Why do doctors measure breast width diameter different ways?

January 4, 2017
Asked By:Asdfghjklbella in Beverly Hills, CA

Hello! Ive been to many consultations with 5 diff doctors and 3 of them measured my bwd differently than the other 2. 2 doctors measured my bwd how most doctors do and my bwd came out to be 11.4 but the other 3 drs measured my bwd from more up my breast because they said im "wider at top" so when they measured it more above, my bwd came out to be 12.5 so i was able to put more cc's in. If this is the case, why dont most doctors measure this way if patients with wider breast above want more cc's?

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