to see more fill in the top of the breast. Good luck, nsn.

Nina S. Naidu, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant size and bra cup size

You are partially right. The more breast tissue you have, the larger the implant has to be to see a significant change. Although going under the muscle or dual plane does push out what breast tissue you already have, this position requires a larger implant than one above the muscle to achieve the same bra cup size increase. Also, the larger the chest size, the larger the implant needs to be to achieve one cup size increase. However, for people with the same size chest, theoretically, the... more

Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon

Final breast size is the current volume plus the volume of the implant

This is a very common mistake! The final volume (size) of your breast is the current size PLUS the volume of the implant which is added. Therefore, the LARGER your current breast size, the SMALLER the volume needed to achieve a certain size. In other words, a "C" cup breast will require a smaller implant volume to achieve a "D" cup than an "A" cup breast. The other common mistake it to go too large or use a large implant thinking that it will "lift"... more

Michael A. Jazayeri, MD
Santa Ana Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant volume and cup size

Hi, Thank you for your question. Every patient is different. The same-sized implant can have a different effect on different patients. Even patients who are relatively the same "cup" size pre-op, can require different shaped and sized implants to achieve the same look. Cup size is never promised. There are other factors such as skin laxity, nipple placement, droopiness, etc that can affect the result of a certain size of an implant regardless of breast volume. The implant will... more

Sam Speron, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

CCs vs. Cup Size

I think this sort "figuring" is not productive, and serves only to increase your anxiety. I think it is more helpful to understand that the diameter tends to increase much ore than the projection as the size of the implant increases. As you overfill the implants, the projection increases while the diameter slightly decreases. Implant size goes up around 30 cc's per size (Inamed) which is about a shot glass, which is not much.

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Cup size and implants

A patient with large breasts may have a wider breast width diameter which may then put them in a larger implant than say a smaller breasted woman.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

True enough, a larger breast will need a larger implant in breast augmentation

When a surgeon is considering an implant to use in breast augmentation, after taking the individual goals in mind, the size of the implant is influenced by the breast diameter, chest size, and breast projection needed. While there is a 'rule of thumb' that each change of say, 150cc, the breast size will increase by one cup size, the size of the natural breast plays a large factor as well. Think of it as a percentage change in size of the breast. If you consider the A cup in a slender... more

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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Breast implant volume vs cup size

No! Cup volume varies directly with the bra size i.e. 34 or 36. In other words, as the bra circumference goes up, the volume required to fill a given cup increases exponentially. Often times, women with larger breasts need a smaller implant to achieve their desired result. It has been stated that a 32D cup has similar breast volume to a 34C, which is similar to a 36B. It has also been stated that up to 40% of American women are wearing the wrong bra size. It is much more helpful to... more

Michael L. Workman, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

Predicting cup size changes with implant volume is not precise

The general rule of thumb here is that the less breast tissue there is, the larger the volume of the implant to acheive the same postop size. Also, the more breast tissue there is the more likely you could go over the muscle. It is unfortunate that we don't have a more reliable way of discussing breast size than the cup system, which was introduced by the Warner Bros. Corset Company in the 1930's as a way of inferring breast size without doing actual measurements that would be considered... more