All Smiles - Clear Lake City, TX

Thank you for your note! My recollection is my old ones were 450 cc (saline because silicone outlawed at that time), but of course I no longer had the paperwork, so my doctor measured and said he would not go lower than 475, so that’s what we did. The great thing is, since he did EVERYTHING different than my last doctor (who by the way was also board certified in PS), I had hope that they would look better (who wants to spend all that money because one broke, only to end up with the same look you hated). 20 years ago, my then-doctor used the textured implants because incidence of capsular contracture less likely (which as it turns out, research has not borne that out), together with a 24-hour support bra for weeks; my new doc educated me that those types of implants (and I truly apologize to him if I am quoting him incorrectly) were designed to stay where they were put. He used the smooth implants, no bra, and “massage” so they will move around; I celebrated 2 weeks post op on new years eve and still could NOT be happier. Another thing I hated about the old ones, when I sunbathed they stuck straight up like heat seeking-missiles and I thot they looked so awful and fake and made me very self-conscious. These ones just flop all over like real boobs. Soooo happy. My advice when selecting a surgeon, after thinking more about all this, is to choose one that truly specializes in breasts, not one that just does whatever pays the bills. I had read somewhere once that you should not take a picture of your perfect boobs and expect the surgeon to give you that look, but I am not sure I completely agree with that, at least to a point, of course. I think with the right surgeon that really knows his boobs, he can get you pretty darn close. The long and the short of it is, I am sure there are people out there that would want their breasts to sit high like mine did, but I didn’t, and he knew his craft well enough to know how to give me the look I wanted.

You know, I did not, did not do enough research on the front end and was still locked into the concerns of the 90s, even tho I am not convinced the silicone caused all the problems some said it did. Since I did not do the research, I did not realize silicone has come so far, and had I to do it over again in December, I might have done and in fact, already decided if I live long enough and they have to be redone in the next 10 years, I am going to do silicone! But I remain VERY pleased on the work that was done on me, and of course can only imagine how silicone might differ since never had it. The difference between my surgery then and now is so pronounced, can only attribute it to the surgeon and/or his insistence on smooth, since nothing else changed.

PS. Kinda funny. So I see all these gals with the silicone loving they are squishy. Sounds wonderful to me. But I guess from where I came at it... I had a husband lets see 30 years ago I guess, but before me, he had a gorgeous thin gal with ginormouse natural boobs. I said, what were they like (cuz I was of course flat) and he said, like big water balloons. LOL. So thats why I did not mind going with saline then... and now.

That is funny!!

:-) Yah, I guess the long and the short of it is, if you ARE concerned with the silicone, go saline, my smooth salines are, even if not "squishy", nice and floppy. Haven't felt enough large breasted women, myself, to know the diff. ;-) But if you aren't too awfully worried about it, go silicone, lol, as I will next time, if for no other reason, so I can experience "squishy".

Ahhhh, ok, textured did not work for me because my boobs are naturally so high on my chest that it just made them higher. I'm deformed if you ask me!! I'm afraid to post pics because they are saggy lol! I told my doctor nobody would go to him if they saw me! (To truly appreciate his work, you need to see the before and after, but I don't have any befores because they were so hideous, lol.) Maybe I will post with my arms above my head to simulate a lift. ;-) I'm starting to kinda wish I would have gotten silicone, specially after what another gal on here taught me, but I think I will enjoy my sag for awhile then decide. I do have some side boob, but not minding it too much. Anything but the camel look (humps), lol.

Haha I understand. How long ago was your last surgery? I have off center nipples, I was born that way so if my arms are done my nipples look so bad, has nothing to do with surgery. He helped them as much as possible but PS aren't god they can improve what God gave u but not make it disappear lol

Exactly!! It was December 17, so just coming up on 2 months. Neither one of us wanted to do a lift til we saw how they would look with a capsulectomy and new implants (I had NO idea, other than textured, what my last ones were, or what profile). Dropping was instantaneous so all I've had to do is heal and gawk at Real Self, lol. Wish I would have discovered it BEFORE!

Ya I discovered this site a month before surgery. It's awesome! It's addicting. Haha. I'm still healing til. Revision are harder to heal from that's for sure

TOO addicting! I'm sure my husband wonders what I do all day, if I tell him oh look at boobs, he would start to worry! I discovered it right after when I thot I would post a review, oh okay, real self whatever... then ... holy [RS bleep]! Look at this site! Then I of course decided NOBODY on earth has real boobs, lol.

You did????!!!!! Do tell, so glad to hear I am not the only one! My doc said it was CC, but he hadn't been there the last 20 years to know they ALWAYS looked like that, lol. Do you know, so I went to soma saturday and I am now a DDD? I think its because since they are dropped now there is more to stuff in the bra, lol.

Ok, I see, you had "highly cohesive" and I've noticed people from other countries call them that instead of "textured". I think, lol. That would explain at least part, I really think. Another gal told me she NEEDED textured so that they would stay exactly where she wanted them. I'm like you, I need that (softer/natural?) feel where they move around lol.

Oh. Maybe not on the cohesive. Were your previous ones textured or smooth? Still studying boobs for my next job. ;-) Don't forget to keep us updated on your progress!!!!!

Yeah you're right they were textured! and felt really firm, I could hardly squish them at all lol. They never really dropped either just sat right there on my chest, it was when I was looking at my holiday pics last year I noticed how humpy they actually were ha! I actually thought I had cc for months but just turned out to be the implants as the new ones drop nicely now :) I love that they move around now and jiggle lol

LOL me too! You were the smart one though. I cannot believe I did not do anything about it for 20 years! Just assumed that was my lot....