Will 385cc get me to a D cup? (Photos)

It is very difficult to determine the exact size and shape implant you will require to best match your ideal breast image without an examination by a board certified plastic surgeon. Not just any board certified plastic surgeon, but one with many years of frequently performing breast augmentation surgery including different approaches, techniques and implant choices. This is because several measurements not to mention your breast characteristics are needed to determine the optimal implant size to obtain your goals. Without knowing these dimensions it would be difficult to make this determination. For example, the existing base width of your breast will determine, in many cases, the maximal volume per implant profile that you can accommodate. To illustrate; a 100 cc difference may make a significant difference with a narrow base width breast, but much less of a difference if you have a wide chest wall and wide breast “foot print”. Therefore, just because your friend may have a great result with let’s say a 350 cc implant to make her go from a “A” cup to a “C” cup size does not mean that you will have the same result with the same size implant. . Further simply placing implants in a bra to determine the size best for you is not always accurate as the bra often distorts the size, is dependent on the pressure the bra places plus the implant is outside your breast and not under it among other variables. Computer software morphing programs that automatically determine the best implant size can be helpful in some but not all cases (e.g. doesn’t work well in my experience with existing implants, sagging or asymmetric breasts). Using “want to be” photos however are useful if simply provided to the surgeon as I will further explain in the below link.

Hello,Although many surgeons are willing to indulge this repetitive question that women have, the truth is there is no accurate formula to equate implant volume to bra cup size. Besides, what you want it a look of proportion that satisfies you, not a tag in an undergarment.Give it time, as you will drop and fluff, and will probably appear fuller in a few months. Best of luck!  

Judging by your photos, I would have to say that you will likely have gone up 2 cup sizes to put you around a D cup.Having said that, it depends on partially where you get sized and fitted.  Victoria secret tends to run smaller and has added padding, therefore as mentioned you may size up to a DD.My feeling is that the actual cup size is not as important as the look you were going for.  If you have achieved the look that you wanted then the surgery was a success.  You will have to be patient and wait about 2 months after your surgery to get an accurate assessment of your bra size.Good luck.

I appreciate your question.

It depends on your chest wall
measurements and existing breast tissue as implant size does not accurately
correlate to a bra size. It also depends on the brand and style of bra
you wear as size varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.

The best way to assess and give true
advice would be an in-person exam.

Please see a board-certified plastic
surgeon that specializes in aesthetic and restorative breast surgery.

Best of luck!

Dr. Schwartz

Board
Certified Plastic Surgeon

Director-Beverly
Hills Breast and Body Institute

#RealSelf100Surgeon

A reasonable estimate for breast size is to use the following formula.  If a person is a 32A cup approximately 150 cc will increase the breast one cup size.  If a person is a 34A then its about 175 cc that will increase the breast by one cup size.  For a 36A then its 200 cc that will increase the breast by one cup size.  So for a 36A patient that wants to be a D cup then she needs to go 600 cc.  The key is to get proper measurement of your chest and breast size.   There is a formula for that too.  First measure the circumference of the chest just below the breast fold in inches.  So if a person measures 30 inches you add 4 inches to that and she would be a 34 bra size.  Then you measure the circumference of the fullest part of the breast in inches.  So if the person who is a 34 bra measures 34 inches across the fullest part of her breast then she is an 34A cup.  If she measures 35 inches then she is a B cup.  If she measures 36 inches then she is a C cup and so on.  An accurate way of measuring breast size is to use the Mentor implant sizing system.  You could say you are a 34A and insert a 450 cc sizer and then measure the fullest part of the breast and then calculate the breast size.  I have seen women who say they want a D but after measuring their breast size with the sizer many actually want much bigger.  Using this method is reliable and avoids the common problem of "I wish I went bigger"  Another helpful tool is the Vectra 3D imaging system.  This helps our patients pre-visualize how their breasts would look with different sizes and profile implants.  I utilize both of these methods and my patients are very happy with their implant size choices after surgery.  Unfortunately not every plastic surgeon has the Vectra technology or is familiar with the formula to calculate breast size. 

You will certainly be a D cup if not a Victoria's Secret DD.   We use the Vectra in our office and women love it.    It's a fun and easy way to experience different sizes and shapes of implants.    With and without clothing on.  

Congratulations on having undergone the breast augmentation procedure. Online consultants will not be able to predict, with any reliability/accuracy, what cup size you will end up wearing. You will need to go bra shopping/fitting; in my practice, I ask patients to wait 3 to 6 months before doing so. Don't be surprised, at that time, if you end up different wearing different bra cup sizes, depending on who makes the bra. Generally speaking, I ask my patients not to communicate their goals and/or evaluate the outcome of breast surgery in terms of achieving a specific cup size ( given the variability in the measurement of cup sizes…). Best wishes for an outcome that you will be very pleased with, regardless of the specific cup size achieved.

I would be very surprised if you don't end up as a D cup based on your current appearance. It is common to undergo the over analyzing and second guessing game at this post operative time frame. You appear full and perky and I suspect you will be very happy with your long term results and appearance. Enjoy!

Nowadays cup sizes seem to run large.  Meaning what we thought years ago that looked like a C now seems to be a D or larger.  So you should be okay.

Based on your photos yes you should be a D cup. Shop at Victoria secret you may be a double D cup there.