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Mature Trans-woman Finally Going to Have Breasts - Miami, FL

UPDATED FROM Jeanne50425
6 months post

6 months, probably my last BA update

WORTH IT$3,500
I am really thinking about a BBL now. I have asked the doctors here how much I might achieve with that procedure.
I hope what I have shared here will be helpful for some.

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Mel T. Ortega, MD

Mel T. Ortega, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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I can't say enough good about Dr. Ortega. He is an artist, a specialist in breast and BBL surgeries. He is so personable! This is about results, the staff is fantastic when you arrive and before that, they will steer you in like flight controllers at an airport bringing in a plane for a night landing, that is little chatter, but just what you need. You will get the information you need when you need it. If you have faith that it is going to be ok, you will be great, if you need smoozing, you might be unhappy. I can't say enough about Dr. Ortega. He listens and he does just a couple kinds of surgeries over and over and over. If I could not have had him, I had no second option. I feel confident that I would have had to pay twice as much to have the same confidence. Lastly, I just want to say that as a person, he is exceptional. In my two short meetings, I felt like I was rushing him as I was thinking, "You don't have enough time to be giving me all these detailed even friendly answers to my every question." He has the rare ability to be always present and friendly. He is someone that I thought, I would love to be this guys friend. My one warning, is call the main number if your really need to know something. Communication is not always what you would want from Spectrum_Aesthetics, but for the most part it is what you need. If you don't hear back, there are lots of channels, don't just go with your coordinator if you don't hear back in a timely fashion, but then too, ask yourself, do I really need to know this or am I just being nervous. You are going to have your time to communicate with him what you want and he is going to listen, your job is to get there with your prescriptions, your wish photos, your ride home or to your hotel and your meds. My advise is don't spend long thinking about cc s, provide pictures and learn to say what you want and don't want. Let him be the expert to make your dreams a reality. Write down your questions before your interview. Relax and enjoy!

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Hoping you might pop in once in a while Jeanne! ;) Can't wait to possibly read about your BBL...how exciting!

Thank you Beth. I am cheap and worry too much what others will think. I don't know why it seems like a bigger step than breasts.

Yea, it is expensive so I totally get that. Wonder why it feels like a bigger step than breasts? Regardless, you can't ignore your feelings and gut instincts though. ;)

Jeanne, you look great. They came out just right.
As another Mature trans woman I was very happy to find your page describing your journey as its one I hope to be taking in several months.
Thanks for all the details you added as well as the step by step pics
They look really great and I hope to have the same done one of these days. Love them!!
Your breasts look phenomenal! If you decide to do a BBL, oh God your body will look even more gorgeous. I am getting a BBL with Ortega May 27th. If you want you can follow me
UPDATED FROM Jeanne50425
5 months post

5 months: scars fade, cleavage narrows?

As my breasts now fall over my scars, the continue to lighten. That is nice. Ir even seems my wide cleavage seems less wide. I have been sleeping on my side with a pillow pushing them together. Perhaps it is my imagination, but it seems so.

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I think you look awesome, and they even look natural!! Congrats on your 5mth boobies!
Thank you! Everyone here says they want natural even when they ask for 800 cc. I tell everyone, don't tell the doctor how many cc you want, shoe them your wish for photos. I do think Dr. Ortega is more conservative on size than other surgeons in Miami. He seems to look to the future. If you are younger than me, you are probably going to have to have them done a number of times in a lifetime. He said, "I can make you bigger in the future, much easier than make you smaller. I continue to be surprised how big they look with only 375 cc added, especially since looking back I was really flat.

Wow, your breasts seemed to have changed again since I last visited you Jeanne. You look super natural...really amazing results!

Love the look and the result. I have contacted Dr. Daniel Ortega's office and now have a coordinator.
UPDATED FROM Jeanne50425
4 months post

4 months, scars fading

I wish my cleavage where narrower but otherwise totally happy with my breasts.

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hello there! you have some really hot pictures there! I am so happy how the scarring is minimal and mine looking great like yours...how are the plans for the BBL? I wanted to bt....
Thank you! I had to clear 3500 photos from my phone post breast augmentation. :). It is really tempting to go for the bbl.
Thank you! Congratulations on your scaring too. I think the chance that I will get BBL is unlikely, but really I want too. I am cheap and wow I am a little scared to go that beautifully feminine if that makes any sense? I don't care so much about the bigger butt but would love a narrower waist for the first time in my life.
You look great Jeanne! Did you lose some weight? You look slimmer in the tummy?
I wish! I was sucking it in for all I am worth. I either will get a planet fitness membership and ride my bike over for ab work or fork out $4k to Dr Ortega for lipo/ bbl.
You're looking pretty lean!! And your boobs look great, very natural looking!!
Thank you! It is great to hear from others here. I no longer see a man when I look in the mirror or at my photos. It is actually a little surprising.
Thank you! I do see myself differently now for sure! ;)
Thank you for keeping us all up to date on your journey! It's really nice to see someone posting pics further down the road than a month.
Thank you. I do think they have continued to change. I don't know that they will change much more now other than the scars getting lighter. I feel like the cleavage has gotten more defined and not looking quite so wide since they have dropped.
You're so pretty