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I have been reading reviews on realself in my...
I have been reading reviews on realself in my spare time for so long now, and have found them so helpful, that I thought I would add my own. I have tuberous, asymmetrical breasts (one a B, one probably a AA - its basically a mosquito bite!) that have effected me emotionally since puberty, and I dont want to live the rest of my life feeling deformed, having to be conscious of it all the time, nervous about swimming/special events/getting naked in front of someone. There aren't that many reviews that deal with tuberous breasts, or asymmetrical breasts, so here's my experience ^_^
Selecting a doctor/procedure:
I chose Dr Jenkins. He's really experienced (he's 60 or so), and also is really nice and supportive. I was expecting some mean, harsh doctor type from Nip/Tuck (tv show) but he was really kind. ...Except when he said bluntly, "you have a deformity..." hahaha but hey, they've got to be honest.
Procedure:
At first I just wanted implants, but after talking to my Dr and also researching online, I realise that's a terrible idea. If you have tuberous breasts and then put in implants, all thats going to do is make your tubey breasts longer and even more tubey, or have the double bulge look where the implant sits on top. I definitely need to have a reconstruction as well. I thought they were only for people who'd had their breasts removed, but what they do is they kind of rearrange where the breast tissue sits within the breast, so its not all bulging around the nipple, which is what causes the tubular look.
So its a breast reconstruction and implant. I thought I could just get one done, or one reduced, but again, after talking to my doctor, researching i realise that that would look ridiculous! I would have one perky circular breast and one tubey one. Symmetry is what i'm aiming for. So it has to be both.
As for the type of implant...
I've been reading a lot of conflicting reports around silicone vs saline (fat grafts would be better touch-wise, but my mum thinks it just poses more risks and heard some horror story about it once and is completely against it, and I respect her opinion - mother knows best). Some people say saline is softer and more natural looking, some say the reverse. I lean towards silicone just because it won't rupture, and the highly detailed reviews I've read all seem to use silicone, so I would be comforted by that. I think after I get the surgery I will be really angsty, which is why I'm going to rely on what I've read in detail and use that for comfort.
For shape, I love the teardrop boob look, it looks so nice - so when I heard of teardrop implants I was really keen. But apparently they're not a good decision for tubular breasts. Something to do with when you reconstruct the breast you have a pocket thats more likely to mean the implant could rotate (and if its round that doesn't matter). So I'll just trust my doctor on that one, and hope that with the rearranging of the breast tissue I won't get a soccer ball look haha
As for size, I'm too embarrassed to do the rice bowl thing just yet, I blush just thinking about it, but so far thinking something in the 300cc range (theres probably a 100cc difference between the two sisters, so like, 225 and 325cc or something. Who knows. I'd like a large C in the end ...but everyones idea of cup sizes are different, before researching about boob jobs I had no idea that cup sizes were so odd/useless.
For incision, I would probably go for the fold incision, (inframammary incision) because the idea of going through the nipple grosses me out so much (and would prefer scars that are hidden, because I dont scare very well). However if they have to go through the areola for the reconstruction that's fine with me - I don't really have any sensitivity there anyways, and with my kind of tuberous breast/lack of breast tissue I will probably be unable to breast feed anyways :'( (same thing happened to my mum) so there's no real loss, other than potentially having purple nipples for a month, which terrifies me and the idea of it. I'll just have to have a cup of concrete if that happens...
I'll keep updating this. I'm yet to tell my boyfriend of 18 months that I want to get them done.... I dont know how he'll react! Hopefully well, he has seen them so I'm sure he will understand how hard it is for me (how does he tolerate them?! haha).
Selecting a doctor/procedure:
I chose Dr Jenkins. He's really experienced (he's 60 or so), and also is really nice and supportive. I was expecting some mean, harsh doctor type from Nip/Tuck (tv show) but he was really kind. ...Except when he said bluntly, "you have a deformity..." hahaha but hey, they've got to be honest.
Procedure:
At first I just wanted implants, but after talking to my Dr and also researching online, I realise that's a terrible idea. If you have tuberous breasts and then put in implants, all thats going to do is make your tubey breasts longer and even more tubey, or have the double bulge look where the implant sits on top. I definitely need to have a reconstruction as well. I thought they were only for people who'd had their breasts removed, but what they do is they kind of rearrange where the breast tissue sits within the breast, so its not all bulging around the nipple, which is what causes the tubular look.
So its a breast reconstruction and implant. I thought I could just get one done, or one reduced, but again, after talking to my doctor, researching i realise that that would look ridiculous! I would have one perky circular breast and one tubey one. Symmetry is what i'm aiming for. So it has to be both.
As for the type of implant...
I've been reading a lot of conflicting reports around silicone vs saline (fat grafts would be better touch-wise, but my mum thinks it just poses more risks and heard some horror story about it once and is completely against it, and I respect her opinion - mother knows best). Some people say saline is softer and more natural looking, some say the reverse. I lean towards silicone just because it won't rupture, and the highly detailed reviews I've read all seem to use silicone, so I would be comforted by that. I think after I get the surgery I will be really angsty, which is why I'm going to rely on what I've read in detail and use that for comfort.
For shape, I love the teardrop boob look, it looks so nice - so when I heard of teardrop implants I was really keen. But apparently they're not a good decision for tubular breasts. Something to do with when you reconstruct the breast you have a pocket thats more likely to mean the implant could rotate (and if its round that doesn't matter). So I'll just trust my doctor on that one, and hope that with the rearranging of the breast tissue I won't get a soccer ball look haha
As for size, I'm too embarrassed to do the rice bowl thing just yet, I blush just thinking about it, but so far thinking something in the 300cc range (theres probably a 100cc difference between the two sisters, so like, 225 and 325cc or something. Who knows. I'd like a large C in the end ...but everyones idea of cup sizes are different, before researching about boob jobs I had no idea that cup sizes were so odd/useless.
For incision, I would probably go for the fold incision, (inframammary incision) because the idea of going through the nipple grosses me out so much (and would prefer scars that are hidden, because I dont scare very well). However if they have to go through the areola for the reconstruction that's fine with me - I don't really have any sensitivity there anyways, and with my kind of tuberous breast/lack of breast tissue I will probably be unable to breast feed anyways :'( (same thing happened to my mum) so there's no real loss, other than potentially having purple nipples for a month, which terrifies me and the idea of it. I'll just have to have a cup of concrete if that happens...
I'll keep updating this. I'm yet to tell my boyfriend of 18 months that I want to get them done.... I dont know how he'll react! Hopefully well, he has seen them so I'm sure he will understand how hard it is for me (how does he tolerate them?! haha).
Provider Review
Really good bedside manner, answers all questions, seems to know a lot about the field and understands how I feel exactly.