I am 28 years old. I have a 4 year old and 2.5 year old twins. I did breast feed but for only 3 weeks since one of the twins wouldn't latch on properly. I blossomed early and by 8th grade I believe I was wearing a D cup. Not to toot my in horn, but I loved my breasts. They stayed nice looking until after I had my kids. I got as large as 38 DD. I've lost all of my pregabcy weight and am now smaller than I have ever been. I wear a 4. Wow. I'm also smaller than I've ever been up top too. I wear a 34 C. The size isn't the problem. Honestly if they weren't so droopy I wouldn't mind them at all. I hate the way they look. So after debating and researching I've finally decided to take the plunge. I scheduled my consultation quickly followed by my procedure date. It was kind of impulsive to say the least. My date us in two weeks. The doctor seems to understand the results I want to accomplish. I'm so thankful I dont need a lift! But he wants me to bring in pictures; of clothed women. Lingerie models and the like. Now I'm rambling. My worries are in the risks and complications. His preferred incision site in the underside of the nipple. I'm worried about numbness and it being permanent. Anything to ease my mind would be great. I'll post before pictures soon and update as time progresses. Thanks so much for this site. Updated on 16 May 2011: So I am now a week and a half away from the big day and it's all I can think about. I'm so excited and so nervous, it's crazy. I'll keep updating as I go. I am on day one of no smoking. I'm taking Chantix to help. I really hope I don't go insane. I've been wanting to quit for a while now. I tried this past fall, but then my Daddy got ill with cancer. He passed away almost two months ago. So as much as for me, I'm trying to quit for him too. He was my superman and still is. Updated on 18 May 2011: I've added pictures. The last picture is the result I want. Do you think I'm being realistic? Updated on 18 May 2011: Holy cow! I've still got a week and a day left an all I canthink about is my new additions. I wish I could think of something to occupy my time. I'm going nuts. I don't know how people last when they have to wait 6 weeks. I hope this week goes by fast! Although I'm thinking it won't. TORTURE!!! Updated on 19 May 2011: Day one of no more smoking. I tell ya, get a Rx for Chantix. It really helps. 4 more days till my pre op. That's easier to count down. Then from there 3 days. I'm sorry inrambling, but I'm kind of using this site as a journal as well. In do excited I could do a chorus line on the street. However that being said... I'm so nervous snout the results. Cheers and here's to a quick week! Updated on 21 May 2011: Not many days left. Oh! I'm so excited! I am writing a list of things to do before I leave for surgery; a list of things to pack and a list of questions to ask at my pre-op. My pre op is in two days. New breasts are right around the corner. I had a dream last night that one of the implants was way up high on my chest and the other was perfect. When I woke up all I could do was laugh, otherwise I would have started crying. I'm so nervous. Updated on 23 May 2011: I am so excited. I learned how to explain how I feel while talking to a very nice lady. She was able to sum up my excitement in one word, or uh, sound... Eeeeeeee!!! I went to my pre op visit today. I asked both the nurse and the doctor, separately whether my desired results are realistic and they both said that they felt it was. Eeeeee!!! I understand that my results won't be exactly like the picture I brought in, but hey, I'm still happy. I haven't smoked a single cigarette today. Yay me! I still don't know what profile I will get or the amount of cc's. The way my doc works is he learns what his patient wants. Then while in the operating room, he uses a temporary implant and fills it. Then he asks the other nurses, etc. what they think. Then when all agree to which looks best and is closest to my results, that's what he uses... staying within the guidelines that I've given him. OMG, OMG, OMG I could go running through the streets screaming and dancing. I am so freaking excited!! I will update again either Wednesday night or Thursday. But I will update. Updated on 25 May 2011: My husband and I leave tonight when he gets home from work. Thankfully my doc gave me ambien; enough to take one tonight. Otherwise I don't think I would be able to sleep. Just think in about 24 hours I'll have prettier breasts! The surgery center will call sometime today to let me know what time I need to be there tomorrow. Oh I can't wait! Updated on 25 May 2011: It is 1:35 am, May 26th, 2011. I am wide awake even though I took an ambien that the doc prescribed. This isn't the first time that I woke up either. And since I can't eat or drink anything and I no longer smoke, I have nothing to o ccupy my time. My alarm is set for 5:30. I have to be there for 6:30. This is going to be a long 5 hours. Updated on 27 May 2011: I'm home. And so far so good. My breasts look slightly weird to me, but that was expected. They are high up. Doc went with 375 cc smooth round mod plus saline in both breasts. I don't remember much from yesterday except waking up and have serious pressure in my chest. Then when my husband and I got to the hotel I was starved. I Dell asleep almost immediately after getting to the room and when I woke after that was the first and really only time I had serious pain. Even now it's not too bad. I can raise my arms up over my head and everything. As soon as I can post a pic I will. I will jeep posting updates as often as possible. Updated on 6 Jun 2011: 11 Days Post Op I figure it's about time I update. I added pictures and "re-organized" them. I am feeling just fine. I have to remind myself that I can't keep moving and doing. Well, actually my body reminds me that I can't keep moving and doing. I'm sleeping on my back and side now with out any problems. 4 days post op I fell asleep on my back: BIG MISTAKE. Oh my, that hurt when I woke up. My right implant is sitting high. It causes this odd "square" shape at the bottom of my breast. I can feel the implant, or I am assuming it's my implant, on the side of that breast. It's this "bubble". I push and it moves. I can feel it "in my body" as well. Doctor said it was nothing to worry about. A friend of mine said that it would go away. So for now, I'm going to ignore it. My left breast I think is absolutely gorgeous! I can't wait till I can get out of this granny bra. It is so hot to wear. It's 100 degrees here lately. I will go back to have the stitched removed in two days. Then it will only be 4 more weeks of the granny bra. I don't care if they are going to change more after that, I am going to Victoria's Secret! Updated on 8 Jun 2011: Not sure I posted all of my pre and post op stats. So here they are: I am 2 weeks post op. I am loving my breasts so far!!! Pre op I wore a 34B/C. I think I wasn't filling my 34C's anymore like I should have been. My post op bra is a 34D. I'm 5'5" and 140 lbs. Though I think I've gained weight since I haven't been to the gym in weeks. I ended up with 375cc moderate plus saline under the muscle. I can feel the implants but I suppose that I can get use to it. They look great though!!! Updated on 12 Jun 2011: Didn't realize I hadn't updated after my 2 Week Post Op Visit. I had my stitches removed. That felt weird! While I was there Doc saw that one of my dis-solvable (spelling?) stitches had made it's way to the surface and was sticking out. No big deal apparently, but it was disturbing to me. I pointed out that my left incision had the same thing. I didn't know what it was at the time though. So stitches were removed, Doc said they looked great. I need to keep the tape on the incisions for two more weeks and continue to wear the bra for four more weeks. After those four weeks are up (which will be 6 weeks post op) I can go buy any bra I want or as he stated, "Any sexy little bra you want." And I can start going back to the gym. Going back to the gym will be great! No smoking any more and not being able to be active has put some pounds on my behind. I go back to see him in 6 weeks, which will be 8 weeks post op. Updated on 25 Jun 2011: 6/25/2011 - Today makes 4 weeks and 2 days post op. For the most part I am feeling fine. I've noticed I wear out much quicker this past week than in my third week. I don't know what that is about. For instance: I went shopping by myself for the first time (shopping for a weeks worth of groceries, I've been shopping before this) last week. And while I've drove and shopped since my surgery, I haven't done it all by myself. Well, I was wore out afterwards. Then this last week I've not slept very well. I've been "whimpering" in my sleep. I've woke myself up doing it. So I started taking half of an ambien, which was prescribed for right after my surgery. I did not take them all, so I have 5 left. That seems to have helped. I've been feeling sore and "full" at the end of each day this past week as well. I don't know what is causing it. I noticed that my left breast pulls upward when I flex my muscle. I expected some change when flexing, but not like this! I spoke to my PS and will see him Monday morning. He said "That type of thing happens when someone started lifting weights too soon" I haven't been to the gym, did any cardio, swept my floors or mopped, or anything at all for that matter!!! Which is evidenced by my 10 lb weight gain! I don't know what I did wrong. I'm praying that there is an easy remedy for this. I really don't want to be in a bathing suit this summer and pick up a kid to have my boob go all "snaggle" boob and every one see. My right breast does this as well, but not nearly as noticeable. I "squeeze" my breasts 2-3 times a day. This is something that will have to be done for the rest of my life. Well, while I have implants anyways. I only have to do it once a day but for the beginning I am doing it more often. I figure after my 6 weeks, I will cut back to 1-2 times a day. That's how I noticed that my left breast does it's snaggle thing, when I was squeezing my right breast. I am so tired of wearing this post op bra. And btw, it's not anything special. It's just a full coverage no wire completely cotton bra. But it's HOT! I feel like it is making me smother sometimes. I guess it doesn't help that I live in southern Louisiana either. I posted some updated 4 week pics I just took today with the granny bra and how my breasts look. Oh and my right breast is still higher than my left. That is killing me! I want it to drop. It causes my right breast to have breast tissue "hang" off the bottom. Sounds weird but it you look at the pic, you can see what I'm talking about. I will post what my PS says after my appointment Monday regarding my snaggle boob. Updated on 25 Jun 2011: Adding some pictures I took at 17 days post op. Updated on 28 Jun 2011: So my PS said that my muscle has attached to the scar tissue. That's the knot I'm feeling. I'm not sure if exactly what he meant but apparently itsnt not going to be a problem in a years time. It attached itself because of over use too soon. But I haven't done anything. Anyways, what's weird us that in 1.5 weeks I can start weight lifting again. That makes no sense. I'm not going to go any weights for a while. At least no chest excersices. I'm not taking any chances. He's not concerned at all. In his 42 years erience he's only had to surgically detach the muscle 2-4 times. He didn't tell me to do anything except try not to use that muscle. So I guess I shouldn't be worried. But I can't help it, I'm not a very patient person to begin with. So until it looks better I'm going to worry. I am using "new skin" on the incision site and massaging the hell out of the scar tissue in hopes of making the muscle release. I look like a perv, constantly rubbing what looks like my nipples. Ha ha ha!!. Oh but on a positive note: I bought 3 tops, a bathing suit and two dresses for $105 at Victoria's Secret. It'll be here next week sometime. Updated on 25 Jul 2011: Today I am 8.5 weeks post op. I am still kind of going back and forth between liking my new breasts and not liking them. I never hate them, so I guess that's a plus, but I am definitely disappointed in their out come. In the past two weeks they have become apart of me rather than being something new and foreign. By that I mean I don't constantly feel them, play with them and look at them. Don't get me wrong, I still do; it's just not all day now. And at some point in the past two weeks they became soft. They feel real natural now. I can't fully decide how happy I am with the results though. My muscle still pulls on my nipples. And the muscle on either side pulls differently. You'll see in the pictures I've attached. I changed the way my pictures are. I thought it would be easier to see the changes if they were lined up. Anyways... I keep telling myself that it's still early on and in 3 more months everything will be perfect. But it's hard to keep that mentality since my right breast is still higher and it's noticeable in bras and clothing. Or at least noticeable to me anyways. And because my muscle still pulls so funny looking. I haven't gone to the gym yet, because I know if I start doing weights it will be noticeable. I go back for another post op visit on August 29th. Hopefully my PS won't be so vague in his answers this time. I really don't want them to look like this forever. I also don't feel that he gave me the results I asked for. I added that picture too. I hadn't realized that I removed the "result" picture. I think I am a bit bummed still... Updated on 26 Jul 2011: I forgot to mention that my left breast hurts sometimes. I never have any pain in my right breast. But my left has this "heat" that spreads across from under my arm to my nipple. It's weird. And my nipple starts to hurt sometimes out of the blue. And the feeling seems to come and go in my nipple. Thought I'd put that out there. My next appt is 8/29/11 I'll bring all if this up then. Updated on 30 Aug 2011: It's been 3 months now. I had an appointment yesterday, but I cancelled it due to lack of funds for fuel. But I will reschedule soon. I still don't know what to think of my results. I'm not sure if I am happy or not. I dont know if they are changing still. I'm uploading pictures now. I will compare them to the ones I have here. I guess I will find out how much they have changed or not. I went to the gym finally after nearly 4 months of not being in there. I am so chunky now. I weigh 153 pounds...I weighed 136 when I went in for breast augmentation. I was released from restrictions at 6 weeks, but I was afraid to do anything. Yesterday was my first day back and I am kind of hurting in my breasts. I didn't do nearly what I use to do. Updated on 30 Aug 2011: Now that I am looking at the progression of pictures I am thinking that they are looking worst and worst!! I just dont know how I feel now. My scar on my left breast is looking worst too. But I think that is normal?
For as far back as I can recall, I've had "issues" with my teeth. I can vividly remember practicing my smile in the mirror the night before school pictures. Hoping that somehow I could create an illusion of a smile that I could live with. Thinking that if I parted my lips just enough and showed a perfect sliver of enamel, that I could manage to look natural and not rehearsed as it was. Growing up in a lower middle class family with two other siblings, closing the spaces in my teeth wasn't exactly a priority to my hard working, penny saving, beauty is on the inside, preaching parents. The fact that "the gap" is an hereditary trait on my father's side of the family, probably put fixing it in even farther down on the list of must do 's. To be honest, I can only remember being teased or spoken to negatively about my teeth a handful of times as a child. The crazy thing though, is that I remember those few incidents like they happened yesterday. Kids tease each other all the time, but when someone is teased for something that they are already self cautious about....ouch. It made me feel like my insecurities were valid. I'm not trying to paint the picture of a depressed or withdrawn child. In fact it was just the opposite. I was a cheerleader, I sang in talent shows (even though I couldn't hold a tune in a cup). My teeth never held me back from doing anything I wanted to do. I just smiled less and was probably misunderstood as a result. Fast forward to 2002. I was 21 years old, in college, and also starting my career as a professional cosmetologist. A client came into the salon that had recently closed the spaces in her teeth with composite bonding. As she talked about the procedure, it's price and simplicity, I became more interested in this easy fix. The next week I had a consultation and one week after that...a new smile. The bonding did close "the gap" but my new teeth didn't look natural. They were big and somewhat bulky. The color wasn't a perfect match, and I always had a fear that I would break one. Now I'm 33 and while the bonding has held up a lot longer than I expected, I know that it's time. Time to finally fix my teeth the right way. I've worked really hard, and have dedicated my life to serving others. I deserve this, and the $1000 off coupon that I found is a sign from the heavens, right? The only thing is, the coupon is only good if you have your consultation and commit the same day. On May 1, 2013 I went in for my consult where I was told that I was in fact great candidate for invisalign. I would however have to have the bonding removed and some scaling done before my impressions could be made. BIG LET DOWN! I'd read where invisalign could be done with the bonding in place. The process is a little more complicated because the bonding is progressively removed and trays might have to be altered throughout the treatment, resulting in more cost $$$. My dentist wasn't willing to do the treatment this way. So on the 6th of May, I was to go back to the dentist office for bonding removal, scaling, and records. The entire appointment took over 4 hours! They started with the cleaning, followed by the bonding removal, then the impressions, x rays, and pictures. The putty they used to make the impressions wasn't so bad at all. I'd read that some people wanted to gag while having impressions made. I didn't have such an urge, thank God because I had to attempt the impressions about 6 times before we had a viable sample. It turns out that I have all four of my wisdom teeth and a huge mouth. The trays didn't go back far enough for the putty to cast over my wisdom teeth. The kind female dental assistant was very apologetic and determined to get it right. I didn't mind as the gas I was given during the cleaning was still working. She also brought me a blanket and made me a pea nut butter and jelly sandwich before we started, so I was very comfortable. Once everything was done the dentist handed me the mirror and I saw theses teeth that a I hadn't seen in 12 years. I wanted to cry:(!!! How was I going to explain to my employees, clients, and boyfriend what happened to my teeth. They knew about the invisalign, but they didn't know about the bonding. I was not mentally prepared to face them all. On top if that, my dentist doesn't seem to know the answer to any of my pressing questions. How long before my trays come in? How long will my treatment take? He didn't know the answer to either of those questions but he did know the price! $5,200-$1000= $4,200. Updated on 2 Jun 2013: Updated on 4 Jun 2013: As I was checking out at the dentist office on May 6th, I was able to get a time frame for the arrival of my alligners. The receptionist said I should expect them in 3-5 weeks. Wow, 3-5 weeks of "the gap"!!! How am I going to deal with this? Going to work on Tuesday was like pulling teeth, lol. Anxious was not the word to describe how I was feeling. In case you couldn't tell from my first entry on this site, I'm a talker. In fact I probably talk too much. This Tuesday was different though. I found myself not wanting to talk, smile or laugh. The funny part is, most people opt for invisalign because they want to be inconspicuous. I have told any and everyone that will listen about my invisalign. Party because I'm bursting with excitement and partly because I find myself wanting to explain "the gap" before anyone asks. Ironically, most people say they didn't even notice. How could they not? I notice everyone's teeth! Especially now! So I went on about my work as normal as possible. Still feeling sorry for myself and hanging my head low. I decided to go to my local Merele Norman store to get some new makeup. While I was there I had a major breakthrough. An elderly woman came into the store, asking for a particular sales rep. She went on to explain that she needed help styling her wig. Her unit was blonde and kind of ratty looking. It hung right below her chin but I'm not confident it was on correctly. Anyways, she said she was looking for the sales rep because she was so kind as to help her style her wig "last time". She said the wig had been in a box for two years and she didn't think she'd ever need it again. She put her hand up to the wig, and in one swift yank, it was off. There she stood, right in the middle of the store, bald, proud, and strong. I immediately took notice and darted over to help her with her wig. I learned that this was her second bout with cancer. Your talking about feeling small and insignificant. Here she was fighting for her life, yet she was still smiling. And there I was, doing something elective and feeling like it was the end if the world. The Lord has a funny way of doing things, and let's just say he whipped me into shape that day. Thank-you God. Updated on 5 Jun 2013: 3.5 weeks after my records were taken, my clin check has finally arrived! I'm so excited that I'm not even upset about the fact that I had to call my dentist office to hear this encouraging news. Clin check is some amazing technology!! It turns out that I'll only have to wear my alligners for 8.5 months. I have 17 trays for both upper and lower. The spaces in my bottom teeth should actually be closed by tray 9. The additional 8 trays on bottom will be correcting my bite. I'll have too many attachments or buttons to count. I don't recall how many exactly, but I do know they will be on my front teeth as well. According to my dentist, my trays should be in in a week or so. We shall see. I did look him square in the eyes and asked him to promise to call me as soon as they arrive. He did agree, but I had to call him twice about my clin check before he realized it was ready for viewing. I have to admit, at this point I don't have much confidence in his ability to be compassionate with his patients. The jury is still out....but I sure am excited! Updated on 13 Jun 2013: On June 10th I went to the dentist for a follow up visit after my scaling. I'd previously asked my dentist to call me as soon as my aligners arrived as I was anxious to start my treatment. While sitting in the waiting area, I asked the receptionist if my aligners were there. It had been over a week since I approved my clin check and the alligners were ordered. To my surprise they were in!!! I was so excited I could barely contain myself. So after my check up and quick cleaning, the dentist came in and applied the dreadful buttons. I have 14 total, 9 on top and 5 on bottom. I even have them on my front 4 teeth on top. The process of applying the buttons was painless and pretty quick. I was surprised at how sharp they actually are.To be honest they're really sharp, and they scratch the iside of my lips and cheeks. Of course it's not as bad with the alligners on. That's a good thing because it encourages me to keep the trays on. So off I went, trays on, feeling good, one step closer to spaceless teeth. Then the paib kicked in...boy did they hurt. Over the course of the day I took 6 advil and was fine. Luckily for me, I had no problems getting the trays off and on. Eating has been a cchallenge. My teeth hurt so bad so I've resorted to eating mostly soft foods. Cutting my food up and not biting into food directly helps. As painful as the past few days have been, I find comfort in knowing that the trays are moving my teeth. Updated on 13 Jun 2013: Updated on 19 Jul 2013: It's been a busy couple of months for me and I've had some interesting things happen. I went to visit my aunt in Atlanta and had to eat and brush my teeth in the airport. At this point I've gotten so comfortable with my braces that I can pop them on and off in a few seconds. I tried to be discrete when removing them at the gate waiting for the plane. I noted my failed attempt when I caught a glimpse of a gentleman watching me as the first one came out. That was a little awkward to say the least. Then I had to run to the bathroom to brush and floss. I have to admit that I was a little uneasy about it. To my surprise, I wasn't the only person brushing in the public domain. Seeing the other woman definitely made me feel better. In the end it wasn't a big deal at all. Coincidentally, one of my girlfriends started straightening her teeth with regular braces about 1 week before I begin my journey with Invisalign. She and I went to dinner after work last week. I have to say that eating with Invisalign was much easier for me then eating with regular braces was for her. I was able to pop my trays out in the bathroom, and enjoy my hamburger. She on the other hand, had lots of problems eating her burger. By the end of our meal, the inside of her mouth was sore from her braces. I felt so bad for her. I'm starting to feel much better about my choice to proceed with invisalign. I'm even seeing a noticeable difference in my teeth. When I went to the dentist yesterday, I was given trays 4, 5, and 6. It's really exciting to see the projected progression. Updated on 19 Jul 2013:
I will be having a fat transfer to my knees on June 25th. I am so excited because I have loose skin all around them and I can't wear shorts. I am praying this helps. He is putting 150cc of fat in each knee. Dr Henderson said it should help but may not totally fill out my knee. He is also putting some in my lower thigh right over my knee. I am 45 with 65 year old knees. I am really hoping that this is the answer to my prayer. If anyone else has had this done please let me know how your outcome was. Thank you, will post after surgery. Updated on 8 Jul 2015: It has been 9 days and my knees are looking pretty good, still a little to big but that will change with time. It has smoothed out my skin and seems to be doing good. Hoping it goes down a little more and stays looking smooth. So far so good. I also had some fat put into my upper thigh right above my knee and it looks great.
If your makeup wont hide your scar,becuse of the bump then revision could be an option. Sometimes changing the direction of the scar with a z-plasty is indicated.
I do MACS facelifts but unlike Dr. Tonnard I prefer general anesthesia and no drains. He is the professor and I admire his work. I include fat grafts in many of my face lifts. Cost in my area is usually 15.00-18,000 dollars including everything.
If you feel the problem with pain and firmness of your breast 3 mos. post aug. was not addressed then yes, get another opinion. It sounds like the problem improved on its own,but capsule formation can start at 3 mos.With saline implants massage can be helpful.
