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Pocket revision and implant exchange: I want upper pole fullness, not saggy melons. (Photos)

Bbritt1219Jan 13, 2018

Attached is pre op, 1yr Post augmentation and 19m Post augmentation. I’ve posted before basically just giving up on fixing them but I cannot continue to hate them more with each passing month. I completely regret not doing better research and trusting my PS who gave me completely unsatisfactory results after schmoozing me into trusting I’d get what I paid for. I want upper pole fullness, not saggy melons

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