BREAST IMPLANT SIZING 101

Hi Wippetmom! Thank you so so much for your quick response - I really appreciate it!!! Just a few follow up questions if not too much trouble. So what you're saying is if my surgeon goes with a low profile implant, matches it to my current TE volume of 290ccs but goes with a smaller implant dimension wise, my size will be smaller than it is currently? Is there any way to know how much smaller they will look compared to how they look currently?

Alternatively, my surgeon has offered to take out some ccs from the TE if I feel the last fill was too much. I guess what I am trying to figure out is how many ccs in the TE is the right amount to help me be about a small C. I feel like currently I'm a medium-large C but again the odd shape of the TE is making it tricky to tell. Does the exchange from TE to implant always result in a smaller size and if yes about how much smaller? Is it possible that if my surgeon removes some ccs from the TE, we get back down to the size I hope to ultimately be, and when we exchange to the implant it's approx the same size look wise as the TE?

Sorry if these are tricky questions. I know this sizing thing is pretty nuanced because of personal body dimensions, etc. I really appreciate your help/thoughts. Thank you thank you!

I have Natrelle Inspira SCX around 600 cc’s. I am 34 DDD. I think you should easily get those D cups!

All the best

whippetmom....

I see most gals in the thread are much smaller weight than me. Do you have experience in helping us bigger gals too?

I had lumpectomy and rads in 2011. I was told that getting implants to reconstruct would have to wait as the rads caused muscle and skin changes and swelling. Last i asked was 5yrs ago. My rt side now has really no upper breast or inner cleavage side breast, only breast tissue sround the lower breast. I am thinking the swelling and vhanges are long over now especially as i had heart surgery and my chest healed just fine.

Id like a rt side imolant to a cuo larger like i had befire nursing and lumpectomy. Then a comparable size on lefty. Id like a lift as well due to the nursing and my age 52.

I currently buy size 46 sportbras but that. lesves rt side looking even flatter and smaller. Im 5"4' and weight 240 carry my extra weight mostly around lower belly. I wear size 22 pants/jeans.

Is there anything you can tellme about what implants i should consider? I see the surgeon next week.

Thankyou for all your help!

Lisa

Hi Whippetmom

Thank you for this post. I had pre-pec left nipple sparing mastectomy on 10/7 with Natrelle 133S-MV-11-T

Stats for TE:

Width:11cm

HT:10cm

Projection: 4.9cm

Fill volume: 250

I am 39 y.o 5'4 / 118lbs. My rib cage is 28” prior to mastectomy, I was 32A ( 32AA@ victoria secret) and I would want to be full C.

My PS said I probably need two more fill in’s until exchange and my totalcurrent fill is 250cc so far. As far as profile, I still have no idea what would look good but I would like to have perky look but not to much like exotic dancer look. My other concern would be if my PS will be able to match symmetry with my non mastectomy side.

Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thank you

Thank you. My TE are Nartelle 12. My ps said the max he can fill them is 400 cc's and can put in a 500 cc implant. I'm worried this is going to be to be so much smaller than

we originally discussed. Is it possible to put in 650 cc implant with only a 400 cc expander?

My ps is now telling me he used a smaller TE which holds 400 cc's and he will exchange them for 500 - 500cc implant. I am making an appointment for a

second opinion. My ps is telling me that the 600-600cc implant won't fit.

I will ask about having sufficient skin flaps to hold the larger implant. Thank you for your help. It's very stressful having a doctor who doesn't seem to be listening to what my wishes are.

Thank you for your help.

Hello Deborah!

In advance, thank you for any guidance you can share!

Height 5'7"

Weight 125 lbs

Ribcage 29"

Age 44

I have already had my exchange surgery following my double mastectomy and I have pre-pectoral silicone implants, 275cc. I know my PS uses Allergan and Mentor, and mine are round, medium profile, I believe (I am sorry I don't have all the stats).

I plan to have surgery to modify the right implant, which has slipped over towards my right side. Since I feel there's a need for surgery anyway, I am planning to go slightly larger for both implants, getting my breasts exactly how I want them before I add nipples, which I do not yet have. I plan to again have pre-pectoral implants placed over the muscle.

I feel like I'm completely guessing on what size I need - would "a bit fuller" be 300 CCs? Something else? The ones I have are modest, easy, and extremely close to my normal breast size before the mastectomy, which was a B cup. I like to be active so don't want anything too large. I am wondering what you would recommend for something slightly fuller based on my frame - I am happy with a B+ to C- cup, in the "somewhere between the size of an orange and the size of a grapefruit" family. When I had the TEs, I did have him fill them to around a D cup, and I recall that I didn't love them when they reached that size, which is why we went with something closer to my natural breasts - which they are, but I'm looking for just a bit more fullness. My PS was very conservative with me on size based on my frame, and cautioned going too large.

I prefer perky, which mine are currently, and I am also pear-shaped with a 26" waist and 37" hips, so I have wondered if a bit fuller breasts would be more proportional.

I hope I've provided enough info for you to guide me. Thank you so much! One of my 2021 goals is to finally finish the reconstruction I started in 2019.

Thank you,

Kate

Ofelia - I'm sorry your results are not what you wanted. If you read the header of this thread and post all the requested information, it will help.

Did you have breasts cancer before your first implants? Did you have a mastectomy before the first implants? There is a big difference between augmentation & reconstruction after all the breast tissue has been removed due to breast cancer.

Also you'd need to post where you live for anyone to give doctor recommendations.

Welcome, Ofelia! We, too, are so sorry to hear you're not happy with your initial surgery. But as VegGal mentioned, revision surgery is fairly common. If you are comfortable sharing your general location, our community members can offer their recommendations for surgeons in your area!

The Mods

Yup - that's what I thought too Whippetmom, but then wasn't sure it it was recurrent cancer. Thanks for clarifying.

Edited to say - Happy New Year. Hope you are well. Thanks for your continuing dedication to helping everyone on BCO.