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25, 5'3, 135 lbs, pre op 34A. 380cc Silicone!

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June12BA
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I've been checking this site religiously for that past year and now I've finally decided that I'm ready to start my journey! I am 5'3, 140+/- lbs., 34A, asian, and have no kids. I live in northern california and I have just started scheduling my consultations. So far I have scheduled with Dr. Kimberly Henry, Dr. Miguel Delgado, and Dr. Eric Marriotti.

I am super excited now that I am finally ready to get my new boobs! I will continue updating on my journey.... Xoxo

..and if anyone has any dr recommendations in the bay area it will be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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Shahriar Mabourakh, MD, FACS

Shahriar Mabourakh, MD, FACS

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May 3, 2014
I would recommend Dr. Howard Rosenberg in Mountain View. Also, learn from my mistake when I first had BA in my 20s, if you don't have kids yet DON'T have an aerola incision. As much as you may think you don't care about breast feeding, once you are holding a baby, the instincts kick in and my BF was limited because of that decision. It was painful psychologically. I was also flat but once you've had implants for awhile, they will fall so a crease incision would be okay or armpit. I was an AA and went to a B cup and just had a revision because of problems after 23 years - yes you read that right - and I think I'm a C cup now but I am 7 days post-op so they look fairly huge at the moment but very nice. My skin was already stretched from implants so they don't look as tight as they do on newbies to the BA world. Good luck!
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May 3, 2014
Spelled areola wrong but I think you get it! Also, I wanted to say I got sientra silicon gel round smooth implants at 465cc. They look amazingly real and are close together, no gap, so I have real cleavage and it was like that from Day 1 but like I said, I didn't have skin to stretch. I had 3 kids and they did go up and down several times with my breast feeding. I would have liked to exclusively BF and that was the problem. In your 20s you just usually don't care. I never thought I would have kids, no interest in my 20s and was convinced I wouldn't have them. People change and they are the best thing that happened to me so just think of that. Also, the areola is a source of pleasure. Ok sorry I said it but I used to get so turned on with just my BF stimulating the nipples and that has never returned to what it was. Another reason to avoid that incision but that's just me. Also, my first implants were saline. I thought that was safer but they aren't as soft as silicon. You can't lay on your stomach, it's like 2 water balloons. I was worried and silicon was different then and could leak. I think saline gives a much more fake look. Well congrats on the journey, girls with boobs just don't get how painful it can be being flat-chested but I get it. Having people tell me you don't have to wear a bra! You are so lucky! Well, I hated it when they said that because I wore a bra because I wanted to and it's insulting to have someone say I was lucky and why the hell do you bother wearing a bra? And those girls that complain about their big breasts...they act like they hate them when you know they are just bragging. If it makes you feel better, it's your life! :)
May 3, 2014
Thank you for your comment! Very helpful especially on what implant you got and how there's "no gap". Actually that was one of my biggest worries was I have a huge gap (but being flat chested it's not a gap as it is just overall flat everywhere). I am definitely hoping for cleavage. I get such boob envy when I see my friends wear those tank tops with a built in bra and their cleavage looks so nice or when girls in bikini tops actually fill out their tops. My chest is so flat even the smallest triangle bikini starts just floating away from my boobs lol. I am also considering silicone because I have felt differences in my friends who have saline and silicone. I really don't plan on having kids (I'm a little selfish..sorry!) but I still don't think I would do a nipple incision. i am afraid of loss of sensation and honestly I'm scared it might look not heal okay and look like Tara reid's :X Thank you again! I'll look into your doctor and I hope you recover well and post pics soon!! Xoxo
May 3, 2014
Well I was convinced I wouldn't have kids but anyhow, the lost of sensation is NOT worth it! I hate to be graphic but just nipple stimulation could almost do it for me (before). After that nipple incision, forget it, and you will regret that! This is the first post I have responded to because I saw you just posted and you are in the Bay Area. Now, as far as a gap, I have seen other ladies with 465cc sientra silicon get implants, smooth, round...and they have a gap but you need to allow for the skin to stretch. After 6 mons the gap is probably gone. I saw a girl on youtube with the same implants and her gap went away after a few months. Also, when I first had it done, I chose a very experienced and more conservative PS and he tried but wasn't able to insert something that would have taken me from AA to C. However, times have changed and I totally feel you can go from an AA to a C but just give it time to soften. Just wear higher cut tops for a bit. If you look at Nicole Kidman, her implants look awful and my PS said for sure she has saline. They have the bolt on affect and she was very flat and is very thin. What I am saying is, skinny and flat, you just need to give the skin time to stretch. I was 120 lbs (and I am 5-9) when I had the surgery. I have gained weight over the years, so I'm not super skinny anymore. I will post a picture of my boobs if you'd like (that sounded really creepy and weird writing that!) but I am SO happy! And kicking myself that I didn't revise earlier! Oh and one last thing - they JIGGLE! When I walk down the hall, my boobs jiggle! The saline ones didn't move much. So my recommendations would be avoid that aerola incision, go for silicon gel and go about 465cc because that sounds big but when you are flat, and I was flat as a pancake, it only brings us up to about a C cup. I had no crease, nothing. Then when the PS took the saline implants out last Friday, he also got rid of all the scar tissue, the capsule? Anyhow, so he said I had less than before which I find hard to believe because I really had nothing. So give them time and sure, at first, if you chose a crease incision, it's going to show because the boobs haven't fallen, but then I think the boobs will cover. Maybe an armpit incision is another option except I've seen pictures of Christina Aquilera and she has scars under her arms and I'm not sure if I would like that. And yes, Tara Reid? The surgeon obviously slipped with the knife. That also happened with me, not anywhere as bad and I have super small nipples, but it was noticeable, as least to me and my BF. He slipped just a little. Okay, now you can't notice a scar but things like that can happen. I just wanted to help because I see lots of young girls being steered towards things by PS, so I wanted to give my 2 cents. Also, I think PS just have their thing and they like to stick with it. Some seem to favor one type of incision, and/or an implant brand, or silicone vs saline, some are conservative with size, some aren't. So try to at least go in with some things decided. I for sure, agree that the lost of sensation is not worth it with the areola. Most PS are men, what do they know about that? If I had known it was going to affect how enjoyable sex was, I never would have done it that way.
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May 3, 2014
ok the Clara post below is also me, somehow I responded via another email account, Clara is not my name, I was thinking Santa Clara as in the city...but then I felt I didn't want a name as my username...just so you know!
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May 3, 2014
or the Clara post above! :)
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May 3, 2014
Also I am sure there are plenty of good PS in your area. You don't want to be too far from home and the Bay Area covers a big area!
June 5, 2015
hi, who did your boob job! I? I'm curious since I'm thinking to get mine done too. O also live in Santa Rosa ca!
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1 month pre

More consultations...

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Am I overdoing it with scheduling multiple consultations? I feel like it's a big decision and I really should find a doctor I have a good feeling about but at the same time would it just make me more confused?? I'm taking into consideration quality of work, how comfortable I feel with the doctor, cost...

So far I have 2 more consultations, along with the other 3 I booked before, with Dr. Brian Klink (Vacaville) and Dr. Shahriar Mabourakh (Folsom).

That's 5 doctors!!! All scattered through the bay area...am I being crazy?

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May 4, 2014
No you are a smart girl! For my first BS I went to several. Personally I found the young male PS all wanted to go BIG. This made me nervous, they seemed too eager and I would see women walking in and out for check-ups with huge knockers, like they were going to tip over. The PS I chose had been doing it for a long time. A woman walked out and the secretary said that woman had the doctor do her implants 25 years ago. I thought wow, that's older than me! So I figured he was good. My current surgery, I never saw anyone else. I guess because I saw him 2 years ago and said I had 20 yr old implants should I have them removed? And he said they were fine. He said unless they give you problems you don't need to do anything. He didn't push or pressure. He has also been a PS so long he doesn't need the money and really knows his craft. He knew exactly what was right for my body. So I went for experience. I found the young PS to be over anxious. Sure they can't be short of cash but maybe they have high maintenance wives and private school tuition for all their kids plus they are probably building up their fortune. I really got the feeling some were in it for the money. An older PS with grown kids is at a different stage in life. I would guess my first PS about 50 and my recent PS older than that but really good. He graduated from John Hopkins med school in 1969! So I guess he'd be about 71. My first PS graduated from Yale med school in 1949! Those are top medical schools. I hope this helps. It's scary but us girlies who weren't endowed deserve to feel good! All the women in my family are B to D cups. I am the only one that was born a member of the itty bitty [RS bleep] commitee!
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May 4, 2014
Actually just did the math and my first PS must have been about 68. So don't overlook the older surgeons. He only did the areola incision because I said I'm never having kids. He actually said if breast feeding in the future is a concern, you should avoid the areola incision. He was willing to do a different incision but I said, well what is the easiest? And the areola is a very direct entry way and it's a smaller incision than a crease incision. Anyhow, they lasted 23 years until my daughter jumped on me and then they started to harden. I was not sure if I should have a revision or explant surgery but I seriously would have been left with nothing and I don't think it would have looked good or made me feel good about myself.
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First consultation today! Mixed feelings...

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Well I finally have some pictures and just had my first consultation...literally just got home and made myself some oatmeal and plopped down on the couch to write this post.

I know for a fact I will not be going with this doctor, but it was a good first experience because I have an idea of what to expect with other consultations. I was a bit overwhelmed and my mind went blank. I went in thinking I had all these questions and as soon as I met with the doctor, I forgot everything. She was very sweet which I loved but at the same time she didn't really pay attention to my opinions. Yes, she's been doing this for decades but she kept pushing for me to go big (like, really really big) and even suggested lipo (which maybe that's normal for a doctor to suggest what they think might make me look better..but hey lady my consultation was for boobs! not my fatty love handles!) She thought I would regret wanting a more moderate size. I got to hold a 350cc silicone implant that I thought was HUGE but she thought I could go 30-40% bigger. I get it....I'm curvy but I'm very short and I don't want to look top heavy. No matter what I said about smaller sizes like being a full C she just ignored it and kept pushing on bigger implants. I left with 2 quotes....1 for the breast augmentation alone and the other for breast aug+liposuction. A bit thrown off...plus anesthesia fees are not included and with how high her prices are to begin with I would not feel happy about forking out so much dough to get humongous cantaloupes :P
I know 100% I will not be going with this doctor.

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May 6, 2014
Hi. I had my surgery last Monday with Dr. Marcus in Santa Rosa. So far my experience has been awesome. I'm on the thin side and wanted a very natural look and that is what I got. I had 3 consults and liked him the best. My recovery has been great. I have very little swelling and pain. I woke up from surgery feeling good and had no nausea. I'm going to post a review and pictures if you want to check it out. Good luck. If you have any questions I'm happy to answer them.
May 6, 2014
He was my first choice!! I had called last week and he was booked until July for consultations and it made me so sad that I decided to check out other doctors. I hope you heal well and I'll be looking forward to your pictures :)
May 6, 2014
Get on his waiting list if you can. I know I waited forever to see him but once I had my consult surgery dates were only a few weeks out
May 6, 2014
Wow, well your "original" boobs are MUCH bigger than I was. When I saw I was flat, think of a chess board...it was really quite sad. You don't look flat to me at all so I think you will have really nice first-time results.
May 6, 2014
Thanks! :-) Mine still feel really flat.. maybe I photographed well :\ I do have a question about your consultations- From the doctors you spoke to, how many offered to have you try on different sizers? This first consultation I had she was pretty quick to be in and out and showed me 1 samples of silicone (350cc) and 1 sample saline (forgot how big, but it was smaller than the silicone). It's a bit hard to tell with the implant just in your hand and I was wondering if other doctors gave you a better idea of what it could look like whether it was through sizers or through the computer. Thanks xo
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May 7, 2014
I went with the first PS I saw. I met him a couple years ago to ask if it was a danger to have implants in so long and he assured me it was okay as long as I wasn't having troubles. I also asked him about a nose job and chin lipo. No, I'm not a plastic surgery junkie, at the time I had only had the BA and abdominal lipo...although not at the same time, more like 13 years apart. He did do chin lipo because I had gained and lost weight and had accumulated fat under my chin and had been to 4 places about laser and they said it wouldn't work because fat had just decided to accumulate under my chin. So he performed the chin lipo. He said I didn't need the nose job. I also took his advice on implant size. I just liked what he said. His first recommendation was a full C which was exactly what I had been thinking. Then he recommended a crease incision which I was happy with because there is NO way I would ever have my nipples cut again! And he showed me 2 implant sizes, 435cc and 465cc. He said he thought I would be happier with the 465cc. Now that would make a normal woman huge but I was flat to start out and he also removed the capsule and all scar tissue so he said I would be flatter than originally. I said I really don't think that would be possible but okay. I will try to take a photo tomorrow, I'm wiped out at the end of the day because of my kids but they look real nice. I just wouldn't touch saline with a 10-foot pole ever again because these boobs feel so nice and soft and real. I've even given hugs to friends and no longer feel self-conscious. I hated hugging with saline and would hold my body back because I felt people could feel the hard balls. I wish I could go back in time, I would have for sure chosen silicone but it was liquid then and more of a worry. I tell you I am so amazed I can let my kids hug me and cuddle into me now! My implant seemed kinda wide but I have cleavage and side boob. You are probably a smaller person so I am not sure what would be best. You don't want to regret it because once it's in, it's in unless you have another surgery. Better to get it right the first time.
May 6, 2014
I think a full C with a crease incision, silicon gel...of course a PS will take your body shape and height and etc into account but you aren't totally flat so I think a C would be nice and crease or any incision to avoid the nipple because you know what I said about that! :) silicon or you will end with 2 water balloons and you can't sleep on your stomach. I am amazed how natural mine look. I feel I need an entire new wardrobe because I actually have real cleavage now and it's very pretty. I used to wear push-up bras and those saline things still wouldn't completely meet. There was a small gap but still a gap. Good luck and keep us posted!
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May 7, 2014
Lipo? You look pretty thin girl! You don't need lipo. I did have abdominal lipo after 2 c-sections because muscle doesn't respond very well after it's been cut through. No, forget the lipo..Now I told you I have 465cc, don't look big at all...I mean don't look small either, they are nice but I was flat...you actually have something to start with. And very weird to walk and they actually jiggle and my daughter leaned into me today and rested her head on my chest and it was soft and cuddly and I realized for basically all her life I have never liked it when she does that because the sensation with saline implants was like she's resting her head on a water balloon. See? You think you go on, I have gone on too much...but the silicone are so much nice! Now my kids can cuddle and rest their head on my chest and it just feels nice. Funny because I'm tall and the PS said you can go big because you're tall but I always felt big boobs look more natural on petite women.
May 8, 2014
Try Dr. Walter Tom at Laser and Vein in Santa Rosa. I am traveling all the way from Kansas City MO next month just to have him do mine. He does the Awake procedure and is an amazing surgeon. He is all for natural looking breasts and is very good at finding the right size for you. Soooo nice and kind.