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Im a Small B Cup Will 340cc Make Me a Large D Cup or Should I Go Upto 380?
asked 7 months ago by cienna
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 135 times
Tags: 300-349cc, 350-399cc, B to D cup
5 answers to Im a Small B Cup Will 340cc Make Me a Large D Cup or Should I Go Upto 380?
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Implants and a "D" cup
Without an exam it is very difficult to suggest what may be the possible cup size after implantation. Vup size is very variable. In general, a "B" cup will probably go up a cup or maybe two with that size implant.
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Breast augmentation to C or D cup
Cup size, as has been said here by others, is an entirely unscientific and bizarre system which has essentially no consistency among bra manufacturers, or even from country to country. Ultimately, you are better served by helping your surgeon understand the degree of projection you want, either via pictures or using sizers to estimate your target implant size. I never guarantee an exact cup size, but knowing that a patient wants to be more on the "C" side or the "D" side...
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Tim Abou-Sayed, MD
Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
Palm Beach Plastic Surgeon
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Im a Small B Cup Will 340cc Make Me a Large D Cup or Should I Go Upto 380?
Again impossible to advise over the internet. No photos posted. My guess is no you will need a larger implant, but it is only a guess.
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340cc vs. 380cc
It's difficult to answer this question without seeing pictures. However, having said that I never guarantee cup size in relation to cc's. We can guess, more or less, but each bra is manufacturer cuts differently. CC's is an actual measurable system. I recommend you doing the "rice test" and getting an idea from size from that.
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Breast Implant Size and Resulting Cup Size?
Thank you for the question.
Unfortunately, there is no direct correlation between the size of breast implants and the resulting cup size. In other words, no surgeon can promise that a certain breast implant size will result in a certain bra cup size. I have found that trying to make this correlation is one of the most common sources of patient dissatisfaction after their breast augmentation procedure.
In planning your breast augmentation procedure it will be...
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