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Being a Small A Cup, Will a Moderate Profile, 265cc Silicone Implant Provide a Natural Look for Me?

I am 5'1, and 100 pounds with a very petite/small frame. I have already consulted with my doctor and she believes that this size will be best. I am afraid they may be too small but I aiming towards a general "C cup". I want them to look natural, but I also do not want to regret my decision and think they are too small.

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8 Doctor Answers | Asked by curious in louisiana

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Correct volume?

Its har to advise you on size without seeing photos. The most common reason for dissatisfaction after breast augmentation is that size is too small so I would suggest that you have the doctor try different sized implants in your bra to assess size before your surgery. Scott Newman, MD FACS

Implant Size for Natural Look

The more breast surgery I do the more I realize that there is no correlation between the size of implant and resulting cup size. This may have to do with several factors including: the amount of breast volume the patient starts with, the shape of the patient's chest wall (concave or convex), the type and model of breast implant selected (saiine/silicone and low/moderate/high profile), bra manufacturer variance in cup sizes, the degree of filling... more

Questions on appropriate implant size for breast augmentation

Without any photographs and a careful examination, what implant size and style would be appropriate for you is pure conjecture. You may want to further discuss your concerns with your plastic surgeon as regards these issues. It may also be helpful for you to seek a second opinion for another perspective.

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Breast augmentation and implant size

AS for the right implant for you, it is very difficult to determine this without an exam. If your surgeon suggested this volume to you, you may want to do the baggy test with water or rice to see if you like that volume.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Implant size

It is difficult to tell you what would be the best size implant without examination or photographs. With you being 5'1 and 100 pounds with a very petite/small frame and small A cup size breast, a gel implant of 265cc should make you a small C cup or large B cup and should look very natural if it is placed subpectoral. You might ask your surgeon if you could try a sizer implant with that volume in a bra and look to see if you like that volume before surgery. Your surgeon may also use a... more

Breast Augmentation, implant size

There is really no reason to take a patient to the operating room with only one size implant available, because 3 or 4 different sizes may look good on your frame. Ask the surgeon to have several sizes available, then show him medical post op photos you can download and print from the internet that are the look you prefer. Your surgeon can then try different volume sizers in the pocket during surgery to find the best match for you. Having said that, based on your ht., wt., and bra size, I... more

A cup to C cup no guarantees with implant choice

It is very likely you will have a beautiful and natural appearance with the 265cc implant but as a general rule most of my patients choose one size up from what they initially like(or what I recommended) because they have heard so many women state that they wished they had gone up one implant size. When we say 'going up one implant size' we mean 'the next implant size on the chart' and not 'up a cup size'. One size up on the implant chart... more

Breast implant size

With your petite build this may well be a good choice for implant size but I have not examined you and no surgeon can guarantee an implant size. Many patients if asked six months after surgery would prefer to be a little bigger. If I have a choice, I will use a slightly larger implant. You surgeon can use a sizer implant at the time of surgery and have several different sizes available. I am sure he or she will do everything to meet your expectations. I would place the implants... more

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Dreaming1989
4 months ago

I'm 5'1 and 98lbs with a very small petite frame as well. I asked for exactly 265cc's moderate profiles on me and thats just what I got. They look extremely natural and no one has even noticed them on me. I LOVE them. Though I do feel I could have gone slightly larger like 280cc's perhaps but everyone who DOES know about them rave so much on how they look perfect on me and that they are the perfect size. However, 265cc's did NOT give me a C cup size bra. I am now 2 months post op and with a 34B cup size bra. I'm happy with that.. something is better than nothing right? If you wish, I could send you pictures that I do have through email. I went from 32A to 34B :)

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