How Can I Guarantee a C Cup After Breast Lift With Augmentation?

asked 8 months ago by Waygook
Latest answer by Robert M. Freund, MD
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Tags: after weight loss, C cup

I'm 5'6 and 150 lbs. 2 years ago I lost weight and been steady now for 11 months. I was once a D but now a very sad uneven B. I want to be a large C small D (MAX). I know when I get a lift my boobs will get smaller so will a 200cc implant be enough to get me to a c? I never again want to be big ( so even a DD will bother me). I know with big boobs come the appearance you weigh more and I just worked hard to lose weight. Saw a doc and 275cc seemed huge!

6 answers to How Can I Guarantee a C Cup After Breast Lift With Augmentation?

Rules for implant sizing

How to get the right size; 1- No guarantees can ever be made. 2-Lifts lose volume - the more sag, the more volume lost. 3-Implants typically increase cup size by 1 cup for every 200 cc's of volume. 4-Implant dimensions are about as important as the volume. 5- Rice test is a great way to determine your desired size. Warning: add 10% voume after coming to a size.

Robert M. Freund, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.breastenlargement.net

Selecting an implant size to guarantee a desired cup size

You are to be applauded for both your weight loss as well as choosing a breast cup size that is appropriate for your appearance. Because of your recent wight loss, your tissues are more likely to be loose, thus making a preoperative exact breast implant choice a difficult one. While your surgeon can't guarantee you a particular cup size, you can work together by reviewing examples of other patients, models, etc., that allows the both of you to arrive at a common goal. The better practice... more

Jeffrey D. Hoefflin, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

guarantee of a specific cup size

Congratulations on your weight loss. No one volume implant can guarantee a breast volume. The discussion of breast shape and volume with your Plastic surgeon is critical to achieving a happy patient post op. You might state pre op a range that you "feel" comfortable with and let your surgeon make the call on the table. A 275 cc implant from the photos you sent would probably not overwhelm your frame. Communication is key. Good luck more

Craig Harrison, MD
Tyler Plastic Surgeon

Bra size

It is impossible to guarantee a certain bra size because even bra manufacturers are different. You just need to make sure you have expressed your wishes to your surgeon. Make sure you have looked at pictures to make sure you both are in agreement as to what a C cup is and then you need to trust your surgeon. If you do not trust him you should pick another surgeon. Just make sure you are seeing a physician that is Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery... more

Gary Hall, MD
Kansas City Plastic Surgeon

www.hallmd.com

Cup size after mastopexy

Although no promise of final cup size can be made, it is important to communicate your size goals with your surgeon. In my practice, the use of photographs of “goal” pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as “natural” or “C cup” means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful. Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on who makes the bra; therefore,... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Can't guarantee cup sizes after breast surgery

No surgeon will or can "guarantee" you a cup size after breast implant surgery. All you can do is have a very open conversation with your doctor about the look you want, be examined and try on some implant sizers and move forward. If you put the same implant in you under the muscle that you have tried on in a garment, the result after surgery generally will be smaller than what you looked like in a garment. Most surgeons feel that there is about 200 cc's in a bra... more

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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