700-800 Cc Saline Implants. 5'2 Larger Frame. Is It Too Big?

Hello! Thank you for your question. In
general, implant size does not
correlate with bra cup size. The cup size itself will vary from
manufacturer to manufacturer as well as who is doing the actual
measurements. Thus, cup size is never a reliable indicator for your
breast size. I typically encourage my patients not to communicate her
desires in cup size but more on the actual look and appearance. Given
your desires, a breast augmentation, with an implant or fat grafting,
would be an ideal procedure that would meet your expectations. Breast
augmentation is now the most popular procedure performed in plastic
surgery today. One tolerated very well by women with minimal downtime
and high patient satisfaction. Good
communication between you and your surgeon of your expectations is
warranted - choosing your surgeon wisely is the first step. Discussion

of your wishes and having an honest and open dialog of your procedure is
mandatory (e.g, implant type, incision, placement, etc). Your height,
weight, breast width, and body habitus will make a difference for which
implant style/projection to choose. Implant
profile will also make a difference on the projection, which will
influence overall breast/cup size. I have found

that photographs brought by the patient is helpful to get a
visualization of the appearance you wish for in terms of size, shape,
fullness, etc. In addition, your surgeon's pre and postoperative
photographs should demonstrate a realistic goal for you of results.
Sizers are helpful during an in-office consultation. Once this has
been accomplished, allow your surgeon to utilize his/her best medical
judgment during the procedure to finesse the best possible result for
you after preoperative biodimensional planning and fitting the right
implant for your breast width. This is the most important determinant
for the sizing of implants, which will provide the optimal result and
most aesthetically-pleasing result for you.Consult with a
board-certified plastic surgeon well-versed in breast procedures who
will examine and discuss with you the various options and factors to
consider and help you decide which one will be the right one for you.
Hope me that this helps! Best wishes for a wonderful result!

Women who wear size 36 to 38 bra's will increase 1 cup size for each 200 cc's of implant.  An 800 cc implant will increase 4 cup sizes.  If you are a size D then you will end up a H, assuming you could even fit an 800 cc in you, which you probably cannot.  In over 25 years of performing breast augmentations, I have NEVER been able to get a breast implant that large into someone on the 1st operation.  It is more likely that you would be able to handle about a 400 to 500 cc implant.  This should get you close to a DD.

Best of Luck,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

In my opinion, definitely too large.  Implants in that size range will really make you appear heavy. In addition the weight of the implants will cause sagging of the breasts over time as well as thinning out of the skin and breast tissue. I usually recommend th e size range of 300 to 400 cc's.  Resubmitting your  question with photos would be helpful. It sounds like you Amy actually be e better candidate  for a lift since you have lost a considerable amount of weight.