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How Do I Find the Right Size for Breast Augmentation?
I am 1.51m tall and am 28 years old. My current bra size is A. I would like to go for breast implants but would like to know if a full C cup would be fine? It is my dream size! I weigh 47kg as i am very short and petite but have a muscular built and at the moment my arms look too big for my breasts. Please let me know what you think.
Asked 41 months ago by
Bernadine in South Africa
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Choosing the right breast size
Hello,
The right breast implant size can be estimated by your current cup size, your desired cup size, and your height. This will give you a range to work with. The next step would be to try some implants from this range in the plastic surgeons office or the rice test. You can use different implants for each breast to make the fine volume decisions. Doing all of this will get you very, very close to the implant size that would give you the size and shape you want...
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See Video: Your size should be based upon your base diameter and implant profile choice
You can likely go to a C cup, but the most important measurement your PS will need to take is the base diameter (check out the attached video!). Your PS should use this measurement with several others, as well as discuss with you your desires, in order to make a decision on a moderate plus or midrange profile implant for a moderate C, or a high profile implant for a full C. Most petite A cup women in my practice get high profile implants if/ when they suggest a desire to be a full C. Good luck!
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Choosing the Right Size for Your Breast Augmentation
Your question is likely the most common question with respect to breast augmentation.
I consider two factors when selecting implants for my patients:
1.Dimensional planning 2.Gel Implant Sizing system
Dimensional planning – The measurements of your chest wall are taken. Also, the breast dimensions including the height, width, and current dimensions of each breast form the basis of dimensional planning. Based on these measurements, the implant size is recommended. This will...
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The rice test
I usually recommend something called the rice test for breast augmentation patients. Many women use this simple test to get an idea of how many CC's will be comfortable. Have fun and remember this isn't scientific but it may give you better perspective.
1 cup of dry small grain white rice= 250cc/ml
1. Measure one cup of rice and pour it into a stocking. Tie with room to allow flattening or molding of rice, make two.
2. Mold each socking into the cup of the bra...
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Best Breast Implant size- Making the right decision!
Choosing the right breast implant size is the most important decision to make prior to breast augmentation in Los Angeles. I have found over the years that the best way of choosing a right breast implant size is to have the patients try on different breast implant sizes during the consultation. looking at pictures of others with different breast implant sizes is often misleading.
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Sizing the breast augmentatipon
Our process to size a proper breast augmentation involves both an objective and subjective component. The most important measurement in sizing is the width of the breast. My biggest criticism of some pictures I have seen on the internet is the unusually wide space between the breasts. This is due to an implant that is too narrow compared to the width of the breast. Choosing a proper width is the best bet for a natural look.
Having said this; we also try on...
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Breast Augmentation Selecting the Size of Breast Implant How many cc's for breast Implants
I spend a lot of time with patients discussing their hopes for the outcome of surgery. I am particularly interested in their preoperative bra size and fit, in getting an idea of their ideal postoperative bra cup size, and in estimating their ideal implant size and profile. Postop bra cup size cannot be guaranteed (and can actually be quite variable depending on the brand), but it can be helpful in trying to fully understand the breast profile that each patient is seeking. During the...
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Choosing the Right Breast Implant Size
When women are faced with what implant size if appropriate for their body type, several factors should be considered. These include:
1. Amount of excess skin and sagging of the breast
2. The current cup size
3. The desire cup size
4. Breast width and measurements
5. The amount of breast tissue currently present
In our Jacksonville breast implant center, we use of these factors to help you decide which breast implant size and breast implant profile is right for...
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Breast Implant Sizing
Choosing the right size (and shape) implant is critical to the success of the breast augmentation.
How you see yourself: The key is each person's own aesthetic, sense of balance and proportion.
We work together to find the right size to give you the look you want to achieve.
Anatomic Foundation: An important part of a successful outcome is anatomic. Your individual anatomy must be the foundation for the implant choice. We take careful measurements as a basis for determining...
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Work with your surgeon, and with sizers.
Knowing what size you want to be is something that I spend a lot of time on with women. But there are a couple of things that should first be understood. There is no perfect breast size. Generally there is a range that will look good for any given woman. Cup size is something we talk about a lot, but this is really quite vague. What cup size you wear will depend upon the manufacturer of the bra, how you like your bras to fit, padding (not a problem after the operation), and chest size....
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Personal Preference & your body type all play a part in the size factor
A full C cup is very common among patients. Implant size is based on the patients height, weight, activity and most of all personal preference. During your consultation your physician should show you pictures of women who are similar in height and weight as you, this will give you and your physician a clearer vision of how the implants may look on you. This allows your physician to see what goal you have in mind. It is good to have a few options to look at, so I would suggest that you...
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Size choice is based on your dimensions and profile preferences
The first thing you need is an excellent plastic surgeon who will listen to you and show you many pictures to help determine the look you like and how either natural or extra full you want to be. Everybody is different and the best way for me to choose an implant is to measure a patient's base width behind the breast and find implants that match this well. Next is the profile preference each patient has. A moderate profile implant gives a natural upper pole look while the moderate plus...
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How do I find the correct size breast implant?
The correct size is the size that you like. The trick is for your surgeon to determine what you have in mind. Often patients will have a predetermined cup size as you do. There are basically 4 cup sizes, however, and there are numerous breast sizes. so up to a point different breast volumes can fit into a C cup, the size you desire to have. The best way to determine what you like is to put different size implants into an unpadded bra, put a sweater on and...
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What is the right size breast implant for me?
Choosing the right implant size:
What is your chest size?
1. 32 a/b to a 32 c only requires about 275 to 300 cc of volume..
2. 32 requires less volume than 34,
3. 34 needs less than 36
4. Moderate or standard implants are wider than Plus
5. Plus are wider than High profile
6. Saline implants can be adjusted somewhat
It is important to consider what you consider is an attractive shape and size of a breast and to be less concerned about the numbers.
Pictures...
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Getting the right size - start with what feels and looks good to you
Despite all that has been written in our specialty about the correct size implant, I do not believe that within reason there is a right and a wrong size for breasts. Some people like small breasts, others medium others extremely large. No one has to have breast implants for larger breasts, it's purely about what the individual wants, and what their tissues can handle. So the first thing is to try to define how you would like to look, particularly in clothes or a bikini, quite simply by...
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THE BEST Breast Size
The best breast size is the size that best fits your body. It also must take into account your body image. You have your own unique body image. Your best size is YOUR BEST SIZE. Regardless of A/BC/D cup, what size or what shape is best for you....In bresat augmentation consultation, I discuss this with my patients. I have them put on different sized implants under a jogging bra to give the patient the best idea of what they could potientally look like....
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Get Measured for your Implants
Since you already know your desired cup size, my recommendation would be to schedule a consultation and get measured by your desired Plastic Surgeon. Your Doctor will measure your height, weight, current bra size, take the dimensions of your chest wall to give you your desired outcome. You will be able to try on sizer implants as well.
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Choosing the right size for breast implants
Choosing the right size for your breast implants is the most important decision that YOU can make during your consultations with your PS. Then it is up to the surgeon to choose the correct implant for you based on the volume you chose, your breast size and shape. All these factors are very important for the best overall result.
Also, never choose your implants based on what "your friend got" or "what you saw online" as these are common phrases I...
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Breast Implant Sizing for Breast Augmentation
There are many factors that go into the proper sizing of a breast implant. The most important one is the amount of breast tissue that the patient already has as well as the chest wall base diameter. There are other factors that can affect your ultimate breast size so that you are not out of proportion or excessively sized. Breast implant surgery requires attention to detail, as well as objective and subjective measurements, to provide for optimal, individualized breast augmentation. However,...
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Breast Implants - What Size Implants Will Give Me The Look I Want?
Hi Bernadine in South Africa,
Well, the good news is that there is no "right" size, so you don't have to worry about finding it!
Actually, of course, there is a range of breast implants sizes that will typically provide the result the patient is looking for. Implants don't come in cup sizes but, instead, in cc's, or ounces. It's about 150-210 cc, or 5-7 ounces per bra cup size. But it's more if you're taller and/or have broader...
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Picking implant size
Number one important thing. Try them on. This gives you a good idea of what they can look like, but not a perfect idea. Take a variety of tops to try different sizes with.
No one should tell you that they will make you a particular cup size since that even varies between bra manufacturers. Less elastic around the chest allows cups to fit a wider variety of people. It is how you look, not the letter that is important.
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Breast Implant Size
Breast implant size should be determined by the natural breast width, the breast envelope and the the amount of stretch of the skin envelope. The natural width of the breast is a good starting point followed by the characteristic of the skin envelope. These measurements let you get a starting point for implant size selection. Physical exam at the consultation along with a sizer lets us see if the concepts fit. Cup size is difficult because depending the the company you buy the bra from...
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Breast Augmentation implant sizing
I tell my patients that the most important decision they will make is the size of the implant (others being the shape or profile of the implant, and the filler/silicone or saline) We spend a lot of time sizing and encourage the patient to do some at home. We loan out implant sizers and encourage the patient to go to a store and take many different sizes into the changing room with the sizers to think about cup size. You can make your own sizers with Flax seed or rice in...
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Match your implant size with your body.
There are many things to consider when choosing an implant size. Take into account your height, frame, (width of your shoulders and chest wall), amount of breast tissue you have and how "tight" your tissues are. A consultation with your plastic surgeon can help you determine the best size for you.
In my office, I evaluate the above and I insert silicone implant sizers in a bra. I find this helps the patient visualize the...
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Determining Implant Size
The best way to determine the appropriate size implant is through a good physical exam. The exam should include assessment of the quality of the skin and breast tissue as well as measurement of the breasts width and chest width.
Dr. ES
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