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Saline. HP. Unders. 380cc & 420cc. BA 1/16. No more itty bitty titty. =)

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I will be going in for breast augmentation in about 3 weeks! i wont lie, i am very nervous and the closer i get the more and more i question it.
I wonder how i will feel once they are done and the feel. How will i adjust to this? It wont feel like my normal breast now. How will my partner adjust to them? Would he miss the old breasts and how they feel? Would i regret this? I have this anxiety about regret! ive wanted this ever since i was 16. Getting angry at my sister because i would brag i had more breast than her, and then literally one night i feel she woke up and was a C and i was a small B. She then went on to become a D and i stood at my small C. Being called Tit-less Terror, Pancake boobs etc really stuck on. I want this really bad! But everyone keeps telling me i dont need them. Most men i talk to said they prefer real to "fake".
I have so many shirts and dresses i refuse to wear because i simply do not have the boobs for it. Im sick of seeing other woman with BA and looking fabulous!

Im in a limbo here. Im doing this for ME!!!!!!!!

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Mel T. Ortega, MD

Mel T. Ortega, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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December 20, 2013
I was worried about the implants not feeling natural but I am use to it and sometimes I even forget I had them done! If it's something that you want I would have the BA. It has been the best investment I've made. Good luck
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December 21, 2013
that definitely makes me feel better! im just so concerned about all these little things and about having a foreign object in my body!!!!!
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December 21, 2013
Go into this knowing its going to take a lot of time to heal and for them to feel like a part of you. I am 17 days post op and they are definitely still very alien. I know once they settle and fully heal I am going to be very pleased. I am feeling confident and am happy that even though I can't wear a 'real' bra yet, I can fill out tops I certainly couldn't before. Don't go into this with unrealistic expectations. You will have bumps along the way. Also, the more time you can take off work, do it! I pushed it by going back after only a week and I have a pretty sedentary position. I would have benefited greatly from allowing myself more down time. Good luck!
December 21, 2013
I felt the same way going into my breast augmentation. I was anxious about whether or not I was making the right decision, even though I had wanted it for years and years. I'm 14 days post op now and I don't regret it AT ALL. I feel like a woman! Finally! It really has boosted my self confidence. The past two weeks have been a roller coaster. I wasn't in a lot of pain but these new boobs are always changing and always feeling different. I'm trying to be patient as they settle! But good luck to you! You won't regret it!
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December 21, 2013
That's my main concern!!! That I will have a foreign object in my body! I am the most organic person I know lol and I just hope my OCD and anxiety won't get the best of me!!!! and my guy friends keep saying don't do it men don't like "fake" breasts. Tht doesn't help either. But then again i think men are lying!!! Nice sized breasts are sexy implants or not!!!!!!!
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December 21, 2013
I would suggest you consider NOT having saline high-profile implants if you want a natural feel and look. This is even more true if your surgeon is planning above the muscle placement, since saline implants will have more visible rippling, edge visibility, higher risk of capsular contracture, and can deflate, requiring replacement (more surgery). Your anatomy appears as if you have a wide chest/breast base, and 375cc HP implants are too narrow for you and will also, in addition to the other negatives listed above, give you a wide (unnatural) cleavage. Honestly, even if it takes another consultation or two, see ABPS-certified plastic surgeons for more advice. If I were to make a recommendation (based on photos and description alone), I would suggest moderate profile smooth round silicone gel (latest cohesive generation) implants placed beneath your muscles. This will give the most natural feel, look, softness, and the least likelihood of capsular contracture. Plus, NO leak possibility, and you do NOT need to have periodic MRI scans to look for leakage, since they cannot leak! Somehow, I think you are going for cheap, not best. This might end up being a mistake, IMHO. Best wishes! Dr. Tholen
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December 21, 2013
I am choosing saline based on a lot of factors and the implants are going under muscle. My main concern was having a foreign object in my body- the societies views on cosmetic surgery- not regretting saline or silicone. I do not mind the "augmented" look also as long as I do not end up having what seems like "[RS bleep] star boobies" haha
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December 21, 2013
I had the same concern and love my saline implants. They feel natural to me and I have no rippling.
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December 21, 2013
I have never felt saline on someone else so I am very curious to how they feel!
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December 22, 2013
My hubbie feels them all the time and tells me how much it just feels like my breasts. He loves them.
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December 22, 2013
Do you have saline? And did you have a lot of breast tissue before? I'm just hoping I do!
December 21, 2013
I think you have amazing looking boobs now but it's what ever makes you feel happy. I think C is a perfect size but then again i'm only an A so…..
UPDATED FROM SyllPop
6 days post

Post op day 1-4

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I got my BA 1-16 at around 7pm. So today makes about post op day 4 ish. The surgery itself was not bad at all. If anything the IV hurt more. I woke up fine and poked my chest and said, "I have cleavage!" My boyfriend had picked up my medicine and got me flowers while i was in recovery. In about 45 mins or a little more i was wheeled to the cab and went back to hotel.
I was mostly groggy and tired and a little dizzy. But other than that minimal pain! I needed help getting in and out of bed until today. I went to work yesterday. I stopped taking my pain meds percs the same day they gave it to me because it made me sick so i took tyneneol ES every 8 hours. My pain wasnt awful or extreme and i stopped pain meds about post op day 4 ish (yesterday).

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January 22, 2014
Congrats!! How many cc's did you end up with?
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January 22, 2014
Hey! i ended up with 380cc and 420cc. One way smaller than the other (natural boobies). I told him i wanted a small D. I hope i wont be anything more than that!
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January 22, 2014
Well I have 370-360cc and I'm a 32DD at Victorias Secret!!! Target or JCP I'm a 34D. But honestly I don't look that big. You will be amazing!!!
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January 23, 2014
I hear VS always is bigger for some reason! I'm hoping to achieve a D!!!
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January 22, 2014
No offense to everyone who said, 'don't do it or i wouldn't do it if i were you', but they can't understand how wonderful it feels to have confidence and feel like a woman. I had so many friend's tell me they wouldn't do it either, but they weren't in my body, and all of my friend's HAVE boobs! You look awesome and I LOVE your ink!
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January 22, 2014
thank you so much babe! omg im such a paranoid person! I keep looking at posts of women who wanted their removed!!! I just dont want to regret it in the future but i guess its too late for that! Being 5 days out, i enjoy them so far even though they are still sore and what not. Its nice to look in the mirror and see boobs. Everyone kept saying i didnt need it and had perfect boobs. To me they were small and i got tired of buying 70 dollar bras, tightening them as tight as i can, being in pain from it being so tight etc.
January 22, 2014
Your boobs were beautiful before. There is no right or wrong decision, and if you were not happy with them, then that matters. Maybe the rest of us just wished we were starting with as good a "set" as you :) You look great, and I'm sure you will be very happy with your upgrade!
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January 23, 2014
Awe thank you so much! The one thing that kept killing me was the fact that I've been told numerous times I've had wonderful boobs and I felt that enhancing them would makes regret it! Hopefully it won't be the case because it's too late!!! I'm one week out and I can't say I hate them! But it's very early in the process! I forgot what I looked like with small breasts! Xo
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January 23, 2014
How do you like the feel of the saline? I'm leaning toward saline but am curious about that.
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January 23, 2014
Hey! I'm only one week out but my left boob already seems to be getting squishy soft and actually has some bounce. The right boob is my dominant boob so it's still being a little stubborn! So far I can't feel the implants and I'm liking saline! they definitely don't feel like "sand bags or water ballons" like I hear people saying. Any more questions let me know! Xo
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25 days post

3 weeks out

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Left boob is way more soft and smaller than the right which is harder and bigger!! when will this end!!! i hope my left doesnt have a slow leak. Bigger one is still riding high which is a pain!!!!!

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March 5, 2016
I see from your 4 month post that this balanced out beautifully! I am three weeks right now and in the same boat! I'm freaking out!!!! You can read about it and see it on my most recent post. Please tell me if what you experienced at three weeks was similar? Thank you for your review!!! It really helped me and your results are absolutely perfect wish boobs! They are gorgeous!
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March 23, 2016
OMG yes! for months i was freaking out. only now do i feel comfortable with them. i think we concentrate too much on it and look at it so much that we start looking for stuff that is wrong! one will be higher than the other or look off but eventually they will even out!