250cc Mentor Round Moderate Plus/ Silicone/ Unders

So after having 2 pregnancies & breastfeeding my babies I went from DD to small B. In December 2020 I had breast uplift ( mastopexy) and then year later decided to go slightly larger, not really increasing size but filling up lost volume. I am 35 years old, 2 kids , 163cm (5,4") and 58kg which is 127 pounds or over 9 stone respectively, depending which part of the world you are at. 250cc is what my doctor chose for me, I didn't have size in mind, I had no idea what CC even means, I went to my consultation and told him I want to fill up lost volume but not to be loo large and still look natural. I am quite athletic and I run and go to gym 4 times a week, I also love hiking and outdoor rock climbing etc so large boobs wasn't what I was going for. At my initial surgery when I was getting an uplift my doctor did ask me if I wanted to go with small implants along side lift but I declined it and was happy to have small, natural breast. Now I'm definitely happy that I waited for over 1 year and my mastopexy scars have faded.

I never did a full review of my breast lift procedure in December 2020. I think it’s a fantastic option for women with naturally large breasts or enough breast tissue that won’t require implant. For me it definitely fixed the issue of tightening my skin but I also felt like I my breasts where a lot smaller afterwards. For me breast lift + implant feels like a 2 in 1 surgery that don’t sync with one another . While lift will tighten the skin, implant will stretch it so I was always under the impression that 2 should be performed at different times. Having a year or 6 months of recovery time also allows you to fully make up your mind if you want to go ahead with enlargement or happy with your natural size :) Breast lift scars do take some time to heal. I used silicone sheets, different essentials oils but the best solution for scars Is definitely TIME. I would say it takes at least 1 year + for them to fully fade. If I had to rate pain from 1 to 10 for breast lift, it’s about 2/10 and recovery time is pretty straight forward, I also never lost nipple sensation, as I have noticed that many women do with breast lift or augmentation I should suggest this is down to individual plastic surgeon and their technique during operation . When I stressed this issue with my surgeon he said none of this patients have lost nipple session. So choose your doctors carefully.

I am just over 1 week post op and will give an information of how it went from the day 1. My surgery was performed in the morning, I went in Tuesday and got discharged on Thursday, so 3 days and 2 nights. I had drains inserted and they got removed on the day 3 when volume significantly decreased. Pain : I would rate at 9/10 and first 5 days where definitely intense. I was on intravenous pain medication for the first few days and pressure on the chest I could only describe as elephant sitting on you ! Even breathing is painful so I could only take small breaths and it’s very uncomfortable. Day 6 is when I finally started to feel better, went of the pain medication and felt less tired and fatigue. Pain gradually changed to more localised area and I mostly feel it at the incision place. Sleeping is still very uncomfortable, if you are a side sleeper or tummy sleeper this will be a challenge for you. I sleep in incline position with lots of pillows behind my back and have barricaded the middle part of the bed so I don’t roll over in my sleep. I have heard girls using neck pillow, I assume similar to those you can use for travels, I haven’t tried it out yet. Swelling is still pretty persistent and I had lot of upper Pole swelling in the day 3 and 4. I used ice packs in the evening to help minimise it and it’s very helpful. I drove for the first time 7 days post op and it was stiff and painful and something I only do for maximum of 1 hour a day and couldn’t imagine being on long trips just yet.