I’ve been thinking about implants for many years. Like almost everyone on this site, I waited for my breasts to grow and they never have. I am so excited to begin this journey. I realized about two months ago that I wanted to do this! I began my search immediately and set up three consultations. The first two doctors were great, but the first consultation wasn’t as informative as I liked and the second one felt rushed. I went into the third consultation better informed because of Real Self and because of my other consultations. Dr. Huntly at Renewal MD was incredibly informative and answered questions before I asked them. His nurse helped me confirm my cc size. I went into this process thinking I wanted moderate profile (I want the natural, low pole round look), but they both informed me that, based on my frame, that moderate would put my breasts into my armpits. I would work harder for cleavage. High profile it is! I’ll post before pictures soon. I have my pre-op in a little over two weeks. My husband is completely on board with this, but my family isn’t as much so this is definitely going to be interesting!
Updated on 13 Jul 2019:
I had my pre-op this past Thursday! My patient coordinator Kathy is the best. She’s hilarious, friendly, and efficient. Dr. Huntly couldn’t find a better employee. The doc likes to be at these appts but isn’t around on Thursday’s. Thursday’s is the only day of the week I’m off, but we definitely made do. I spoke with his nurse Maria in the phone earlier in the week about my health history and everything; as a result, he wrote my prescription so I was able to pick those up on Thursday. There are eight medicines! I tried on my sizers for my mom and she really liked them. I learned from this community what cc I wanted: 450/425 (HP), and everyone agreed that the sizing was perfect for my height and frame. I had my blood taken at the hospital right across the street, and I paid my full balance of $4900. I am really excited but nervous for the recovery process. I’m not sure what to expect but I’m already in full prep mode. I’m going for a full, natural look but my breasts are slightly tubular. I’m getting round implants so I hope they can literally round mine out ????
Updated on 13 Jul 2019:
This is exactly what I want!
Updated on 22 Jul 2019:
Surgery is tomorrow and I feel prepped. I’m just nervous about recovery, mainly what I’m going to feel waking up from the surgery. I feel like that indicates what the rest of your recovery may be. I hope for minimal nausea. Can’t wait to have boobs! I’ve attached some before pics in clothing.
Updated on 23 Jul 2019:
I had my surgery at 8:15 today. My arrival was 7:30. My husband, mom, and I entered a room with the nurse. She confirmed who to call/emergency contact and then sent them away. I was disappointed with that because I wanted to see them more before the surgery. I wasn’t incredibly nervous (on the contrary, I felt comfortable and pretty calm) I understood right away why she did that though. She ushered me into a bathroom where I took a few medicines, peed in a cup, and put my robe on. I was relieved to keep my pants on! After that, she stuck my IV in; the doctor came in and confirmed the surgery details and drew on me. From there, the nurse anesthetist injected me with the feel good stuff and I was out within two minutes. It was so quick! I was nauseated waking up. In the two and half hour ride home, I threw up but felt much better after and it was not as uncomfortable as you would imagine. I slept during most of the ride home and for two hours once we got there. I’ve been trying n top of my meds and will be able to shower tomorrow so long as I keep my incision sites very dry afterward. This process has been smooth and easy so far. Pain is barely 3/10 so I hope it stays that way (I doubt it).
As a reminder, I got Mentor smooth, round HP 450cc in the left breast and 425cc in the right for my Asymmetry. They are under the muscle and incisions are in the breast fold. I’ve attached pics from surgery day. They are Frankenboobish but not near as bad as I expected considering what I started with (pointy, slightly tubular breasts). They already look pretty nice already; I didn’t expect to feel this way so early on. I’m psyched so see the end result in these coming months.
Updated on 31 Jul 2019:
So my recovery has been strange. I felt great my surgery day and two days afterwards. I was on a good cycle with my meds and took a shower the day after my surgery. My husband helped me wash my hair and get clean. We blowdried my incisions to ensure they were dry. I was uncomfortable and medicated but was ultimately surprised at how well I was doing. Post op day 3 hit and that’s when the pain began. My right breast was essentially on fire. Any time I moved my arm, bent a little bit, or just moved for that matter, it felt as if something was twisting my nipple hard from inside, sending a fiery pain throughout my breast. I thought it was normal to experience pain but on post op day 5, I contacted my doctor in a panic. My post op check up was the next day so he had me send him pictures (I attached those: you can see how swollen that right breast is) and assured me that nothing looked amiss and that we would figure it out the next day. The drive was agonizing because any bump in the road sent more pain through that breast. It didn’t and doesn’t make sense to me because my right breast has more tissue and got the smaller implant. At the appt, the doc examined my breasts. He said it didn’t appear to be anything serious but that my skin was trying to adjust to my implant. He said to begin my massages and demonstrated it; it was very painful and I almost slapped him He told me to come back in three days for a follow up but was not worried. He prescribed me more pain meds and told me to ice. He also told me not to go back to work for another week so I could properly heal. My boss was cool about it but obviously my body needs two weeks to heal. I didn’t anticipate that. It’s been two days since that appt and I’m finally feeling a little bit better in that breast. I’ve been using cocoa butter to soften up the skin. The pain is in the left breast too now but is barely noticeable. I am able to lift my arms above my head. I didn’t take any heavy pain meds today but the massage on my right breast was excruciating. This recovery has been so weird because it started off so easy! These last five days have been rough, but I am so happy with how my breasts currently look. That right breast is BEAUTIFUL. With all of the pain it’s given me, I’m glad it’s dropping so well. Leftie will catch up. I just have to remind myself that everyone’s recovery is different.
Updated on 20 Aug 2019:
Hi! Everything has gone well since my last update. It took a while for that burning pain to go away. I iced constantly. I originally took a week off for work but ended up taking two weeks. I needed that week. I don’t remember much from those first two weeks because I was heavily medicated. It’s definitely all worth it, but it’s strange to not remember things and to just be generally foggy. I feel so much better now at 4 weeks post op! I haven’t taken any meds in two weeks. I have a little discomfort overall but it’s manageable. They’re getting squishy and bounce a little! I have great flexibility now which is a relief. I can’t wait for the drop and fluff
Updated on 24 Aug 2019:
I’ve attached a pic of my one month. They’re looking great! The right one is getting a little double bubble but, from what I’ve read, that should go away in time. It does irritate me because that means they don’t look so perfect but nothing is without its flaws.
Updated on 3 Sep 2019:
Everything’s gone well since my last update. My breasts aren’t nearly as sore and are getting softer/squishier. I worked out for the first time today but am not comfortable doing any arm workouts for a while. My right breast is dropping more quickly than the left one; however, there is a ripple/shadow in the inner side of my right boob. It looks as if it’s dropping quickly but not yet efficiently into the pocket. I hope that resolves itself. Either way, I see my PS in six days and will give another update then!
Updated on 10 Sep 2019:
Not much change but I really am loving them. I hope this drop and fluff process will make them a little bigger.
Updated on 17 Sep 2019:
Still feeling great! Sleeping on my side feels completely normal. I do hope they get bigger, but we’ll see.
Updated on 28 Sep 2019:
I reached my two months a few days ago and I’m loving the progress. They’re not perfect but I love how they look. They’re soft and getting more and more flexible. I think they’ve gotten a little bigger this week. I can’t wait to see the final drop and fluff!
Updated on 8 Oct 2019:
Loving them! ????
Updated on 23 Oct 2019:
My three months is finally here. This is a big one because how my breasts are now indicate how they’re most likely to be. I don’t anticipate significant changes from here aside from a little more d&f. I’m definitely happy with them. Comparing my three months po to my two months po shows that they’ve grown in this past month. My left breast has dropped a decent amount. My chest muscles are always a little sore and I prefer to wear a compression bra constantly. My right breast weirded me out the last few days because I can feel the implant moving and my veins are way more visible than usual. I’m pretty confident that’s just the part of the process, but I’m keeping a close eye out for symptoms of anything like pocket displacement and/or CC. My right breast is lower, juts out more to the side, and has a large areola-that was the bigger breast so it makes sense. The doc would’ve needed to mess with my nipple to fix that and we both agreed that it could wait. Overall I’m satisfied. I posted several pics with different angles.
Updated on 23 Nov 2019:
Feeling good! They look great in a push up.
Updated on 25 Jan 2020:
I’m happy with my results. They’re not perfect but, considering what I started with, I’m okay with that.
Updated on 23 Jul 2020:
I love them! The right breast is noticeably different, but I already knew it would and didn’t think an additional surgery to my nipple was right for me at the time because I didn’t want it to interfere with my ability to breastfeed/sensitivity. The separation in that breast is kind of annoying, but I’ve learned to accept it wholeheartedly.