Possible to Go from a G Cup to a C Cup with Breast Reduction?

Congratulations on your decision to proceed with breast reduction surgery. It is one of the most patient pleasing operations we performed. It will likely be in your best interest to reach a long-term stable weight prior to proceeding with the surgery.

Unfortunately, there is no direct correlation between the amount of tissue removed and the ultimate cup size that a patient will wear after breast reduction surgery.

Before undergoing the breast reduction procedure it is very important to communicate your size goals with your surgeon.  In my practice, the use of photographs of “goal” pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as “natural” or “C cup” or "fake looking" means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful.
Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired cup  size may also be inaccurate.

Best wishes.

Unfortunately, cup size means different things to
different people and there’s virtually no correlation between breast volume and
breast weight.For this reason, it’s
important to have good communication with your surgeon.In the final analysis it’s important that
your breasts fit nicely on your body.Although
it’s impossible to guarantee a cup size following breast reduction surgery,
it’s highly probable that a c-cup is attainable in your case.The majority of patients who are undergoing
breast reduction surgery want resolution of their symptoms and improved breast
aesthetics.Improvement
in breast aesthetics requires the creation of new breasts with good shape and
contour that have been lifted into proper position.It’s important that they have good harmony,
balance and proportion with the surrounding structures.For many women, this occurs when their
breasts are measured as C-cups.

Hi there-

Because there is no standardization of bra size manufacture, and because any individual woman's choice of bra size is very arbitrary, it is very difficult to use bra size as an effective means of communicating your goal for surgery or as a means of measuring the outcome....

Your best bet is to find a good surgeon certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery who you like and feel you can trust, and communicate to them the symptomatic and aesthetic improvements you are hoping to achieve. After a careful examination and evaluation, they will be able to help you understand what might be realistically possible for you.

If you would like some help finding such a surgeon, please read this: