What Should the Lower Pole Measurement Be for Full D and DD Breasts?

I had revision breast aug surgery 2 weeks ago. I exchanged my 325cc saline unders for 550cc silicone (gummy bear) unders. My breasts dropped almost immediately, after about 10 days. In the last couple days I noticed a lower pole difference. My right lower pole is 1cm bigger/longer than my left. The right is measuring 8.5cm and the left 7.5cm. I'm sure the left will catch up to the right but I wanted to know what the typical measurements for the lower pole are.

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7 Doctor Answers | Asked by lori123934 in San Diego, CA

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Measurements for DD breasts

I wouldn't worry too much about the measurements. How do the breasts look? If they look good - great. If one implant looks too high - massage it downward. If one looks like it might be dropping too low - support it with a good sports bra. Check with your surgeon. He/she will be able to best direct you.

Nipple to Fold Distance

These is no definitive measurement of the nipple to breast fold distance to produce a certain cup size. The important thing is to center the implant beneath the nipple so that it points forward and not up or down and is centered on the breast mound. Different implants have different projections and base diameters.

Breast Measurements

Like many aspects of plastic surgery, breast surgery is a mixture of science, surgical technique, and art. There are no 'ideal' measurements that will fit all women's breasts. There are certain normal ranges but these numbers vary widely from patient patient. Many women have asymmetries between their breasts that should be noted prior to surgery. These measurements may have changed after your second breast surgery, and two weeks after surgery is too early... more

Breast Implant Exchange and Inframammary Fold Lowering

The lower pole measurement you are undoubtably referring to is the nipple to inframammary fold distance. There is no specific correlation between breast cup size and this linear measurement in any patient. Every woman's breast and chest dimensions makes this a variable number. On a practical basis, what matters is whether the nipple is positioned close to the center of the breast mound and do both breasts have reasonably symmetric inframammary fold levels. With significantly larger... more

Breast cup size and dimensions

Nipple to inframammary fold measurements are position dependent, and can be performed in the coronal plane or against your skin surface. 7-9 cm is within normal range, but whatever the distance, you want an approximately equal distance from the nipple to the upper margin of your breast and an equal or greater distance from the nipple to the medial margin. Cup size is more a function of breast volume than dimension. A flat breast on a broad chested woman may have a long nipple to crease... more

Breast augmentation revision

Thank you for the question. Unfortunately, there is no specific nipple/areola to inframammary fold distance that correlates with specific cup size. It is very likely that with larger implants the distance from the nipple to inframammary folds have increased.Hopefully with time your breast implants will settle symmetrically. Best wishes.

Answer to RealSelf.com "Lower Pole" breast Question

Every person and almost every breast is different. It would be impossible to give you any one measurement that is correct. I also am not sure to which measurement you are referring, but I assume you mean inframammary fold to nipple distance. In order for your surgeon to have increased your implant size from 325 cc to 550 cc, he/she had to increase the pocket size and lower the fold. This will result in lowering of the fold and implant. Two weeks is... more