Silicone Gel Implants Natural Size?

I think you have the right sizing. What I would do to really narrow it down is do the rice test, which what I have all my patients do. You can read about in on my website, feplasticsurgery.com. But here is the gist of it: take a pair of panty hose cut off at the ankles. Take a measuring cup and measure out 1 1/2 cups of rice which is about 360 cc. Pour in into the panty hose and tie it loosely. Put on a sports bra and place the rice /pantyhose into the bra and shape to cover you... more

Thank you for the question and pictures. Unfortunately, it is not possible to directly correlate breast implant size and final breast cup size. “Natural looking” means different things to different people- the use of words are subjective and lead to miscommunication. The "rice test" and other forms of pre-operative sizing also are inaccurate. Communication with your surgeon is critical in achieving the results that you wish to achieve. In... more

What one person might describe as a natural-looking breast augmentation might be described by another as very artificial-looking. My breast implant rep jokes that I am the biggest user of the smallest implants. In my opinion, breast implants of 450 -500 cc's even on a tall woman would appear to be an obvious breast augmentation. However, I would never try to convince a woman to go smaller than she wants to be. I would simply suggest that she see a plastic surgeon who shares... more

By sizing with the appropriate dimension of an implant you can get an idea of what will help you get the look you are after. In women I see for revision from surgery years ago who complain that they have always felt they were too large, they had no say in the size implant that was used. As your plastic surgeon to allow you to size with the implants so you can see. Dr Edwards