Teardrop smaller then round equal ccs?

Rather than trying to pick the implants yourself, it is far better to pick the shape you want and then let your plastic surgeon know exactly what you desire. It is the plastic surgeon's job to then know which implants will best satisfy your wishes. It is very difficult to determine the exact size and shape implant you will require to best match your ideal breast image without an examination by a board certified plastic surgeon. Not just any board certified plastic surgeon, but one with many years of frequently performing breast augmentation surgery including different approaches, techniques and implant choices. This is because several measurements not to mention your breast characteristics are needed to determine the optimal implant size to obtain your goals. Without knowing these dimensions it would be difficult to make this determination. For example, the existing base width of your breast will determine, in many cases, the maximal volume per implant profile that you can accommodate. To illustrate; a 100 cc difference may make a significant difference with a narrow base width breast, but much less of a difference if you have a wide chest wall and wide breast “foot print”. Therefore, just because your friend may have a great result with let’s say a 350 cc implant to make her go from a “A” cup to a “C” cup size does not mean that you will have the same result with the same size implant. . Further simply placing implants in a bra to determine the size best for you is not always accurate as the bra often distorts the size, is dependent on the pressure the bra places plus the implant is outside your breast and not under it among other variables. Computer software morphing programs that automatically determine the best implant size can be helpful in some but not all cases (e.g. doesn’t work well in my experience with existing implants, sagging or asymmetric breasts). Using “want to be” photos however are useful if simply provided to the surgeon as I will further explain in the below link.

400cc is 400cc whether round or teardrop.  Any implant below the muscle is compressed, so if you like the look of a 350cc implant in a bra or stretchy top, and have those exact size implants placed in submuscular pockets, you will swear your surgeon put in the wrong ones (too small). In other words, 350cc implants beneath the muscles look like 300cc sizers in a bra. Thus, around 400cc will need to be used if you like the "look" of the 350cc sizers. If you like the "look" of 400cc sizers, your surgeon should consider around 460cc implants. 50cc is barely visible as a difference (it is the same as 3 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon volume).400cc teardrop-shaped implants under the muscles look almost identical to 400cc round implants under the muscles when standing, but teardrop-shaped implants remain teardrop-shaped when reclining, whereas round implants flatten out and drop slightly to the sides when reclining, just like "real" breasts do, making teardrop-shaped implants decidedly NOT "anatomic."This was shown in a study that compared actual women with smooth, round implants to
women with textured, teardrop-shaped implants. Mammograms were performed
in upright and supine (lying-down) positions, and digital tracings
computerized and compared. Both the round and teardrop-shaped implants
had a sloped, teardrop shape when the women were upright. In fact, in
upright patients, teardrop and round implants were indistinguishable on
X-ray. But when a woman is lying down, the natural non-augmented breast
flattens, drops to the side of the chest, and assumes a round shape, as
does the round smooth implant. Teardrop-shaped implants stay
teardrop-shaped in the lying-down position, which makes shaped implants actually
less "anatomic" than round implants! I hope that clears things up! Best wishes! Dr. Tholen

Your chest and breast dimensions will determine what size implant options are best for you.  The narrower the breast base width, the higher the projection of the implant will need to be if you want to be larger.  Otherwise the implants will be to wide.  Round implants tend to give more upper pole fullness and a round globe look like you see on many magazine covers.  Tear drop, or form stable, implants tend to shape the breast more to match the implant shape.

Communication is often the most important part of making the best decision for your breast augmentation goals.  With regards to shaped vs round implants, the cup size change and the shape of the the breasts will determine the size and type of implant.  In the end, the measurements of width, projection, and height of the shaped implant will be more important than the size in cc for the implant.  A shaped implant that meets your goals in terms of width, height, and projection will give you exactly the type of result that you are looking for.  Whatever the volume of that implant is at that point is irrelevant.All the best,Dr. Remus Repta

You really have to compare the dimensions of the implants. Their overall base widths and projections to see if they are similar. More volume will mean more volume in a bra but the shapes will be different.