Absolutely amazing experience. I am so thankful for Dr Self. This was a scary journey and learning about bii was just mind boggling and overwhelming. The moment he walked into my consultation, I was put at easy. No regrets at all. I was in great hands
I had a consult for coolsculpting for my arms, inner and outer thighs, full abdomen, love handles, and back. I'm not a great candidate because my fat is more on the deans side so I would need the 3 treatments to each area. I have roughly 5000$ and I just want to give myself a gift after my rough postpartum journey. The first pic is what I looked like prior to pregnancy, the second picture is after, and the last picture is now after a breastfeeding medication caused weight gain and metabolism changes. It's supposed to leave the system within 6 months and it's been 4 months since I quit taking it. I want this to help get me back on my fit journey. I thrive off of progress so I feel it will be the start I need to keep going. I want opinions on what would be the best areas so treat. I'd like to keep my curves and get back to more of an hour glass figure. I also want to know if lipo is going to do it for my tummy.. or if a tummy tuck would be recommended. I'm 26, have a few almost healed stretch marks and my abs muscles pull in pretty well! My stomach tightened back up after having my daughter so I'm wondering if the pooch is just the excess weight. I've started back at the gym with a personal trainer so I know that will help tighten things up and bring my shape back. My consult is on Tuesday and it's all I can think about. Any tips would be appreciated! Updated on 28 Mar 2017: I was warned this would be the worst pain of my life for minimal results. I highly disagree. It's been 3 days and although here is extreme bloating I see my shape smoothing outPrior to breastfeeding I went back to having a tiny waist and flat stomach. I got on a medication that caused me to gain weight and store fat. I've always been athletically motivated but postpartum took a toll on me. I did this to help motivate me and giveMe hope that I can get back to where I want to be. I decided a jump start with ridding my abdomen, flanks, love handles, back and bra roll would help to get me back to my natural shape and motivate me. I will definitely say it's done that for me so far. The pain is not awful, and I'm now considering doing my legs and arms. Can't wait to see what the next 6 months bring. Updated on 9 Apr 2017: I definitely still have some hard places and tender. The doc said I would see my tummy and back not be so firm and that it would go down quite a bit more. My boobs are healing nicely. Updated on 20 Apr 2017: I don't see a huge difference from now and the day after surgery except the swelling is going down. I have been working out and eating healthy and I'm sure I'm getting my muscle back. Can't wait to continue that journey and then see the result from the lipo. I have to remind myself it's only been 4 weeks. My before pics are when I started at the gym a month prior to my procedure. I was able to lose 10 lbs. from the swelling and water weight I'm finally down to my pre surgery weight.
Hi Real Self world! :) I am wanting a very natural result, and it's so nerve wracking to figure out what will get me there! I would love to be able to "dress them up" with nice cleavage in a bikini or "dress them down" in a cute oversized sweater, and still look thin-framed, if that makes sense. I'm 5ft 4, 115 lbs, and I currently fill a 34a cup decently with slight drooping from 3 kids. I'm hoping to be a smallish c cup afterwards, but definitely NOT a D cup. I went to my consultation with Dr. Self, and he was so nice and made me feel very comfortable. Based off of my goals, he felt I would be able to achieve a very nice result with a Natrelle inspira moderate profile silicone implant under the muscle for the more natural result I desired. When trying on the sizes...it really was strange. First, the nurse had me try on the 325 cc (exact cc's I actually can't remember) I felt pretty ridiculously huge to be honest, but all my friends warned me to not really take the sizers too much to heart since it will always be smaller under the muscle. I think the size I felt most comfortable was a 265 cc (but I probably should have tried a size smaller just to see if I liked that too because I feel that even those might have been a tad too big). After booking the surgery, and as my surgery date is getting closer and closer...I've been doing a TON of research, and have found out a few details that I probably want to consider, and some questions I didn't know to ask with my previous consult. First, my doctor did measure my BWD (and a bunch of other dimensions) but I don't recall him telling me what my BWD is. My measurement from my clavicle to nipple was about 12cm on both sides though via my PS. From my own measuring, my BWD is around 12-13 cm. So considering this, I've been needing to ask my PS to assure me that the implant we end up using will match my BWD well so I don't end up with a too narrow or too wide result. Based off of my research, I feel a smaller and moderate profile will match my BWD nicely though, just like we discussed, so that is comforting. Getting super nervous!!!! Hoping that I will love the end result. Really wanting to look good in both clothes AND a bikini :). Updated on 15 Feb 2017: Before BA. Slight drooping from breastfeeding 3 kids. Updated on 15 Feb 2017: I've spent so many late nights here on Real Self, and I'm getting SO nervous!! So many "what if's"are popping into my head it's really beginning to stress me out. Biggest concern is going too big. I honestly feel that I won't get the "boob greed" that everyone talks about, because I like having a bit smaller boobs for the clothes I wear...I'm not bothered by my boobs in clothes, I would just like an extra "umph" for bikini's or naked. Those I am definitely self-conscious in. My husband is adamant that I go bigger, so I don't regret it, but I really would hate it if I went too big. I don't want to feel too heavy or matronly in clothes. I've scaled down my wish boobs, because I still want a petite look. I'm now even considering 250 ccs or less... Anyone else in the same boat? It's harder to find before and afters in smaller ccs Updated on 20 Feb 2017: Surgery went well! The day before was a NIGHTMARE because I had the WORST migraine, and couldn't take any excedrin to help because of surgery. Caffeine drinks did nothing, so I basically didn't sleep. Arrived at the surgical center at 7:30 am, but didn't see the doctor until about an hour later. Kind of buggy, ESPECIALLY when you are freaking out already. Dr. Ended up putting 295 cc silicone natrelle inspira mod profile on each side. Before surgery, I told him I reeeeeaaaaallly was nervous to go over 300cc, but understood that he needed to match my bwd as well. (I'm between a 12 and 13) He explained that he would test out smaller sizes, but wouldn't go too small in fear that the implants would be too far apart and unnatural looking. I put my trust in him, and 295 is what I got! I think it will be great, I do feel a little too big right now, but that is probably a good sign since it seems women talk about their size decreasing over the D&F period. Pain was pretty uncomfortable as I came to. I felt like someone had crushed my chest and was sitting on it. , but once I got my pain pills in my system, it just feels like I had a big chest workout. I'll post pics next, right now I'm just in my groggy day of surgery mode. Hoping I do like my boobies ???????????????? Updated on 20 Feb 2017: A little bigger than what I was thinking, but I think they will settle nicely since they are still swollen and high. Updated on 21 Feb 2017: I was so afraid of this, but I just looked at my boobs without my surgical bra for the first time...and I hate them. They are ginormous. I know there is swelling and they need to settle...but I swear they look like DD cup boobs. Terrible look on my frame. I'm hoping it's just my drugged up brain, but I'm feeling really fat and frumpy :( :(. I was so hoping my surgeon wouldn't make me too big, and I'm really worried that it won't go down to a c cup, and I'll be a d cup, which is NOT what I wanted. I have a short waist, so big boobs like d's don't look good on me. I'm about to cry. I should have demanded to go 250 or smaller. Praying that I like them in a couple of months. Updated on 22 Feb 2017: It's crazy what one day can do. I'm already feeling much less swollen today, and much more happy with my size. Yesterday and last night I iced the sisters like crazy, and I feel like it's been helping a ton. They also feel a hair softer today, which is exciting:). Also- the post op bloat is NO JOKE. I felt bloated pretty much all over including my face. Today's bloating is a ton better as well. I'll get pictures later today. So all this to say...if you are panicking about your size in the first week of surgery...really do give it time. It will be okay :). Updated on 24 Feb 2017: I'm sorry ladies, I thought I could give you a picture of what they look like, but I'm really so embarrassed on how ridiculously huge they look:(. I miss my old boobs, and I hate these. I almost don't believe my doctor when he said he put in 295cc 's because they look NOTHING like anyone else's that has similar stats to me and even those who got a few cc's over mine. I look at LEAST a DD cup. If not more. I know they say to wait, but these things are so big, I can't imagine them going down THAT much. I'm so devastated :(. I would have GLADLY taken too small for too big. Already wanting a revision for at least 50-100cc smaller. I feel soooo chesty and top heavy. Updated on 24 Feb 2017: Really worried today, my left breast now has a flat spot and when I press on my sternum, it crackles. Also- my implants have moved much closer together. Missing my spacing from right after surgery. Now they seem like they are almost touching. Worried that this is because I have too big/wide of implant for my body size. :( hopefully I'll have more positive updates soon. So far this has been incredibly emotional and rough Updated on 4 Apr 2017: Sorry I didn't keep everyone updated. It has been pretty up and down these past 6 weeks. I had no idea just how emotional this process would be. Even with all my research, and preparing myself to not judge my results too early on, it is another thing to see such a big change on your own body and psychologically adjust to the new image you have. I'm still adjusting to be honest. It's a process :). The first 2 weeks I could not believe how big and swollen they looked. It really made me depressed and panicked that I had made the worst mistake, and on top of that, they were too high, and odd looking. (Which pretty much everyone is...it's just another thing to see it on yourself). My lower portion of my breast was a little "saggy" looking. I would post pictures, but I didn't take any. Swelling is a funny thing because when I would feel them at first, I swore most of the bulk felt like the implant, so I immediately felt like there was NO WAY I was going to shrink down to my desired c cup. It was exactly 2 weeks post op that I really noticed my breasts reducing in size. DRAMATICALLY. In a good way. I was finally liking them. And everyone would tell me that they couldn't even tell a difference in my clothes- which is exactly what I wanted. Subtle results, but to feel more confident in a bikini and naked. I haven't gotten officially sized, but I'm guessing I am around a c or maybe d depending on the bra. There are still days where I feel a little too big. Part of this may be because I still have a "heaviness" feeling on and off- especially in the morning. I still feel like I need to be careful how I sleep, or I feel a little uncomfortable. Sometimes I feel like I need to hold them up-worried that they will drop too low. Hoping that this feeling subsides eventually, so I just feel like they are my own breasts, and not foreign things inside of me. But I think I'm still in the adjusting phase. When I look at photos, they look amazing, so I just have to remind myself that it is a process. Just want to be real with you ladies! I wish (and I'm sure my husband does too) that it was a smooth sailing ride, but it will be all wonderful, and I'm extremely blessed to have a wonderful surgeon. He really did an amazing job, and has been incredibly accommodating to all my questions and concerns. Updated on 14 Apr 2017: I feel so terrible, but I just feel so uncomfortable with my implants. I know my doctor did a great job, and I have no complications, But they are too big for me. It's been almost 8 weeks since my surgery, and I've felt too big for 90% of the recovery. I actually really liked them around week 3-4 when the swelling was gone, but when the drop and fluff process began, they started to get bigger again. I wish I could go to that higher smaller stage, because I loved how they looked, and where they were placed. Now they are lower and heavier, and I feel more matronly because of the dropping. And I'm sure they will continue to drop since I am only 2 months out at this point. I wonder if I would have been better served with a lift and a smaller implant. I am trying to figure out what solution is best at this point. I cry so much over them, which sounds so ridiculous. I never thought much about my boobs when they were small, only when I was in a swimsuit- but now I am painfully aware and self conscious of them almost always. This is also stressing out my poor husband, since this was supposed to be a confidence booster, but instead has created a much bigger problem. I called and left a message at my PS's office to make an appointment to discuss my options. I'm very nervous to talk to him about this, since he did do a great job with what I started out with. I don't want to offend him, but I just know that I am so unhappy with the implants I have now. I also have no idea what to expect cost-wise, which will be the main reason of the appointment. I would love to downsize, but am worried that this will be complicated and expensive. Because I had slight drooping pre-BA, I feel I will need a lift and possible pocket re-construction to ensure that the smaller implant does not move around. If downsizing would miraculously be not too expensive, I feel going down to 200cc or even less would be my ideal. The other option is to just explant. It makes me so sad to think of this, since I know I was still not totally happy with my previous small boobs. Not to mention all the money that would be thrown down the drain.... but at least I was weight and pain-free, and happy about how I looked in clothes. But this would probably be significantly less expensive than a revision, so it may be my only feasible option right now, aside from just living with these. Ladies, I feel so down right now :(.
