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27 Yrs Old, No Kids, 5'3", 130lbs, pre 34B, 450cc HP Silicone Under Muscle - Mishawaka, IN
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I have wanted a BA since I was about 18 when I...
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I have wanted a BA since I was about 18 when I realized my boobs were not going to grow anymore. I wanted a BA, but I never thought I would actually be able to get one/afford one. It was always one of those "dreams" but not reality. My really good friend and I were in the same boat, but in the last year or so we decided to actually make it happen. She got the ball rolling and actually had her BA this past spring and hers look amazing! Which inspired me even more to get on it! I'm going with the same Doctor (because she had nothing but good things to say and her boobs turned out awesome!), which makes it easier for me since I can just ask her all the questions I think of at random times. She also told me about this site, which has been SUPER helpful!!
I had my consultation earlier this month and am very happy with the suggestions. Not going to lie though, I was disappointed at first because I felt like the doctor wouldn't show me bigger implants on the Vectra Imaging. He said he couldn't go bigger because they would stick out too far off the side. I'm a visual person and so I just wanted to see more options. However, I came home and realized that I really liked the size suggestions he gave. He showed me 350cc Mod Plus profile, and 425cc High Profile on the Vectra Imaging. I originally thought I wanted to have Mod Plus implants, but I really liked the High Profile look on me. I have my pre-op appt in November, so I'm going to ask if he could up to 450cc HP, since everyone always says to go bigger if you're unsure.
I've posted my before, as well as the imaging I got from my consultation.
I had my consultation earlier this month and am very happy with the suggestions. Not going to lie though, I was disappointed at first because I felt like the doctor wouldn't show me bigger implants on the Vectra Imaging. He said he couldn't go bigger because they would stick out too far off the side. I'm a visual person and so I just wanted to see more options. However, I came home and realized that I really liked the size suggestions he gave. He showed me 350cc Mod Plus profile, and 425cc High Profile on the Vectra Imaging. I originally thought I wanted to have Mod Plus implants, but I really liked the High Profile look on me. I have my pre-op appt in November, so I'm going to ask if he could up to 450cc HP, since everyone always says to go bigger if you're unsure.
I've posted my before, as well as the imaging I got from my consultation.
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UPDATED FROM brittney721
3 months pre
Day Dreaming/Questioning some Wish Boobs
Well its not even been a month since I had my consultation, but I can't help but want it to be December already so I would be having my surgery!! It seems so far away right now, so all that's been keeping me sane is looking at boobs...everywhere I can! haha And I've also posted a few wish boobs too!!!
And as weird as it is to say after that paragraph, I have started questioning myself at the same time. I like my natural boobs, they're still perky and bouncy and my husband loves them, but they are just too small for me... I've always wanted big boobs, but I've been wondering if I'm going too big- for me. I work with a girl who got hers done a year or so ago and I think she got around 700cc (started approx a B/C, not sure since I didn't know her then, but about my same build). She seems to really like them and she's happy with the outcome, but they are SO big, and are very distracting to everyone at work! Again, I'm glad she loves them, but it makes me wonder if I'm going too big for my body type. I feel like my doctor, husband, and friend are all being very encouraging, but there is still that little bit of doubt. And then I start to feel guilty about even wanting a BA...like why can't I just be happy with what I have? Will I regret even getting a BA?...those are just a few questions that I keep thinking about ....Has anyone else felt this way before their BA? And how did you get through it?
And as weird as it is to say after that paragraph, I have started questioning myself at the same time. I like my natural boobs, they're still perky and bouncy and my husband loves them, but they are just too small for me... I've always wanted big boobs, but I've been wondering if I'm going too big- for me. I work with a girl who got hers done a year or so ago and I think she got around 700cc (started approx a B/C, not sure since I didn't know her then, but about my same build). She seems to really like them and she's happy with the outcome, but they are SO big, and are very distracting to everyone at work! Again, I'm glad she loves them, but it makes me wonder if I'm going too big for my body type. I feel like my doctor, husband, and friend are all being very encouraging, but there is still that little bit of doubt. And then I start to feel guilty about even wanting a BA...like why can't I just be happy with what I have? Will I regret even getting a BA?...those are just a few questions that I keep thinking about ....Has anyone else felt this way before their BA? And how did you get through it?
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September 27, 2015
I'm sure you want to hear from someone else besides me, lol, but I'm going to comment anyway.
I was really really worried about going too big. I didn't want people to notice, wanted to be able to hide it around my coworkers and family. I read all the posts on here about "boob greed" and knew it might be a possibility that I would wish I had gone bigger, but I was way more scared of going too big. Like, even if I experienced boob greed, at the end of the day it was going to be better than when I started! I was more comfortable with that decision and thought that if I felt boobd greed I would just go back and look at pics of me from before and smack myself in the face lol. Luckily, I never really felt that way. Never wished I went bigger, never wished I was smaller, and have never wished I hadn't done it.
You know I'm really happy with how I look but I can also very easily disguise it and no one would ever know! And if I wanted to let people know without saying anything, I could....but I don't own clothes like that and I'm not that kind of girl haha!
Also...the girl you work with got 700cc...that's [RS bleep] HUGE. You're getting 425...big difference! You will NOT look like her!!
I will say that your wish boobs are really big. Don't get me wrong...they look amazing. But I do have a hard time seeing it on you. If that's what you want I support you 100% but I also don't think you will look that big/augmented with 425cc. I think you will look amazing and you'll for sure have great cleavage, but I don't think you will look fake or disproportionate. It's also important to remember...the difference between sizes/implants (like mod+ vs. HP or 425 vs 450) really will not be that noticable! I went with the moderate plus because I thought it would look better on me, but he said the difference is like 1/2 an inch! So truthfully it's not worth the stress :) I don't think that Dr. Viscardi is comfortably placing implants that he thinks will look "fake" or disproportionate, so I think you're in good hands.
Ok and last thing: I was a little bit sad to say goodbye to my small boobs. It was like...this is a part of me that I'm changing forever and will never get back the same...am I sure? But yes...because it was a part of me that had always made me feel insecure and was something that I had always wanted to change about myself. And the question "why can't I just be happy with myself" I asked myself SO many times. But the thing is that you're not unhappy with yourself, you just want to change this part of you. You are not an insecure person and you're not the kind of girl who talks down about yourself all the time. You're not doing this because it's the only way you will love or accept yourself, you're doing it because it's something that you know you've wanted for a long time and you finally have the means to do it! Sometimes it's ok to do something good for yourself! I was just talking to J last night about this, asking him if he could ever feel my implants or ever wishes that I didn't do it. He said he never feels them and he's indifferent about it. He said, "you knew from the beginning I was a butt guy so it really didn't matter to me." LOL! So I asked him if he ever missed my small boobs and he said not really. He said, "it would be nice if your boobs were this size naturally but since they weren't I never would have wanted you to get a boob job."...and then went on to say that he knew it was the only way I was going to be happy and I was never going to stop thinking about it so he was ok with it.
Sorry if I'm rambling! I can't see more than 3 lines in this comment box and idk if I cant edit it later so I want to get it all down!
Anyway, hope this helps you. You know you can always talk to me :)
I was really really worried about going too big. I didn't want people to notice, wanted to be able to hide it around my coworkers and family. I read all the posts on here about "boob greed" and knew it might be a possibility that I would wish I had gone bigger, but I was way more scared of going too big. Like, even if I experienced boob greed, at the end of the day it was going to be better than when I started! I was more comfortable with that decision and thought that if I felt boobd greed I would just go back and look at pics of me from before and smack myself in the face lol. Luckily, I never really felt that way. Never wished I went bigger, never wished I was smaller, and have never wished I hadn't done it.
You know I'm really happy with how I look but I can also very easily disguise it and no one would ever know! And if I wanted to let people know without saying anything, I could....but I don't own clothes like that and I'm not that kind of girl haha!
Also...the girl you work with got 700cc...that's [RS bleep] HUGE. You're getting 425...big difference! You will NOT look like her!!
I will say that your wish boobs are really big. Don't get me wrong...they look amazing. But I do have a hard time seeing it on you. If that's what you want I support you 100% but I also don't think you will look that big/augmented with 425cc. I think you will look amazing and you'll for sure have great cleavage, but I don't think you will look fake or disproportionate. It's also important to remember...the difference between sizes/implants (like mod+ vs. HP or 425 vs 450) really will not be that noticable! I went with the moderate plus because I thought it would look better on me, but he said the difference is like 1/2 an inch! So truthfully it's not worth the stress :) I don't think that Dr. Viscardi is comfortably placing implants that he thinks will look "fake" or disproportionate, so I think you're in good hands.
Ok and last thing: I was a little bit sad to say goodbye to my small boobs. It was like...this is a part of me that I'm changing forever and will never get back the same...am I sure? But yes...because it was a part of me that had always made me feel insecure and was something that I had always wanted to change about myself. And the question "why can't I just be happy with myself" I asked myself SO many times. But the thing is that you're not unhappy with yourself, you just want to change this part of you. You are not an insecure person and you're not the kind of girl who talks down about yourself all the time. You're not doing this because it's the only way you will love or accept yourself, you're doing it because it's something that you know you've wanted for a long time and you finally have the means to do it! Sometimes it's ok to do something good for yourself! I was just talking to J last night about this, asking him if he could ever feel my implants or ever wishes that I didn't do it. He said he never feels them and he's indifferent about it. He said, "you knew from the beginning I was a butt guy so it really didn't matter to me." LOL! So I asked him if he ever missed my small boobs and he said not really. He said, "it would be nice if your boobs were this size naturally but since they weren't I never would have wanted you to get a boob job."...and then went on to say that he knew it was the only way I was going to be happy and I was never going to stop thinking about it so he was ok with it.
Sorry if I'm rambling! I can't see more than 3 lines in this comment box and idk if I cant edit it later so I want to get it all down!
Anyway, hope this helps you. You know you can always talk to me :)
September 27, 2015
Oh and ALSO keep in mind: you have more breast tissue to start with than I did, so even though he showed you the same implant sizes as me, you will end up a bit larger than me. Just for your perspective :)
September 28, 2015
Well you weren't lying when you told me you left a really long reply! haha But it means more than you probably realize! And I think you're right, my wish boobs are pretty big compared to what size I'm actually looking at getting...so maybe I should find some more realistic wish boobs for myself lol
I guess what I'm feeling is just part of this journey, but I'm feeling better about it now, thank you! Like you said, I don't think Dr. Viscardi would let me get something that would be too big or disproportionate to my body either. I mean he didn't even let me look at bigger implant sizes on Vectra so I don't think he would put them in either lol I think part of my issue is that I really don't know how they are going to turn out and with me being OCD/perfectionist (and also super indecisive!) I'm worried I might not like how they turned out... but thats my issue with everything so I'll deal with it. The fact that I still have 2 months until my surgery is also part of my mental issue cuz I have so much time to think about the pros and cons to everything related to the surgery...I wish I could have done mine as quick as you did lol but this will just make me totally accept the process and outcome so I have no regrets! And I know the 425 vs 450 is pretty insignificant in the overall scheme and I need to remember this! At the end of the day I need to trust Dr. Viscardi because I know he will make them look great, just like he did yours!
Thank you for the help! I'm also happy to hear J is happy with your implants! I feel like him and N are pretty much the same guy so i'm hoping he will have the same reaction. lol Thanks again though, you're a great friend and I would be totally lost in the process without you and your experience!
I guess what I'm feeling is just part of this journey, but I'm feeling better about it now, thank you! Like you said, I don't think Dr. Viscardi would let me get something that would be too big or disproportionate to my body either. I mean he didn't even let me look at bigger implant sizes on Vectra so I don't think he would put them in either lol I think part of my issue is that I really don't know how they are going to turn out and with me being OCD/perfectionist (and also super indecisive!) I'm worried I might not like how they turned out... but thats my issue with everything so I'll deal with it. The fact that I still have 2 months until my surgery is also part of my mental issue cuz I have so much time to think about the pros and cons to everything related to the surgery...I wish I could have done mine as quick as you did lol but this will just make me totally accept the process and outcome so I have no regrets! And I know the 425 vs 450 is pretty insignificant in the overall scheme and I need to remember this! At the end of the day I need to trust Dr. Viscardi because I know he will make them look great, just like he did yours!
Thank you for the help! I'm also happy to hear J is happy with your implants! I feel like him and N are pretty much the same guy so i'm hoping he will have the same reaction. lol Thanks again though, you're a great friend and I would be totally lost in the process without you and your experience!
November 17, 2015
You look like you have a good amount of breast tissue to start with and you have a really pretty natural shape, so I'm sure your results will be fantastic! Have you made rice sizers yet? I did and they helped to give me some perspective about what I'd be walking around with in my bra after lol.
You should have a general idea of how big you want to come out of this and compile a bunch of wish pics if you can, so that you and your doctor are on the same page. I went crazy about cc's too, but then decided to put the final decision in my surgeon's hands and let him settle on what he felt looked prettiest (he already knew what look I was aiming for). So far I'm thrilled with my results - not so big that I look matronly and not so small that you can't tell I did anything. You're also very lucky to have your best friend to go through this with you :)
Lots of luck - only a couple more weeks! :)
You should have a general idea of how big you want to come out of this and compile a bunch of wish pics if you can, so that you and your doctor are on the same page. I went crazy about cc's too, but then decided to put the final decision in my surgeon's hands and let him settle on what he felt looked prettiest (he already knew what look I was aiming for). So far I'm thrilled with my results - not so big that I look matronly and not so small that you can't tell I did anything. You're also very lucky to have your best friend to go through this with you :)
Lots of luck - only a couple more weeks! :)
November 22, 2015
Yes I made some rice sizers! Which are literally so helpful to have! Like you, I wanted to see what size I'd be walking around with and if some of my shirts would still fit. I've also used them to measure myself to see approx what size shirts I'll need to buy in the future.
I can't believe my surgery is so close! It's been a long time coming, but I can't wait!
I can't believe my surgery is so close! It's been a long time coming, but I can't wait!
UPDATED FROM brittney721
11 days pre
Pre-op Appt in the books! Less than 2 weeks until surgery!
So I had my pre-op appt on the 19th and my final size was decided! I asked my PS what he thought about 450cc, and so he measured me again to make sure the size wouldn't be too wide for my frame. He thinks the 450cc will be fine, but I did give him permission to adjust the final size in the OR if he doesn't feel like they look right.
My Pre-op appt made me feel so much more relaxed/calm about my surgery while also increasing my excitement! The last few months have been a rollercoaster of emotions for me as I would second guess the decision constantly. But I'm a lot more confident in my decision to finally get my new boobs than I've ever been! I've taken some more before photos that way I have more comparisons after the surgery. I also made rice sizers to see approx of what I should be expecting, and will have those pics to compare with after my surgery as well.
My Pre-op appt made me feel so much more relaxed/calm about my surgery while also increasing my excitement! The last few months have been a rollercoaster of emotions for me as I would second guess the decision constantly. But I'm a lot more confident in my decision to finally get my new boobs than I've ever been! I've taken some more before photos that way I have more comparisons after the surgery. I also made rice sizers to see approx of what I should be expecting, and will have those pics to compare with after my surgery as well.
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November 22, 2015
Rice sizers are a good idea to give you some perspective, I found them to be very helpful too :)
Not long now - less than 2 weeks to go!
Not long now - less than 2 weeks to go!
How wonderful that you have a friend who has been through a breast augmentation recently. Sounds like she's been helpful...and even guided you to RealSelf! You have some great breast tissue to start with so I can only imagine you're going to love your results. If you haven't already, feel free to join the December 2015 breast augmentation surgery forum. Looking forward to your review updates!