Thank you for your question.I am assuming that you already had a consultation and thesurgeon gave you the implant size option of 400 cc. If so, then they must havedone some breast measurements to determine a range of implant sizes that wouldbe suitable for your body type. If you want you can request bra-sizing trials to visualize how your breast may look. Please note that during bra-sizing, the bra adds a bit of volume (e.g., 30 cc), and the process underestimates the final breast size by 15-20% based on studies which compared bra-sizing to 3D imaging. Nevertheless, please note that we want to achieve long-term aestheticresults, and so we should not go too big or too small as you already affirmed. A common pre-operative concern is going too big, but after surgery, a regret is not going big enough. Psychology proves that when you have more options, you feel dissatisfied with your choice. However, if you base your implant size purely on your breast measurements and the desire for long lasting results, then better outcomes are likely.As such, the implantsize has to fit your body dimensions. The more you deviate from the proper fit,the more fake your breasts will look. Your surgeon may have used tissue-basedplanning to determine the implant size. The planning takes into accountthe effects of implants on tissues over time, risks of excessive stretch,excessive thinning, visible or palpable implant edges, visible tractionrippling, ptosis (sagging), and breast tissue wasting. To determine the final implantsize, breast measurements such as breast base width, breast skin stretch, andnipple-to-inframammary fold distance. The combination of these measurementswill help determined tissue coverage and the required implant volume tooptimally fill the breasts. This information may be combined with your preferences and desired goals for a final profile and implant size.Please share all yourmotivations for surgery, your concerns, your expectations and goals withcomplete honesty and clarity. This will help prevent post-operativeconcerns/regrets. If you trust your surgeon and their judgment and thedecision-making method used to choose the implant size, then you should be ingood hands.Hope this helps.
Thank you for your recent question. I would recommend to try on the implants at your consultation if you can. I would also not focus in the implant cc's as this could look different on others as it does to you. Best wishes and good luck on your surgery.
