The first question we ask a patient who wants to have breast augmentation surgery is: What breast size do you think is ideal for you? The most common answer is: something that suits my body, not too much, something natural, but I also don't want to be too small. I'm sure if you're reading this, you can relate.
In this article we will try to explain a little more about How to find your ideal breast size.
Steps to follow to choose the perfect breast size
Well, first of all, it's Choose a good, experienced cosmetic surgeon. For breast augmentation, consult with a surgeon, not a salesperson. A salesperson can never personalize the treatment or consider the circumstances that determine which implant is needed.
The second thing is to try to explain as clearly as possible what you are looking for. Yes, it's not easy. Not only because of all the information you've read online, but also because you may have already visited other specialists and they've told you different things.
The third thing is to listen. It is important to understand the reasons the surgeon gives you for choosing the breast size.
Chest size 90: What is bra size?
80% of women she's not wearing the right bra size. And many of them admit they don't know how to choose one or that they buy the first one they see that fits well. It's also important to keep in mind that you most likely have no volume at all and have never had the need to look for the right one.
There are two fundamental measurements: the chest circumference below the breast (at the level of the inframammary fold) and the breast circumference at the areola. This will result in a numbers (85, 90, 95…) and some letters (A, B, C, D, etc). It is possible to have a low number and a large cup size (typical of operated breasts) or a high number (wide chest) with a low letter (no volume).
It's not easy. Because there are also variations between countries and manufacturers, so conversion charts exist.
Surgeons increase the cup sizes. This is because we place an implant that will increase the volume and projection of the breast. For practical purposes, a 95C is equivalent to a 100B, a 90D, or an 85E.
So if you have a band size 80 and want a 95… you'll probably be frustrated if we tell you no. Because you'll actually have a 95 cup size, but not a 95 bust size. So you'll be wearing an 80 or 85 C or D.
Even so, we ask the question: What bra size do you want to get? because it's a good starting point to know where we're going.
350 cc, what size is that?
Now we come to the point of the correlation between implant volume and bra size (the cup, as we read before).
Prostheses are measured in cubic centimeters.. But this measurement depends on other, even more important factors: width, height, and projection. In a round implant, these are two dimensions (since the height and width are equal), but in an anatomical implant, we work with three dimensions. A variation of 5 mm in width or 2 mm in projection can result in a 40 cc difference. And we have hundreds of implant models based on these dimensions (and volumes). So, how do we choose? We'll look at that a little later.
What size do you wear? What size do you want to be?
We know that because For every 120-130 cc of volume, we increase by one cup.So if you wear an 85 and want a 95 (we're using colloquial language here, although we know the correct term would be cups), we know there are two cup sizes and you need at least 260 cc.
Professional experience also tells us that implant volumes between 200 and 300 are a 90 (cups B or C), between 300 and 400 are a 95 (cups C and D) and between 400 and 500 are a 100 (cups D, E).
Credits: Jesús Benito / Antiaging Group Barcelona.
