So excited for my pre-op! I’m going to the Global Care Clinic in Heusden-zolder. For the moment I think I’ll choose for ergonomix implants, because I want a natural look. For the moment I’m still a 32B, I’d like to go up to a D or DD. Updated on 26 Jun 2019: So today I had my pre-op. I was so nervous, but everyone was so kind that I relaxed soon after we arrived. First they asked me some basic questions. Then the assistant measured me up and we talked about my options. There where the mini, demi, full en corse profile. I was hesitating between the demi and the full. After a 3D simulation with the demi, I was convinced this would be the good one. So for me it would be 245cc. Then the doctor came and we talked, he said he wouldn’t do a full profile because it would make it look a bit fake. The doctor was so sweet and funny. I had a really good conversation. Most brands talk about low, moderate, high and ultra-high profile. I guess for motiva the mini is equal to the low profile, moderate = demi, full = high and corse = ultra-high. So for me it’ll be a moderate profile, 245cc motiva ergonomix. I’m 175cm (5’7) and 65kg (143 lbs). I already have a small B. I love the shape of my breasts but I do miss some volume. Hopefully I’ll be a D after the surgery. Updated on 5 Jul 2019: When I met my surgeon, we agreed on a demi implant with 245cc. But I've been watching so many reviews and I'm getting scared that with this size I won't fill out the upper pole of my breast which is the main reason I want a BA. Should I choose a High profile? Whit those I'm afraid to look too fake... Keep you guys updated on my choice of implant. I'm planning a second pre-op appointment in August, probably the last one before my operation. Updated on 19 Jul 2019: Hi, so I've been so excited for my operation. Or at least I was. I was counting down the days, today it's still 84 days to go, but I'm getting scared. I'm scared that the implants will be to big or to small. Did anyone have the same feeling? Did this anxiety pass? Updated on 19 Aug 2019: Hey, So me and my surgeon agreed to have the procedure done on 10/10. Later this week I have my last appointement before surgery. I guess we’ll talk about the size one last time. Are there any questions that I should ask him? For the moment I can’t think of any. But mostly the questions pop-up after the consultation. It’s pretty clear what the risks are, we’ve already went through that. My implants will be motiva, does anyone have experience with these? Updated on 14 Sep 2019: Hi Guys, so as you may know I’ve struggeled with chosing the right implant size. I think everyone goes through that process. In this post I’ll give you the reason why I chose the 245 cc implants. So I wanted natural looking breasts. Not too big, just enough for a full C or D. (I have a small B to begin with). When I went to my last pre op appointment, I told my surgeon I was scared to end up to small and have regrets afterwards. He told me it didn’t matter what size I’d pick, ill end up with ‘I should’ve gone a little bigger’ anyway. If I Wanted to be a little bigger than with 245cc, I should go up to 310-335cc. I didn’t want anything bigger as it would look to fake and my skin would be under a lot of tension. But the thing is with 310 cc my own breast tissue would be compressed, so because of the compression my own natural breast tissue would decrease. Which should not happen with 245cc because it would just fill up my own breast and give me a little more volume. Which means my own breast tissue would not decrease. In the beginning my breast would indeed be bigger with 310cc, but because of the compression after a year, they would look the same as with 245cc. So I think it’s unnecessary to put my skin under extra tension, to end up with the same results I would have gotten with 245cc which are ‘better’ for my skin and own breast tissue. And that is why I’m not hesitating anymore. Sorry for the long post, but I hope it helps as this was a thing I was really struggling with. Only a few weeks left. Can’t wait to post some post-op pics for you guys. Updated on 3 Oct 2019: Hi guys, so there’s only one week left before my operation. I had to start the arnica D6 against bruising. I have to be in the clinic at 5 pm, so that’s pretty late. I can drink and eat till 11am that day. Last week I was very nervous and started to doubt if it was a good decision. But know that everything is ready, I’m really sure I want to go through with this. I will post some before pics later this week. Updated on 6 Oct 2019: Hi, not a lot of people talk about meds and vitamines. The meds are mostly what your doctor subscribes for you. But vitamines are something you can take without subscription. I’ve started to take Arnica drops for 4 days now and will keep taking them till I’m 2 weeks post-op. These should help against bruising. I also take my omega 3, multi-vitamins which contain vitamin-E. And I also take curcuma. I’ll also take some milk thistle one day before my surgery and keep taking it as long as I’m on my pain meds. I don’t like taking pills at all, but I want my recovery to be as smooth as possible. I also started massaging my breast with baby oil. I hope it’ll help against stretch marks. But honestly I really don’t know if that’s gonna help. But at least I won’t regret it afterwards that I didn’t do it. Tomorrow I’ll post some pre-op pics. Updated on 7 Oct 2019: So as I promised. Here are my pre-op pics. In the picture my boobs seem a little uneven and they are. But not as much as it looks like on the picture. My left boob is the bigger one, but it never bothered me. I love how they look from the front when I’m naked. But as you can see in profile I don’t have a lot of breast tissue on the upper part. So in shirts/tops they look even smaller then they already are. That’s why I wanted a breast augmentation. I want them to be a little bigger and fuller. Updated on 11 Oct 2019: I was very nervous the day of my surgery. But everyone was super sweet. Surgery went very well. I was there at 16h30 and left at 19h10. I had a 2h car ride but that didn’t bother me. I was really okay. When I came home we took some pics. My breast look good in the sports bra, but look a little weird when I take it off. But I know that’s totally normal. The nipples are quite funny too. Right now my breast are still a little numb under the nipple. I feel a little tight, but it’s not too bad. It feels like I had the craziest chest workout. And my boobs are super hard, can’t wait till they drop and fluff. Updated on 15 Oct 2019: Here are my incisions at 5 days post op. Updated on 26 Oct 2019: Things are going very well. Scars are healing nicely. But I’m worried. My breast still feel numb around and under the nipple. When I touch these numb parts I don’t really feel it, but it gives me some kind of burning sensation. Also having trouble so support the surgical bra which is so compressing that it is gives me the same burning sensation as when I poke those numb parts. Anyone who had the same burning sensation? Or some kind of weird feeling? Btw I’ll try to upload some pictures tomorrow Updated on 7 Apr 2020: So I had that idea that I would keep everyone updated. But I guess I struggled keeping up with that. Anyway we are now almost 6 months post op. Now I’m happy I have them. But it Hasn’t been that easy. For the first month I was excited and loved them. Then the other side of the story came by. After two months I started to realise how much money I had to spend for that surgery. Till today I’m still financially recovering of this high impact choice. The thing is I wanted them so badly, I gave everything I had till I had only €100 left on my bank account. It was not smart and I would do the surgery again, but I would try to have more patience and not rush into it. So that is for the financial part. Then the look of them, I need to say I was worried about my scars in the first 4 weeks. I was afraid my stitches would not heal and things like that. But everything is fine. My boobs dropped and look pretty natural to me. I’m not happy with my nipples, but I was aware I might have a special outcome. Before the surgery I had one nipple that tended to go inwards (not always but sometimes) because the skin on the lower part of the nipple doesn’t stretch or something like that. Anyway now that my breast are bigger, my nipple is a little bigger too, but now my nipple points a little downwards. But that is something so small that I don’t try to focus on it. What really concerned me till 2 weeks ago. And sometimes I’m still worried about it, is the sensation. For the first 3 months my breast were almost completely numb. After 3 months the upper part started to wake up, but the lower part was still ‘dead’. Until today the triangles from my nipple to my scars are still numb. But sometimes I feel some tingling, so I think that over a month or so I might get the feeling back. My nipples are still numb, I can only feel pressure and that feels horrible. To make this exaggerated long post very short: -would I do it again? Not sure, it depends if the feeling in my lower breast and nipple comes back. And if I would do it again, I wouldn’t rush it as I did before and plan everything financially. Updated on 17 Jan 2021: Hi, It’s been a long time since I’ve posted something. So in the past I was doubting my choice because of my financial situation. We are now a few months further and I can say I’m really happy now. It’s still a lot of money, but I love them. They are soft, look completely natural. I only have one little problem, I still don’t have any sensitivity in my nipple and barely any sensitivity under my nipple. My nipple is in fact completely numb, I still hope it’ll come back. But I doubt it.... The part under the nipple is a bit numb, I don’t veel anything that is soft, I can only feel pressure. Like I can feel it when you pinch it, but I can’t feel a soft rub. I really hope it’ll come back, it’s the very only reason why I might doubt my decision sometimes, but rarely. My surgeon told me they would be ok for about 10 years, maybe 15. It’s very different for every person. Even if I’m very happy now, I don’t know if I would do it again when I have to take them out. I hope I’ll be confident enough without them. When I look back, I still think I was very flat. And I know how unhappy I was. But I think that was mostly because I was uncertain, didn’t feel confident and yes I didn’t feel sexy. But now I am more confident, more mature and I’ve grown so much as a person. I’m not sure if I would still need them, but I guess/hope I can still enjoy them for a few years before I need to make any big decision whether to replace them or not. Love you all and a big thanks for all the support I found here. I’ll try to upload some pics soon. Updated on 2 Jun 2022: Hi, it’s been a very long time since I opened this app. I’ll make my last and final update in this post. In my last post I mentioned that my nipple was numb, we are now 18 months later (and I think2,5years post op?) and it’s still numb. I’ve simply lost my sensation in my nipple. My biggest concern is wether or not it will cause a problem if I want to breastfeed. The part under my nipple had a little more sensation, but definitely not like it used to be before my operation. I’ve finally fully financially recovered. I still absolutely love them, they do make me happy every time I look at them. I still don’t know if I would do it again, as I’m now turning 25 and I’m starting to see life differently. I’m sure if I would go back to the version I was when I chose to do this, even if I would know everything I do now, I would do it again. Because at that moment, a numb nipple would be the least of my problems, cause I felt terrible. At this point in my life I feel like I’m perfectly imperfect. But I can’t say if it came because I did the surgery and it did give me a very big confidence boost. Or if I’m jut happy, because I’m more mature. Or maybe both. Anyways my conclusion of this whole 3 years. If you think it’ll make you happy, knowing you might end up with less sensation or completely numb nipples and you might struggle a little financially, depending on your own situation. I would do it, just go for it. If that’s how you feel about it, do it. If I was 21 again and I didn’t do this operation. Maybe I would’ve found peace by the time I was 24/25 with my own ‘natural’ body, but I’m not 100% sure. And I would still keep considering this breast augmentation, that I now for a fact. Because At this point after all this time, I’m still very happy with them. If I still have this app, when I’m pregnant or if I have a baby and I think about it. I might update it once more. But I tend to forget about this app and randomly start again as I did now, so sorry Updated on 2 Jun 2022: Last pictures 2,5 years post op. One of my nipples looks a bit funny, but it always did, even before surgery it doesn’t bother me as much as it did in the past, because I feel good in my own body now.
I had my procedure 6 years ago. Ive had no problems they still look so good.. i was a 34b then 34dd ive had my daughter was able to breast feed. The healing process was quick and mostly pain free just paracetamol
