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So my 30th birthday is coming up, and I started...
So my 30th birthday is coming up, and I started thinking - what better way to celebrate this milestone than with doing something for me! Celebrate the body I was given 30 years ago! I am a very tiny girl, only 5'0 100lbs at the heaviest, and everything on me is small, including my breasts. Funny thing is, my whole life I have been wearing a 34B. It wasn't until I started researching BAs that I came to realize I'm probably more like a 34A- if I'm being honest with myself. I mean, I don't fully fill the cup, but I figured that was just cause my boobs fell to the side! Perhaps it was just denial, and that's why I'm here. After years of debating with myself, I've decided to get the girls done. I have a surgery scheduled for March 10, and believe it or not, I'm actually getting it done with my best friend! She had an augmentation 10 years ago (she's almost 30 as well), and she's decided that it's time to go BIG! It has been a huge help so far going through this with someone who has done it before (and for those of you who think we are weird, I've been bfs with her since middle school- our moms are gonna hang out at the surgery center together since we are getting them done 2 hours apart). :) Anyway, I'm excited, I'm nervous, I can't wait, it's coming too fast, and I only have 4 days to go!
The Size Debate
So, I thought after seeing three doctors and trying on all kinds of sizes that I would know what size I want to go, but the closer I get to my surgery date, the more I wonder if I'm making the right decision. I told all the doctors that I would like to be a large C to a small D. The first doctor didn't recommend a size at all. The second recommended around 300cc. I took a picture while wearing the implant, and my friend's input was to go bigger. She said she is getting the surgery again because she didn't go big enough the first time. This matches what all the doctors said too.. that most of the time everyone thinks they could have gone a little bigger.
The third doctor I saw is actually the guy I decided to go with, and he had this really cool machine called the Vectra 3D Imaging. It scanned my body and then projected what I would look like with different implant sizes onto a computer screen. He tried 450cc, and my first reaction was OMG those are huge...too huge for my little body. I couldn't help but think of another one of my friends who is only like 5'3 who got 500cc implants, and they just don't look right on her. But thankfully he then had me try on the implants and immediately was like "no those are too big." I was so relieved that he thought that, because at this point I just wasn't sure what looks too big or too small or normal or anything, and it made me trust that I would get his honest opinion. He told me that in surgery he will try a few different sizes on me, and see what fits the best. So we decided on a range between 375cc and 425 cc. He said that if I like the look of the 375 that I should probably go with 400, because after they are put under the muscle they do get a bit smaller.
Basically I'm just really worried about going too big, to the point where it makes me look fat. I want big boobs, but I want my body to look balanced. I'm just wondering if in this case sometimes less is more, or if going bigger is the better option. I'm kind of stressing!!
The third doctor I saw is actually the guy I decided to go with, and he had this really cool machine called the Vectra 3D Imaging. It scanned my body and then projected what I would look like with different implant sizes onto a computer screen. He tried 450cc, and my first reaction was OMG those are huge...too huge for my little body. I couldn't help but think of another one of my friends who is only like 5'3 who got 500cc implants, and they just don't look right on her. But thankfully he then had me try on the implants and immediately was like "no those are too big." I was so relieved that he thought that, because at this point I just wasn't sure what looks too big or too small or normal or anything, and it made me trust that I would get his honest opinion. He told me that in surgery he will try a few different sizes on me, and see what fits the best. So we decided on a range between 375cc and 425 cc. He said that if I like the look of the 375 that I should probably go with 400, because after they are put under the muscle they do get a bit smaller.
Basically I'm just really worried about going too big, to the point where it makes me look fat. I want big boobs, but I want my body to look balanced. I'm just wondering if in this case sometimes less is more, or if going bigger is the better option. I'm kind of stressing!!
Try It On
I was thinking that when I go cloths shopping, I enjoy trying them on and spinning in the mirror to really make sure I like how I look before I buy. Yet when it comes to getting implants, I felt like I only had a few minutes to kind of look in the mirror, and then I had to make a decision on size with no return policy! So I did a little test here at my house to help me figure out what size I really want!
I took two plastic zip-lock bags and I filled them up with water. One cc is equivalent to one mL, so I filled each bag with 400mL. I put them into a sports bra (real bra didn't work so well), and then I was able to really take my time to look in the mirror, try on some of my different shirts, and just walk around the house to see how the size feels.
I have to say, it made me feel better to be able to play around with the different sizes. It gave me the confident feeling that I am looking for by getting this surgery done, but I'm still not totally sure about the size I want to go with. I've attached some pictures of what I look like right now, and also what I look like with the 400ccs in my bra. I'd love to hear what anyone out there thinks! What's too big?
I took two plastic zip-lock bags and I filled them up with water. One cc is equivalent to one mL, so I filled each bag with 400mL. I put them into a sports bra (real bra didn't work so well), and then I was able to really take my time to look in the mirror, try on some of my different shirts, and just walk around the house to see how the size feels.
I have to say, it made me feel better to be able to play around with the different sizes. It gave me the confident feeling that I am looking for by getting this surgery done, but I'm still not totally sure about the size I want to go with. I've attached some pictures of what I look like right now, and also what I look like with the 400ccs in my bra. I'd love to hear what anyone out there thinks! What's too big?