500cc Breast implants to achieve D cup?

Hello, I am 5'9" tall and weighing 137 lbs. My chest is narrow and I am barely a 34B. I had my consultation yesterday and the doctor suggested 500cc to make me a D. I have been doing some research and I think this may be too large. Any comments? I want to be a Large C to a Small D in cup size.

3 answers to “500cc Breast implants to achieve D cup?”

A: Breast Implant Size

Theodore Katz, MD

Although you are tall and thin, you're frame (actually your breast width) and skin elasticity may limit the size of implant you may desire with the least risk.  In 30 years of doing breast surgery I have yet to find the need to use a 500cc implant except in rare cases of tissue expansion to reconstruct a... more

A: Too large.

George J. Beraka, MD

Hi! 500 cc breast implants are too large on almost any body, and they age very poorly.  Your expectations seem very realistic, and you need implants between 300 cc's and 400 cc's. In Manhattan, we use disposable implant sizers in the operating room to make the final decision.  That way there is no... more

A: 500cc Breast implants D cup - or BUST...

Peter A. Aldea, MD

Dear Mossyoak, A 500 cc implant may not be big in Texas, but it is quite large everywhere else. In the absence of a physical examination, it would be presumptous on my part to second guess your surgeon. In choosing an implant, I follow the teaching of MY favorite great Texan - Dr. Tebbets of Dallas,  who... more

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