23 Years Old, More Repositioning Than an Old Woman - Draper, UT

Alright, so I've been meaning to write this for some time now but this story is very painful for me. I am also afraid of the scrutiny I could receive for going public about what I have been through but I understand that speaking out about my experience could be valuable for others. I have lived a nightmare, paid thousands of dollars to go through hell and back trying to have the perfect body, only to put my life in danger and suffer through so much pain.

I had my first Breast Augmentation when I was 18 years old. I opted for a fairly conservative size because I didn't want anyone to notice. The procedure went well and everything was fine but a couple years later my right breast had bottomed out, for whatever reason, and I was looking for a revision surgery. I was 21 at the time and not in a good place in my life and felt that bigger breasts would be a solution. I had size envy and believed that "the bigger the better." A lot of the information on the internet confirmed that I could go as large as I wanted, and so that is what I pursued. I went from a 32C (size 300cc) to a 32DD. I had 600cc put in each breast and was possibly a larger cup size than a 32DD though I never got fitted for a bra, but it seemed as though I was busting out of a 32DD. This size was way too big for my petite 5' 1" frame body. Life as a 32DD never felt comfortable for me- I couldn't find clothes that fit, I couldn't wear a swimsuit, I just felt so awkward, and I knew I had made a mistake and decided less than a year after my second surgery that I needed to fix it ASAP. That is when I went to Dr. Fryer and he told me the severity of my situation.

Dr. Fryer told me that if I didn't get the size of my breasts revised I would develop the dreaded "Uni-boob" and I was well on my way towards it. My pectoralis chest muscles had literally detached from my rib cage because of the size of the implants. The "revision surgery" I had pursued when I went larger was in threat of being totally undermined by the weight of the 600cc implants, which would both eventually bottom out. My chest muscles would never be able to be reattached to my ribcage.. This terrified me. At the age of 22 I had to have my third breast surgery, and this one proved to be the most painful experience of my life. Dr. Fryer had to close the large pockets made by the super-sized implants and sealing that space, securing the new implants (back to the size I was originally) hurt. so. much. After the surgery I felt as if a shark had bitten into both sides of my chest and wouldn't let go, following me around everywhere I went for 2 weeks. I would not wish that sort of pain on even my worst of enemies.

Looking back, that second surgery was a huge mistake and many surgeons are unethical enough to be willing to perform it on women for the paycheck. The thing about the internet is that a lot of information out there is incorrect. Plastic surgery is not an "exact science." I believed what I wanted to believe and found validation on the internet, but I also lived to tell the truth that BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER. The doctor who put the size 600cc implants in me said that they would balance my hips, which couldn't be further from the truth, but I listened to him and his opinion because he was a "doctor." The 600cc implants gave me stretch marks, which I thought were popped blood vessels. I have had to have painful laser corrective treatments to get them to fade. I have two sets of scars on both of my breasts (new ones needed to be made for the supersize implants) that I have to treat every day, with the hope that they will eventually be less noticeable. My experience has been the most expensive, emotional and costly nightmare.

Dr. Fryer is an incredible, ethical surgeon, also possibly one of the only ones willing to do such a risky revision/repositioning surgery. If you are considering a breast augmentation, he is the man for the job. He will not take advantage of you, and his cost is fair. The sad part about this review (other than the entire thing) is that when I was looking for the revision surgery (the second one where I went too big) I had a consultation with Dr. Fryer where he told me he would not even consider putting a larger size in me, so I opted for another surgeon. I wanted to believe what I wanted to believe, and I found a surgeon who confirmed that for me and for a much cheaper price, so.... that's my story. Be careful about the surgeons (and surgeries) you choose. I was young, and reckless, but I have survived, though there is nothing I wouldn't give to go back in time and tell my flat-chested 18 year old self that small breasts are beautiful.