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How do doctors decide what size implant to use during breast augmentation surgery?

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So is it common for a doctor to use his own discretion abut implant sizing during an operation? Is this best left to the patient or the doctor? What cup sizes correlate to implant? For instance 300cc, 350cc and 400cc. Do those directly map to cup/bra size?

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