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UPDATED FROM e1983
6 months post

Wow its been 6 months since i got my boobies :) i...

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e1983
WORTH IT$5,450
Wow its been 6 months since i got my boobies :) i absolutely love them! They are very soft and natural feeling and natural looking (despite me going from a less than A cup to a full D cup :) I could not be happier! best money ever spent :)

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Thomas H. Bartell, MD (retired)

Thomas H. Bartell, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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L
July 7, 2012
Your results are amazing. I am 10 days post op and got 425 unders saline, breast crease incision. I cant wait. WOw what a boob job! it looks extremely natural, have you not told me...wouldnt have known. CONGRATS!
K
July 7, 2012
Hiya E7~ WOW....you look great!!!! It's obvious you picked a wonderful PS, he did an outstanding job. I hope your abdominal surgery went well. Thanks for sharing your story:-)
B
August 6, 2012
I have a one year old and a three year old but will only have my husband home to help with them for two weeks after surgery. The Dr. I'm seeing tells me I can't lift them for 6 weeks. I really want the surgery but now I'm debating waiting until my youngest is 2, which is a whole year away. Did you have any issues lifting your kids after 2 weeks?
E
August 9, 2012
i am a stay at home mom and i took care of my kids all by myself after 2 weeks.. it wasnt too difficult i just took it as easy as possible and made my hubby do all the cleaning :)
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M
July 10, 2013
I have to tell you in your first paragraphed you summed up exactly how I feel!!! I'm so thankful for you posting your story! You give me much more seriousness to getting implants :) Did you have your put in under the muscle?
E
July 11, 2013
Yes I did put them under the muscle. It has been a year and a half now since I got them and I am sooo beyond happy that I did.
M
October 17, 2014
I am so happy to have found your post. I am a stsy at home mom of a 2 & 3yr old boys. I started a small C before them, went up to DDD with them, then deflated to less than an A. Totally feel unatractive and not like a woman. I have a consult tomorrow but planning on going to a D. My biggest worry is that I will only have help for the first week then I am on my own as my husband is on the road alot. I am most worried on how hard it will be to take car of the kids once my help is gone. Any suggestions or words of advice?? you look much like I do now and what I want to look like after.
P
February 23, 2015
what was the price tag if you dot mind me asking?
UPDATED FROM e1983
3 months post

Its been about 3 months and 1 week and they feel...

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Its been about 3 months and 1 week and they feel great.. they are all the way healed and i LOVE them! i had my last post op appt last week, and then i went shopping for a new bikini :) i cant wait to actually wear it and get a tan :) Everything with my boobs are great but i do have to have abdominal surgery in about a month :( i have severe diastasis recti and a few ventral hernias.. so i will be having surgery to fix the hernias.. i already have a couple of little scars on my hips from an appendectomy and i have some stretch marks .. now i get to add approx 5 more little scars on the upper part of my abdomen but atlest this will fix the pain im having and i will be able to get my ab muscles back :)

I posted a some pics in my new bikini :) sorry they are not the best its hard to take pics of yourself lol

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A
April 12, 2012
You look so great!!
W
April 12, 2012
Thank you for your story and updates! You look so great! I am so excited to have my consultation with Dr. Bartell! - just waiting to have the money first. It is so exciting to read the reviews of you and AEM who also used Dr. Bartell!! You both look fantastic. I am wondering ... is it 3 weeks to be able to raise your arms? What about lifting restrictions. Other recovery times seem so much shorter with other incision placements and types of procedures . I still want to go armpit though. Just wondering how I can get off work long enough!!! AND how long before life can resume to normal??
E
April 12, 2012
he will say 2 weeks for restrictions.. no lifting your arms up at all an no lifting.. after that you can do whatever.. i was able to lift and take care of my kids after 2 weeks and my son was about 20lbs.. but i wouldnt do too much for the 1st month you get pretty sore quick..
W
April 12, 2012
Did you lift your arms just half way up the first 2 weeks? Does he mean just not totally over your head?
E
April 12, 2012
he told me my elbows had to stay at my sides
X
April 20, 2012
You look great. Im having my op begining of june and so excited. You made me even more. Im a cup A and doing a C and im a size 6/8. Hope i will look good a have a good experience.
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MA
April 22, 2012
your boobs r so perfect now. we hav about the same body size n shape. im just a bit shorter. i hop emy boobs come out just lik urs
UPDATED FROM e1983
1 month post

Its been 7.5weeks since my surgery and they are...

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its been 7.5weeks since my surgery and they are perfect! they have fully dropped and are really soft. im wearing a 34d or 32dd at victorias secret (they do not look that big in clothes tho) i think they are a perfect size for me. im posting some new pics in my new bra. it is a light push up VERY minimal padding :) i will try to get some full lenth shots soon so you can see proportions.. i stopped having "morning boob" around 4 weeks and could sleep on my back flat and side around the same time.. around 5 weeks i could sleep on my stomach again. i am having sooo much fun shopping for bras and clothes :) but most of my clothes from before still fit me i just actually fill them out now :) lol

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T
February 29, 2012
WOW! Your 7.5 week shots are AWESOME!!!! Yay for you!!
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S
March 1, 2012
I know I have already told you but you look AMAZING! I hope mine turn out as great as yours.

I am also getting saline implants- did you doctor put any pressure on you to get silicone? What made you decide on saline? Some people say that saline implants make "swooshing" noises- have you experienced this?

Also, did you get the implant placed under the muscle?

Thanks :)
E
March 1, 2012
THANKS :) no pressure to do silicone.. i wanted saline because if it ruptures i will know and wont have to be concerned with my health.. mine do not make a swooshing noise (lol) they are placed under the muscle. i can feel the implant a little but they are still healing and it is only if i try otherwise they feel really natural to me. they bounce and move normal and are are very soft and squishy :) they feel VERY natural to me and i didnt have barely any breast tissue before.
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K
March 7, 2012
luv ur results
B
March 13, 2012
Your results are awesome!
M
March 19, 2012

I think we've all said how amazing you looked early on -- but those new bra photos are incredible! You must be ecstatic :) How awesome does it feel wearing low-cut shirts now? 

E
March 19, 2012
THANKS! i finally got to show off the girls ..my husband and i went out for his bday and it felt so great! and he loves it too lol :)
M
March 19, 2012

Haha I'm sure he does! We went to cirque show over the weekend and i got to wear a new corset I bought... don't think my bf minded that one bit :) Although to be honest I think I get even more entertainment out of them than he does!