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27 yr old petite AA cup to full C cup - 225cc Cohesive Textured Round Mentor HP Silicone Inframammary - Thailand - Medi Makeover
UPDATED FROM AKB8
3 months post
Almost 9 weeks post op!
WORTH IT$3,800
Hi girlies!
I was going to do an update at 8 weeks, but then I didn't. So here's my update for 9 weeks post op!
Firstly, I didn't end up going to get that ultrasound after all. A few days after I saw my GP about the stitch poking out of the incision, something white and mushy came out of that incision in the shower. I couldn't feel the stitch in my incision anymore after that so I think that it was just my stitch finally dissolving. I haven't had any issues with my incisions since, although the scars are lumpy and still a bit red. I've seen some incisions on this site that are healing a lot better than mine and yet are fresher, so I'm trying not to compare myself to others because everyone's body is different. But it's so hard to look at other people's journeys and not compare!
Morning boob is all but gone, thank god. I think it stopped about 2 weeks ago. I can sleep quite comfortably on my side now.
Pain wise, I still get random pain in the lower poles, near the outer corners of lefty and sometimes of righty. Sometimes I experience that pain for no discernible reason. Other times, I think it's due to me carrying my handbag for too long. I had hoped to be able to return to gym by now, but carrying groceries is enough to make my chest sore, so I'm going to give myself a few more months to recover (and get fat in the meantime! Seriously I still eat as if I still go to gym 3 times a week!).
My biggest concern is that my boobs are far too wide apart. Not only at the cleavage, but I feel as if at the base, they don't fill out the width of my chest, and so naked, I look like I have these two round things stuck to the sides of my chest. It's so unnatural, and sometimes I convince myself that I hate how my implants look. It can look so fake and botched sometimes. However, most times, they look fine naked and good in clothes (yes I have noticeable lady lumps now in clothes - I love that!). I just know I would LOVE them if they were spaced narrower, as opposed to just being kinda meh and liking them. Unfortunately I understand that my natural anatomy was always going to dictate how my implants would sit, but still... I wish there was something I could do now to help it! Although I admit that I don't always massage my implants for as long as directed - sometimes only 5 minutes instead of 10. But I've read that since my implants are textured, that I don't need to massage them too vigorously, as you don't want to displace them, and that they're designed to sit where placed. So I've been conservative in my massages. Hopefully I haven't increased my risk of getting capsular contracture, because I do worry about that - it's been 9 weeks post op now and the lower poles are still rock hard. Is this normal?
Also, my nerve endings are so weird, every time I massage my boobs with a certain amount of pressure, I get really sleepy! A funny story: the other day I was lining up at the bank. I was my usual cheery self when I said greeted the teller, but as I approached the teller, (not being used to these things that protrude from my chest!) I bumped into the edge of the counter, which immediately made me sleepy. It must have been so weird for the poor teller because there I was smiling and saying "hi" one minute and then immediately the next, almost fell asleep instantly! Ah, nerve endings.
Anywho, I still have concerns about the angle that the top inner corner of righty curves away from my body - it's not 'round'; it's somewhat unnatural looking. Of course, I could be worried over nothing, but we are our own worst critics and when you've gone through all of this, it's not unreasonable (although unrealistic) to want to love your new boobs completely and think of them as perfect!
Kim Pitkins from Medi Makeovers sent me an email asking me how I was going, which was nice. She also informed me that I could email any questions I had and she would pass this on to my surgeon, which is so good to know as I feel that I now have some kind of post op care from my surgeon like most patients would. This is a relief. There's nothing specifically wrong or causing me any real concern, but I know it would give me peace of mind if I had indication from the surgeon that I'm healing well and that he's happy with how the implants are going. So I've sent Kim a list of questions to run by the surgeon, and will send him pictures of my breasts now so he can make an assessment. Obviously, this is not as good as a face to face consultation, but this is the next best thing and I am glad for it and will take it!
On a good note, I've been having SO. MUCH. FUN going into lingerie stores and trying on bras! I had my first ever proper bra fitting a few days ago - I am officially an 8C/8D cup! I've bought quite a few bras already, including my first ever Victoria's Secret bra (I've heard not so great things about their fit, but the bra I bought was super cute, so I didn't care!). Hopefully I'll get the all clear to start wearing (non push up) underwire bras soon. I am so tired of wearing the hideous compression bra, and my wirefree bras don't give me enough support. My chest is always sore at the end of the day if I don't wear my compression and just wear the wirefree.
I've posted a "few" photos of the bras I've bought, excuse the bad lighting, and a few shots of my incisions from last week. They still look kinda the same now. Some days they're less red though. Still trying to remember to wear my silicone strips everyday to keep the scars flat, but once I take them off to shower, I usually forget to put them back on. Also, sorry for so many bra shots, I just love the fact that I can buy all these purdy bras and they fit!! I feel so womanly now. In some bras though, because my implants are so widely spaced, I still look flat chested, but I fill out the cups.
I will update again in a month's time, if there are any significant changes, but I think from here on end, it should be pretty much set! The implants feel more and more like my own tissue now (except when I push them together hard), and I kinda forget about them most of the time, until I put my hands at my side and can feel them at the sides of my chest. When I look down I also forget that I have them because all I can see is my gaping gap! But overall, they become more a part of me everyday, and the whole thing has still been worth it!
Happy healing!
PS. This is random but I forgot to mention in my earlier posts that immediately post surgery and for a few days, I was really hot. People talk about being cold, but I was in a chilled and air conditioned room and I am always the first one to be cold, but I was kicking off blankets and basically wearing nothing whilst my partner had blankets, socks, two jackets and jeans on just to stay warm. I wonder if anyone else experienced this? I think the anaesthesia really affected me. I'm still losing my hair - it's growing back slowly so it's still really frizzy on top, but I am hoping to god my hair will stop falling out!
I was going to do an update at 8 weeks, but then I didn't. So here's my update for 9 weeks post op!
Firstly, I didn't end up going to get that ultrasound after all. A few days after I saw my GP about the stitch poking out of the incision, something white and mushy came out of that incision in the shower. I couldn't feel the stitch in my incision anymore after that so I think that it was just my stitch finally dissolving. I haven't had any issues with my incisions since, although the scars are lumpy and still a bit red. I've seen some incisions on this site that are healing a lot better than mine and yet are fresher, so I'm trying not to compare myself to others because everyone's body is different. But it's so hard to look at other people's journeys and not compare!
Morning boob is all but gone, thank god. I think it stopped about 2 weeks ago. I can sleep quite comfortably on my side now.
Pain wise, I still get random pain in the lower poles, near the outer corners of lefty and sometimes of righty. Sometimes I experience that pain for no discernible reason. Other times, I think it's due to me carrying my handbag for too long. I had hoped to be able to return to gym by now, but carrying groceries is enough to make my chest sore, so I'm going to give myself a few more months to recover (and get fat in the meantime! Seriously I still eat as if I still go to gym 3 times a week!).
My biggest concern is that my boobs are far too wide apart. Not only at the cleavage, but I feel as if at the base, they don't fill out the width of my chest, and so naked, I look like I have these two round things stuck to the sides of my chest. It's so unnatural, and sometimes I convince myself that I hate how my implants look. It can look so fake and botched sometimes. However, most times, they look fine naked and good in clothes (yes I have noticeable lady lumps now in clothes - I love that!). I just know I would LOVE them if they were spaced narrower, as opposed to just being kinda meh and liking them. Unfortunately I understand that my natural anatomy was always going to dictate how my implants would sit, but still... I wish there was something I could do now to help it! Although I admit that I don't always massage my implants for as long as directed - sometimes only 5 minutes instead of 10. But I've read that since my implants are textured, that I don't need to massage them too vigorously, as you don't want to displace them, and that they're designed to sit where placed. So I've been conservative in my massages. Hopefully I haven't increased my risk of getting capsular contracture, because I do worry about that - it's been 9 weeks post op now and the lower poles are still rock hard. Is this normal?
Also, my nerve endings are so weird, every time I massage my boobs with a certain amount of pressure, I get really sleepy! A funny story: the other day I was lining up at the bank. I was my usual cheery self when I said greeted the teller, but as I approached the teller, (not being used to these things that protrude from my chest!) I bumped into the edge of the counter, which immediately made me sleepy. It must have been so weird for the poor teller because there I was smiling and saying "hi" one minute and then immediately the next, almost fell asleep instantly! Ah, nerve endings.
Anywho, I still have concerns about the angle that the top inner corner of righty curves away from my body - it's not 'round'; it's somewhat unnatural looking. Of course, I could be worried over nothing, but we are our own worst critics and when you've gone through all of this, it's not unreasonable (although unrealistic) to want to love your new boobs completely and think of them as perfect!
Kim Pitkins from Medi Makeovers sent me an email asking me how I was going, which was nice. She also informed me that I could email any questions I had and she would pass this on to my surgeon, which is so good to know as I feel that I now have some kind of post op care from my surgeon like most patients would. This is a relief. There's nothing specifically wrong or causing me any real concern, but I know it would give me peace of mind if I had indication from the surgeon that I'm healing well and that he's happy with how the implants are going. So I've sent Kim a list of questions to run by the surgeon, and will send him pictures of my breasts now so he can make an assessment. Obviously, this is not as good as a face to face consultation, but this is the next best thing and I am glad for it and will take it!
On a good note, I've been having SO. MUCH. FUN going into lingerie stores and trying on bras! I had my first ever proper bra fitting a few days ago - I am officially an 8C/8D cup! I've bought quite a few bras already, including my first ever Victoria's Secret bra (I've heard not so great things about their fit, but the bra I bought was super cute, so I didn't care!). Hopefully I'll get the all clear to start wearing (non push up) underwire bras soon. I am so tired of wearing the hideous compression bra, and my wirefree bras don't give me enough support. My chest is always sore at the end of the day if I don't wear my compression and just wear the wirefree.
I've posted a "few" photos of the bras I've bought, excuse the bad lighting, and a few shots of my incisions from last week. They still look kinda the same now. Some days they're less red though. Still trying to remember to wear my silicone strips everyday to keep the scars flat, but once I take them off to shower, I usually forget to put them back on. Also, sorry for so many bra shots, I just love the fact that I can buy all these purdy bras and they fit!! I feel so womanly now. In some bras though, because my implants are so widely spaced, I still look flat chested, but I fill out the cups.
I will update again in a month's time, if there are any significant changes, but I think from here on end, it should be pretty much set! The implants feel more and more like my own tissue now (except when I push them together hard), and I kinda forget about them most of the time, until I put my hands at my side and can feel them at the sides of my chest. When I look down I also forget that I have them because all I can see is my gaping gap! But overall, they become more a part of me everyday, and the whole thing has still been worth it!
Happy healing!
PS. This is random but I forgot to mention in my earlier posts that immediately post surgery and for a few days, I was really hot. People talk about being cold, but I was in a chilled and air conditioned room and I am always the first one to be cold, but I was kicking off blankets and basically wearing nothing whilst my partner had blankets, socks, two jackets and jeans on just to stay warm. I wonder if anyone else experienced this? I think the anaesthesia really affected me. I'm still losing my hair - it's growing back slowly so it's still really frizzy on top, but I am hoping to god my hair will stop falling out!
UPDATED FROM AKB8
29 days post
30 days (4 weeks ish) post op!
So I forgot to post at my 4 weeks post op mark!
Anywho, alas, I too am affected by boob greed! From the side, I still look slightly flat chested as I don't have that much projection. I am hoping once the implants drop into their final position, I will have more projection. My implants were the largest size I could safely go, so I have to keep reminding myself that there was no physical way I could have gone any bigger, so there's no point wasting energy on regret and wishing they were bigger - it ain't gonna happen! But still...
I'm still hoping that the implants will drop closer together so I can have more cleavage too - I'm getting used to the gap between them, but my boobs would look so lovely if the gap were a little bit narrower.
Psychologically though, it's still weird to look down my chest and see these lumps! Although they don't physically FEEL like foreign objects in my body; they feel like my own body part, I don't THINK of them as MY boobs. To me, I still feel like the same flat chested person! I know when I look in the mirror that I have curves now, that I have boobs, but there's a disconnect between my eyes and my brain - my eyes see the lumps and curves but by the time it reaches my brain, it's like, oh there's flat chested you again. It's a weird thought process. I suppose it will just take time to think, know and believe that I am no longer flat chested (the small side projection and wide gap isn't helping).
Righty looks a little smaller than lefty, but my surgeon told me that would happen given my pre-op conditions, and he couldn't fix the small asymmetry as the next size in the Mentor implants, a 250cc, would make righty noticeably larger than lefty, as opposed to looking only slightly smaller with the same sized implant. I can also feel the size difference in righty compare to lefty; lefty is more than a handful whereas righty just fits into my hands. Righty is also still higher than lefty, and peculiarly, the upper pole near my cleavage curves away at a sharper angle than lefty. I'm not sure why, but I think the implants just need to drop to fill up that gap and then the angle of the curve would be more circular rather than angular...
I bought a few new tops for work that show off my lumps nicely, and it gives me such thrill to see myself with womanly curves and looking much more proportional now. So yeah, shopping has been fun, especially now that I can move my arms to try on clothes without pain or restriction!
I barely have any pain now, and can do most things. I still avoid lifting heavy things for prolonged periods though. But aside from the lifting restrictions, it's good to finally feel pain free and independent again.
Morning boob is still a pain in the arse. Can't wait until I can sleep flat and wake up without tightness and soreness. Also getting real tired of my ugly compression bra which I'll have to continue to wear for the next 2 months. Any suggestions on where to get NICE compression bras would be welcomed. I hate that I have to dress to hide the top of the bra; it limits what I wear and that's so annoying because it defeats the purpose of having breast augmentation in the first place! I want to be able to wear more clothes, not less!! But, patience, patience.
I have started using scar oil during the night and wearing silicone sheets during the day, and still doing morning and nightly massages. During one of these massages I discovered that I had a stitch poking out of my right incision, which the forums assure me that it's quite usual to have happen - except I don't think dissolvable sutures were used on me... I'm seeing my GP this week to have it removed before it becomes infected, will let y'all know how it goes.
I'm also going to get her to check out these hard lumps just above my left incision. I think it's just scar tissue that will require massaging to flatten, but I want to be sure it's nothing serious. Have any of you ladies had the same near your incisions? I do not want complications seeing as my surgeon is in another country! Praying for a smooth healing process.
My surgeon has got my brief perfectly - I told him I wanted a small C cup/large B cup. The other day I tried on a few bras at Target, and now I fit snuggly into a B cup (spilling a bit over) and comfortably looseish in a C cup. Needless to say, that made me so happy and brought a smile to my face for the whole day when I think of the fact that I fit into adult bras!! I didn't buy any though, I am going to wait until I fully settle before I embark on the fun task of refilling my bra collection.
Speaking of which, for a person who was flat chested and rotated 4 bras regularly, I threw out 38 bras when I cleared out my bra drawer. 38! There were some pretty lovely ones too that now don't fit, but oh well, time to start again on my collection and actually have them fit this time!
So in summary, whilst I'm still trying to reserve judgement until they heal and drop into their final position and shape, and trying not to think about them too much, I'm overall quite happy with how my boobs are looking and healing - the whole procedure has still definitely been worth it!
Anywho, alas, I too am affected by boob greed! From the side, I still look slightly flat chested as I don't have that much projection. I am hoping once the implants drop into their final position, I will have more projection. My implants were the largest size I could safely go, so I have to keep reminding myself that there was no physical way I could have gone any bigger, so there's no point wasting energy on regret and wishing they were bigger - it ain't gonna happen! But still...
I'm still hoping that the implants will drop closer together so I can have more cleavage too - I'm getting used to the gap between them, but my boobs would look so lovely if the gap were a little bit narrower.
Psychologically though, it's still weird to look down my chest and see these lumps! Although they don't physically FEEL like foreign objects in my body; they feel like my own body part, I don't THINK of them as MY boobs. To me, I still feel like the same flat chested person! I know when I look in the mirror that I have curves now, that I have boobs, but there's a disconnect between my eyes and my brain - my eyes see the lumps and curves but by the time it reaches my brain, it's like, oh there's flat chested you again. It's a weird thought process. I suppose it will just take time to think, know and believe that I am no longer flat chested (the small side projection and wide gap isn't helping).
Righty looks a little smaller than lefty, but my surgeon told me that would happen given my pre-op conditions, and he couldn't fix the small asymmetry as the next size in the Mentor implants, a 250cc, would make righty noticeably larger than lefty, as opposed to looking only slightly smaller with the same sized implant. I can also feel the size difference in righty compare to lefty; lefty is more than a handful whereas righty just fits into my hands. Righty is also still higher than lefty, and peculiarly, the upper pole near my cleavage curves away at a sharper angle than lefty. I'm not sure why, but I think the implants just need to drop to fill up that gap and then the angle of the curve would be more circular rather than angular...
I bought a few new tops for work that show off my lumps nicely, and it gives me such thrill to see myself with womanly curves and looking much more proportional now. So yeah, shopping has been fun, especially now that I can move my arms to try on clothes without pain or restriction!
I barely have any pain now, and can do most things. I still avoid lifting heavy things for prolonged periods though. But aside from the lifting restrictions, it's good to finally feel pain free and independent again.
Morning boob is still a pain in the arse. Can't wait until I can sleep flat and wake up without tightness and soreness. Also getting real tired of my ugly compression bra which I'll have to continue to wear for the next 2 months. Any suggestions on where to get NICE compression bras would be welcomed. I hate that I have to dress to hide the top of the bra; it limits what I wear and that's so annoying because it defeats the purpose of having breast augmentation in the first place! I want to be able to wear more clothes, not less!! But, patience, patience.
I have started using scar oil during the night and wearing silicone sheets during the day, and still doing morning and nightly massages. During one of these massages I discovered that I had a stitch poking out of my right incision, which the forums assure me that it's quite usual to have happen - except I don't think dissolvable sutures were used on me... I'm seeing my GP this week to have it removed before it becomes infected, will let y'all know how it goes.
I'm also going to get her to check out these hard lumps just above my left incision. I think it's just scar tissue that will require massaging to flatten, but I want to be sure it's nothing serious. Have any of you ladies had the same near your incisions? I do not want complications seeing as my surgeon is in another country! Praying for a smooth healing process.
My surgeon has got my brief perfectly - I told him I wanted a small C cup/large B cup. The other day I tried on a few bras at Target, and now I fit snuggly into a B cup (spilling a bit over) and comfortably looseish in a C cup. Needless to say, that made me so happy and brought a smile to my face for the whole day when I think of the fact that I fit into adult bras!! I didn't buy any though, I am going to wait until I fully settle before I embark on the fun task of refilling my bra collection.
Speaking of which, for a person who was flat chested and rotated 4 bras regularly, I threw out 38 bras when I cleared out my bra drawer. 38! There were some pretty lovely ones too that now don't fit, but oh well, time to start again on my collection and actually have them fit this time!
So in summary, whilst I'm still trying to reserve judgement until they heal and drop into their final position and shape, and trying not to think about them too much, I'm overall quite happy with how my boobs are looking and healing - the whole procedure has still definitely been worth it!
Replies (5)
N
March 28, 2015
Funny about the bra collection, 38, I was feeling bad about having to get rid of all my nice ones, now I don't feel so bad lol . They can all go to salvation army or something similar, share the love . You're looking great , I'm sure you're brain will eventually come around to thinking this is the new improved you. Thanks again for the updates .
G
March 29, 2015
wow..i can really relate to you. Been extremely flat chested my entire life. I am wondering if I will feel the same disconnect between my eyes and brain after my BA. I too have flashed many a person bending forward and the bra follows the laws of gravity but the boobs don't..ive been so embarrassed by that so many times so I now ALWAYS wear a tight yoga bra over top of my regular very padded bra to keep everything tight to my chest (so not comfortable and no cute shirts for me). Anyways, you look great and they are just gonna get better as they settle. So happy for you! Congrats!
A
March 29, 2015
Hi, thanks, it's always nice to hear that we're not alone! I hope you will love your new girls, as I am sure I will come to love mine. Regardless of whether I love or not, I've stopped flashing people when I wear shirts now, and that in itself has made the whole thing worth it!! Good luck with your procedure and keep us updated!
H
March 30, 2015
wow you look great and the bras are so cute! i know how you feel about that morning boob though, its still quite intense 1 and a half months post op! thanks for the updates
A
March 30, 2015
Thank you! I bought some more bras today as well hehe :)
And yes I cannot wait to wake up and feel normal and not like someone has either stabbed my chest or squeeze it for the last 8 hours. I wonder when morning boob is supposed to go away??
H
April 2, 2015
its kind of gone away its 2 months post op things seem pretty normal apart from the hair shredding! has yours calm down at all?? looking forward to seeing more updated pics :)
A
April 2, 2015
Glad to hear yours is gone away now, must be such a relief! The morning boob pain for me is becoming less and less. I'm about halfway through the healing process so now I'm impatient to get the whole healing over and done with now haha.
I haven't really got much to update at the moment, but next week when I go for my ultrasound on my incisions to see where the stitch is and confirm that the hard lumps are just scar tissue, I'll do an update to let you all know how it went, and I think it's about time for an incision progress photo too!
And yes, this hair shredding thing is so annoying. Mine's growing back - but it's all baby fuzzy hair! I have so much frizz at the moment!
H
M
April 1, 2015
Sounds like we have similar stats the ps could only fit 200 unders in me and I was hoping for bigger. I'm one month out and currently measuring 32c. I was a 30a pre op. I'm still having issues with my right breast also and it's due to me being right-handed so the muscle is much tighter and not letting it drop as much. It was great reading your story. I like hearing that others are happy with smaller implants! I hope one day maybe after they dropped completly and fluffed, I'll like mine as well.
A
April 2, 2015
Fingers crossed for the both of us then! Are you liking your implants so far though?
And yes it's been so good to be able to connect with people with similar stats and situations, and be assured that everything's normal! Sometime I worry that I'm complaining too much, but then I try to remember that my body just drastically changed in the course of 2 hours, so I'm going to have quite an adjustment period!
M
April 2, 2015
I do and I don't like them...I mean I do because I have tried on swimwear and I definitely look better, but in clothes I don't look much bigger in my opinion. .my husband says I am but I don't see it. I don't fill out my clothes as much as I would like, but I'm ttying to be patient and wait for the drop and fluff to continue. How are you liking yours so far?? Are you having similar feelings and frustrations??
A
April 3, 2015
I am having the EXACT thoughts and sentiments! I look better in swimwear but in clothes I look kinda the same - I don't fill them out as much as I'd like, and my partner says my boobs are big, but I just don't see it that way. Yet. I hope too. Looks like we are in the very same boat! I've heard that once the implants drop, there will be more projection, but I don't think I've got much to go in way of dropping, but I'm trying to reserve judgment and just enjoy the fact that I've got some lady lumps now haha. Keep me updated on your progress, I'm very interested to know how we both go.
M
April 3, 2015
It's nice to know you are feeling just as I am! What are your stats and what did you go with as far as ccs??
M
A
April 3, 2015
Yup, and I'm 148cm (4'10.5) and 43kgs (94.79 pounds). I think my chest measurement was about 10.3cm (4.05 inches). The surgeon said anything about the width of the 225cc implant wouldn't be safe for me.
M
April 3, 2015
Ok I remember now, I'm 5'0ft about 100lbs and I wana say my chest was around 11cm but I am not sure. I was trying to figure out how to send private pics since I don't have a review of my own but I haven't figured it out yet. What size r u measuring? When do u go back to ur ps? My six week will be next week that's when I see him again. Do you think you will want to go bigger now that ur skin has been stretched? I definitely think I do but my husband doesn't think I will and either two years he would like me to be pregnant so I'm sure after that I will for sure
A
April 3, 2015
If you hover your cursor over my username, there's an option on the right to send me a private message. I'm a 32B or 32C - I can fit into both. Really though I think my band size is 30, but I can fit into a 32.
And unfortunately, I can't see my surgeon again as I had my surgery done in Thailand. I've been to see my GP just to make sure I'm healing ok, and this forum has been great for answering questions. I guess if I really wanted to I could email my surgeon through the agency that I booked with. But from all that I've seen and read though, my healing at 5 weeks has been pretty normal so I'm not too concerned that I don't get to have post-op follow ups with my surgeon like most people do. I suppose that's the risk you take when you opt to have surgery done overseas!
And as much as I wish my implants were a little bigger or fuller, I think I'll wait to see how they settle. If I decide to do anything, it won't be for a few years.
I think most surgeons you consult now will tell you to wait at least 6 - 12 months before thinking about revision, so if you have another child in 2 years, then that's perfect timing if it's still necessary then! And your skin and muscles would have had all that time to stretch and you would be able to have a much larger implant, so perhaps the longer the wait, the better? But who knows, you might love your boobs after a while or after your pregnancy, and you might not want or need it then!!
M
April 3, 2015
Yeah my ps wouldn't even have the going bigger conversation with me for six months post op so I know I'd have to wait. I've just wanted to do this for so long I hate feeling disappointed ya know? I don't have any kids yet so that's another reason why my skin is tight and a larger implant couldn't be put in either what my ps felt was either my bodys natural limitations. There is no way for me to send pics thru PM so I guess I'll have to start a review. Lol I'm glad everything is going normally for you. Are you having issues with one dropping faster than the other? my right hasn't dropped like my left so I'm waiting to get professionally sized and to buy any good bras till then. My ps has sent me to get breast massage therapy doneven to help and I've been going once a week had 3 sessions so far and think I'm going for three more. Didn't even know that sort of thing existed for BA patients lol!
A
April 4, 2015
I know how you feel - after years of deliberating, wanting and saving, and then going through all the physical and emotional trauma of the whole procedure, I don't think it's unreasonable to want to not be disappointed! Sometimes our expectations might not be reasonable, but the desire not to be disappointed is totally reasonable!
I do have one implant higher than the other - my righty is still higher and tighter probably because, like you said, I am right handed and right side dominant. But I don't have much to go in terms of dropping; righty is probably only about 1-2cm higher than lefty, so whilst it's noticeable, it doesn't look too asymmetrical at this stage thank god. When I massage, I tend to put more pressure on righty and push downward, so hopefully that will speed up it dropping to match lefty. But righty will never match lefty for me anyways because of my size asymmetry so I guess I've got it in my head not to expect full symmetry so I'm not too bothered with my slightly wonky boobs - they were like that before and I didn't really mind so much, and now that they're bigger, I guess I can't hate on it since I now have woman sized breasts!
And I didn't even know massage therapy existed for breast augmentation patients! I haven't read anything about it here on this forum, so that's great that your surgeon has referred that service for you! Tell us how they go, and if they help! I wonder if it's much different to the massages we are supposed to do at home? I'd be interested to know!
And, I'd also be interested in reading your review if you start one!
M
April 5, 2015
when i go get the massage done, they do this technique called "cupping" its almost like a suction cup they put on or around my breast and pull up to lift the breast or skin around it. sometimes she just does a deep massage around the tissues to loosen up the muscle on the right. she recommended making sure i dont slouch with my shoulders forward and only use handbags with crossbody straps also. ive thought about starting a review but i dont have any pre op pictures so not sure how helpful my almost six week out pictures will be for other women having smaller implants but maybe after next week once my parents go back home i will have time to sit down and get something together for a review! i am still having muscle spams now and then in my right so hopefully that means it still has alot of dropping to do cuz my left is fuller on the bottom and the right is still smaller on bottom and flat on top. can i ask why you had your surgery done out of the country? do you have family there?
A
April 6, 2015
Hey, thanks for the above, it's good to know some more tips! So it does seem like your massages are different to the normal ones, I really hope you see results soon!
I think you should totally do a review, any pictures or thoughts you have might really help someone! You could try emailing your surgeon for your before photos; I'm sure your surgeon would be able to email them to you.
And I got my surgery done in Thailand for a variety of reasons:
- It was A LOT cheaper than in my own country;
- I would stay in a hospital for 3 days with nurses and doctors on call to assist and monitor me, and I would be close to the emergency ward if anything were to go wrong;
- I would get a holiday in a 5 star luxury hotel to do nothing but heal afterwards, and have everything done for me;
- Being in another country, I am forced to think about my own healing and relaxation and not about housework, chores, errands or work;
- My mother and a few friends have had it done through the same hospital and they had great results;
- I did my research into the hospital and the surgeon, and I felt more comfortable going with Thailand as they performed more breast augmentation surgeries than most clinics here in my own country;
- The surgeon has done a lot of surgeries for my specific body type;
- I wanted to have a holiday before the surgery in Phuket and then have a holiday in Bangkok as well.
Those might be pretty poor reasons not to be able to have post surgery follow ups with your surgeon, but it was worth it for me, and I wouldn't have done it any other way. The stay and care I received being at the hospital was worth it for me. I had the one week follow up, and I guess it's been fine for me because my healing has been uneventful so far.
B
April 1, 2015
I have heard that over time you will eventually forget you have implants as they will feel so much a part of you. ;) I'd love for you to comment on a forum for women who have gotten smaller sized implants for various reasons. Thank you for your helpful posts and pictures. You look great!
A
April 2, 2015
Thank you, and for the link too, that's going to be so helpful! I love being able to comment and contribute to this forum, it's been a fantastic source of information and support!
B
UPDATED FROM AKB8
11 days post
Worried
Today I was supposed to go back to work, but having arrived home from Thailand the previous day and not being able to sleep, I decided to sleep in and go into work late.
But then I snuggled in with my partner and for the first time since surgery, slept on my left side with our arms resting on my right implant. It hurt, but I ignored the pain and fell asleep. When I woke up about an hour later and was assisted to sit up, oh man, the pain on my right implant! It hadn't felt this painful since day one post surgery, and then again, I don't remember the pain being that bad! It felt like my incisions were being ripped opened!
But the incisions were fine. However, for the rest of the day, both sides felt sore to touch, and in a particular spot on my chest muscle. They're now so so sore and stiff, it hasn't been this bad since a few days post surgery! Now I'm worried I've done something to my chest muscle which has then in turn impacted on the implant, and I feel like I've damaged something and now my healing has gone backwards. Someone tell me this is normal; that you have a run of good days and then you'll have a really painful day. It's a roller coaster right? Not an even and straight line of healing?
I paid a visit to the doctors to get my incisions checked out, and it's all healing fine. The nurse put a gauze pad on my incisions, but this came off in the shower later. I've started the scar oil on the incisions - is this too soon??
And this sleeping upright is getting old. I'm constantly tired from lack of good sleep, yet I can't sleep when I try because I'm not comfortable. I've got so much work piled up for me tomorrow, I'm just dreading it and feeling quite down in the dumps to be honest. In clothes, the implants don't project much and I don't have much cleavage, so I look as flat as I did before the surgery, but naked, my boobs look huge and round and high.
So right now, I'm not feeling so great emotionally, mentally, or physically. I hope this passes as soon as possible, because I'm getting real tired of my own whinging and complaining, and I just want to be able to enjoy having boobs already!
ARGH!
But then I snuggled in with my partner and for the first time since surgery, slept on my left side with our arms resting on my right implant. It hurt, but I ignored the pain and fell asleep. When I woke up about an hour later and was assisted to sit up, oh man, the pain on my right implant! It hadn't felt this painful since day one post surgery, and then again, I don't remember the pain being that bad! It felt like my incisions were being ripped opened!
But the incisions were fine. However, for the rest of the day, both sides felt sore to touch, and in a particular spot on my chest muscle. They're now so so sore and stiff, it hasn't been this bad since a few days post surgery! Now I'm worried I've done something to my chest muscle which has then in turn impacted on the implant, and I feel like I've damaged something and now my healing has gone backwards. Someone tell me this is normal; that you have a run of good days and then you'll have a really painful day. It's a roller coaster right? Not an even and straight line of healing?
I paid a visit to the doctors to get my incisions checked out, and it's all healing fine. The nurse put a gauze pad on my incisions, but this came off in the shower later. I've started the scar oil on the incisions - is this too soon??
And this sleeping upright is getting old. I'm constantly tired from lack of good sleep, yet I can't sleep when I try because I'm not comfortable. I've got so much work piled up for me tomorrow, I'm just dreading it and feeling quite down in the dumps to be honest. In clothes, the implants don't project much and I don't have much cleavage, so I look as flat as I did before the surgery, but naked, my boobs look huge and round and high.
So right now, I'm not feeling so great emotionally, mentally, or physically. I hope this passes as soon as possible, because I'm getting real tired of my own whinging and complaining, and I just want to be able to enjoy having boobs already!
ARGH!
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L
March 9, 2015
I totally get that feeling!! This can keep going for a while! I had pain, sometimes really bad, for a long time! I am now almost at 12 weeks post op, and still get weird feelings in my boobs. Sometimes pain, sometimes just an uncomfortable feeling. But pain comes and goes for a while! It was stuff like: doing some laundry, that made the pain come and stay for a couple of days. At some point I tried to exercise just a little tiny bit, and had fluid around my implant for days. Some nights, when I slept on one side too much, my boob would hurt a lot for a couple of days. This really can take quit a long time for some of us :( Stay strong, and don't worry too much! I know it is hard not to, but just try to be very cautious about what you do, to not have to deal with too much uncomfort! I know it is so annoying to always think:" Oh, my boobs! I can't do this, I should not do that......." but it will be worth it soon :) The more carefull you are for the first 6-8 weeks, the better you will feel. It is a loooooooong time, but I am now at almost 3 month, and am so happy! Still frustrating sometimes since we always have to remember, they cut us open and shoved those things in us! Our bodies need time to adjust to this new situation:) You will look and feel wonderful in no time:) All the best to you!
A
March 10, 2015
Thanks for this, it makes me feel much better and calmer! I agree, I sometimes forget that my body has just been through major trauma! Cheers LaAlemana!!
PS I got through first day of work pretty well! Only tough thing is carrying my handbag because I carry everything in it and it's so heavy, and driving is a bit of a challenge. Everyone at work said they didn't even realise I'd had it done!
N
March 24, 2015
Just reading your comment about a bag and I remembered my worry about travelling home with a suitcase , did you manage that ok or did you have your partner to carry it for you , worried as I'm going on my own :( Hope you're feeling better now ? :)
A
March 25, 2015
Hi! Mostly I had my partner carry out bags and roll my suitcase, but I did attempt to carry my own handbag and roll my own suitcase. It tired me out a lot. I think if you take it slow, and put your handbag on your suitcase and have a suitcase that has 4 wheels so you can roll or push in any direction, that will make it easier to maneuver your baggage. But take it easy and slow, try not to lift anything too high.
I'm at four weeks now and I feel a lot better thanks! I'll be updating tonight.
Good luck with your journey, keep us posted!
N
March 26, 2015
Thanks AKB8, will hunt out a 4 wheel suitcase and travel as light as possible . Looks like you've had a great result , are you happy with the size you chose etc , is it when they try models on you that you get to decide and do they give you quite a few options ?
A
March 28, 2015
I am pretty happy with my results, the surgeon got my brief perfectly - small B/large C. B cup now fits snug and C cups fit comfortably, so that was exactly what I wanted. Sideways though, I don't have much projection, so I still look slightly flat chested.
However, given my chest measurements, 225cc were the largest implants I could go, so I didn't have much choice aside from going smaller, which I wasn't going to do because the size that I went with was large enough and I knew they would shrink a bit in appearance once they were underneath my muscles.
You get to try on sizers at the consultation. Depending on the brand of implants, your surgeon will recommend various sizes, depending on your measurements and the cup size you have specified that you wanted. I tried on 2 sizes, 190cc and 225cc because they were the sizes that would give me the cup size that I wanted and that would fit naturally and safely within my chest wall. I'm sure your surgeon will get you to try on more sizers than I was able to, and then the rest is up to you and what you're comfortable with! If you're going under the muscle, my opinion is to go with the size one up from what you want, because appearance wise, they will shrink, and it seems everyone, even me, gets affected by boob greed! I'll be updating my profile soon, I totally forgot to do it a few days ago at my 4 week mark. Oops! Good luck, trying on sizers is the fun bit!!
N
March 28, 2015
Thanks again, yes I'm looking forward to trying them on :) and will take on board that most people wish they're gone a bit bigger so will definitely ask for a size up , exciting
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