Breast augmentation 5 days ago and they look smaller than I expected. Will the size increase?

When implants are first inserted, they sit high up because your tissues are tight and gravity hasn't taken effect. Over time, natural tissue expansion occurs to allow the implants to fall into place. By this time, your breasts will have taken on a more natural contour, where the lower breasts become softer and rounder. Please wait at least four months for this to happen.This process tends to occur sooner in one breast than the other, so don't be alarmed if you find that your left drops before the right or vice versa.

It is too early for you to see much of a final result.  However, initially, breasts tend to be swollen and larger than their final size.The difference between C and E is significant, it is unlikely that Cs will grow into Es

You are still very early in your healing phase, and may have some swelling.  If your implants were placed under the muscle, they may look smaller until your tissue settles and the muscle relaxes, and the implant drops. Please give your body time to heal, and discuss your concerns with your surgeon.

It is really early to be trying to evaluate size. Assuming these are under the muscle, the pectorals will compress the implants until those muscles relax to accommodate the new volume. Often, patients find that the breasts appear larger once the implants "drop". Without photos and measurements it is difficult to evaluate your judgement of a "C" cup appearance. Depending upon where you started, it is tough to imagine that size implant not making you larger than that. Better reassurance will come from your own surgeon.  Best wishes

Hi Starfro,Thanks for the question-- hopefully we can help to quell some of your concerns, but you really need to discuss these questions with your surgeon.  The implants themselves obviously don't change their volume after surgery.  The soft-tissue volume usually decreases, as swelling resolves.  In terms of a bra cup size, there is no way to assure any one size since bra models and manufacturers vary widely in the cup sizing.  However, immediately after surgery, the breast implant is usually slightly high, and needs to settle over time.  In this higher position, the bra cup does not fill as much with the implant, and may be slightly loose.  In a few months, when the implant settles as it should, the implant is more in the lower pole and fills the cup more effectively.  In terms of the approximate final cup size, this depends upon your measurements...  Hope this helps,--Erik Hoy, M.D.

525 cc implants are pretty large. Whether or not they are a "C" cup is difficult to determine because bra companies do not always match up the same way.  

I'm sorry to hear about the concerns you have after breast augmentation surgery. You should be aware that it is not unusual for patients to feel that they are “too small” or “too big”,   early on after breast augmentation surgery.  Most patients who feel this way ultimately are pleased with the results of surgery in the longer term. Many patients who feel that they are too small immediately after surgery find, as the breast implants “drop and fluff”,  that the breasts actually appear larger to them.
 I routinely ask my patients  to wait at least 3-6 months before   evaluating the end results of the breast augmentation surgery.  This waiting time allows patients to (uaually) physically and psychologically adapt to the new body image.  
Obviously, it is best for patients not to be making important decisions ( for example about the results of surgery and/or the need for additional surgery) while they are experiencing the common post operative emotional “ups and downs”. In the longer term, if you still remained displeased with the breast size, communicate your concerns with your plastic surgeon in a calm and constructive fashion. Together, you will be able to determine whether increasing breast size can be safely done. Remember not to communicate your goals in terms of achieving a specific cup size, which can be a source of miscommunication. Best wishes.

It is unlikely that your breast will increase in size any significant amount. With time they will soften and settle. It has been my experience, that women always want to be bigger after their augmentation. Even if they are certain of the size pre-op or scared that they might look too "fake", a lot of patients share with me that they wish they had gone bigger. Remember that your PS takes measurements of your chest anatomy and gives you a safe size range to pick from that suits your body. 525cc implants are considered large implants and the larger the implant the higher the risk of complications. Try to be patient and give everything time to heal and settle. If you are still unhappy, you can always go back to your PS and inquire about going bigger.

You're very early in recovery and your breasts will definitely look larger as the implants drop into position beneath your nipple and lower breast pole.  Ask your surgeon if you may start breast implant displacement exercises and whether a pole wrap will help.