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500cc Mentor High Profile Silicone- in Love with Them!! - Beverly Hills, CA

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After nursing my son for 2+ years as well as...

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WORTH IT$9,100
After nursing my son for 2+ years as well as donating breast milk for a year of that time I was left with absolutely nothing! I was a B cup before my son then grew to a C cup while nursing and then afterwards went down to an A cup (well not even an A). I wasn't left with any saggy skin or anything I literally shrunk to nothing ( 12 year old boy status) what made it even worse was I had very prominent nipples and i was devastated with my overall appearance.I felt insecure for months until I finally decided to see about getting implants. I live in Oregon and researched soooo many doctors between Oregon and Washington and no one stuck out at me. I was having a hard time deciding on a dr that would post some good looking BA's but then some terrible ones! That was until I found Dr David Kim in Beverly Hills CA... He has hundreds of before and after photos that were perfect they all looked beautiful and consistent. I watched his videos on how he performs the surgery and knew that he was the one for me. I called his office and the office lady gave me his direct email. I was very impressed on how quickly he emailed back. I sent in some pictures of myself and a couple photos of what I wanted to achieve and he said he could do it! He gave me a quote of 9100 for silicone which is about 3000 more then everyone in my area but I knew it was worth it. Arranged the surgery date paid the total cost as well as got lab work done and a physical. The entire time I was in contact with Grace the traveling coordinator, she was so sweet and so prompt with all my questions. My surgery was set for May 26th 2015. Since May 25th was a holiday, my consult and surgery were set for the same day. The night before my surgery the anesthesiologist called to make sure I was doing ok and to see if I had any questions which was awesome and so considerate. The next morning I went in they called me back right away. I did my consult Dr. Kim evaluated me and decided that 500cc and high profile was probably what I needed to get me as close to the picture I had shown him. He was very friendly and professional. I felt super confident and comfortable with him. He explained that he would be making an incision (I wanted the crease since my areoles are small and wanted the incision with the least risk of capsular contracture) make the pocket, place in a temporary implant, put me in a sitting position, pump it up to get the desired look as well make any changes to the pocket he made. At that point he would know how big an implant to use based on how many cc's he put into the temporary implant. Because my skin was tight and it gave me the look I was wanting 500cc HP is what he decided. He deflated the temporaries and used the Keller Funnel to place in the actual implants. Then I was stiched up and bandaged and wrapped. I went into recovery for an hour and then was on my way back to the hotel. The next day I went in for a follow up appointment. My wrap was cut off and I got to see the girls for the first time!! I have seen reviews from patients of Dr Kim's and always noticed that even a day after surgery his girls always looked amazing... I have seen hundreds of review/diaries from other Drs where the girls looks kinda crazy afterwards and stay that way for up to months... Well let me tell you my girls looked great! Just what I expected. My friend was taking a picture so I could send it to my hubby right when Dr Kim came in and he joked about me taking pics for Facebook it made us laugh. He looked at them said my skin was tight and they were a little high but in a few weeks they would settle down and skin would stretch... We put on my sports bra and l left. My one week post op appointment was for Saturday (normally it's a week out but I was anxious to get home to my son) in between that time I took my pain meds for a couple days took my antibiotics and felt really good. I had soreness in the mornings and evenings but for the most part I felt normal and didn't have any actual pain not even any bruising or anything... Got my nails done went to the beach whatched a season of Dexter... Stayed active but not too active... On that Saturday I went in and he said everything looked good he showed me how to massage and instructed me to leave on the tape for a week but in a week to take it off and pull on the blue thread to remove the stitching. He took a few photos and then I was on my way back home :) overall I had an amazing experience and recommend anyone to go to him... He exceeded my expectations and I'm only 6 days post op and every day they look even more amazing! He asked me to come back in a few weeks if I could and if I couldn't just to email him but I'm totally up for a weekend trip to go down and see him maybe I will email in a few weeks and go back down in a month or so... He said to start taking vitamin e 1000mg 2x a day starting in 2weeks and to massage 3x day for 5 mins each everyday... In 2 weeks he said I can wear a underwire bra but to make sure the wire where the cleavage is isn't too far apart to find a bra where it's really close but NO padding for 3 months. But to continue to wear a sports bra at night. I have to sleep sitting up for 2 weeks so everything drops evenly and then after that sleep on my back for a couples months and the I can alternate sides. So far so good. I was as flat as flat could be and now I think I'm going to be a D cup... So far I love them and they already look so natural can't wait to see what they look like in the weeks to come!!!

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June 2, 2015
Wow, you're already looking so good! Your progress is really noticable: ) I am 5 days post-op today and am still pretty sore..especially right now, (morning,) & evenings. I think I'm going to massage starting today, to hopefully help with the soreness. Congratulations!! Enjoy your pretty new girls! :-)))
June 2, 2015
Thank u! I'm glad I took pics everyday so far cuz u really can see the changes.... My ribs and cleavage areas were my only sore spots but I think keeping up in my pain meds for the first few days really helped me not to feel too much discomfort... Massaging is strange and my right feels tighter then the left, I am assuming cuz I'm right handed so that muscle is tighter....but after massaging they both feel soft... Skin is still tight so I got to be patient with that but overall I'm really happy... I was worried I would have to stay home for the first couple weeks just because I thought maybe they would look really strange and obvious just cuz I had no boob originally to "hide" the implant but I was out and about just a day after surgery cuz they looked just fine :) I ❤️ Them!!
June 2, 2015
Lighting in all the pics are different just because I stayed at a couple different places while I was in Cali so some days they looked bigger and smaller but I think overall everyday they have gotten bigger...
June 2, 2015
Congrats!! Beautiful set of girls you got there :) Do you mind sharing your height and weight? My surgery with Dr. Kim is on the 25th and I'm wanting to get to a D so thinking between 400-500cc silicone I'm only 5'3 and around 118 so I'm hoping it will fit my body. Thanks.
June 2, 2015
I'm 5'6 and 130 :) and thank u!! He is the best you will be so happy you went to him!!
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June 2, 2015
Hi! Fyi~ I'm about 112 lbs. right now & also 5'3. (I have pretty thin, small build.)I got 375cc & 400cc, mod +, 5 days ago and I am betting I'll end up in the D range..although I asked Dr. K for a full C..it's all good though, they're going to look pretty! Yay! From the side I feel huge right now, but I know I have a lot of settling to do. Just to give you another idea of body type/weight/height vs. Implant size/bra size( :
June 2, 2015
Thanks brunswoman, I have recently begun following your journey and you do look amazing as well. I have my pre op on the 10th so I'm hoping to have a better understanding of my measurements and what I'm working with on top. I really am grateful to have you ladies for a better understanding of this whole process, never thought getting big boobies would be so difficult, lol.
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June 2, 2015
You're so welcome!! ( : Being here has been SO helpful to me too..there is just so much to learn! It's invaluable in terms of having great, caring support and learning & understanding how the process works. Keep us updated as you get closer- I'd love to hear how your pre-op goes!
June 15, 2015
Hi, I have my consultation with Dr. Kim on July 15 and I'm wondering how soon after your consult were you able to schedule your surgery date?
June 15, 2015
I'm from out of state so my consult was the same day as surgery... Normally out of town patients have their consult the day before surgery...but the day before my surgery was a holiday so mine was done all in one day... However prior to the actual consult I emailed back & forth with pics and such...
June 15, 2015
Mommy2jnd u won't regret going to him!!
June 15, 2015
Oh I see..thanx I'm 100% sure I'm going with him!! :) Also, what kind of meds did he give you, are they prescribed or included in the price?
June 15, 2015
Hi! I had my consult with dr. Kim on April 29 and am scheduled for surgery June 25th, from what I understand is that he likes at least a months time from deposit to scheduled surgery. Also meds are not included in price but is sometimes covered through insurance.
June 15, 2015
My surgery was set out 5weeks after I scheduled it... Meds are not included... The antibiotic was like $7 u see insurance but the emend (anti nausea) wasn't covered under insurance and was 82$ for 1 pill!!! Both my pharmacist and pcp told me zofran was just as good but dr Kim's office said they only offer emend... Needless to say my dr prescribed me zofran cost 5$ and I didn't get sick once... I decided to keep that to myself surgery day tho ;)
June 16, 2015
Oh thanks, yea i figured just wanting to make sure. What about for pain relief?
June 16, 2015
I'm actually not sure on that cuz I didn't pick up my prescription... I know my friend spent 20$ but that included a grating pad for my back cuz she thought I might want one...
June 16, 2015
Really, so were you fine without pain relief!? I've heard of others being prescribed Vicodin, codeine and other meds lol
June 17, 2015
No lol my friend picked up my prescription but I'm not sure how much it was... She spent 20$ total between the heating pad and the Vicodin :)
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June 16, 2015
Hello, thank you for sharing your story! They look great!! I haven't had a consult with Dr.K yet. Hopefully get them done in Jan. This being my first major surgery and a out of town patient..What process did you go through for getting blood work/physical done? ((ANY adivce would be helpful)) Also, how long did you have to stay in town after surgery? Any "wish pic" you like to share so we can see compare ;)
June 16, 2015
After my email consult he set me up with Grace the traveling coordinator.. She told me everything I would need from paperwork I needed to fill out from the office, the list of things I would need for before and after surgery and limitations like no lifting... With the paperwork comes a paper for a physical from your primary care physician... I tried making an appointment with mine and found out that if you haven't seen your dr with in the last 3 years u have to find a new one ( I'm healthy and had a baby 2.5 years ago so my ob was my dr for everything) so I last minute had to find a new dr.. New dr did a physical and ordered the lab work that dr Kim's office wanted... (I work in a lab so I just had a co worker draw my blood) but u technically will have an order for labs so u can go to Any lab... That same day I got my anti nausea and my antibiotic... This was all about 2 weeks before surgery... I had my surgery on a Tuesday and left on Saturday... Normally they want you to stay longer but I had already been in Cali since the previous Wednesday taking a mother daughter trip to Disney with my step daughters and their mother. So I was anxious to get back to my 2 year old son since I had never before this point been away from him more then a day...
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June 17, 2015
Thank you so much for the info!!
October 18, 2017
did you have to tell your pcp that youre having a boob job for him to order bloodwork?
June 27, 2015
Your story is exactly like mine!! Was a B cup, breastfed my babies and my last baby, for longer than 2 years! Was a C cup, then absolutely shrank me after and I'm just an A..ish. I had a consultation in 2012, had my last child and came back for another consultation last month. So now in deciding when to do surgery. I told him I wanted a full C. How tall are you? Anyways your pictures are gorgeous and I can't wait to have mine done! But I'm scared lol. You're awesome for traveling here! Anything to get the best results and it seems like you got it!! Anyways, happy recovery!!! :)
July 4, 2015
I'm 5'6 and 125-130 lbs :) u have to go to the best when you are trying to fix something your insecure or don't like about yourself! I'm so glad I went to dr Kim... I originally wanted a full c but thought to myself i was a full c while nursing and l loved them and I didn't want to get boob greed so I thought if I'm paying 9k I better get some D's :)
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Pics with clothes :)

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June 2, 2015
Congratulations! You look beautiful. Do you mind sharing your height and weight?
June 2, 2015
I Am 5'6 and weigh 130 :)
June 2, 2015
And thank u!!
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June 3, 2015
Congrats! You will love your new boobies so much! He's so good at what he does
June 3, 2015
Thank u!! I know he is seriously awesome I'm so glad I convinced my hubby that going out of state and paying the extra $$ for dr Kim was beyond worth it :)
September 26, 2015
You look great. Thank you for sharing. Perfect size for your body.
December 6, 2015
Where did you find your sports bra? Looks comfy. Mine is really uncomfortable.
January 21, 2016
Where did you get your bra from? It looks very comfortable. Thanks
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8 days post

1 week Boobsiversery!!

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Girls look great from the front view still high from the side/profile but overall feeling amazing!! Right boob is stiffer during massages probably cuz I'm right handed. I am back to my normal routine... Been sorta bad about carrying my son he is 2 and a half and missed me terribly while I was away but been trying to be careful haven't noticed any soreness or anything from that... So far no bruising or much if any swelling that I can see... ny nips are still sorta numb, they get hard super easy but don't hurt or anything... After nursing full time plus pumping 3x for 20 mins each time for over 2years straight maybe completely desensitized them?? They have the dentist feeling where u can feel them but at the same time you can't.... So I wonder if it's temporary??... Anyways overall I'm good!!! I'm gonna have a play date with a friend and her daughter so our kids can play but let's be honest I'm dying to show The girls to a friend!!

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June 3, 2015
they look awesome
June 3, 2015
Thank u!!! They changed so much in the first week but they seem to look more consistent the last couple days so we shall see what the next few weeks brings :)
June 3, 2015
they look INCREDIBLE already especially goingfrom literally nothing, theyre such a great size and shape for you!
June 3, 2015
Thank u!! A huge part of my reason to go to dr Kim was that he could give a natural look to someone with ZERO boobs. I knew I wanted to be a C/D I mean if your going to spend thousands go big or go home right? He just does amazing work I was nervous about the high profile but he knows what he is doing and sure enough I love them :)
July 1, 2017
You look amazing. I have one question. Did you go sub glandular or sub muscular?
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June 3, 2015
They are beautiful! Lucky you. I am going in for my consult with Dr. Kim today. :)
June 3, 2015
Thank u!!! And Good luck!!
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June 3, 2015
Oh my gosh! I love your boobs, they are sooo beautiful!! I hope mine wind up looking THAT good! I'm 6 days post-op & feel like they will never push/come together..they're still too swollen maybe? I know I have some raised skin over my sternum, so that may be preventing it? Anyways, have fun showing your friend! They're going to be like, whaaaaat!!???? :D : D : D xo
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June 3, 2015
Good luck today!! :)))
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June 3, 2015
Thanks! An appointment opened up so I am going in two weeks earlier than anticipated. You two, Brunswoman and ks132 (as well many others), are convincing me think he's worth the extra dough. I am a little worried about how shocked people may be if I have boobs - that's the only anxiety I have, really. That and CC, but I figure if things don't work out I will just get them taken out. I look pretty bad at this point and don't have much to lose (other than $10,000+!!!). I want to know what it's like to have breasts in this lifetime. And I don't care that much what other people think.
June 3, 2015
Cc was the one thing that freaked me out before doing the surgery but I quickly pushed it aside... Anything u do to your body can have consequences and like u said i_love_flowers if it doesn't work out they can be taken out... For me I had zero boobs so if I have to go back to it so be it... But with the crease incision and under the muscle I felt pretty confident that I would be ok... In dr Kim's videos u see him using his hands and fingers to put implant in but when I went to surgery I saw "Keller funnel" written across my file... I got super excited! I didn't know he used that method. I knew Eugene Kim the other dr in the office did it but not David Kim... It's the "no touch" method which has proven to decrease the risk of CC so I was kinda jumping up and down inside... Also the minimal insicion and less trauma to the area... I asked dr Kim what he thought about it and he said he didn't think that it really had much affect on CC but that it was easier to get implants in so he uses it... Either way I'm happy that he did :) also went out to dinner last night and ran into a couple of ppl I knew and for some reason got super nervous I pulled my hair in front of my boobs and kinda used the diaper bag as a shield lol I mean I know I'm gonna have to face ppl eventually but wasn't prepared for it last night... Hopefully visiting with my friend in a little bit will break the ice! Anyways I say it's definitely worth it just go for it a little more money and the odds in ur favor for them to look amazing since most of his girls look amazing is well worth it. :)
June 3, 2015
I think the cleavage thing has to do with anatomy if u notice I still have a slight definition of cleavage in my before pics even tho I had no boobs at all in pics where I'm standing in between the front and side view u can really see it.. So that may be why my cleavage has been there from the beginning? When they drop and fluff it will definitely be there tho Dr Kim's girls always have amazing cleavage :)
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June 5, 2015
I did notice that: ) I had none at all before, but like you said, after they d&f, hopefully they'll fall closer together. That's one of the reasons I chose him...and probably why my sternum and chest area feels so bruised inside..but it should all be worth it! : D You look so good, I'm soooo happy for you!!
June 3, 2015
I'm sure they'll change but certainly will get better each day :)
June 3, 2015
Are you taking all those medications and vitamins that he prescribes after the augmentation ?
June 3, 2015
The antibiotics I took and finished yesterday... The vitamin e I think I can start taking next week and already got the vitamins for that cuz anything to help prevent CC I will do... He mentioned scar capsules that he sells in the office but I completely spaced asking about them on my way out... I don't know if they were to aid with healing of the insicion or to help with CC?? I think I might email Grace and ask :)