What Size Will 350 Cc High Profile Saline Implants Bring Me to if I Am a 34a?

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). 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!

Cup sizes are so notoriously different between bra manufacturers, it is truly impossible to use this as a reliable guideline in choosing appropriate implant sizes.

But I must first agree with Dr. Moliver!

At your size and weight, why are you considering saline implants? You will almost certainly have visible rippling, unnatural "feel" (at least compared to cohesive silicone gel), and have a risk of leak and deflation requiring re-operation that silicone gel implants do not have.

So why do (some) plastic surgeons recommend saline implants? Either they have not caught up with the scientific evidence that silicone gel implants do NOT cause autoimmune illnesses, or they think that a 2-3mm shorter incision is less visible than the 2-3mm longer one, or they like the profit margin on the (much) lower cost of saline implants.

You really should consider submuscular silicone gel implants in the 400 cc+ size range. "Full C" is different depending on whichever bra manufacturer's product is being worn; you should try on implants in a bra and stretchy top and see what looks best, then allow your surgeon to add 50-75cc to this volume to give you the same "look" when in your body underneath your muscles.

"Fake" is caused by too-narrow (high profile) implants and too much projection with a dose of capsular contracture thrown in. This is most commonly a result of blunt dissection surgery, use of a drain (needed because of "sloppy surgery"), and poor surgical technique allowing bleeding or bacterial contamination.

Choose silicone for the softest and most natural feel; choose the size based on photographic goals and trying on implants in a bra and stretchy top. Best wishes! Dr. Tholen

Thank you for the question. Although online consultants will not be able to provide you with specific enough advice, some general thoughts may be helpful to you.
The best online advice I can give to ladies who are considering breast augmentation surgery is:




1. Concentrate on choosing your plastic surgeon carefully.  Concentrate on appropriate training, certification, and the ability of the plastic surgeon to achieve the results you're looking for. Ask to see lots of examples of his/her work.






2. Have a full discussion and communication regarding your desired goals  with your plastic surgeon. This communication will be critical in determining  breast implant size/type/profile will most likely help achieve your goals. 
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 “full C cup” etc means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful.
 Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on him who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired cup  size may also be inaccurate.







3. Once you feel you have communicated your goals clearly,  allow your plastic surgeon to use his/her years of experience/judgment to choose the breast implant size/profile that will best meet your goals.  Again, in my practice, this decision is usually made during surgery.




I hope this (and the attached link) help.