Being 38 an wearing a size 34A cup was hard for me matter of fact it had been hard all my life people would tease me about my chest being flat and finally i said you know what i deserve to spend money on myself to make myself happy i went from depressed about not looking good in certain shirts to confidence is rocket high go for it it will be worth it not because to make others feel good but to make yourself feel good
Last year (June 2019) I paid a LOT for small implants. My previous doctor did a great job, however her approach was more conservative and I was really disappointed in my results after surgery. I knew within a couple months that I'd need to replace my implants to ever look the way I want; I want to feel sexy and comfortable in my own skin. I've always had small boobs, so having spent $6,500 on these new little boobies made me really sad! After reading reviews about Dr. Zollman, I knew he was most likely going to be the doctor who could deliver results that I am looking for. I had my consultation (free) yesterday and he and Linda were SO kind! There is absolutely no judgement when you walk in and say "I want big boobs!" Linda treated me like a friend, everyone is personable and not robotic like other offices I've been to. I didn't feel rushed or pressured in any way at all. My stats: I'm about 5'2" tall and weigh about 125-130 pounds. I'm 27 and have had 4 kids, all breastfed. The youngest was nursed for 21 months, so I literally had nothing left when she weaned. I was embarrassed to have my shirt off in front of my husband, then cried when I had to have a breast exam at my annual OB appointment because I was so embarrassed. After that I decided I needed to do something about this problem and quit letting it wreck my confidence! My first implants are 335 cc Natrelle gel high profile implants (gummy bears). They're wonderful and very soft. However my wide chest and shoulders make them look so tiny and I don't love the look. I plan to switch to Mentor saline implants, overfilled since I have little breast tissue to cover them with. 500-550 cc moderate or mod+ profile. Like others have said, I will be glad to know if there's an issue with saline instead of having a silent rupture. Saline is more affordable and having already spent so much, it is a relief to know that Dr. Zollman does such an amazing job with saline implants. I'm waiting on my husband's travel schedule for work and then hopefully scheduling for March! Updated on 13 Feb 2020: I scheduled my appointment yesterday and decided to go with silicone. I love how the silicone feels right now, so I don’t want to risk changing it and regretting it. PS recommended I stick with silicone so I’m going to take that advice. Also, the main deciding factor was that I read that overfilling implants can void the warranty and since I’m already paying for a revision I don’t want to go without that assurance and financial help if there’s an implant failure. Updated on 22 Feb 2020: These are my boobs currently with 335 cc high profile implants, no bra. When I had my first augmentation I was demoted from president of the Itty Bitty T*tty Committee and just made a regular member. I want OUT of the club!! I’m thinking I may even want to go up to 600 cc if possible. Updated on 28 Feb 2020: I’m less than a week away from my revision and I can’t tell you how much better my experience has been with Zollman’s staff (and him of course) in comparison with other providers. I’ve seen it mentioned in another review that the office was “not professional” because it’s not modern but I’ll say this: I’d prefer a less fancy office with *amazing* people over a fancy high-end office where the doctor and staff look down their nose at you any day of the week. Cannot wait until March 4! Updated on 3 Mar 2020: Tomorrow’s the day!!!!! Going for 550 to 650 cc. I’m leaning toward 650, I don’t want to walk away wishing I had gone bigger yet again. I’ll be going with Mod + this time and hope I can get some darn cleavage! I’m also having a scar revision on my right breast, it’s big and thick (feels like a cord in my skin). I’m also having a scar revision on my belly so I’ll try to post before pictures of that as well. Updated on 3 Mar 2020: Dr. Zollman is going to reduce the thick scar on my right breast and he’s also going to patch up my belly button and reduce the stretch mark above it. I had 4 bigger babies 8-9 pounds each, the largest two were over 9 pounds born early. I got big and the stretch marks were very wide. I don’t mind them most of the time but I do wish I had a cute tummy like I used to. Having this small area fixed will be an improvement! Updated on 3 Mar 2020: Not sure if it’s possible to achieve this look with sub muscular implants but it’s worth a shot. These are what I’d love to have. Updated on 4 Mar 2020: Well I won’t say much because I’m sure when I’m off pain meds, whatever I say today will be embarrassing later. I have to say, absolutely every single person at St. Vincent Carmel has been nothing but kind. This was the best experience I’ve had with a doctor/hospital staff! I ended up with 600 cc gel implants. That’s as big as would fit and I’m totally happy!! Can’t wait to see them change over the next 4-6 months! Updated on 5 Mar 2020: I can already tell these are absolutely perfect for my body. I am so in love!! They’re already way softer than the Natrelle highly cohesive gel implants I had. 600 cc Mentor MemoryGel Mod+ on both sides. My breasts were always asymmetrical and I’m okay with that! Love love love. My husband didn’t want me to have this surgery, he has always been very adamant that he loved me just as I was even before my first BA and he didn’t want t take any risks during surgery. But now that he saw me this morning he understands what I meant about the other implants not filling out my chest right and he loves my new look! We are both so happy that we found a surgeon who could fix me up the way I’ve always dreamed of. Can’t wait for the drop and fluff to happen. It should be faster since this I already had implants before. My photo won’t load without zooming way in so I’ll take one later and add it. Updated on 5 Mar 2020: My hernia is finally gone! I’m so thankful. It hurt every day thanks to the top of my jeans. Even mid-rise jeans were bothersome when sitting down. The incision looks great and very clean. Dr. Zollman did such a great job! Updated on 7 Mar 2020: I got this bathing suit at Old Navy a couple weeks ago for $0.97 on clearance. Tried it on with my new boobs and I love it! They’re already so soft it’s insane, mentor memorygel is the way to go!! They’re so believable!! Updated on 8 Mar 2020: Incisions sure high because of my other implants, my previous PS actually placed the incision too high with those as well. So I’m going to work hard on helping the scars heal. Love them so far, they have a lot of relaxing to do but I’m just a few days out. Absolutely in love! Updated on 9 Mar 2020: I can't tell you how pleased I am with Dr. Zollman's work on my breasts. I had a revision March 4, my first BA was done by Dr. Turkle and was not flattering to my body. She was very rude and I felt looked down on every time I visited the office. The moment I called Dr. Zollman's office and spoke to Amy, I knew these were sincere, caring, humble people.Linda was an enormous help in selecting size and proportion for my revision, and they were both there for moral support the whole time. I'm already in absolute love with my boobs - they're already squishy and so much softer than the first ones I had. I now have my dream boobs and have more confidence than I ever have before! I went from 335 cc HP Natrelle gummy bears to 600 cc Mod+ Mentor MemoryGel implants. They're so perfect already. They're big but believable and that's exactly what I wanted! Updated on 9 Mar 2020: This is a 32 DD from Victoria’s Secret. It has no wire and is lightly padded (no push-up). Definitely a noticeable size difference! The lighting isn’t as flattering tonight as it’s almost 11 pm and I’ve got a puffy belly from my hernia surgery but I’m so excited to see that there is in fact a great difference in breast size and base width! I think I may need a bigger cup size but we will see once these ones drop and fluff. I’ll have to post the same comparison at 4 weeks PO this time to see a truly comparable difference. I’m trying to add lots of pictures comparing implants for those considering replacing implants that they feel are too small like I did. Any special requests let me know. I’ll do a squish video eventually :-) Updated on 11 Mar 2020: I’m healing so well. I’m comparison to my first BA there’s very little numbness, and I have full sensation in my right nipple and almost full sensation in the left. They’re both just sensitive. I had to move my post-op to tomorrow, my mom had to take my dad last minute to an appointment (he’s a cancer conqueror and a stubborn one at that). My sister’s kids were sick so I really didn’t have any other option. I’m looking forward to seeing what Dr. Zollman says/recommends while I continue to heal. I got a call from my family doctor today that my bilirubin levels are too high (I’ve had ongoing issues with my gallbladder for almost 3 years - it’s not related to the implants whatsoever). I have to schedule a surgery to have it removed and I’m pretty bummed and nervous about having two surgeries close together. I’ll talk to both Dr. Zollman and my new doctor about it, so I guess it’s good that I had to move my appointment to tomorrow because I didn’t know that info yesterday. Updated on 12 Mar 2020: I’m a bra these are my dream boobs! My belly is getting less bloated and swollen from the little repair I had done at the same time. I’m on my way to my first post-op so I snapped some pictures before my shower. My boobs were symmetrical before I breasted 4 kids, if you add up the time I breastfed each kid it was years worth of nursing. They all preferred the right boob which is now lower, so my boobs were asymmetrical before I ever had a BA. I won’t say I love I but I also can’t change it right now. My one concern is my left boob, it’s looking a bit ugly so I’ll see what he has to say about it when I get there. No rippling anywhere, love how they feel and look on my body. The Mod+ makes them look natural. Definitely my preference over HP implants!! I think my left boob needs more support while it heals and the right needs to drop more. Hoping I don’t develop double bubble on the lefty, but I know it can be a process getting where we want to be sometimes so I’m trying to keep an open mind and be patient. They’ll change more and hopefully improve. Love them though, and so did my husband although he has hardly seen them since I wear my bras constantly. Lol. Updated on 13 Mar 2020: I’m healing wonderfully and doing my massages. These boobs are magnificent. My *very* significant asymmetry in nipple height may make it seem like one is bottoming out but that is not the case. The implants were placed according to the lower nipple, making the higher one appear a bit high. My first PS made this decision and it was definitely the right choice, my second PS also did the same thing. That’s a better trade-off than placing the implants according to the higher nipple, making the lower one point down to the ground. Someday I may consider a crescent mastopex-something or other on my low nipple, but for now I’m feeling sexy and LOVING my boobies!! Dr. Zollman also brought my cleavage closer than Turkle did, which was actually the natural shape of my breasts when they were full from breastfeeding. I am so in love with my boobs and I feel so sexy in the bedroom!! For the first time in foreverrrrrr (the Frozen song is now in my head haha). Love my boobs. Love ‘em with their asymmetry and all. Sometimes I have boob shock and think WTF have I done these are HUGE!!! But then I look in the mirror and give them a squeeze and remember that these are for me, and I don’t care what other people think. No one has noticed honestly, but I also dress modestly. My first implants fit completely in my hands like little baseballs, these ones are bigger than I can cup and my fave part - my husband gets a big ‘ole handful of boobies, to. It’s the width of them that I love the most. And with the Mod+ at 600 cc I have a bit more projection than I did with the 335 cc HP and the upper pole is actually fuller due to the implant size and shape. For my chest shape that’s what worked best. I know they’ll change but I think the change will be more rapid since I’ve had implants already. Will update as things continue! Updated on 16 Mar 2020: At my post-op I had my strips changed and the glue used to help them stick caused me to have a rash. I tried all weekend to get it to clear up but it kept spreading under and around the glue. I contacted the office today and Linda gave me the okay to remove the strips and glue and it went perfectly. My hubby taped me back up and within a couple hours I was finally beginning to improve! The rash is still there but about 40% less painful and sensitive. After 4 days of a very painful, itchy rash around all 3 incisions and spreading to the top of my breasts, too, I’m glad that the glue is gone and my incisions look amazing!! Incision care at Turkle VS incision care with Zollman was completely different and I think these are healing waaaaay faster and better with Zollman’s approach. With Dr. Turkle, I was instructed to leave the strips on until they fell off on their own, to never pull even if they’re hanging and that they should stay untouched about 2 weeks. I ended up with thick scars with one that was still painful 8 months post-op. I think these incisions look amazing and so clean! I think he used dissolving stitches deeper and then glue on the external area Turkle stitched me up like a Frankenstein I felt at the time but that’s probably an exaggeration. My husband used the strips to butterfly these back together tonight and I’m so happy with how they look so far! Very happy with my progress so far and love my boobs!! Updated on 16 Mar 2020: I hate that I can’t share a landscape photo without it zooming way in. My husband fixed me up; it’s a benefit of being married to a paramedic! He takes good care of me. :-) Updated on 9 Jul 2020: Things have gone well. They’re not perfect necessarily but I have loved having boobs... finally!!! Dr. Zollman and his staff are amazing. Hopefully I can get up there soon for a follow-up appointment. This year has been nuts!! Updated on 14 Jul 2020: I love the size so much! The base of the mod+ implant fills my chest in so much better!! Updated on 19 Jul 2020: The thing I hate most about my boobs is the huge scar on each one from the infra-mammary incisions that Turkle did. I hate having huge ugly scars on the bottom halves of my boobs. Completely ruins the sexiness of having boobs!! Some people don’t scar much but apparently I do on my breasts. Not anywhere else though. I wish Dr. Zollman has done my original BA because he goes around the nipple and you can’t even tell. Definitely consider that when you’re picking a surgeon. Not everyone’s incision is actually “hidden” in the breast fold.
I had my consultation with Dr. Zollman and Linda, just a couple weeks ago. I have 3 children, before my pregnancies I was a nice C... after all three I now call what I have "deflated balloons" they aren't saggy but they are very small, I'm an A cup and that depends on the bra. My confidence is horrible I can't wear cute shirts or swim wear I'm always wearing hoodies because I feel it hides how small i really am.. I'm just not comfortable with my body, I'm very little but tall almost 5'9 and I weigh approx 105-110 my weight fluctuates a lot. I'm a very paranoid person, high anxiety, always thinking about worse case scenarios. I was nervous before my consultation thinking it would be extremely uncomfortable for myself bc I'm so self conscious and maybe my husband.. it was anything but awkward or uncomfortable. He made me and my husband both comfortable and at ease! I scheduled my surgery for this coming Friday (2/7/20) I've been a nervous wreck these last couple days , I talked to Amy today about some of these horror stories I've read on this app ( NOT from Zollman plastic surgery patients!!! Just stories across the country) and she made me feel so much better! I'm sure I'm not the first nervous patient they have had but Amy was so nice and calming and that is huge for me I'm not the easiest person to calm down! Lol . All of them have been great so far and even though I'm nervous, I'm very excited and I'm very comfortable with my decision to go with Dr. Zollman and his team! Updated on 7 Feb 2020: I had my augmentation as 10:30 this morning, I’m now home and settled and able to post an update. I was very nervous but things went great. The hospital staff was so good. The anesthesiologist was very good. Amy was great she was right there with me when i was being put to sleep. I just love how caring and sweet she is! When I woke up after surgery i was very emotional I wanted my husband lol. I woke up scared and in some pain. They got the pain managed then took me back to my room to be with my husband. On the way home I felt GREAT! A little sore but that’s to be expected. We dropped off prescriptions and it was an hour wait so hubs brought me home and got me settled and just left to pick them up. My chest hurts but I think it’s just anxiety. I have panic attacks sometimes and I think that’s what it is. I’m very tired so I’m probably going to take a nap. I’m not taking off the bra till tomorrow but here’s some pictures of before and in my bra after! I did color out my tattoos jut in case someone I know is on here they are very unique and I’d love to share my progress just without being uncomfortable thinking someone who knows me might see me Updated on 7 Feb 2020: Just a quick update bc I took a sneak peace with the bra off for a few seconds. OMG, dr Zollman did amazing. I was so worried about ho they would look before they settled and Wow, they already look so good I can’t wait to see them in a few weeks. Also, I’m sore and a little groggy but Honestly i feel good. I totally expected to be miserable. Updated on 8 Feb 2020: Pain management... my pain meds don’t seem to be doing a lot at all. The take me from a 10 to a 7 but only for a Couple hours and I’m back up to a 10...I’m wondering if I can take anything OTC with them to help them last and take more pain away. It’s really pretty bad. Ok not getting any sleep. I’m extremely nauseated probably from pain pills and not being able to eat much. Updated on 9 Feb 2020: Slept all night last night didn’t wake up once for meds however when I finally woke up I was very uncomfortable, I have a bruise around my nipple that looks like it’s getting worse But I feel ok. I started my massages in my shower this morning. Updated on 10 Feb 2020: Still in some pain. Started taking Tylenol with the pain meds this morning to see if it helps. I’ve had a killer headache all day. I slept 90% of the day finally got up and walked around, drove to the gym to go tanning m dr said tanning was fine as long as I covered the incision. After tanning tho I felt kind of out of it. I finally ate something besides crackers and I’m back in bed I’m praying tomorrow will be better I’m not taking any more pain meds because i need to return to work tomorrow so hopefully Tylenol does it. I know everyone’s body’s react different to stress but I’m jut having a hell of a time getting up and motivated. Thank god for my husband. I know he’s got to be frustrated with me but I couldn’t have done this without him. I’ll post pic updates of day 4 tomorrow Updated on 12 Feb 2020: Today was my first day back at work and it was rough... I’m having some very bad pain in my right incision I have a dr apt tomorrow so I’m Going to ask about that. Definitely still uncomfortable to do daily activities, like driving!!! But I have boobs lol pain is totally worth it. Can’t wait for them to settle. Updated on 23 Feb 2020: They have definitely dropped some.... still in some pain randomly but not too bad. And I’m still super happy with them. Although my back has been hurting. Idk if that’s bc of the way I’m sleeping or bc I went from an A cup to ( VS sized yesterday) DD lol Updated on 4 Mar 2020: I can definitely tell they have dropped some!!! I haven’t posted much it’s been so busy... word to the wise if you have an insecure husband think really hard about if an augmentation is worth your marriage ..... mine WAS I’m still loving my new boobs. I look great and I feel amazing. Who needs a man anyways Updated on 8 Apr 2020: I’m 2 months out and I love them so much still. They re wonderful. I’m so thankful I found the best plastic surgeon and my new boyfriend kinda loves them and it’s awesome.. Although I do have weird sensations with my nipples. I can’t feel every touch on them but when I do sometimes it’s painful. It’s weird. I’m gonna talk to my dr when I get to go back... nothing is too crazy tho and definitely still 100% satisfied
My arms have always been my least favorite part of my body... not for long!!! Surgery in 13 days! I've been waiting for this one! This is my third procedure in my quest for the body I've always wished for. First I had an Abdominoplasty in Jan 2017, and then large volume liposuction around my back in July 2019. Surgery is Nov 15th 2019! Updated on 15 Nov 2019: I was surprisingly calm going in. Being the 3rd surgery you get more comfortable. After I got marked I was concerned about what the results would be. The way surgeons mark you in plastics is confusing. However I could not have been happier when I saw my arms. I had read a lot of reviews on this surgery and was really nervous about what the pain level was going to be and the recovery. In all of the surgeries that I’ve had this one is the least painful. My surgeon ended up taking 15 pounds off each arm it’s incredibly drastic and I love it ????! So here’s how I’m feeling. Amazing! I’m thankful for my husband, you definitely need someone to be with you. Although I’m able to move my arms way more than I thought I cant and am not willing bend them so pulling pants down and up are impossible by myself. It’s funny to watch me walk sideways through hall. I’m sore to touch, but the pain killers have taken away any actually pain. My arms are super weak from keeping them elevated, and other than that I’m great . The hardest part of this will be waiting to fully heal. Updated on 18 Nov 2019: Putting drains in was not originally apart of the plan, but They took off so much more than expected I ended up with them. So today is day three and the drains have been taken out. I’ll go back for my postop appointment tomorrow however the drains were right at my armpit and we’re hurting me so I went in today to have them removed. The cool thing is she measured my arms it’s shocking how small they are. Pre-surgery my arms measured 22 inches in circumference today even though there still swollen they measured at just over 15! That’s 7inches & 15lbs off each arm. I can’t wait to wear real clothes and see!! I’m exhausted and sore, and restless (I’m not good at sitting still). Tomorrow I hope to have my in surgery photos!!! In today’s pics you can see some swelling and bulging near the armpit. That is a result of the ace bandages not staying up. When you compress the swelling has to go somewhere, with the drains and the bandages that part wasn’t getting covered. So also switched to the compression sleeves today. I’m hoping that corrects it and the doctor says it will. Updated on 26 Nov 2019: Here are the pics the surgeon took while in surgery. I’ll make an update tomorrow for home I’m doing. Updated on 7 Dec 2019: So I ended up with a post surgical infection. They happen. It’s funny to me how people blame the surgeons for them. I was in a conversation last night where a woman mentioned that. Be very clear the infections are a risk of any surgery ESPECIALLY elective ones. They are NOT a big deal, and they are a result of YOUR after care, not your surgeons. Take some antibiotics and get through it. Holes are another thing, if you get a hole it is NOT your surgeons fault. Holes happen because you move your body. So I have a hole in my armpit because I over extended. All of it has had me exhausted, and I’m doing my best to limit my arm movements to keep healing moving along. The thing that sucks is I only have one arm to work on the other, meaning I need help. When I did my stomach I could change my own dressings, yeah wrapping an arm with only one hand is hard. My 7yr old has been the best nurse. So I’m healing. The infection really took a toll, but I’m healing and I LOVE my arms! My muscles are constantly aching. I think it’s partly from the aggressive lipo and partly from how I constantly have them flexed. I don’t realize I’m doing it but in my attempt to limit movement my arms stay flexed a lot. I LOVE my incision. One of the best things about Wally is his hands!!! The part of the incision not impacted by infection along the side of my breast is perfect! The line is gorgeous and I know in a couple months with proper care it will be nearly invisible. So I’m happy, exhausted, sore, and very happy. Updated on 7 Dec 2019: Before surgery my arms measured 22 inches around. 3 weeks PO and one is 15 and the other is 14.5. Im going to have to buy a lot of new tops. I love putting on things right now. I have so many sweaters I couldn’t fit my arms in before that glide on with ease. My favorite coat fits again. Shirts that I stretched out the arms in make me look like a kid in her moms clothes. Y’all I can’t wait for a couple weeks when I’ll be healed up and can really start enjoying!!! Best Christmas gift EVER! Updated on 9 Jan 2020: So one arm is closed up and the other is close behind. It’s been a tough slow road, and there are some revisions that will need to happen, AND I’m SO happy!!!! This is like a dream come true, my arms fit in everything. Updated on 16 Jan 2021: This is why you want to have a surgeon like Dr. Zollman. This line is amazing. You can barely see it. A arm lift is no joke, and not for the faint of heart. We basically had to redo one side completely because of a horrible infection, but it’s all good now and I am so happy.
I want other moms to see my before photos and hope it can help you if you’re in similar shoes. When I had my consultation I was right at the cutoff of needing a lift. As you can see from my photos I do have sagging and I will post my after shots so you can compare if you too have sagging and are not going through with a lift. Now I was advised I can get the results I desire without a lift but know I was right at the cutoff as far as measurements go. I chose HP, saline, 400-500cc, under muscle, and incision through the nipple. I go this coming Friday April 19th at 6am for my surgery and will post all throughout with my photos. I know I’ve used this site a lot and it has helped me immensely so I too hope my journey can help someone else. I was advised to go a bit bigger to fill myself out and I’m 100% on board with that. The most important thing for me is projection and cleavage. I’m so over my mom boobs!! The sagging and deflation has caused enough insecurities for me to last a life time. I won’t even take my bra off when I’m being intimate with my husband, that’s how much I HATE them!! So the number one thing I’m looking forward to is adding some spice to our sex life and to never feel insecure again being exposed! O and of course filling out bathing suites/clothes is a bonus too!! I wish you all the best in your journey to big perky boobs, lol. Updated on 15 Apr 2019: I go in at 6am and surgery starts at 8am. I’m still conflicted on size because I was close to needing a lift that I have to go a bit bigger to fill myself out like how I want. As of now I’m trying to decide between 400cc-450cc and I chose saline, under the muscle, HP. I want my upper pole filled out and projection and cleavage is a must for me! I don’t care at all if they look fake and LOVE the way HP looks. I have a small frame and don’t want to go so big that it will make me look broad. They told me nothing is set in stone until surgery day so I’ve been on this site constantly trying to find other girls my size with similar boobs so I can get an idea of how they may look after. I’ll post my before photos tonight so others may compare too if you’re in the same shoes as me. I’ll update all throughout in hopes it might help other moms out there who deal with some sagging and deflation after kids and nursing. Updated on 18 Apr 2019: Bye bye mom boobs!! Can’t wait to have an after shot for you ladies tomorrow! When I went back the second time to my PS we talked about 450cc-500cc mod profile because of my degree of sagging it’ll take a bit more to fill me out. I trust him and his 42 years of experience. I hope and pray everything goes smooth and I don’t panic later because theyre way too big for my body, lol. Well see Updated on 19 Apr 2019: Just got out of surgery and they’re not lying when they say you’re out like a light . I actually have a substantial amount of pain so I hope it eases up cuz boy this hurts like hell. A lot of sore muscles, burning feeling, and tightness Updated on 19 Apr 2019: Before and after a few hours post OP. Pain is intense & I can barely move. They’re really high at the moment and as time goes on they will drop and fluff more. I haven’t even seen more than what I’m showing in this photo so I’m anxious to see the whole thing. So far I love them! Now I’m going to rest/sleep the next 24hrs and eat some yummy homemade vegetable soup. Let me share what size they ended up with .... DRUMROLL 600CC!! Yeah I was shocked too. So end results was 600cc Moderated profile. I’ll post more photos as soon as I start to feel a bit better. Updated on 19 Apr 2019: I Changed out of my bra after my nap (I was told I could change whenever I felt comfortable enough to do so) and got to glance at them for a few minutes. They certainly have that high and square look right now and they feel so tight. I’ve never had perky boobs like this before and I can tell you it makes me so dang happy when I look in a mirror and see all that upper pole. After years and years of deflated boobs I’m just stoked to finally see some big perky boobs on me! I wouldn’t have thought 600cc that’s for darn sure but to be truthful with you ladies, I’m actually pleased with the size as of now. Had he told me 600 before hand I would have been like “no that’s way too big!” Now that I have to them?? Im actually digging them Updated on 19 Apr 2019: It’s actually 525cc :)..... I was told 600 by a nurse (or maybe I was just high off my booty post op) but I just took a look at my info and it says 525cc was placed in both breasts. That makes me feel a bit better Updated on 19 Apr 2019: Almost 11hrs post op and I have the normal high and tight/square look. Anytime I get up to walk around it doesn’t take long for themselves to start burning and that’s whe I know I have to lay back down because laying down helps the pain immensely. I haven’t taken any Valium yet which I’m about to do because I know it’ll make me fall asleep and hopefully help the muscle pain. We’ll see how well I sleep tonight, my butt starts to get really achy because you can only be in one position and that starts to get annoying after a while. Updated on 20 Apr 2019: Woke up stiff as heck but managed to do a bit of massaging. They’re more swollen today and stiff so I decided to do my messaging to relieve some of the tightness. I was cleared to shower today which I will do later today. Once I get up and move around it takes about 30 min to start feeling that burning sensation and that’s when I know it’s time to lay back down. My husband has been great at keep all the kids away and being very attentive to my needs. Everyone is out of the house today so I’m able to just really relax and take it easy. How much did he messaging help you girls? Did you really start to notice a difference after a while? So far I love my new boobs and I’m excited to see them start to drop some over time. Updated on 21 Apr 2019: Day 2 and last night was rough. Woke up at 4am and went straight downstairs to the couch and propped myself up. It’s been pretty uncomfortable only being able to be in one position. Once I got up this morning though and walked around I started to feel much better. I showered and did my hair and I’ve noticed I’m able to lift my arms up more without an intense amount of pain/soreness. I do my massages as instructed and rest when my body tells me to. Does anybody get the burning sensation?? My left burns more than my right but anytime I start to feel that coming on I lay down and put an ice pack on and just chill for a while. Anyways, here’s to hoping everything well heal appropriately. I’ll continue to update and add photos as time goes on to show my progression Updated on 22 Apr 2019: Slept pretty darn good last night and today pain and acheyness has been mild compared to the first 48 hours. I haven’t had to take any Valium and they’re becoming softer than what they were to begin with. I’m always massaging and doing as instructed and my post op appt is tomorrow so I’m anxious to hear how he thinks I’ve progressed. I’ve pretty much returned back to my usual duties besides lifting heavy things. Taking my kids to school and picking them up, grocery shopping, cleaning, etc... Truthfully I didn’t expect to feel this good at only 3 days post. My incisions are good and don’t hurt, the burning sensation has subsided some, and the tenderness has also subsided. I do have bruising and of course they’re still very high but that’s to be expected. I’m in no hurry for them to drop, I actually like the way they look in a bra, I’ve never in my life have had upper pole like this before so I’m enjoying it while it lasts. All in all I’m in LOVE with my results and thrilled he gave me 525cc. I wouldn’t have chose that because I would have assumed it would be too big but now that I have them I would have been disappointed going any smaller. I think his 42 years of expiernece and him listening to my wants really paid off. I’ll post tomorrow after my post op appointment and will continue to post as they show signs of dropping and fluffing. I’m also anxious to give these bad boys a run for their money in the sheets, lol. With the way they feel at the moment though my husband has a few weeks still ;) Updated on 22 Apr 2019: I forgot to add that one of the worst side effects is the bloating and swelling. Even my side around my ribcage is puffy (which I guess is to be expected since they were placed under the muscle). I didn’t even think about how much bloating and swelling would be associated with this procedure, so if you haven’t had yours yet... get ready for some killer bloating! I gained some [RS bleep] and weight, lol. On the plus side it will go away it just makes you feel yucky, blah! Updated on 24 Apr 2019: Well I now know why I felt so dang bloated to the extreme, I started my period 2 days ago (blah!). I went to my doc appointment yesterday and they said the implants are moving great so they said to keep up the great work with massaging. My left has already started to settle some so my right sits just slightly higher (this is my dominant side). The massaging has become easier each day with the soreness starting to go away. I LOVE the way they look in a bra but not so much out of a bra. I know the torpedo look is to be expected and I knew my nipples would be pretty low at first because of the sagging but I’ll be happy when they decide to start to settle into their pocket so they round out and my nipples will rise a bit. For now though I’m enjoying the journey, I think because I hated my pre boobs SO MUCH that anything is better than what I had. Something that caught me off guard ia my doc said I can start lifting light weights at around 8dpo??? I’ve never heard another person say that their PS suggested working out so early in recover? I mean I know everyone has different rules to follow by but this seemed extreme early to me? Anyways, still so happy I did this and keeping positive that they will continue to heal with no hiccups along the way Updated on 25 Apr 2019: Feeling over all good... wake up with morning boob and that’s pretty painful but otherwise I feel back to normal. I’m ready to get back to eating better (I’ve been horrible lately) and get back in my workout routine. By bed time I’m out like a light. My boobs are softening up and they’re not as sore anymore but still have my bruising. Updated on 27 Apr 2019: 8 days since my surgery and still feel pretty good. My left has started to drop some leaving right sitting a tad higher (my right is my dominant side). My nipples have healed up and almost look back to normal now. Hope you all are doing well too, and I hope if you’re still unsure with getting a BA that you get enough courage to do it! Before I felt like a 70 year old women’s boobs were sitting on my chest and now I feel young and rejuvenated. My boobs before aged me so much and now I feel like myself again! Thanks to my doctor And his team, they’ve fulfilled a dream of mine... worth every penny!! Updated on 29 Apr 2019: Lefty has started her journey to her pocket, and I’m seeing the rounding of the implant take place as she starts to drop. She’s also softer than my right now and as she starts to drop I’m getting a bit of that side boob now (I wanted a lil something on the side). The right is still high but is softening up and both are finally starting to move around so much more. I do my massages all the time and seriously feel like I grop myself 95% of the time. Abs they start to drop I hope the swelling starts to subside a bit. When did you guys start to motive the swelling start to go down? As of right now I’m still very happy but I have to say after a couple comments were made in my personal life like “Whoa BOOBS!” You know, the condescending tone? It made me start to second guess the size when all along I’ve been very pleased. How did you all handle the comments post surgery. I’ve always been a “I don’t give two sh*%#” kind of gal but I’m curious as how people around you took in your new boobs. Also, I’m proud of them... for the first time in my life I don’t look at my boobs in the mirror with disgust. Anyways, that’s my 10 day post op update and I’ll continue to flaut these BIB OLE BITTIES regardless of the shade. Updated on 1 May 2019: I feel almost 100 percent back to normal and I say almost just because of not being able to workout the top half of my body. My left side is coming down nicely and my right is still sitting high but the implant itself is softening up and moves good. Incision all healed up and now just have the bruising left. The tightness feeling I used to feel throughout the day is almost gone. Now I’m just patiently waiting for righty to takes notes from the left side and start to round out and drop :). Anxious to see how they will look three months out Updated on 5 May 2019: 16 days out and this week was the first time my husband and I tried out the new pair of tittie, lol. Now they’re still hard so somebody please tell me these puppies will soften up! I mean don’t get me wrong, we enjoyed them but I’m holding out hope they will soften up and bounce more, haha. They’re still square like and have a ways to go on the “dropping and fluffing” but when I look back and photos during the first week that’s when I realize “ok, they’re making baby steps.” Also I’ve noted that doing my massages is super easy now and I don’t have any pain more are they like rocks when’s trying to move the implant around. They move with ease and I can squeeze them as hard as I want with no pain. I’ve been very vocal in my personal life about my boob job and I could not believe the amount of personal messages I received from women saying they are wanting this done too. I’ve had such a great experience that all I have for them is positive feedback. I told my husband last night that if someone came and took them from me and said “to get them back you have to pay 10k, I’d pay the 10k in a heartbeat.” It’s given me my youth back, it’s given me confidence, it’s made me feel more womanly again, it’s gave me killer confidence in the bedroom. I never thought that getting a perky pair of boobs would have had that big of an impact on my life, but it did. I feel like as moms we give so much of ourselves every single day, and I just wanted this one piece of me back. It’s done wonders, truly it has. So I hope as time passes I still have nothing but more positive things to say about it! Updated on 10 May 2019: 21 days out and feel great. I can sleep on my sides and can even lay in my stomach if I want. Morning boob has pretty much gone away and only wake up with slight discomfort on some occasions. They’re softening up so much and I can squeeze them as hard as I want without any pain. Not a whole lot has changed except I can tell from my progress photos that I make from week to week that they’re dropping and progressing which is good enough for me. No matter what they’re so much better than what I had before, hands down! I wouldn’t give these puppies up for anything! Updated on 10 May 2019: Here’s a progress photo...Before pic 1 day post op and today (20 days between photos). They’re filling and rounding out slowly but surely. The waterfall effect always worried me considering I started with a significant amount of sagging. I knew ahead of time my nipples would sit lower vs a women who doesn’t have any sagging to begin with but I wanted to try and avoid a lift if at all possible. So far I’m happy with the progress Updated on 14 May 2019: Here’s some progress photos showing how much they’ve dropped and taken shape over the course of 3 weeks. The before photos were taken the first week post surgery and you can really see how square they were. I can be very vigorous with the massaging and I don’t have any pain with them at all and I’ve noticed they’ve started to jiggle more and the breast tissue that kind of hung off the implant is now taken it’s shape around the implant more. I put a video as well so you can see and you’ll also be able to tell that my left side has dropped faster than my right like I’ve stated previously. Updated on 15 May 2019: I love the way my boobs look in clothes, they really fill everything out perfectly now that they’re starting to drop and soften. I hope as they continue to drop and fill out the lower pole that it wil raise my nipples just a bit. That’s my only “complaint” I have but I knew going in my nipples would sit lower since I started with so much sagging to begin with. My doctor however did a fab job at giving me the best possible results in order to avoid a lift. I also love how moderate profile gives me more of that wider base so they really fill my frame out. When I first went in to see about a boob job I assumed high profile would be the best for me since I am only 5’2 and more petite, I assumed moderate would make me look broad but I listened to the staff after talking with them about it and I’m so happy I decided to take their advice on this one. So as of right now I’m still extremely pleased! Updated on 19 May 2019: The girls have changed a lot since the beginning. I’m loving the changes so far and I’m blown away by how good they look considering where I started. Anything for me was better than what I had... I absolutely hated my mom boobs. Now I feel so much more feminine and although I know they’ll never be these perfect symmetrical boobs, I’m still over the moon in love with them. I think starting out with such deflated socks after years of pregnancy and nursing I’m just forever grateful to have been able to improve this part of me and I don’t ever really sit and pick them apart because I’ve already spent plenty of time doing that to myself before the boob job. As far as how they feel and such... well, I have to say there isn’t much to report on because I don’t really feel much pain or discomfort. My nipples are a bit overly sensitive and the only annoying thing is trying to shave my armpits since my boobs get in the way. They are getting more and more jiggly and I’m noticing much more natural movements with them as time goes on. When I go up my stairs or brush my teeth I start to feel them jiggle much more whereas before they were bricks. So far so good with the healing Updated on 22 May 2019: Here’s a collage of progress photos. I’m posting these so others who have sagging can see how mine have dropped & fluffed throughout. My recovery has really been smooth so far. I massage them frequently and anybody else constantly groping themselves?! Lol I can’t stop massaging them all the dang time... it’s just still so weird to have these big boobs now. Plus the massaging has made the WORLD of difference with softening and dropping! I think later in life I might go through with a lift as I start to age and gravity starts to take hold then I’ll go back and get them redone. I think since things have went so great so far (hope I didn’t just jinx myself) that I have no problems going back to my doctor down the rd if I need to, to get a lift if need be. Right now though, the lower pole is starting to fill out and it’s Giving my nipples a more desired look. Still have a lot of upper pole so they will drop more and hopefully when they do it’ll put my nipples more in the center. Also, my left has been quicker to drop and soften and you can tell in the photos. My right is my dominant side and it’s taking a tad longer than my left. My left also had more breast tissue and hung lower so it’ll probably always be a bit bigger altogether. But my right side has some catching up to do. Updated on 31 May 2019: Currently 6 weeks out today. I don’t really notice many changes until I decide to compare and that’s when I can actually tell they’ve changed throughout these 6 weeks. It’s so subtle that you don’t even notice unless you’re taking progress photos. I still don’t have any pain or discomfort and it seems as if everything is healing accordingly (crossing my fingers it stays that way). I massage them often, i don’t know if that’s helped with the dropping but it sure feels like it has. I’m having fun with them now though because they feel and look so much better, so now it’s fun to dress them up if I want or if I want to go braless I can cuz they stand up on their own two feet now unlike the flat saggy socks I hadn’t before (barf). My doctor improved my boobs drastically! I knew they wouldn’t be perfect but he did better than I thought hed be able to do. I hope you all are having a good summer! So far I’m enjoying not having to run kids here and there everyday and practically living in my car. Anyways, here’s so progress pics Updated on 4 Jun 2019: I realized I haven’t really posted many frontal shots. My boobs are not perfectly symmetrical by any means because my left was always bigger and hung a bit lower because of nursing and that’s obviously carried over. It was much more noticeable in the beginning but now that they’re dropping and my own breast tissue is starting to stretch over the implant it’s becoming less noticeable. Updated on 12 Jun 2019: I have a post op appt for next Tuesday with my doctor. I’m going to talk to them about a possible mini lift after 6 months. I want to see what my options are if I choose to go that route. I’d like to see them drop some more over the next few months and if they do and my nipple position improves then I won’t go through with any type of lift. It’s actually just my left that I’m more concerned about because that’s the side that was 2cm lower than my right and was at the cut off of needing a lift, my right nipple was in a much better position to start with. So I’ll wait a bit and then see where things go from there. They’ve improved a ton already so it leaves me with the impression that they won’t change much more. Let’s also take a moment and talk about sex... who else enjoys sex so much more now with their new titties?! I feel so much more confident in the bedroom wich my husband is very much enjoying, lol. Anywho, I’ll leave you with some photos and some side boob ;) and I’ll post after my appt next week! Updated on 13 Jun 2019: He knocked it out of the park with my breast augmentation! I’m a 31 yr old mother to three and nursed my kids...I was borderline needing a lift but really wanted to avoid one if I could. I really trusted him and his staff to do right by me and give me perky beautiful breasts and they did just that! I’m absolutely in love with my results and it’s all thanks to Dr. Zollman and his staff! Updated on 17 Jun 2019: Doctor appt tomorrow. Don’t really have much to update on except my right is really dropping now finally. The shelf look is going away on my right side and the lower pole has really filled out these last two weeks. My right was always a little higher and it took the longest for my muscle on that side to relax and let that implant drop down. I love how they look right now and how I don’t need a bra if I don’t want one, I’ve never had upper pole like this in my life so it’s fun to dress them up! Updated on 20 Jun 2019: Had a great 8 week PO appointment. They said everything looks great. Talked to the surgeon about my muscle separation and he confirmed that as severe as it is he would need to go in and stitch my abdomen muscles back together, fix my hernia, and then we could do a tummy tuck. I got the pricing for it and everything. So we went ahead and took my before photos while I was there and I told them I’d call to schedule it when I was ready since this will take much more preparation on my end with three little boys to care for. Another women who just had a tummy tuck and muscle repair done showed me her results, she was only a few days out and still had her drains in but her belly looks incredible. I think I’m going to do it but I just want to do more research before I do. I also asked her about my boobs sagging over time (the nurse) and she said that I really don’t need to be worried because he goes underneath all three major muscles, not just the pec muscles. She said he’s the only doctor in my state that does that, so it keeps the implants in place and to not be concerned about going braless or not, that it’s not going to have a huge impact on my implants sagging over time. Who knows. Went and bought some new bras because that’s my new obsession ever since I decided I was getting boobies, I’ve been grabbing new bras every time I go out. I just go to Target or Kohl’s, I have yet to go to VS for bras or any other place. But the tummy tuck, muscle repair, and hernia fix is on my next list to do list. O! And we talked about my nipple position and I brought up if they think I need a bit of a lift and they both said absolutely not. So no lift over here. Updated on 24 Jun 2019: It’s taken 9 weeks for me to finally notice a signifact change, especially in my right breast. When they say to just be patient, do it! I really thought My nipple position probably would not improve but that’s not been the case. It’s just taken almost three months to finally see them move up a few centimeters and they look SO much better! My doctor had told me in the beginning that it would take a bit for the implant to fill out the lower pole and it would move my nipple position up some and I have to say they were dead on. Just those few centimeters of improvement has made the world of difference on the appearance! So if you’re still in the beginning stages just be patient, you will see a noticeable change around that 3 month mark. Updated on 5 Jul 2019: 11 weeks out and I’m still over the moon in love with my boobies! This week is the first time though that I did a high intensity workout and so far this is my only complaint, they bounce A TON!! So it was really difficult to go full force without a very suppprtive bra to hold the girls down. So if you enjoy your high intensity workouts tell me where you get your sports bras to hold your girls in place because I need to invest in one ASAP. Also, doing push-ups is impossible and that really sucks because I really liked to do those during my workouts and I don’t see it improving. Other than those complaints I couldn’t be more pleased. I did have a lady leave a comment on a photo of me on Instagram that said “do you still like the size? They seem to be too big for your small frame.” Ya know, I can always tell when someone is throwing shade and I almost responded with a really witty rude comment back but instead I just blocked her. Like of course I Freaking love the size and you’re not my doctor and nor are you qualified to determine if you think they’re too big for me or not. I’ll take my “big” titties over my saggy deflated mom boobs any day of the week. I hate when I see other girls post in these forums and they talk about how other people have made comments about their size and it made them feel like they should have went smaller. Like NO! If you feel bomb than be proud and show them off all you want!! I’ll never allow someone to shame me into thinking otherwise and I hate when I see others doing it to other women. Like step off and be supportive or keep your trap shut. Anyways, enough with my rant! Updated on 23 Jul 2019: it’s now 3 months and 4 days (13 weeks and 4 days) PO and not a whole lot to update on. I haven’t seen any changes since my last post so it seems as if the changes are so subtle I no longer notice or they’re in their final position now. I no longer obsess over them like I did the first two months, I feel as if I’ve calmed down on my boobsession and don’t focus on them like I was in the beginning. It’s nice to finally sleep on my belly and it not feel weird and uncomfortable. I was always concerned about sleeping and how it would feel to sleep or lay on my stomach after a BA but it feels completely normal now. I still am 100% happy with my decision but I will tell you that had I not had the sagginess since nursing my kids then I would have went smaller. I think 450cc is what I secretly wish I could have gone with. If you’re wondering “well why didn’t you then?” It’s because then I would have needed a breast lift had I went with that size. I needed a bigger implant to fill out my loose skin and I wanted to avoid a lift if possible. So had I had my younger pre baby boobs my “perfect” ideal size would have been around the 450-500 range I think? Maybe later in life I’ll downsize and do a lift? Who knows! What I do know right now though is I’m happy with my outcome and still very much pleased with them. I’m adding photos of what they look like in clothes so you can get an idea if you yourself are thinking going with a bigger implant and you’re wondering what they may look like in clothes. Hope you ladies are enjoying what’s left of summer with your kiddos, I know I am. I got one starting first grade and another starting kindergarten and I’m starting to become an emotional mess like I was last year when I sent my first born off to Kindergarten for the first time. Makes me so sad, it goes so dang fast! I still have my 2 year old though, he no doubt keeps me busy during the day and my husband is going off to training for work so he will be gone for 30-60 days (he’s a general manager for a dealership). Lots going on over here! Updated on 10 Aug 2019: I’m a little over a week out from 4 months. I love them more and more as time goes on, they have really taken on a more natural appearance but still perky and big like what I wanted. People can definitely tell that I had a boob job though. They’ll ask my husband in privacy and he responds with “if you really want to know go ask her.” Which I’m glad he does that. I flaunt them when I want and I can wear a regular t shirt without it being so noticeable. In the beginning it was super hard to shave my armpits, now that they’ve dropped it’s back to normal and I have no issues. But nothing else to really say and thanks for all the positive posts, I waited a LONG time to have these puppies (as most of us do) and it’s been the best decision I’ve made for myself. Updated on 22 Aug 2019: Here’s the video some of you asked for, I hope it uploads though. I’ve had issues in the past trying to upload a video and it never would on this site. I’m just over 4 months now. They don’t feel anything like real boobs obviously, but they’re not awful feeling either. They’ll always be more firm but maybe in time they’ll soften more? Who knows! No complaints on how they appear though, I’ve enjoyed being a bigger breasted girl now :). They’re so much more fun;). On if I wear support or if I go braless a lot... I’d say it’s 50/50. Around home I’m braless a lot and out and about I’m supported 95% of the time. I have to say I’m just not one to be super anal on wearing a bra 24/7, I hate them truthfully. I never feel uncomfortable going braless either or have any type of discomfort not having them supported for long periods of time. Updated on 3 Sep 2019: I’m pretty darn impressed with how they’ve turned out. Majority of women get silicone but silent rupture scared me as well as a few other things in regards to silicone, and although I’m sure silicone feels more real, I love how my saline implants turned out. They move and jiggle like real titties do but are more firm than real boobs of course. I also wanted to mention this, it took a good 4 months before I could lift weights and it feel normal again. I still can’t do push-ups and I don’t think I’ll ever be able to do them again (which sucks). It feels like my implants are being pushed apart when I do, but lifting now feels normal again but it did take a while for me to get to this point. I don’t know if I’ll update anymore unless something significant happens but I will at my 1 year update for sure. They have not changed much at all if any since 3 months The perks that I love about my new assets are... *my side boob *Natural slope *Enough upper pole to go braless if I want and not have any support. Still perky but no longer in my face since dropping and fluffing. *feel youthful again and confident The negatives *cant workout like I once did * I do have fears sometimes about implants causing cancer and implant illness *unwanted stares can make me a bit uncomfortable in public *weight gain since surgery I hope this has helped some of you in your journey:) Updated on 2 Dec 2019: Hello ladies, been a while! Thought I’d drop in and post an update. I’ve been consistently working out again like I did before I had my boobs and it feels a lot more normal again. I’m 6 weeks in doing my high intensity workouts and it took 6 months for me to be able to do workouts like that. With mine being under the muscle it took a lot longer for them to heal and it feel normal to lift again. I was starting to gain weight and get soft and it was driving me bonkers. Not much else to say other than that little update and that everything feels normal and fine right now. I’ll post some photos of what they look like now Updated on 14 Dec 2019: I have not been properly fitted so I don’t know my bra size yet. I just buy cheap bras from Target that are comfy and wear size large normally. Sometimes I’ll have my moments where I think they are too big for me and then other times where I wouldn’t want a different size. I love the way they fill out my tops now, I look back at photos of my pre op boobs and I seriously have no regrets! Only downside is having to wear two sports bras during workouts because these puppies will not stay put otherwise! I appreciate all the positive feedback, truely! I hope my photos can help others determine what it is they want and also can show you what the drop and fluff stage looks like because they go through a lot of changes those first 3/4 months. So just be patient and enjoy your new assets! Updated on 3 Feb 2020: I’ve seen TWO girls that Ive followed on Instagram for a while now get explants because of implant illness. I have to say seeing this has me on high alert and probably has made me paranoid too. Both girls had smooth round silicone implants and symptoms popped up a few months after getting them but really started to get bad at that one year mark and after. Anyone else worried about this? I mean that’s scary! My one year boob anniversary is coming up and I’m always wondering if my body will start to decline around this time. It’s just weird how we are seeing this more and more, or at least I’m seeing it more. If you’re wondering, no, I have no symptoms (as of yet) of implant illness. I do still love them and love how they make me feel. I love being able to fill out lingerie now and not shy away like before. I just think seeing these two girls randomly have this happen all of a sudden made me extra jumpy, ya know? Anyways, hope y’all are doing well and are also showing NO signs of implant illness because it sounds freaking awful! Just to note too... I do believe these women as I know some doctors refuse to even acknowledge the correlation between the implants and these women symptoms (which is complete BS to me). Updated on 4 May 2020: Feels so much longer than a year, I kinda feel like I’ve had big boobs my whole life now. I ordered some swimsuits offline and they’ll arrive this week. I’ll post photos of how those swimsuits fit once they arrive. I’m short (5’2) with now huge boobs and a short torso so finding a suitable and flattering suit on me is challenging. I was tired of the same ole cheap swimsuits I normally buy at Target and wanted to try some nicer ones. I’ll let you ladies know how I like them and how they fit. I’ve been working out every day since this whole lockdown for sanity reasons. It allows me to get all this aggression out and release some happy endorphins, which I need right now! Being locked up in the house with three little boys and having e-learning with two of them really starts to break you down, haha. As far as how the boobs are doing, I really don’t have anything to update on. I suppose that’s a good thing? I still would not go back to what I had and I’m very pleased with my outcome given where I started (nursing did a number one me). I think the only thing I’ve noticed is maybe a bit more rippling and that’s due to losing some weight recently. I had pretty thin tissue to begin with and have saline so that’s going to be a given in my circumstance. It isn’t anything so sever though that I’m self conscious about or need to find appropriate clothes to cover or anything. Also wanted to mention I got all the feeling back in both nipples (my incision was through the nipple). Updated on 4 Jan 2022: It’s been a long time since I’ve been on but I’m about to have a tummy tuck this year and have been spending time reading reviews for that so I decided to update with photos of my BA from 2019. I’ve had no issues arise (thank goodness) and still very pleased with how they turned out, especially with what I started out with. I think later in life I’ll downsize and do a lift when I’m older but for now I enjoy them :)
Dr zolan has done several procedures for me. All exceptional. He and his staff are amazing! I love his bed side mannor and how honest he is. In the past I have used other plastic surgeons because they were cheaper and I had to go back to Dr Zollman to fix it. I’m 54 years old have used four other plastic surgeons in the Indianapolis/ Carmel area and from experience don’t go anywhere but Dr Zollman! He is the master.
So my surgery is in 2 days. It's a little nuts to me to think how this has come to be. I'm a big person, always have been. It was really ridiculous to me that no one would even talk to me, more than ridiculous it actually just hurt my self esteem. I couldn't get past the gate keepers to even get an appt for someone to talk to me. Everyone has their BMI rules, and while I understand it I am more than just a number. I have a story, and I should not be dismissed without knowing anything more. Had anyone taken the time to talk to me they would have learned that I recently had a large weight loss and this procedure was a goal. I knew I still had weight to loose, I just wanted to meet a surgeon, and continue my motivation. I had no false understandings of what I still had to do. However, no one would even talk to me. I would call to schedule an appt and they would shut me down. Worse, one office (the first I called) actually scheduled my appt without asking me anything about my weight and then called back a couple days ahead of time to confirm and cancelled my appt telling me it was unfair of me to expect the surgeon to meet with me when I was highly unlikely to have the surgery. I was getting ready to go out of state to a guy in LA when I came across my surgeon. I called and spoke to the nicest person. I explained the situation and what I was looking for and she had me send photos for the surgeon to reveiw. I was completely shocked when she called me back and said the doctor agreed to see me. I was even more stunned when the surgeon came in, looked at me and said "we can schedule surgery whenever you are ready". I'm still in disbelief. No one would even talk to me and i thought for sure I was going to need to loose a lot more. The surgeon could not have been nicer and talked to me like I was his family. He explained to me that once he saw my height and structure he had no hesitation. So here I am 6 weeks later, ready for surgery. I've purposely left my numbers and his name out of this as there is a part of me that is just scared. Scared about what my results will be... I look at all these before and after photos and can't imagine that that will be my reality. This will change my life, I'm exctied and slightly terrified. Updated on 10 Jan 2018: It's going to be a long day. Surgery at 2:15 and I can't sleep so I'm sitting here looking at before and after photos trying to find one similar to my shape and fat. I still have not seen anything that looks quite like me. I'm betting most women feel that way. I'm so excited, not looking forward to the pain but worth it to go to the flat side! Updated on 11 Jan 2018: No one can fully prepare you for what it feels like to wake up from this. It's really intense. However once the pain medication was fully managing I was good! The hardest thing is the need to cough from being intubated. Coughing sucks! Still haven't stood up yet, and I can really see my full results yet. I'm looking forward to standing, and eating. I have not had any food in over 24 hrs... ok they gave me a jello but that is it. Updated on 12 Jan 2018: Feeling much better today. Last night was rough, however I've been very managed today. I'm just excited now for the swelling to go down and see how it all looks. I'm very happy today, feeling like myself until I have to move. I was able to get up myself today without any assistance. My husband has been the greatest caretaker. Updated on 13 Jan 2018: I titled yesterday as Day 3 but today is. Apparently pain medication in large doses can make you lose track of time lol. Felt much better today. Was able to get up and move around just wanted to lay low though, waking for more than a minute is exhausting. Was able to stand up a little more . I'm excited to see the swelling go down and what it looks like in a couple weeks. I need to keep myself level headed with this as I was really large to begin with and my results will not be the same as everyone else's. My surgeon did a very good job of setting expectations for me, however I just want to see it. Updated on 14 Jan 2018: I'm really not the person that likes to sit around. I got into my head this morning and convinced myself that there was no difference and that I had wasted all this money. I know that's not true but when you can't put on clothes and your swollen like a balloon stuck in your house you start to get int your head a bit. So I had a little bit of a breakdown. Thankfully I had my BFF here and she talked me through my crazy spin. (Husbands are not really helpful in this, you tend to not believe them as much when you know they don't want to [RS bleep] you off with answers to "Do I look fat") My recommendation to anyone doing this is get long nightgowns or robes. I did not consider what I would need at home post op. So I'm feeling better now, I put on a comfy cotton dress and underwear for the first time. Still exhausted, not so much pain anymore. I've reduced how often I'm taking the pain meds. Up moving around more, wanting to get out of this house! I will take a shower in the morning! Updated on 15 Jan 2018: I hate the drains, I'm happy they are there doing their job, however they prevent me from putting on clothes and they are scary around my kids. I'll be very happy when I get to remove theme. The blood in one got darker and that scared me a little but the doc said it's ok. I'm seeing them tomorrow for PO appt one. The other big thing I'm dealing with now is numbness. I have no feeling in the 2 inches around my incision. It's very awkward feeling, Updated on 16 Jan 2018: Today was my first PO. I was super excited that they took out a lot of the staples because some of them really bothered me. It's been a little hard to look in the mirror because I feel like I still just see the same fat girl. Which is more that I feel like I use to see what I currently see, just I use to lie to myself a lot. So it comforted me to have the PS and staff tell me I still had a lot of swelling and that it would continue to go down drastically. I felt great today though. I did my hair and makeup and got out for a little bit. I think I shocked the PS and staff with my upbeat positive attitude. They were like "you wouldn't even know you had surgery with how your walking". I was super excited to put on really loose clothing. Adding pics of the fat removal, and my before/6 Days PO... it's scary to be so open and sharing these. Still so self conscious. Today I talked with the surgeon about Lipo on the flanks and he wants me to wait 6 months... so that will be next Updated on 17 Jan 2018: I think my biggest obstacle is going to be the dealing with the mental and physical differences. Mentally I'm healed and good to go and ready to get out of my house and into the world. Physically I get tired after minutes of waking or standing, when the pain med wear off I'm super weak, and every couple hours my body falls asleep while my mind keeps running. Basically you would think I'm asleep but I'm not. My body just is not responding or allowing my eyes to open. I also would just like to have the swelling go away and remove the drains... can't wait for next weeks appt. especially one of my drain incisions like to leak blood every time I move. I Jut want to wear clothes! Updated on 18 Jan 2018: In April this year I weighed in about 375lbs. I'm 6'0 tall. I lost about 60lbs prior to surgery so day of I was 315lbs. My surgeon was very upfront with me that because of my size he would only do the tummy tuck no Lipo. The Lipo can be done after a good 6 month recovery and continued loss. That's why I still have fat around and above my hips. That's ok, we had a long talk about it and he made sure every time we met they discussed It with me and kept my expectations there. It's hard for me looking in the mirror right now to not just see the fat and areas that I want to still do something about, however I needed this. I wanted this so bad. For over 10 years it's all I've talked about, and I'm so happy I chose to do it. I'm so happy I found a surgeon that would hear me and work with me. He cared about me, he knew I had support, and I am good financially this did not put me in a bad place I did not need to finance it. I know there is a chance I will have this surgery again, I know that I will need a revision on my sides once I remove the fat there, I knew that my width was going to still be there but my depth wouldn't. I was prepared and very level headed and am just ecstatic about the whole thing. Updated on 19 Jan 2018: This morning was AWESOME!! I took a shower and when I got out I really started to love what I saw in the mirror for the first time. I weighed myself for the first time and was ecstatic to see a number starting with a 2 instead of a 3 (FYI you will have so much fluid put in during surgery that after surgery that your weight will likely be the same or more than before you were cut open). So today I weighed in at 298.5, and since they took off more skin and fat than that, it will continue to go down. I haven't been in the 200's for... well I don't really even know, maybe 5 years. However with the love came a moment where I put on real clothes... and then I cried a lot. I got so good at hiding my weight in flowing outfits that when the clothes are on you just can't tell. I don't know maybe when the drains are out it will be different however I just feel like my size won't change. Like I will wear the same size pants, and my hips are the same width. I still have my sides fall over the edge of chairs, I still have to look at chairs with arms and wonder if I can sit in it, or how much I'll have to grin a bear the pain in my hips when I force myself into a a chair I can't sit in hoping I don't break it or the people around me don't realize how shoved in I am, or worse that when it's time to stand the chair will come up with me. I'm worried that when I fly in a couple weeks I'll have the same fear of being asked to buy a second seat????. I knew that the surgery wasn't going to be a magic wand, and I feel so good and love looking at myself naked, but this area... my width... is something that is still going to be a really big problem and so today I cried, I cried a lot realizing that the road ahead is longer than I expected and that I am still the fat girl. On the positive side I went out today and I sat in a booth and what was very noticeable was the distance between the table and my stomach. A drastic change in the depth, but nothing when you look straight on. Struggling and yet really happy. I feel bipolar today! Updated on 25 Jan 2018: I didn't post for several days I've been so exhausted. Really I've probably been pushing myself too hard and I had a couple of really bad emotional days. I understand I'm still so swollen, however I just want to see it gone. It's hard for me to not just look and see fat. It's what I saw my entire life. There is going to be some mental reprogramming necessary. That's ok. At my 2 week appt they took out the drains and that helped immensely because I feel like a person again... well as long as I'm on the pain medication. Off the pain meds I really just feel like I got hit by a truck. I've always been a Diet Coke freak but since surgery I just want water. I seriously could drink like a gallon in a sitting but then regret it when I have to go to the bathroom because it's such a production to take off the binder and pads etc... I'm still super happy but this is the hard part. The time where the original excitement wears off a little and the pain and limitations are still there. Where I just want to feel normal. I'm really lucky to have the support I have and I love the patient care ambassador at Dr Zs office. She's always checking on me and makes me feel super comfortable and like she's on my side there for me. Looking forward to the swelling going down and getting to buy new clothes. Yesterday I was able to wear a dress I could not have 3weeks ago. It's hard to be the girl who's after shots look like others before shots. I need to to keep myself focused on the drastic change and naked or in underwear in the mirror I see it but with clothes on I don't. Which makes me feel bad because I don't think anyone else notices. I haven't had any "wow! Oh my god! Whoa where did your stomach go?" I did expect that and actually I told many people about this adventure. I know it's super vain but I was really looking forward to that. Updated on 26 Jan 2018: I had a somewhat big event today. I was excited to go because I was going to see a friend who hasn't seen me since surgery, and I was hoping for the wow response. I haven't had anyone yet be like "Oh My God." Everything I put on, I hated. Repulsed I looked in the mirror and just saw the same super fat girl looking back at me. Nothing looks good. I went through several dresses and there are dresses I can wear now I couldn't before, however nothing looks right. So I made the mistake of attempting the jeans. I picked up the jeans I would wear before surgery and went to put them on. Before surgery I would suck in squeeze and maneuver till I got the button closed and then I would suck in again as I fought with the zipper. Then I would stand in the mirror and figure out which tops I had that would hide the bulging fat coming over the top of the jeans. So before surgery they were well a little tight. But today I could not button those pants... I didn't really know what to expect from my surgery, nowhere could I find someone with hips like mine in before and after photos. I was a little worried about it, but I really thought I would have this massive change. I thought I'd at least got down like 4 maybe 6 sizes. I can't even fit in the pants that were tight on me before. Everyone keeps telling me it's swelling, and I hope they are right but I just don't see how it can be that much swelling. I feel like the bulge is not going to go away, I feel defeated. I feel fat, exorbitantly fat. So I cancelled my meeting put on sweats and have spent the morning crying. Updated on 28 Jan 2018: Well I'm taking the resting more serious and slowing down. I've had a lot of old blood seeping through the incision which my doctor knows about and things are ok. So when they took my left drain out I still had a lot of drainage happening unfortunately though it was not coming out the drain it was coming out around the opening. So when they took the drain out I knew the blood was going to come out and I was going to need lots of pads. I did not expect for it to come out if multiple locations. It makes sense though and it's really not that bad. It just needs a way out, but it's a pain in the ass. So in the morning and at night I stand in the shower and push on my belly and try and get as much of the blood out as I can. It's amazing how exhausted you get standing in the shower. What really interesting is how much the swelling has gone down on the bleeding side compared to the other. Updated on 31 Jan 2018: Ugh, so note I Recommend leaving the drains in as long as possible. Especially if you have as much fluid as I have. Once the drains are out the fluid has to come out somewhere. And it will push through your incision. And if there is enough you end up with holes like these. Doctor says everything is ok, but packing wounds was not on my list if things I wanted to be doing. I'm understanding that the reason surgeons don't want to work on bigger people is because of these complications, but really it's not that bad. The swelling is going down and I'm very happy with that, now if the fluids would stop and we cold close these wounds and I could move on with life I'd be super happy. Updated on 7 Feb 2018: So seriously the last two weeks have been hard. I was so not prepared for the emotions this brings. I did not understand enough about the swelling, and about the potential complications. I thought I would have surgery and 2 weeks later I'd be good and on with life. I told myself and others I was prepared for a 6 week recovery but in hindsight I was not. I'm so lucky that I have Amy from my surgeons office. She has been my rock, and I adore her. No matter how down I've gotten she has been there to lift me up and today I'm happy to announce I feel great and the drainage has finally stopped!! So I have some open holes, but the wound care is not that bad, and I'm feeling much flatter. I feel so much better, I feel amazing!! Still take 3 pain pills each day and started back on antibiotics just to make sure the wounds do not get infected. Some swelling still to go down, but it feels so good to have all that bulge be gone. Updated on 22 Feb 2018: I'm starting to feel amazing. Here's the rundown. 10 inches off my waist, From a 26 to a 20 in jeans. From a 22 in dresses to a 16/18. Still swollen so more to come! I went to a conference last week and got to show off my body to people that had not seen me in a while and finally I got the “OMG girl how much weight have you lost”. It just makes you feel good. I’m so excited for where I’m at and even more excited for my next surgery to remove the flanks, reduce thighs, and remove arm fat. This has been SO worth it and I would not hesitate to do it again! Updated on 27 Feb 2018: So my favorite moments are the ones where I notice something small I haven’t noticed yet. Like today when I got out of the shower, my towel fully wrapped around me, no gap, no sucking in, just easily fully wrapped around. And I’m falling more in love with my body everyday. This is life changing. I’m so grateful
If you need the best plastic surgeon, call Dr Zoleman! He did an amazing job on my breast implants. They look and feel so natural. I am completely satified with them. Also I had the lipo suction and very satified with it as well.Dr Zoleman made me feel good about myself, a very intelligent, nice and sweet person. I loved the staff and felt like I was talking to my best friends. They made me feel comfortable through it all. I recommend Dr. Zoleman. He's my number one plastic surgeon! What an amazing experience!!! Thank you Dr. Zoleman! Cheryl Moore
Doctor Zollman and his team have been amazing for me. I could not have been any happier with his compassion, experience, professionalism, and attention to detail. I have had zero complications and I have had weekly appointments the first few weeks were Dr. Zollman would check my incision area and ask me how I am doing. My wife and I will use Doctor Zollman again for her upcoming surgery.
It has been a month and 7 days since my Mommy / Grandma make over and I couldn't be happier with my results!! I was very nervous about having this done st my age (52). I can't begin to say enough wonderful things about Dr Zollman and his staff!!! Amy, Linda, and Sharon are great! Amy is there for you through the whole process and really made me feel at ease and very reassuring!!! My surgery went great! After care was awesome and my results are amazing!!! I couldn't be happier and I would do it again! Dr. Zollman has been around for a long time and he knows what he is doing and I highly recommend him and his entire staff!!!!
The answer is no. You will not damage the fat cells. We inform our patients that they may sit or lie on their buttocks after surgery.
It is possible to have the Brazilian Butt Lift more than one time. But it doesn't make sense unless you have enough extra fat to inject the buttocks again.
