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Updated 12 Nov 2009
Posted 11 Nov 2009
Worth It
Spent: $4,000 in Lousiana

pros-quick surgery great surgeon easy to work with

cons-pain was more than expected. ( I couldn't take pain medicine) bruising was terrible from collar bone to belly button. That was due to the fact I weight train and chest muscles were very rigid. Not from surgeon.

I lost 50 lbs about 4 years ago and decided to have this surgery as a final hoorah for my weight loss. Not to mention I lost 3 cup sizes and wanted my chest back again.

I had surgery OCt 28th. Everything went smoothly however I have a pain in the lower outside quadrant of my right breast. It is somewhat hard and hurt to the touch and in my ribs. It doesn't feel like the same pain as in the beginning. In fact I have no pain in the other breast or anywhere else aside from that one spot. I did bruise quite extensively. (I weight train and had very rigid chest muscles)

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great doctor, good experience. easy to work with
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Redprostar190 (14 posts) 20 Nov 2009
Hi, just need some advice. My wife is having BA in Dec. and she's torn about implant size... Either 175cc Mentor Silicone Moderate profiles or 200-225cc Mod+. She is  small A-cup and only wants to be a mid-full B-cup. Does not want C's.. She is 5'4" 113lbs, lean, athletic, has over 10.5cm- but less than 11cm breast base dia. She wants to have boobs but not huge ones and wants a natural look. She wants to be able to go braless and be the size she currently is wearing overly padded bras. Wants nobody to know she had BA. Her PS said she will never need a lift and has no sagging at all at age 44 with little upper breast tissue, and perfect nipple position. She a very narrow ribcage bit does NOT want high profiles or a ball shaped breast..she is not the type to research this at all. I'm the type who researches everything. Her PS won't discuss cup size, does not use sizers at all until surgery. He relies solely on pics patient picks out. He is a very repected PS who does great work. We just want to get it right the first time because $7K is a lot of money. Thanks in advance for your valued input! Any advice will be much appreciated.
RM6330 (4 posts) 21 Nov 2009
Hello, I did a ton of research!! I wouldn't let stereotypes scare you too much. If the surgeon knows she wants a natural look and she is firm about that then everything should be fine. Sizers and cup size talk is irrelevant, since each person is different and each brand of bra cup size is different. A tip I recieved was take pantyhose feet and stuff with rice and put a bra on and that actually gives a pretty good idea in clothes of what it will look like. She should make sure she has some nice pics of what she wants and make sure the before pic is similar to her now. If the surgeon is very respected and it sounds as if he is experienced if he prefers pictures, trust him and what he says for size and profile. I have high profile and mine look very natural. He chose this profile because they are not as wide as the others and I didn't want a side boob look and these ball looking things, so the high profile were just narrower and projected better for my sag. Alot of it depends on her breast tissue and skin prior to surgery. But as long as she doesnt go too big she won't get the ball look. Hope all goes well!
Redprostar190 (14 posts) 22 Nov 2009
You said "as long as she doesn't go too big" but it's hard to know... Is 225cc Moderate Plus too big for a 5'4" 113lb woman? Her breast diameter is a bit less than 11cm. So the 175cc Moderate Profile (11.3cm base dia.) may give her too much side boob since it's almost a 1/2cm larger than her breast. So do you think the Moderate Plus might be better since the base dia. is smaller (200cc-10.5cm and 225cc-10.9cm) and close to her breast dia.225cc sounds perfect to me and has the most projection (4.3cm, I think) which sounds sexy to me but is that too big? She has a very narrow ribcage and very little upper breast tissue so the Mod+ or HP is better for her but she's adamant about not wanting HP because she thinks it'll give her round pornstar boobs... The PS first recommended Mod because she said she just wanted 1 cup size increase and wanted no one to know. My thinking is, who cares what people think, get the boobs YOU want. But one cup only gives her a small B. Hardly worth the $7K,. I say go for a Full B. She agrees but does not want s C.. What do you think??
RM6330 (4 posts) 29 Nov 2009
hey, it sounds like she is really worried about everone else and she is letting that dictate what she wants. She needs to look at before and after pictures. Bring them to the surgeon and show them. The #1 thing people say after surgery is they wish they went bigger. Augmented breasts sometimes look smaller in clothes than natural breasts. She really needs to try the pantyhose trick and put on a nice shirt she would like to fill out more. She will probably find she likes a larger size as do most. I am 5'3 and I have saline hp 330 cc. mone fit me perfectly. No body could even tell I had it done, and I had more than a cup added. I think the rule of thumb is about every 200cc's is a cup added. But again, it really depends on how much breast tissue she already has. That really dictates how large she will be. 175 on me would be different since I already had B size prior to surgery. Don't make the mistake of getting stuck too much on size (cup) she doesn't want to be.Cup sizes are so different from brand to brand, and person to person. Tell the surgeon what you do not want....side boob, ball look. be firm about that. But let him take her shoulder and rib cage width into consideration in deciding what size implants to use. let him know she prefers to be conservative and let him recommend a size. It sounds like you have educated yourself On her size, as far as ribcage/ shoulders etc. your paying him 7K for a reason. he should be good. And I recommend more than one consult prior to surgery to put her mind at ease, and the surgeon should be willing to do that for you. Don't make the mistake of not going big enough, but tell him no porn star look. Surgeons hear it all the time. Most women that end up with that look is because they have asked for it. its not the norm. I can't say enough, to look at before and after pics of his and try the rice and pantyhose trick. it helps trust me. I was like she was. show her pictures of high profile vs mod profile. that might help....
Redprostar190 (14 posts) 30 Nov 2009
Thanks for the info. I hope she doesn't err too much on the small side and I certainly don't want her to have the pornstar look... I just hope she is proportional post BA and that she's happy with the result. Afterall, it's her choice/body...

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