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Breast Lift with Augmentation - Arizona, AZ

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to yoyo11, and others interested in breast lift and /or implants. here are the photos i promised. i will see if i can get a side view and before photos. i am nearly 5 feet 4 inches and weigh about 125 lb, with a small frame. ( in one week i will weigh back to 122 --- i gained some weight, but intend to go back to 120.)


i just had mastopexy and augmentation, and it is 7 weeks and i am happy.
i had 325 cc silicone, moderate profile ,implants. the choice of moderate profile for me by the PS was perfect sometimes it is the profile that makes all the difference.they fall differently with each type. it has to go with the body type also.


the PS was great and chose the right size for my frame and chest measurements. i also told him i was a c cup and did not want to be one speck bigger, in fact that was MAX for me. so he knew my preferences.


my old saggy breasts just filled the bottom of the bra cup, and it was a lightly padded C cup, just to get the shape in clothes. i used the use the blank space on the top of the cup to hold my cell phone, notes, etc - a nice little pocket! However with my new breasts, it fills the top of the bra cup also, which is lovely but took some getting used to, because i am heavier. That is, 325 cc implants weigh a total of 1.5 lb of extra chest weight. i am now used to it, it is 7 weeks. i am enjoying my new look!


i have wanted this done for so many years, but i feared anesthesia, feared loss of sensation, and was not down in weight so i knew it would be a waste.
finally after losing weight, ( 27 lb) i did it!! wow! i wish i had done it before.


MY scars are fading fast! i cannot believe it is looking so good.my sensation is back!!
He also made my areolas the way i wanted them. mine were very large, and i felt if i got too small, i would not feel like me. i told him to use the biggest template he could, and he did, and for me they are perfect since i feel like me.


For me, the size is perfect. I am built lower breasted and so the underneath of my breasts grow out of my chest lower than most. in fact, the right one grows out lower than the left. that cannot be changed. it is very little and i do not care. it is me. so the new breasts do the same. i sit lower on the chest than most. when i wear clothes, even low cut tops, it is just suggestive. if i wanted the top of my breasts to show more, i would need a push up bra, but i do not. i still fit my old bras, the 36 C. i fit the entire cup now. i love it.

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April 29, 2013

Thank you for sharing your experience on RealSelf! I think you look great in your photos. You're right...they're a perfect fit for your body. How did you lose all that weight? It's nice you can fill out your bras now, but I'm sorry to hear you'll have to find a new pocket for your cell phone!  ;) Congratulations!

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May 1, 2013
I thought your story was very interesting. I am impressed the doc was able to get the result you wanted. It must be an art, and based on some stories I have read, not all PSs have perfected the art. Glad to read yours has and that you are pleased with your result.
May 9, 2013
Thanks- i loved your story as well! You look so perfect - You have reason to feel proud. i just posted some before photos. maybe you need zofran before looking! :) I will soon post updated after photos.btw- i looked up the slip you had on and it looks great.
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May 10, 2013
I love your pictures and your story. Enjoy taking the girls out in this lovely spring weather! Glad you liked the slip. Super comfortable.
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May 6, 2013
You look fantastic!
May 6, 2013
thank you! i went to lunch today with the girls - both kinds - my new "girls " and my girlfriends - and i wore a low cut spaghetti tank with nice cleavage showing and I felt great. I have to put my cell phone in my purse now! HAHA! Then I went to VS to see about a new bra. They decided I was a D. But I really believe my C bras fit well, so I wonder if the sizing has changed? Are they calling it different now to make us think we are bigger? I did not buy new one today. I known in certain european bra sizing I am D, but my american bras I had before in C still fit well and I know how to fit bras. Oh well, no matter. I like the size because I can choose how I look - with cleavage and sexy and showing , or demure without being very" busty" if the occasion calls for it, depending what I wear. I love them!
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May 6, 2013
Ahhh! I replied 3x and real self lost it lol. I'll try again tomorrow after my brain recharges lol. Try this calculator though...in the "breast augmentation world, "this calculator method is supposed to be the newest most accurate way to measure: http://www.sophisticatedpair.com/bracalculator.htm
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May 6, 2013
Oh and watch this video...I think you'll get a lot out of it like I did!! http://sophisticatedpair.com/blog/?p=2119
May 7, 2013
thanks! that was very interesting.they are right! i went looking at sites and found they are all talking pretty much the same thing - the band size often goes down for more support, and the cup size might increase due to that, but 36D is larger D than 34 D. intimacy store seems to fit well. i am glad i did not buy a bra yesterday - it did not feel right to me. it is sooo different for me now because when i danced and performed the whole goal was never to show cleavage in costumes - hide the breasts! now i find myself looking in the mirror, or catching a glimpse, and really enjoying it. what a change! i guess now i had better switch to ballroom dancing!
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May 7, 2013
I bet you looked fantastic when you went out, aren't they fun!! I too find myself glancing quite often in the mirror. I'm slightly obsessed haha! When you used the sizer online, what size did it suggest? I'd not be surprised if a better fit would be a smaller band and larer cup as you said a lot of your breat volume is in the lower portion (I think you have great upper pole fullness, too!). What style of dancing do you do?
May 7, 2013
i will remeasure to be sure,since i was rushed for work but right now if i choose "slightly snug "it is US 34DD/E and if i choose moderately snug it is US 32 DDD/F and if i choose very snug it is US30G. that is amazing. i recently realized I am now without any swelling at all, and i think i look a bit smaller, Time for new photos. Yet the cup size is larger. If i had gone bigger cc's, it would be bigger but hang low, not be higher, since i grow lower down. so i think i did right for me with 325cc. I will also stop into Intimacy store and have them check me.I have one of their bras from one yr ago. the best fit i ever had. also the most money i ever paid! it was 36D but they told me it was european size so that is why D.that was way before i had the surgery. In reply to the dance question -originally ballet but left to do contemporary(modern) dance and jazz. i preformed, taught, choreographed. I would like to get back into it now in some way. boy, i sure hope my "ex"from whom i am separated, never sees this site, since he has noooo idea what i did. " so you think you can dance" is my favorite with which i can identify. Lourdes,where are your photos?
May 7, 2013
lourdes, did you also get tummy tuck? i am supposed to get it done, but terrified. i also live alone,afraid of that. and i do not do well with pain meds.i also have too miss work for so long and without pay.
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May 7, 2013
I do Emm, I'm going to email you...I'd be glad to share every bit of info. I've learned throughout the way to help! It was totally worth it!!
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May 7, 2013
Oh wow, you are quite talented then! I love that show, too. I'm not classically trained as you are but I love dancing...my favorite thing to do. I love modern dance especially. You must be in amazing shape! My photos should be up now on my review. Let me know if you don't see them :-)
May 8, 2013
lourdes, i just saw your photos and wrote you a note on your page. thank you for sharing. you look wonderful!
UPDATED FROM emn
2 months post

I just posted photos of my old saggy boobs. Voila!...

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i just posted photos of my old saggy boobs. Voila! Quelle difference!
I will take some more updated photos of the new ones and post.

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UPDATED FROM emn
2 months post

Today i tried to take updated photos. i will also...

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today i tried to take updated photos. i will also try to get one in a tank top or halter dress if i can.

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May 9, 2013
You look great! So happy for you.
May 9, 2013
thanks! just posted more, and will get those halters and tank tops soon. going for lunch next monday, taking my" girls "out again, so maybe my friend will take some photos for me. ultimately, i think we will all be happy, it just takes time to get thru the healing. and buying some new tops helps.
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May 10, 2013
Retail therapy!!!! I can't wait to see your next photos.
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May 15, 2013
I just saw your new pics! Nice looking bras. You are looking great!!!
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May 15, 2013
I just saw your new pics! Nice looking bras. You are looking great!