Estimated Cup Size After Breast Implants?

A 280 cc implant may offer you an additional cup size, but this can vary from bra company to bra company.  They certianly look different for different patients.

Hi. I think I answered one of your questions before. I don't think it is wise to pre-select an implant size, because the outcome is just an educated guess. Show your surgeon a picture of what you consider nice breasts. Then, I use disposable implant SIZERS, during surgery. We try different volumes in the sizer, and decide which implant size gives you the look you want. Only then do we discard the sizer and open the permanent implants. This approach takes only a few minutes, and a sizer... more

In general for every 175 to 200 cc of implant volume you will go up a cup size. This can change depending upon the base diameter of your breast and the base diameter of the implant that is selected. One easy way to determine size is to pick out a bra the size that you would like to be after surgery, then measure out 280 ml of dry rice, place this in a nylon stocking and then into the bra. This will give you + or - 20% some idea of what this implant will do for you.

Depending on your chest circumference.  If you are petite, 280cc might bring you up to a D cup.  It will also be somewhat dependent on whether the implants are placed under or over the muscle.  Good luck!

I have found it very useful to have patients try on bras with implants put in them before surgery. While of course this is not exactly the outcome after surgery I have found it helps patients get an accurate estimate of what size they will be after surgery. The problem is the implant in the bra sits on top of the breast tissue while the implant after augmentation pushes the patients breast tissue forward. I also like patients to look in a full length mirror with a t shirt over the bra and... more

The garment industry speaks with language like "cup sizes" while plastic surgeons speak with language like "moderate/high profile silicone 200 ccs or 300 ccs). There is no real way to equate the two. Patients usually try to ask me what cup size they will be and I find it very difficult to answer that question. The reality is that you need to try the implants under a bra, pick a size that you like, and that is what we will go with (after measuring your breast width, etc.). If... more

Unfortunately we have no other language to use when discussing breast size other than the cup system, which was introduced by the Warner Bros. Corset Company in the 1930's as a way of sizing bras without directly measuring the breast. The result is that it is highly inconsistent, varying from one bra style and manufacturer to another. The problem is that it isn't just a volume measurement and not just a dimensional measurement either; it depends on the size of the chest (rib cage) as much... more