1wk post, unhappy w/ my result. I feel my 425cc silicone implant looks smaller. I'm 5ft 132lbs 34A expecting to get 36D (photo)

Hello,Multiple postings won't make you feel better. You need to be patient. Drop and Fluff, Drop and Fluff, Drop and Fluff. As for cup sizes, no one could possibly guarantee you a cup size, so you should not have been expecting anything of the sort. If you had done in-office sizing with these, you would have know what you would look like when you heal. As I said before, 425 cc implant in a 5 foot frame is not small.  Additionally, anatomic capacity and safety come first, and this may have been your anatomic limit. Best of luck!

I'm sorry to hear about the concerns you are experiencing after breast surgery. Given that you are very fresh out of surgery, it is quite likely that you are experiencing significant “emotional ups and downs” unnecessarily. You should be aware that a significant percentage of patients at your stage of recovery will feel that they are too big or (more commonly) too small. I routinely ask my patients to wait at least 3-6 months before evaluating the end results of the breast augmentation surgery. This waiting time allows patients to (usually) physically and psychologically adapt to the new body image. 









In other words, it is much too early to evaluate the outcome of the procedure performed; your breasts will undoubtedly change over the course of the next several weeks/months.   The vast majority of patients with your concerns at your stage in the recovery process, turn out to be much happier two to three months after the procedure was performed.











For example, many of my patients report that as the swelling around the breast implants (for example, in the sternal area) decreases, they feel that their breasts appear more projecting. Also, in my opinion, the "drop and fluff” phenomenon does hold some validity; as breast implants “settle”, many patients feel that their breasts actually look larger. 











Although online consultants cannot predict whether or not you will be pleased with the long-term outlook, of the procedure performed, it is safe to predict that the breasts will change. Do your best to stay emotionally even keeled. I would suggest continued patience and continued close follow-up with your plastic surgeon.



Best wishes for an outcome that you will be pleased with longer-term regardless of the specific cup sizes achieved.

Thanks for the question.In my practice, after performing a BA I recommend to my patients to limit the movement of the arms for two weeks. After that, you can move your arms taking care and always with common sense. In this regard, it's not advisable to carry heavy weights to prevent the implant out of position, and allow the formation of the physiological capsule around the implant, also to avoid pain and breast swelling. Kind regards