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So I've been thinking about getting breast...

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AesSedai
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So I've been thinking about getting breast augmentation to fix my SEVERE asymmetrical breasts and finally have set a date! Since I was about 12 I started noticing that one breast was growing and the other one just, wasn't. When I was younger I always thought that it would catch up but I'm not 24 and as you can see by the picture, it hasn't. My right breast is an A cup and my left breast is a C cup and is very heavy, saggy, and uncomfortable. Dr. Saunders is going to do a breast lift with silicone implants and I'm so excited that I'm finally going to feel like a "normal" girl. I've always wanted to be able to be comfortable with myself and wear certain clothes and with the asymmetry it makes it incredibly difficult to wear anything- even wearing a bra is uncomfortable. I'm just hoping that after the surgery I'll have more confidence in myself and be able to wear bathing suits and tight fitting clothing and feel BEAUTIFUL! I'm also hoping to be more comfortable with my boyfriend (of 3 years) touching them because right now I feel awful and guilty when he looks at them or touches them and I don't want to feel like that anymore. I'm going for my pre-op on Monday and will be making final size decisions- I've been doing my homework and I feel that Dr. Saunders is a great doctor who isn't trying to push me to do things that I'm not comfortable or happy with. More updating to come!

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October 4, 2012
Welcome to Real self! I'm so happy for you,I hope you get the results you seek. I too was lopsided and couldn't wait to have my surgery. I had a lift and implants April 3, 2012. I'm so happy I made this decision. Please keep us posted!
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October 5, 2012
Thank you! Ill definitely continue posting! Can't wait for the finished product!
October 5, 2012
Hello aes~ congrats on booking the surgery. What size implants are you going with and will they be saline or silicone? I hope your doctor will be able to give you pretty and natural results. I also had a bit of asymmetry before the BA, but now they look very natural and match perfectly! I wish you the best of luck & thanks for sharing your story.
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October 5, 2012
I'm going with silicone but don't know the size yet. I'm thinking a small d but will decide when I see the doc on Monday. Thanks for your support! So glad I found real self :)
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October 5, 2012

You deserve this girl and I'm so very happy for you! Please keep us posted and check out this list of what to set up and buy before your surgery.

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October 6, 2012
I'm excited for you! I think this will be life-changing!
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October 7, 2012
Thank you! I can't wait for my surgery. The 3 weeks are just dragging by
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October 8, 2012
Good Luck AesSadai! I am excited for you as well and look forward to hearing about your journey! If you have ANY questions, don't ever hesitate to ask. Having this support group makes things so much nicer -through thick or thin, we're here for you~
UPDATED FROM AesSedai
23 days pre

So I just saw Dr. Saunders this morning for my...

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So I just saw Dr. Saunders this morning for my pre-op appointment and I had ALOT of questions that I wanted answered. 1.) why do I need to stop taking my birth control? Birth control creates a higher risk of blood clots and just for the best healing result it's recommended that you discontinue for 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after surgery according to my PS. 2.) since I need to quit smoking 2 weeks prior to the surgery- can I still use nicotine patches and can I wear a patch the day of surgery? He said YES! Thank goodness bc quitting will be hard enough with the patches. I'm hoping that since I have to quit for at least a month I won't ever smoke again! Keeping my fingers crossed :) 3.) what are you going to do to make my nipples more symmetrical? He said that my right breast is 4cm nipple and the left is 7cm. He says that 4cm is the normal size but I asked him to make them both a little smaller. 4.) a lot of people are recommending vitamins, should I be taking any? He says that there is no evidence that says vitamins help in healing and that he actually asks you to discontinue vitamins bc sometimes they can cause abnormal bleeding. So that's something I'm glad I don't have to worry about.
We talked about size and since my chest is severely asymmetrical we discussed realistic results. Obviously I'm not expecting perfection because the difference is so severe but he says he thinks he will be able to get them almost perfect but they won't be identical "twins", which I wasn't expecting. He said that he is going to put 450ccs in my right size and then use a sizer to determine exactly how many ccs to put in the left so that they are even. He also said that he's going to remove about 100ccs of breast tissue before he puts the implant in. This should bring me to a small D and he said that I should be able to get very close to the pictures that I brought in.
One of my major concerns is the scarring. As you can see from my pic I have a pretty gruese hypertrophic scar on my chest from a cyst removal. Dr. Saunders didn't do the surgery, I had it done by a local surgeon, and it DID NOT heal well. I think that is because I didn't stop smoking or taking medications and my bra rubbed on the incision. Dr. Saunders said that he's going to give me a steroid injection and this should make the scar flatter. But since it scarred so bad he said I have an increased risk of scarring on my breasts which worries me because I'm going to be having quite a few incisions. My right breast will have a lollipop lift with the implant but he said he thinks he will have to do the lollipop on the left and maybe another incision under the breast. I'm worried about the way that they will look because I want them to be as symmetrical and natural looming ad possible which he said he believes is achievable. My mom came with me today to ask questions and get comfortable with the PS since she won't be with me on the day of the surgery. She was concerned about breast feeding and sagging afterwards since I already sag so much now. He said that 90% of women can still breast feed after implants and that I might have sagging sooner than others and have a higher chance of needing a revision sooner than women with small breasts who are just getting implants.
I also got my scripts today and talked to him about the lidocaine lines and he said they will be easy to remove and won't be painful at all. I also ordered a Victoria's Secret VSX sports bra for after surgery, got the crockpot out, and started looking up some good recipes for soup and crockpot to make things easier and as stress free as possible fog my boyfriend and I. All in all I'm happy with the answers that I got today and now I'm just waiting for the time to drag by until its FINALLY surgery day!

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October 8, 2012
Hi Aes, I just read your update and am a little confused. Why does he have to do a lift to both sides? I can understand the bigger one (the left?) but also to the smaller one?
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October 8, 2012
Supposedly the nipple on the right side is off to the side and a little droopy so he said for the nipples to be even and perky and symmetrical I need to do a lift on both sides.
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October 8, 2012
Supposedly the nipple on the right side is off to the side and a little droopy so he said for the nipples to be even and perky and symmetrical I need to do a lift on both sides.
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October 8, 2012
Is it just around the nipple (donut lift) or the lollipop lift that cas the scar down the center of the breast?
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October 8, 2012
The lollipop causes the scar down the middle.
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October 8, 2012
Thanks for the updates...very interesting to read. I will be interested to see how many cc's difference there ends up being between the 2 breasts. Did you doc think you might need two different profiles, or just different cc amounts? I know I said it before but I am still so excited for you!!!! Your surgeon sounds great.
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October 8, 2012
He didn't mention anything about different profiles just different size. I'm really excited but I'm also really nervous. He said he thinks the left breast would need about 250cc but wasn't positive which is why he's going to try the sizer and have a bunch of different sizes on hand.
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October 9, 2012
that's great that he uses sizers, you can feel confident that he will match you up pretty closely. please continue to update! :)
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October 9, 2012
Thank you for all of the support! It's nice to have this place to share my experience and read and support other women going thru similar procedures!
UPDATED FROM AesSedai
22 days pre

So I just some clarification on the implants!...

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So I just some clarification on the implants! Getting Allergen silicone implants under the muscle in style 20/ high profile for the more "natural" look.

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October 12, 2012
Hi Aes! Sounds like you are on your way! What day is your surgery day?
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October 12, 2012
Wednesday October 31st! 17 days away!!!!!
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October 12, 2012
Awesome! Not long at all! Are you getting your pre-surgery to-do list together?
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October 12, 2012
I have started to get some things! I just got the VSX sports bra that I ordered and I'm glad I got an extra large bc it's already pretty snug. I also bought some mederna and zip up sweatshirts! My boyfriend and I have a cleaning list and list of meals but other than that I'm just taking it easy and hoping for the time to fly by! I'm worrying that I won't be able to fit into my clothes but am unsure on what to do so I guess that all has to wait until afterwards. Did you have to buy a lot of new tops? What were you before?
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October 13, 2012
I actually didnt have to buy a lot of new tops, but I had also just lost 15 pounds as well. And I dont wear fitted clothes because I am a little chubby. =) So if you have some loose clothes, your good to go- if they are all tight, you may be wearing your sweatshirts for a while or your b-friends t-shirts! lol I was a 38B/36C before surgery, now a 36D/DD depends on the bra. Although I can still fit a couple C bras also. Just barely, but I can wear them. haha You could try putting your sports bra on and stuffing it to the level you think you'll be and trying some of your clothes on. That might give you an idea of how much room you got. =) Make sure you have a stool softener for post-surgery! Everyone typically needs it. lol  
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October 13, 2012
Thanks for all of the helpful info! I've definitely got stool softeners on the list and am thinking about getting some ice packs but am worried it will put too much pressure on. I had a dream last night about boobie ice packs lol I'm going crazy waiting for this surgery!
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October 13, 2012
I dont know why you couldnt ice. I iced quite a bit. I would have them on hand, but if he doesnt want you to ice- find out why. If it will hurt something, you will need to know about it- although I just cant imagine that it would! I think it helps with swelling, and my breasts felt really hot, and helps with the skin sensitivity that eventually comes. Did your doc say where he is placing the implants?
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October 13, 2012
He didn't say anything about ice yet so I'm just looking for something that wouldn't be really heavy online. I found some thera pearl rounded ice packs that I'm going to try and I can put them into my bra and they're 11.00 in comparison to the makemeheal bra with the round cold/hot inserts. We're going with the Natrelle (Allergen) smooth high profile implants and he said that we would do 450ccs in the right and then he would use the water sizers to see what size implant he should put into the left side. Since he's taking out about 100ccs he said he thinks he will be able to fit about 250ccs into that side which will give my breasts a more symmetrical shape since the left has SO MUCH more breast tissue. I'm glad he will be removing some of that breast tissue and putting in a larger implant because i was worried that one would look flat (more like a reduction) and the other would look beautiful and more full and he said that with what he wants to do they should turn out very similar but not twins which i'm okay with. I've been trying to keep myself occupied with other things so that i don't think about this surgery too much but i randomly find myself on this site and i can't help it! lol
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October 13, 2012
I bought those therapearl packs, I really liked them. =) Haha, impossible to not think about it! But soon it will be here, and then you'll obsess about recovery! lol
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October 13, 2012
Glad you liked the therapearl packs I was worried they would be too small bc it didn't give exact measurements so now I feel better about that. You look like you healed so well! Did you do anything special for scarring?
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October 14, 2012
There are different sizes Therapearl packs arent there? I got the rectangular shaped ones. I also alternated with those English ice packs. Here is an example from Amazon. (http://www.amazon.com/English-Ice-Cap-9-Diameter/dp/B000BGIYUG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350234378&sr=8-1&keywords=english+ice+pack) B/c I iced so much that when one was thawed, I would put it in the freezer and pull out a diff. one. These english packs can go in the freezer with the water and will refreeze. They also have that canvas cover so makes it easier on your skin. I am prob not the best one to ask about scar meds. I didnt start using scarguard until later, and I dont know that it worked good. My boobie buddy Pinkaddict seemed to have good results with her stuff. Cant remember what it was called. Her scars look MUCh better than mine! Check her out- you should be able to find her on my review responses. =)
October 12, 2012
I am so excited for you! I hope you get amazing breasts! You certainly deserve it.
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October 12, 2012
Thank you so much :) I'm so anxious I can't wait for the day!
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October 14, 2012
I am so excited for you!!! You totally deserve a sweet pair of girls that you can be confident in and flaunt!!! October 31st cant come soon enough!! Wah hoo!!!
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October 14, 2012
Thank you :) so excited!!