My breasts were very small and empty. - Breast Augmentation - Houston, TX

That's awesome for you. I only got HP again. My new doc thought I would need UHP because I wanted 350 and my ribcage was so small, but he was able to put in just hp. I'm glad you love yours. I can't imagine being upset with any kind of higher profile once you've had sagging, huh?!!!

Hey pharm tech mom , My ps is suggesting Hp for me also , I'm worried it won't be wide enough, one girl said hers were too narrow but they all come in different diameters so maybee her ps didn't measure her right, do you feel you have enough diameter ? Some side boob and upper fullness too ?

I didn't have side boob with 225hp overs but with 350hp unders I have a ton, so I guess it's the larger size of the implant that creates it, but either way the upper pole is nice too.

So I'm thinking my ps should create upper fullness too when he raises the fold and re does the pocket, he said I just tell him what I want and he can do it but I gotta trust him ! Yikes , it's true tho , you gotta pick a PS you trust cuz a lot of decisions they make is their call when your under and based on what they see once they open u up.

Every implant comes in many diff diameters. As long as it matches your bwd which is how the range of sizes are picked no one should have a prob with them not being the correct width. Like buying a pair of jeans or shoes.

I think that for my body, I have a very narrow rib cage, that UHP was the only way I would have gotten 360cc I have great upper fullness and just the right about of side boob.

Definitely not!!! I was a little worried at first that UHP would be too much, but I don't feel I have that "torpedo" looksya know

My doc thought too that he could only fit UHP because I wear 30 (or 28bras) but he was able to fit just HP. Now I'm a 30F (tiny large boobs!!)

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So sorry!! Revisions are tough because you not only know what to expect as far as pain, you're even more nervous about the results because things happened to mess up the first time for you, when everyone else seems to be doing just fine. I'm sure your stitches will heal well in time. I had barely noticeable stitches from the first BA and now they are longer and bigger because of the matrix.

Thanks mate, he said the scar would be longer, but as far as I can see it's exactly the same.... if not shorter... but so far I'm stressing, because it looks so wrong...but I've been assured it's a temporary thing and the stitch that is coming out, will be pulled out and it's a temporary measure to help it adhere to the insides...I hope Sooooo but. Aggggg someone's you wonder if you were meant to have none for a reason...... fingers crossed...still got cleavage that's all that matters at this stage.......lol

Well it sounds as if you will be fine, but I agree revisions are not as exciting as your first BA because it really makes you doubt yourself and your intentions for yourself, huh? At some point it seems not worth the struggle and financial costs. But hopefully all is well for us and we can just enjoy having them..

Yes I totally agree with you, makes you wonder why... but hopefully we will be better than ever before afterwards mate...

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Thanks!! 7 weeks today. Perfect revision so far. They feel great, no swelling, no bruising. Strattice is one type of an acellular dermal matrix derived from pig skin, alloderm is the other from human cadavers, but mainly used for reconstruction after mastectomies. My doc has a perfect track record with Strattice -- no one has come back to him for a revision in 9 years using Strattice. It supports the implant like an internal bra, prevents malpositioning, and prevents rippling and cap con!!! Wow!! Can you say worth it? Heck yes!! The hardest part was the drains -- but after they are removed, you feel really really great -- they are bulky and a bit of a nuisance. Otherwise, going under the muscle (2 new pockets) with Strattice and capselectomy and all, I felt as if I were hit by a truck the first few days (compared to the easy recovery of my overs the year before), but after that, I recovered quickly. I only had the drains for 3 days. I used a wedge pillow to help get out of bed and took wonderful naps with the drugs, so it seemed to pass quickly. As far as the pectoral muscle, it took 6 full weeks to really be able to do a downward dog, and it still feels weird to flex the pecs because your boob moves so far to the outside, but I was used to my overs, and if I wouldn't have had that first, I'm sure it wouldn't feel that weird. They still hurt in certain positions along the side of my ribcage if I move in a certain way, so I am taking a careful recovery and doing legs and cardio more than arms.

Mamamel1974, wow that's amazing , did your ps say their was a chance of infection using the pig skin strattice ? You'd think pig was cheap huh ! But yea it's all the preserving and sanitizing and then the technic n time to put it in. I worry too about when exersizing we use pectoral muscle and it may be moving the implant, it caused a deformity in mine , the pectoral muscle indents into the implant or breast when I flex , Anither reason I need a revision. I hope that doesn't happen to you. One physician recommended a dual plain placement where the implant on top is under the muscle and then lower part is somehow over the pectoral not sure how to describe ( a doctor can better) but hope it works !! I think I need a lot fixed so my revision may be very painful, happy things worked out for you ! Looks like it's totally worth it to get the strattice .

There's no (extra) chance for infection with Strattice. My skin infection I had was 9 months after the surgery and had nothing to do with the surgery, but ended up causing cap con because any kind of infection in your body can make your body attack the implant. The matrix is acellular, so it's just a sterile webbing and your body starts running blood vessels and all thru it. I have dual plane -- most under the muscle implants are -- nobody gets their implants completely under the muscle next to your rib cage -- it's all partially under, that's why Strattice works because it attaches to the tissue at your breast crease and to the muscle where it stops covering the implant. My doc (dr Boynton) has a good video about it on his website. Normally the implant is just covered by skin at the bottom, so the matrix helps prevent rippling there, which is where I first felt rippling right after my first surgery. So, yes, Strattice is worth it and although initially the pain may be more, the actual recovery takes less days than first time going under the muscle because the tissue and muscles have already adjusted, so that's one good thing.