Is 100 Cc Enough to Go Down a Cup Size?

Question

I', 5'6" and 122lbs my implants are 360cc , I have a small frame so I would like to go down a cup size. Do you think 100cc will make enough of a difference. I know that I don't really have a lot of breast tissue, I started with a 34A. i would really llke to end up with a full B cup. I do fit into a 34C but these look more like D's to me.

Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS · Answer

It is certainly feasible to #downsize to smaller implants and also alter the positioning; if possible. However, decreasing is size may also require a Breast #Lift to to #tighten loose skin, better optimize the end result. Any #revision has risks of unhappy outcome or other complications. Also, the right implant for the revision is contingent on shape of body and your desired outcome.

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

Often the number quoted to lower the cup volume is in the neighborhood of at least 150-200 cc's and sometimes more.

Robert L. Kraft, MD, FACS · Answer

100 cc is not enough of a difference to reduce the breasts by one cup size.  WIthout photos, it is difficult to tell whether this would be a worthwhile endeavor for you.  See your plastic surgeon in followup.  You also haven't indicated what profile implant was used in the procedure and that can make a difference as well.

Jourdan Gottlieb, MD · Answer

There is no fixed definition of cup sizes so this is hard to answer. 

	Most surgeons estimate 200-225 cc to a cup size.

	If you went up two sizes with 360 cc implants, using an implant about half that size will get to up about one size. !00 cc will make a difference, but probably not a full cup size.

	Thanks for your question, best wishes.

Is 100 Cc Enough to Go Down a Cup Size?

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