Will 500+ Cc's Be Too Big for Me? (photo)

Thank you for your questions.  You are not very tall and your breasts already seems to have a good fullness.  I think 500cc will be quite big.  In Toronto, our average breast implants are between 275 and 400cc and it seems to suit 85% of our patients.  Cultural variations do have to be considered.  Most important are the size of your current breasts, height and width, and whether your implant will be place under or over your pectoral muscles.  I do prefer under the muscle in 85% of my cases and our limit for under-muscle placement is 400cc-425cc for a primary augmentation.  Seek a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon.  Best of luck!  Dr. Marc DuPere, board-certified Toronto plastic surgeon, with an office in Richmond Hill, 416.929.9800.

 

500 cc's is pretty big, definitely a D cup, but not ridiculous, in my opinion.  Personally I  would not go quite that large.

It's kinda hard to tell without seeing you but from your pictures, 500+ should be plenty to get you to a D cup and my guess would be you will end up a DD! You do have some breast tissue to start with...

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. It is important to communicate with your surgeon what you’re hoping to look like. In office sizers can be helpful.


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

At this time, we can chose from a variety of implants in order to accommodate patients needs. A very high profile implant will give you more breast projection with out having more heaviness. During size testing  consultation look at you in the mirror with clothes on, maybe you will find it helpful to came out with the profile you expect. Best Wishes.

A recommendation on a breast implant size should never be done without actually talking with and examining a patient. The size of a desired breast from breast augmentation is a very personal decision that should not be made until the patient understands all of the ramifications of choosing a particular style and size of their implant. This decision should only be made with the guidance of an experienced board certified plastic surgeon.  Not only are breast and chest wall dimensions taken into account, but so to is the overall height and weight of the patient, skin elasticity, breast shape, degree of sagging, and muscle tone. Each of these factors will have an affect on the end result. Finally, sometimes it is important to realize that ( to quote Mick Jagger ) you can't always get what you want...you get what you need.  

Your surgeon, like me, believes dimensions more important than volume.  While nobody can tell you what is too large or too small for you before having the implants put in, there are general guidelines.  If your skin envelope is robust enough and compliant enough to accommodate high profile prostheses and mid-range profile implants that match your base width are too small for you, then the next size up is high profile implants that match your base width.  If 425 is too small, then 500 (five tablespoons larger) is probably not too large.  Your cup size will easily be D in many bras, and DD in others.

The desire for 500 mL breast implant is perfectly reasonable provided you understand with the ultimate volume will be. If displeases you and your plastic surgeon should be able to provide it for you. If he thinks this is not in your best interests he will make it clear why he thinks so.

I agree with high profile implants when larger volumes are selected. Generally 150 mL to 200 mL will Yield one cup size increase

I would suggest to continue trying Sizers until you find something you're happy with

I also think you will be larger than a D 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

implant and breast size

see my previious posts on this subject.

You can go larger but your surgeon is correct about the implant size to achieve a D cup,.also the base width .   the last consideration is a shaped implant that will give more lower pole fullness

jh