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11cm BWD, 350cc HP Gel, 5'5", 115lbs, 34 Y/o, 3 Babies
UPDATED FROM oregonstrawberry
1 year post
Almost Two Years Update
WORTH IT$6,000
LOVE my shape! Continue to be pleased with my gorgeous, natural-looking results almost two years post op. CC has remained stable which is a double yahoo!! Could not recommend my surgeon Dr Riou enough—and grateful for his patience in my “freak out” moments with the CC post op.
UPDATED FROM oregonstrawberry
1 year post
A Kind and Rockstar Surgeon
Consulted with several doctors to have augmentation after three babies (AA with little tissue to a full C). Wasn’t impressed with the fountains and champagne but WAS blown away by Dr Riou. His confidence, experience and results are hands down the best in our area. I had a grade II CC develop in my right breast and he held my hand through processing. In the end have chosen to “wait and see” and thankfully the CC has remained stable at a II. A year-and-a-half post I am so grateful and pleased with my results. Would go to Dr Riou again and would certainly trust my own sister or daughter in his care. Thank you Dr Riou.
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I am thrilled for you.
I'm so happy things went well with your revision.
UPDATED FROM oregonstrawberry
1 year post
Overall Experience
Hello :) I needed to step away last year to process and wait. Almost a year and a half in I am so happy I did this for myself. The Grade II CC has not progressed and overall I look even and beautiful. I also needed time to mentally adjust and accept going from my first image to today. Going from a AA with little tissue to a very womanly C (my official final size) took some real time to physically, mentally and emotionally accept. Might sound weird but true. In the end I look NORMAL. In the end I look beautiful and fit into clothes of my size and my confidence level has skyrocketed. As a Christian wife and mother doing this I feel zero shame now.
***Reminder to you athletic gals to LISTEN to your doctor and not go back to weight training upper body for the full time. I’m fully back and able to do everything I did previous. You’ll get there too. Cannot stress enough the importance of allowing yourself to heal so you don’t aggravate tissues and (possibly) cause CC.
***Reminder to you athletic gals to LISTEN to your doctor and not go back to weight training upper body for the full time. I’m fully back and able to do everything I did previous. You’ll get there too. Cannot stress enough the importance of allowing yourself to heal so you don’t aggravate tissues and (possibly) cause CC.
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Thank for sharing your story. I was very athletic before surgery. My PS told me how tough my muscles were and said it would take longer for them to drp. Left has dropped a little and the right is still super high and tight. I massage and take muscle relaxers. Nothing seems to work. I haven't "worked" out per say, but have been walking every day. I did try rowing a few times....instantly i knew it was a bad idea. Back to walking I went. I have pain, but nothing like what you you were describing in your other posts. How many months before you really knew there was a problem? I am still being hopeful that nothing is wrong....but then i have been reading some horror stories and I think I am spooking myself.
I would go back in at six months and again at a year. I feel like it took about 18 months for everything to be fully “settled.” My CC really hasn’t progressed and though I can feel the slight difference myself, visually you cannot tell. Give it time. Don’t exercise those chest muscles for a year or more. Even now I modify a lot so I don’t aggravate my chest muscles.
thanks for repsonding. i definitely will not do chest. and i don't think walking is hurting me. but i did stop rowing for sure. it's not like i tighten my muscles really by walking. I have seen my PS 3 times since surgery....3 times at the very beginning and my next appt is 15 Feb. if covid doesn't end up cancelling it. I will be just shy of 9 weeks then. after that i think she said she wanted to see me face to face at 6mths, but i could do virtual appts in between. She is 2hrs away so that is why she said 6mths after this next one.
Hey. I had mine done on Feb 11, saline under the muscle. I am 5’9” and very athletic. I never imagined recovery would take this long. Because I’m so lean on the upper half of my body, it’s taking me longer to “drop.” Sometimes this upsets me and although I do see progress already, I guess I’d just feel better if someone told me this was normal. I literally had NO idea I’d have such “high” boobs or that take so long to drop. I do my pushing and massages during the day and wear my torture strap at night. I’m hoping to get some feedback from women who’ve gone through this and can give me some tips on what’s normal and what’s not and anything I can do to help move
this process along. I’d LOVE any and all feedback and advice. Thanks
this process along. I’d LOVE any and all feedback and advice. Thanks
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With sizing and profile: Realistically (and this is all just my opinion) if you have as little tissue as I do the smaller you go in the moderate profile range (this would be the lowest profile/projection available) the more "real" they will look. The gel is worth the extra money hands down. Now if you have a wider chest than I do you might be able to get away with more and your surgeon should listen to your lifestyle, modesty and desires. I was super limited without going high profile at that 11cm chest width in the smooth gel implants. Since I do not tend to walk around in triangle bikini tops I felt this was an okay choice for me. I am more of a sports bra kind of girl. However if I DO wear something tiny and revealing that shows the sides of my breasts in any way and raise my arms its pretty obvious I have two nice implants. haha. I also have a tiny bit of the rippling on the sides where the implant isn't fully covered by the muscle but I can more feel it when I run my finger over than see it two years later now. I am absolutely here for you if you have any more questions. This was something I wanted my whole life, waited until after nursing every baby before considering and am just oh so happy I did this for myself. My husband who swore up and down he could care less seems to adore the change too. *wink wink