Get the real deal on beauty treatments—real doctors, real reviews, and real photos with real results.Here's how we earn your trust.

31-Year-Old, Kid-free, 5'2, 145lbs, Asian, Active 34 A/B Cup =>375CC HP Mentor Unders - Ontario, CA

UPDATED FROM MatchingTop2Bottom
20 days post

2 Week Check Up And Drop Results

WORTH IT$6,000
Hello Boob-Sisters!
Well, I was kind of nervous about my appointment and forgot to ask some key questions:
- Can I wear normal bras now?
(I've been wearing the post-op bras on only one hook since they are too tight now, shelf tanks, and super thin shelf/tube-top "bras")
- Is it safe to sleep on my side?
(sleeping on my back is my least preferred style)
- May I put cream on my stitches even before they dissolve?

I did ask some questions:
- May I go get chiropractic adjustments?
A: only if they can do it without pressure on my chest and not while I'm on my stomach
- Can I stop using hibclense?
A: Yes, I may because that [RS bleep] is drying out my skin
- Is there a certain point in time where I need to be "dropped" by? Like if I don't, will it just stay high forever?
A: My skin will always be stretching so in like 20 years, I may or may not want them back up high =) There is no drop deadline.

SOoooooooo I have to call the office tomorrow to get the questions above answered.

On Dropping- I dropped .5 in on both sides since Dec 29! I measured both sides in relation to my collarbone and saw a half inch difference!

MatchingTop2Bottom's provider

Troy Andreasen, MD

Troy Andreasen, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Overall rating
Doctor's bedside manner
Answered my questions
After care follow-up
Time spent with me
Phone or email responsiveness
Staff professionalism & courtesy
Payment process
Wait times

I was recommended Dr. Troy Andreasen by a friend who knew two girls who were his former patients. Gal 1 had saline implants around 10 years ago, and Gal 2 had silicone implants 6 years ago. Both were felt Dr. Andreasen was super capable and loved his work to this day. Gal 1 said she would have gone with silicone if it was available at the time. Gal 2 has had two kids and still loved her breast aug. I've met these girls IRL and didn't know they had undergone the surgery. I just figured, "Just another white girl born with big boobs, unlike my tiny 'yellow hills’" The office is easy to find; parking was even easier to find. The staff is super helpful and kind. Dr. Andreasen was super knowledgeable. He encouraged all my questions so nothing was “too stupid” to ask. Ladies, don’t worry- he isn’t creepy. You really don’t need to shy away from a male doctor especially one with a professional demeanor as his. His recommendation for sizing and implant selecting were tailored to my lifestyle, body frame, and desired outcome. The big piece of advice I would give to potential patients is plan on arriving for your appointment time an hour BEFORE when they tell you they want you to be there: I was advised to call the office on Friday before my surgery if I didn’t get a call by noon. I called the office at 1pm. The office told me I had to call the surgery center, so I hung up and called the surgery center. I was told that my appointment was going to be at 9:00am, and that a nurse would call me back with more instructions. The nurse called later to tell me my appointment was at 8:30am and gave me all my instructions. I called the surgery center back to confirm whether my appointment was going to be at 8:30 or 9:00. They said 8:30 for arrival and my surgery was probably going to be at 9:30. During the morning of the surgery, according to the navigation app, we had an ETA that would have put us 15 mins early to our appointment but 45 mins before my appointment, I get a call from the nurse saying I should be there now since they were ready for me regardless of my appointed time. I start to panic but she said to just drive safely, and they would see me when I got there. When I got there, I was kind of rushed through the sign in process and was told, “Everyone is waiting on you”. Whatever. I was really stressed out at that point and pretty pissed because I did everything I could to be prepared for this, and had I received a call requesting me to come in earlier, I would have done so. Instead I get a call almost 45 mins before my appointed time saying I should be there already since they are running early. I don’t know know if it was because Dr Andreason’s team is so efficient that they just breeze through surgeries, or if people cancelled, or if they were in a hurry because it was the holidays, but they will not call you to see if you can get there earlier than expected, they will just expect you to be there. Which I have no issue with because I line up early for concert tickets, busy restaurants, Apple product releases so my boobs, for sure, I’ll line up early than expected for them… I just didn’t know I would have to and got stressed out. In summary: || Dr Andreasen: Awesome doc. Personable. Listens. Thorough || Office: Easy to find. Easy to park. || Office Staff: Kind. Attentive. Organized. Readily Available for questions || Surgery Center: Easy to find. Easy to park. || Surgery Center Work: Great. Quick. Made patients comfortable for procedure || Surgery Center Appointment System: Needs Improvement

Replies (16)

Hey i just tried on a bra from my small days too! He told me i can start scar gel at the 3 week mark. I didn't ask about bras because they are uncomfortable and prefer bralettes. I've been sleeping on my side, he didn't tell me not to. At my 2 day post op i asked about hibiclens, thank goodness, so i didn't use it. You look great! But that bralette is too small. Lol.
It is too small! It doesn't hurt when I wear it though. I need to go buy stuff but I'm trying to be extra frugal esp after the holidays and buying these babes. I think I will wait to see what he says about the bra. Good to know that you have been sleeping on your side. My fear is that one will drop at a weird angle, but yours look great, so I think that is just an unwarranted fear. =) Thanks for keeping up your posts. It really helps to have a point of reference
The bralette picture is awesome! Heck I only user Hibiclens the night before surgery! I goto two week appt today! Looking great!
At the 2nd day post op the nurse said i could sleep on my side and use a pillow to support them.
Good luck on your appointment! =)
I wish I had thought to measure from the collarbones to see how much they've dropped! And that bralette is pretty hilarious. (I did that with a training bra and it totally FIT! Very depressing.) But I was told no underwire bras for a few more months until they drop more. I'm fine with that -- loving my sports bras and bralettes. :-) And I started the transition to side sleeping around Day 5 and I used a crapton of pillows (one between/under the knees, one behind me, one under the side I'm sleeping on, one to hug so The Sisters didn't get squished and one under the head). Congrats on filling out an old bra! ;-D
So asking my questions over the phone got me really conservative answers (probably because they couldn't actually see me). No normal bras yet. Fine. Better not sleep on my side till the doctor says something. Er, ok. Wait until next checkup to see about the scar-healing gels cus the doctor would have told me it was ok at the last check up if it was and my stitches haven't fully dissolved. CACA. Fine. =( I'm being a brat. I'm just looking forward to waking up with my face against a cool pillow. Belly sleeping, I miss you!
Strange...different from what i was told...
it is strange. =) Maybe just different paths to the same destination.
I love your review. Thank you for the information. I have had a consult with Dr Andreasen, and will be scheduling surgery soon.
What size did you end up achieving? :)
UPDATED FROM MatchingTop2Bottom
15 days post

Yesterday: First Period with the Boobs

2 days ago, I felt like I was reversing my healing, like I was swelling up again. How is this possible? Then it hit me- Youz about to have your period, girl! I thought my boobs were sensitive when they were their original size, the awkward feelings are amped when they are bigger. I had to convince myself that they weren't rising and heading towards my collar bone. Anyway, they felt weird and painful yesterday (on the first day of my period), too. Today, they are just tired. It feels like they ran five miles each while I was working at my desk all day. I just wanted to take them off for like 20 mins today so I could enjoy my dinner.
Tomorrow I have my 2 week check up. Hopefully, they will tell me the next steps to get them to feel more like boobs and not a firm ass ;)

Replies (5)

Good luck at your appt and uggghhhh, yes I know that first period feeling! For me, the sensitivity had started so the Big Red Dot made it feel like my nipples were on FIRE. So not cool. Hopefully you can start massaging soon. :-)
I was instructed to leave the boobies be..... I wonder when massage will be appropriate. What does the massaging do? Alleviate pressure? Or makes the fire nipples go away?
I notice some doctors say don't touch (especially textured or anatomicals) but most say to massage. It really helps soften them up. I've also read about it "keeping the pocket open" to help prevent capsular contracture. Not sure how true this is since no one knows what causes it. But being Asian, it's forefront in my mind. Like seriously, I obsess hourly.
Lol you are funny. I'm heading out to see dr. Andreasen now, maybe I'll see you there!
Wow, I had the same experience the day before I started my period, like I was regressing, but I didn't connect it to my period! Now I know what that was.
UPDATED FROM MatchingTop2Bottom
12 days post

Day 12 Happy New Year

By day 7, I was no longer swollen, but I checked with a tape measure, and I was still high (boob-high). Them girls didn't drop yet. It's ok. I'd like to think of it as they are excited to join their older sisters in the [RS bleep]-committee. I've been wearing my post-op bras with only the bottom hook hooked- just as instructed. Also, I've bought super thin, cheap shelf bras and have been wearing them to facilitate the dropping. Let me tell you, that makes my girls super tired at the end of the day. It's like I have my energy reserve and they have their own, and they get super tired at the end of the day, trying to drop. Poor things. =)

At least, now I'm pooping on the regular, and I've dropped down to my pre-surgery weight, even with the new extra "gifts"

Replies (7)

Wow I've been going braless because the nurse told me I could and the sports bra they gave me was too tight. Are your steristrips still on? Mine haven't fallen off. One is half off.
Mine are starting to flip up. I have to unfold them, and then pat them down. I was a little freaked out at first because I saw the black thread of the stitch but the tape has been sticking so I think I'm ok. Sometimes, when I sweat, the tape gets really itchy.
@dreambig, when you say "half off" do you mean the length-wise or width-wise.
Length wise, towards my sternum about an inch and a half in.
Yea I'm not too worried but I keep trying to push them back to their spot. Luckily mine aren't itchy.
You look great! And happy New Years to you!!! Good luck with your healing!
Thank you