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What Cup Size Will 400/425cc Make Me If I'm A 34B Now?

asked 5 months ago by waytogo in San Jose, CA
Latest answer by Robert N. Young, MD
Question viewed 411 times
Tags: 400-449cc, B cup, breast size, gel, high profile

I'm 27 years old, 5'11 and weigh 133lbs. I have small 34B cups currently (although I'm always surprised I wear B cup bras as they seem more like As to me). I am thinking of going for high profile gel implants, 400cc on one side and 425cc on the other to improve symmetry. What cup size would I be after this?

12 answers to What Cup Size Will 400/425cc Make Me If I'm A 34B Now?

Cup size after breast augmentation

Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, cup size following breast augmentation surgery is not an exact science as there is no standardization of cup sizes between manufacturers. Different manufacturers have different cup volumes and as the chest size increases so does the cup size, which is to say that a 38 B cup is larger than a 34 B cup. To further complicate matters the final cup size will also be influenced by your rib cage shape, breast width, shape of your breast,... more

Donald M. Brown, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Sizing by cc's

I agree with Dr. DeMars and his statement is a good way to put it. You will be 400-425 cc's bigger. If you put on a size 10 gown you will look like you with a size 10 gown on. Another way to think of it is if you were talking to an orthopedic surgeon and asked how you'd look with a 50 cm hip implant. I strongly disagree with Dr. Greenwald that you can figure it out in the OR and the patient gets whatever the surgeon thought looked good in OR conditions. We have enough... more

Scott L. Replogle, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

Cup size

No one can guarantee what cup size you will be with a certain implant online. There are too many variables as you mentioned you are not too sure what cup size you even are now. Even different manufacturers of bra's can not agree. My patients tell me that Victoria Secrets bra's are usually one or even two cup sizes different than some other brands. You need to look at pictures with your surgeon to decide on the look that you want and then in my practice I use... more

Gary Hall, MD
Kansas City Plastic Surgeon

www.hallmd.com

Breast Implant Size Prediction

Predicting cup size after breast implant placement is far from an exact science. There are many factors that go into how any size implant will look on one's chest not to mention the variable of how any woman interprets what she is seeing and what size she thinks it is. The best that anyone can predict is that you will be somewhere in the C/D range but, quite frankly, that projection is not that helpful to you. You need to sit down with your plastic surgeon and show pictures of... more

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com

Implant Size

Those implants will make you 400-425 cc bigger than you are now. But without knowing how big you are now, breast width, rib projection, thickness and position of the muscles and thickness and location of the breast tissue and degreee of elasticity and firmness of the skin it would be impossible to com up with a cup size. It's a very complex issue. I tell my patients to forget about cup size since not even the bra manufacturers can agre on that. Surgery has never been designed to make a... more

Ronald V. DeMars, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

Breast Augmentation cup sizes

Cup sizes vary from different manufacturing company. You may be 34B cup size from one brand and 36A with another brand. Therefore, cup sizes are not a predictable outcome. In general, the estimated assessment is that one cup size is like 100 -150cc volume. Therefore, you may end up being C or D cup size depending on what brand you choose. How I determine what size implant would be appropriate for you is taking your breast diameter measurement, which give us a good determination... more

Kim-Chi Vu, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

Breast Cup Size after Breast Augmentation?

Thank you for the question. As you mentioned, cup sizes always difficult to determine depending on the person and the specific bra manufacturer. Likewise, there is no direct correlation between the size of breast implants and the resulting cup size. In planning your breast augmentation procedure it will be very important to communicate your size goals with your surgeon. in my practice I find the use of goal pictures to be very helpful.... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Determining Cup Size

Predicting cup size after breast augmentation is tricky because bra manufacturers use different standards. It is usually best not to be too concerned about what cup size you will be, as a 36C will be a different cup size than a 38C, even though both are "C cups". My patients view my before-after photos and can usually find one of my patients who has a similar body size and build. They can then get an idea of what different size implants can look like, and will have a... more

Robert N. Young, MD
San Antonio Plastic Surgeon

www.dryoungforever.com

Choosing implant size for breast augmentation

Having your surgeon review with you pre- and post-op pictures from his or her portfolio will give you an excellent idea of the surgeon's concepts of balanced breast augmentation. Chose someone Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and make sure you get to see a representative series of pictures. My approach is to bring to the OR a complete set of implants and then I use temporary sizers in surgery to see which sizes and shapes yield the best results... more

Daniel Greenwald, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon

Implant size vs cup size

Since bra cup sizes are not scientific measurements and vary between manufacturers, it is difficult to say what cup size you will be following a breast augmentation with a 400/425cc implant. However, I would estimate your final size to be between a large C or small D cup. One of the best ways to determine your eventual size is to try the implants on in a bra. This will allow you to not only try on different sizes but also the different shaped implants as well... more

Vincent D. Lepore, MD
San Jose Plastic Surgeon

www.vincentleporemd.com

Cup size and implants

Commonly when I use that volume in a "B" cup breast patients report back to me that they usually get into a "D" cup oar sometimes slilghtly larger. It is hard to say for you. If you know the volume that you are going with, then you can try them on and look at some bras to get an idea.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast Cup SIze after 400/425cc Implants

Predicting cup size after breast augmentation is difficult to do. With the limited information provided, you may be somewhere between a full C and small D cup.