After 2 breastfeeding 2 beautiful boys, I'm have nothing left. Now to be fair, I didn't start with much but there was a bit of something. I am a 34A, 5'6", and 120 lbs. My 40th birthday gift to myself was a puppy, 45 is going to be boobs! I've my pre-op booked for April 12/21 and am hoping for a small augmentation as I don't think I'd feel right with large breasts. I still want to go braless and not look "done". Surgery is on May 4/21. I'm a little unsure of sizing, as my surgeon is suggesting at least 330, recommending 365-385 with full height and full projection. I don't think I want full projection or height! Hopefully, once I get my Vector imaging done, I'll be more certain. ALl the boob jobs I like are under 300. I believe I have a BWD of 12. But I also don't quite understand that! Here goes!
Updated on 12 Apr 2021:
Size picked!! Had my pre-op appointment, Vector imaging and am very excited to have made my decision. Although I was recommended to go above 300 cc by my surgeon, the nurse and I agreed that for what I wanted, 285 cc under the muscle will give me the look that I want. I'm very happy with the decision and now have to count down the days until May 4th!! The side view images look very rounded on top, but I was told that under the muscle will give more of a natural slope even with the HP. I altered the images to help myself imagine. I'm so excited!!!!!
Updated on 21 Apr 2021:
I was not sure about high profile with my wider breast diameter and wanted fuller not round and out, so went back for new imaging and thrilled with my new choice of Mentor Moderate Plus 300 cc. Will be submuscular as I have no breast tissue, but I'm happy with that. 2 weeks to surgery!
Updated on 21 Apr 2021:
Happy girl with her final pick, now anxious for the next 2 weeks to fly by! Also got my first Covid vaccine so feeling much more confident about everything! These are the new Vectra images. I decided that a high profile and small base diameter would not give me the look I wanted to achieve. As soon as I saw these I was like yes!
Updated on 4 Jun 2021:
My initial surgery was planned for May 4, due to a lockdown, it was postponed. We are now into June and I was contacted by my surgeons office and informed he was retiring effective immediately. I cannot tell you how upsetting but I bet you can guess! I've been transferred to the other clinic surgeon but won't have a consult until June 28. I will be refunded if I don't want to work with him. I have not liked his reviews. I booked a new consult (next week, in person unlike my other consultations) through Real Self with another local surgeon who came highly recommended and has nothing but wonderful 5 star reviews here and online. Real Self hooked me up immediately and the consultation is free of charge. Fingers crossed. Maybe this happened for a reason?!
Updated on 9 Jun 2021:
Well after being cancelled, having my surgeon retire before rescheduling, the alternate surgeon cancel my consult, I've moved on to a new surgeon and clinic. Stay tuned. Surgery date July 1. Natrelle moderate profile 295 cc.
Updated on 5 Jul 2021:
My new surgeons requested a routine mammogram prior to surgery. This past Friday morning I had one. And they discovered calcification deposits. A lot of them amongst a couple cysts. Enough of. concern to have me come back that very afternoon for a double biopsy on my right breast. Way worse than I ever could have imagined. 2 separate incisions and 12+ samples retrieved. I went into shock during the procedures and had excessive bleeding. Not a good day! I am waiting for results by Wednesday latest as they are kindly expediting due to my surgery being THIS THURSDAY MORNING. I'm scared. But fortunate that this was discovered now. Send me positive vibes.
Updated on 8 Jul 2021:
I did it! And I’m in love ???? with “Yvette” & “Yvonne” already! My surgeon, Dr. Ron Somogyi and his nurses and anesthesiologist in Toronto are the Dream Team! Played me some classic rock, CCR & Fleetwood Mac (look ‘em up younguns) while I fell asleep. I wasn’t scared or nervous, just super excited! These pictures are all I can manage at the moment. I’ll do more later…
Thank you all for your kind messages of support.
Updated on 8 Jul 2021:
Boobs exposed! I had to look! Time to rest and ice these babies again! @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Updated on 16 Jul 2021:
Well it's been 1 week today since my surgery and things have been very good. Discomfort for the first couple days and more sore/swollen in the morning but I was up and moving around immediately. I do get little pins and needles once in a while. Basically, it feels like when my breastmilk came in! Except there is no nursing to relieve the fullness. I am finding them large and hard to dress, especially with the compression bras. I tend to be braless in tanks and sundresses all Summer and I can't make either work. Not a terrible problem to have, just frustrating.
I included a couple of pictures I took in a bikini 3 days post to see what they would look like. Looks better than in clothes, but still incredible fake looking. My impatience won't be helpful as I wait for the "drop & fluff". As much as I have combed this site up and down watching other stories and the progression, and I know it takes time, I still value all feedback! Also, I don't want to lose this post but I can't get my pictures to load!! So they are coming...
Updated on 16 Jul 2021:
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Updated on 30 Jul 2021:
Well here I am at 3 weeks. I still find them to be tight and very from to the touch. They have started to drop but not fast enough for my impatient self! My nipples are EXTREMELY sensitive and little nerve endings trigger little sharp pains if I move a certain way. The scars are bumpy but I’m applying scar cream religiously. Mostly it fills like my milk came in after having a baby. So full and tight. All in all I am happy. They look better in clothes then bare and I cannot wait to get back to wearing clothes without these compression bras as most everything I own looks terrible with them on. I wasn’t much of a bra wearer and can’t wait to stop wearing them again unless for prettiness or when I have to for work. My husband loves them and everyone thinks the size is lovely and suited to my frame.
Updated on 26 Aug 2021:
After seeing a memory picture of my small (flat) chest pop up on my FB feed today, I was thinking I looked really cute before without boobs. I never hated them, but they were deflated from breastfeeding. I just wish now I’d gone with a low profile and smaller cc. I k so they need to drop and fluff. My husband is thrilled with them, but I am not entirely comfortable yet. Dressing is challenging after years of wearing no bras, hoping to get back to that point, and my nipples are very pronounced. I few like everyone who knew me before is staring and wondering what the hell?? I’ve attached some photos at 7 weeks. Please let me know if any of you have experienced this and if you are feeling better about everything now…
Updated on 30 Sep 2021:
Well here I am now at the 3 month mark and I definitely still have a ways to go with dropping and fluffing. Perhaps because I had a muscular chest prior and these are under the muscle? I use the band at night to help push them down. Would love a small crease under the breast! My scars are very visible and I’d like them hidden. Still using the scar gel and hoping it also helps with the scars from the double biopsy on my right breast at the beginning of July. I am enjoying them. I would like them to look less fake and really hope they soften a lot more. I find them very firm and unnatural looking depending on what I am wearing. Definitely when nude! All-in-all I am very happy I did this and will have another update at the 6 month mark.
Updated on 5 Jan 2022:
Well here I am at 6 months. Not entirely loving them. Not hating them either. I had hoped by now they would have looked more natural and soft. I was told by my surgeon that based on my body type, thin and muscular, particularly on top, they are exactly where they should be at this time.
For an update, I am 5’6”, 117 lbs. (lost weight due to stress). They are under the muscle and 275 cc moderate profile. I am fitting a 32C, sometimes 34C bra. I am hoping they soften and drop more for a more natural look. I was previously a 34AA.
Updated on 6 Jan 2022:
As requested here is a video to show how they have softened at the 6 month mark. I don’t know why my time frame is always listed a couple months ahead. I still find them tight under the skin and am aware of them constantly. I hope they integrate more and become less noticeable physically on my body. But I need to be patient!
Updated on 4 Apr 2022:
Just a little update to share. I am much more comfortable with them now. Especially after going on vacation in Mexico. No more hiding them in winter clothes! I also stopped doing as much upper body chest exercises to the muscle can relax more. All-in-all I love them. Thank you Dr Somogyi at Form Face and Body in Toronto!
Updated on 21 Jul 2022:
Well here they are! Been rocking some bikinis and enjoying having a shape to my body now. I don’t think I realized how much more confidence in myself and incentive to exercise more. I’ve had to relearn how to dress them though!y former flat chested outfits either don’t fit or look weird. But it’s been fun figuring out how to adapt my style to them. One thing, I am very nipple-y. Seems inappropriate in some outfits where I would never wear a bra or couldn’t. They are also extremely sensitive at certain times and I don’t know why. I also can’t do too much upper chest exercises or they feel quite tight. I am lean and as they are under the muscle I don’t feel like they have stretched and fluffed too much. I hope in time they will. All in all I am very happy and I own far too many bikinis and lingerie now. Lol!
Updated on 25 Jul 2022:
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