How Many CC's Do I Need to Go from 34C to a Full 34D?

Measurements of your original body contours (including height, weight, breast width, breast height and the distance that exists between the nipple and breast fold) are necessary to determine what size you would need. 

 

Chest proportions as well as skin envelope are extremely important is deciding on implant size and shape.  It is best to present your goals to your surgeon who can then after an evaluation determine the best volume and implant for you.

Implants ranging anywhere from 180-250cc may deliver one cup size depending on your anatomy.

This is a difficult question and really depends on specific measurements that can only be determined during a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon. In general though, 250cc will increase you a full cup size. So, if you are a C and want to be a full D, you likely need about 350cc implant.

Hello. The most important factors for determining the size of implants that could be used on a patient include width of the base of the breast, the size of your thorax and the amount of breast tissue and skin you have. Once a surgeon has this information he could better educate you on what type of implants would work best for you.
 

Jaime Perez, MD
Breast Augmentation Specialist
Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa

In order to make an accurate size recommendation, I would need to assess your chest wall and breast mound measurements and characteristics.  Unfortunately, there is not a general rule of thumb or objective criteria to implant selection.
Your plastic surgeon will perform several measurements of your chest wall and breast anatomy and determine a range of implants that both fit your chest wall and reach your desired goals.
The next step is to try on this range of implants in the office with your doctor.   The key to this success is showing your surgeon the body proportion you desire with a bra sizer and allowing your surgeon to guide you to the right implant.   It will be much easier to communicate in implant cc's than cup size when determining the appropriate implant for you.
I wish you a safe recovery and fantastic result.
Dr. Gill

Deciding on the size of breast implants is not an easy question to answer. I would need to examine you first and speak with you. As we know there are small D, average D and Large D. As a rough estimate usually 250cc's will cause an change in cup size for a small framed person. In my practice we have patients try on different implant sizers to see what size they want. It also matters if the implants are saline or silicone. Lots to think about and discuss.

In general it takes about 100cc to see a visible difference in the breast, and 200cc to bring the breast up one cup size. The larger the breast however, the larger the implant needed to increase the size (its about percentages), so our wild guess would be 300cc to get the D you are after.

The best way to determine breast size is to try on sizers.  Cup sizes vary depending on bra manufacture.  Try not to get to caught up on the size of the bra as bra sizes are not universal.

Best wishes!

This is a difficult question because one has to see what your proportions are, what cup size you are now and what your wanting/calling D cup.  Can you provide photos of your chest for better assessment?

You can go from C cup to D with aproximately 220cc; but as your dsire is a "full D" size, I think you need 280-300cc.

Personally I don't think that letters/numbers are a good guide.

There are several useful methods to show you a very aproximate real look of your planed BA prior to surgery. In European Union / Spain, we use ALLERGAN "BIO-DYNAMIC" set; you can see in front of a mirror different implant sizes and shapes, guided with a software breast size analysis.

Another option is MENTOR "BODYLOGIC" measurement system.

Other software systems can also help to make your decision, like E-STETIX (CRISALIX) or VECTRA 3D (CANFIELD). These ones are virtual systems, but they are the perfect compolements to Bio-Dinamic or Body-Logic.

Good luck!