400cc Silicone Implant Under the Muscle,110lbs, 5'3, 23yrs Old, B Cup,Will It Look Bad?i

On the east coast 400 is large and most women choose something smaller but also are very interested in a more natural look, if you are ok with bulging at the top of your breast you will be fine

Without photos or measurements it is difficult to suggest a size for you. But if your surgeon felt that 380 cc was appropriate to your chest and breast anatomy, then you should be confident in that advice. In general, I find that implant sizers look larger than the same size when implanted in the breast, usually by about 10%, but this is not an exact science. In general, a 400cc implant will increase your cup size two full cups. So if you want to be a full D cup size, then your surgeons advice is sound. A difference of 20cc is unlikely to make a difference in the final result. Computer imaging is a better way to estimate the implant size before surgery. Good luck.

Knowing that everyone's body is different, try to keep in mind that your results will be within a range and not exact.  Try to go in knowing that you may be on the larger end of a C cup or on the  smaller end of a C cup and convey which range you would be comfortable with to your surgeon.  With that said, going from a 380cc implant to a 400cc implant is not going to be a very noticeable difference and not really worth losing sleep over.  Sounds like you are concerned about being too small so going with a 400cc implant will alleviate that concern because you chose the larger of the two implants.  Remember, your surgeon wants you to be happy, so you can always go see him/her again to go over expectations.  Best of luck!

 

 

In Las Vegas, were I practice, 400 cc's is the average implant size. That's probably a reasonable size for you, but maybe just a little large. As you are just a little smaller than average.    I agree that they look smaller under the muscle, usualy I tell patients about 35 cc' s smaller looking that if they sized them at 400 cc's.  Make sure you try on implant sizers not just the rice thing.   Both Allergan and Mentor make breast sizers and most physicians use them. 

Best regards,

 

Dr. Lane Smith 

    If placed below the muscle, the size is blunted.  10% is as good an estimate as any.  I typically tell patients 50 cc less.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA