Breast Lift and Implants... Just in Time for Summer! - Scottsdale, AZ

Good to know yours aren't gaining feeling equally. I guess I won't electrocute my numb boob. Ha ha. Thanks and you look amazing also!

Emn, I hadn't been on here for a while. When I updated I checked in on you and you look amazing!!!! The stomach is just awesome. Talk about hour glass you have it. I am going in for my 6 month sometime soon. He said anytime between 5 and 7 was fine so I should schedule now.

i am going in on sept 30th. i have both TT recheck and breast recheck then. thanks for compliment. he states i am still swollen on hipos also, but i cannot tell the hips cuz i do not know what result he had when i left the table. only he knows. but my lower belly is swollen and that will take time, but i am still happeeee. my face is next! yes, schedule your appt cuz he only does these rechecks mon and wed and he gets pretty booked up.

You are too kind! 10 days... So exciting! I can't wait to see you on the other side!!! At 10 days out my poor husband couldn't pry me away from boobs on the computer lol

Aw thanks. A few people have suggested Fashion Square and as much as I hate the mall I will break down and do it! I have found a few websites but am reluctant to nottry them on. I will google the other place! Thanks so much!

ok ! and the suits at Everything but Water are made out of that material that makes you look two sizes slimmer! and they have the separate tops and bottoms for sizing.good luck!

I was a 34 d or dd depending on my weight. Or better yet Dd on left d on right lol. Now I am 32 34 DDD. It is equally difficult to wear bras but now I can wear a tube top or camisole under things that I used to not find the right bra for. I've even wore just band aids a few times lately. They can keep you at DD. when you get the lift you lose a lot of skin and breast tissue and usually end up smaller if you don't implant. I would have been a small c with no implant based on the amount of 'usuable breast tissue' according to my ps. That scared me that my body would be out of proportion having had natural dd s. I bet they can tell you at a consult what size you will be if you opt for no implant. Also, I told my ps to shoot for d or dd but ended up a bit bigger. Saline goes in empty and gets filled. Silicone goes in filled. I have silicone. My understanding is after lifting he tries a few sizes out to see what best fills the skin. If the implant isn't large enough or they don't take enough skin you still hang a little. If the implant is too large it puts tension on the incisions making scars worse. I also instructed him to use his expertise when he got in there and that a size or number wasn't most important to me.

if you are thinking of a breast lift without implant, think about this: if there is no implant to hold the shape, you end up with a ski jump top portion. most women are very sorry they did not use an implant for that reason. he can remove enough skin and tissue to get you into a very small implant, to hold the shape without making you bigger, and by choosing the right profile implant. ask him. to find bras, use intimacy store, or try nordstroms,

Thanks emn and Birthday Boob! Yes...I'm kind of thinking I like the implant - looks GOOD too!

Hi, I did find a suit online by Freya. But I plan on going to the store you mentioned still. I also have breast that are a little lower on my chest. When I first explained to him that I didn't want them up to my chin he laughed and said good because nature wouldn't allow it. I wish I did have a little upper pole fullness but I realize that is natures design not his. I also was concerned about having my nipples too small after surgery and we talked about wanting quarters not nickels or dimes ha ha. I wanted ovals not perfect circles which he found amusing. He was honest as always and said they would be perfect circles initially but they would stretch and be less symmetrical. He was right and I am glad. Glad to hear you are doing well. Can I ask about your upcoming surgeries? I go back for a 4 to 6 month visit around September. Did you say your surgery was March 8th?

hi glad you found a suit. you look like you have upper pole fullness though. and if you want more, use pushup bra. i have absolutely zero upper pole fullness. i can't. too low. i also wanted to keep my extra large areolas. they are smaller than they were, more symmetric, but good, still large. i think they use templates, and he said mine were way over the biggest size for areolas. i will do TT with hernia repair. and later on do facial stuff. i need to find someone to sleep here for 3-5 days - i cannot schedule unless i have someone. i live alone. yes, the 8th. glad you are doing well!

I was the 8th too! We were at the same place same days sounds like! Small world. Good for you on the tummy tuck. I'm a personal trainer in North Scottsdale and have plenty of clients that have done many different surgeries and I have yet to know anyone in person who wasn't thrilled after. That's great. I can't wait to follow your progress.

i think you have wonderful upper pole fullness!

Thanks and maybe I am getting knit picky maybe what I really mean is that they just are low on my chest. Either way its better than what I started with and I should count my blessings but as women I think it's our natural tendency to focus on what we see as flaws. Boo! What are you doing for scar therapy? Dr. G didn't seem too partial to any particular type when I asked. He seemed to think I was healing great and if I was unhappy with them at my next appointment we would use laser. I've researched silicone sheetings and cream.

I'm sorry for any confusion. Apparently I created a new profile from my phone when trying to retrieve my password and now depending on what device I use I have a different profile name and don't know how to fix it. I'm not too tech savvy.

i am also nitpicky. i grow too low. but i cannot change it. re scar therapy, i researched it. it seems 100% silicone gel is best. i found scarinex gel and scarprin. but scarinex has the rejuvenating nourishing cream you can buy with it. when i told dr g what i was using, he said" oh that's good! cuz new findings are that creams are might even be better than silicone gel, which has always been touted as being best." so i use the set of gel and cream from scarinex. at first i thought it made a big difference. i am not sure now. scars change slowly. my scars look pretty good for 3 months. i am supposed to use it more times per day but i now do hit and miss...last night i used an aloe vera pure cream on it for the first time.my nipples felt sore, so i tried it before bed. i do not yet know what to say about results of these creams and gels. maybe it would be worse without them? how soon do they do laser and how effective is it? i hear some people use silicone gel strips. i read why gel is better long ago but now i forget why!!!duh!

it's ok. knew who you were!

Hi I chose to get silicone memory gel implants at the recommendation of my surgeon. While he said saline were fine if I needed that financial hit to be lowered, he preferred to use silicone in this procedure. One thing I learned about the big difference in the two was the saline go in empty and get filled. Silicone go in already filled and his opinion was that it gave him more a precise placement in doing the lift augment as a combo. Not as important if the surgeries are done in stages. This is just my understanding based on what my ps said. I know many docs have many opinions. Disclaimer ha ha. I love this site because everyone is so optimistic and open and supportive!

Ok! Thx for letting me know. Ill keep in mind. I'm tending towards the gummy bear silicone ones (I wonder if that's also called memory gel..will find out). Have a great day!

My right breast was the small one too. I know I got a bigger implant in that one and I am right handed so I use that muscle more. It is higher and more painful than the left and my left one is a little square at the bottom for now. But then again, who am I to complain when I think what I started with, how far I have come, and that I am 3 weeks post op and have been told the results aren't optimal until 6 to 12 months. Funny I can be so impatient when I had those boobs for 20+ years.

Lol I have the same exact stuff as youvgoing on with my right breast. I have this bubbly feeling in it here and there too and I am only two days post op so I have a long way to go but im anxious to see what they look like. Patience is a virtue im still learning to obtain lol

I think you and I are on the same track. 3 weeks this past Tuesday. It is hard to be patient. I had my for breasts for 43 years ;) LOL! But when we pay what we pay for surgery, even though we know that there are no guarantees, you expect the best. Mine really are looking great - but yes, the right is just uncomfortable. Seems to float around a little more in the pocket. The left - it is perfect. I know how to pose for pics now (left boob foward! LOL!) But I feel like I'm going to have to wear extra padding in my right as they're very close to a cup size apart IMHO. Me and my PS are going to have a little talk about that. She had the opportunity to do a bigger fill during surgery (saline) and I don't know why she didn't do it :( eh. And why didn't I notice the BIG difference in size before? Was I just used to it? As my befor pics, you can TOTALLY see my left breast is much "LONGER". HA!

My right one floats around a ton. And by the end of the day it is quite hard. I am assuming that it is muscle tightness but so uncomfortable. I am one month today. I am happy with the looks but a little discouraged that I am still in pain 90 percent of the time. Probably only a 5 at best 7 at worst on the pain scale but even a 5 is annoying if its constant. I would say the left boob only hurts 50 percent of the time and more like a 3 0r 4. Ready for some relief. Hows your tt healing up? Way more painful than the breast?

I'm actually happy to hear that your right one is floating around too... Makes me feel a little better ;) I'm not in a lot of pain or anything. Just sore and sensitive I guess. Mine are looking great. I posted a new pic with the tape off the other day. Take a pic on my profile under the "no more 38 longs"! LOL. I'll be a month on Tuesday. We're in the same place. (I also had liposuction and that's going great - got in to jeans 2 sizes smaller than I was. So far, 3.5 weeks and went from a 14 to a 10!!!)

Hi! I hit 4 weeks last Friday and I must say I feel I may have turned a corner for the best. My right breast is still much firmer at the end of the end but I do believe its muscle related for overuse. The difference I felt between the beginning of week 3 and nearing the end of week 4 is monumental and I hope it's the same for you. Last week I was anxious scared and damn near depressed over the pain. While I can't say I am over the tightness at night and morning boob completely, I am certainly on the mend. I even slept on my side the last 2 nights. I got more sleep ruining my boobs nursing a baby than I have getting them fixed ha. When I was concerned about the right boob I thoroughly scoured this site and it seemed very common. I have to believe its because most of us are right handed and keep the muscle activated and tight. I hope things turn around for you this week!! Keep me posted.

Thanks so much for your response, and yes morning boob or pretty much getting up from reclining boob kind of sucks. :-) I still haven't been able to get on my side fully, I prob a pillow behind my back and lay at an incline. Here's to quick healing! Cheers.