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Breast augmentation 375cc - 1.5 years post op - still love my implants
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Breast Augmentation 375 cc
Graceful260883August 15, 2020
WORTH IT$5,600
I just got home from my BA surgery with Dr. Price.
I did 3 consultation appointments with him pre op (I wanted to be thorough), and from the first appointment he said that my breast implants will be in the range of 325 - 375 cc. I have a rather wide chest and rib cage, so I was wanting to balance out my proportions and fill that space. I don't have children, but I felt that my breasts lacked volume and were a bit saggy. I already had some stretch marks from gaining some weight in college. I am 23 years old, 5'5, and around 140-145 lbs.
4 hours post op I am feeling okay. There is definitely soreness/tightness and pressure. I am afraid to examine them much at the moment so I'm just going to rest up and leave them alone.
My final size was 375 cc moderate plus profile (in order to have the width needed to fill my chest). I chose mentor silicone implants after teetering back and forth between saline and silicone. The hope of a more natural look and feel long term is what pushed me toward silicone. Dr. Price prefers saline, but hopefully I made the right decision for me! My incisions are inframammary.
I will post photos and updates as I move through my recovery! So far it is going pretty smoothly aside from some nausea and vomiting from the anesthesia.
Fingers crossed that they end up symmetrical, fairly close together, and free of any issues! Excited to see the drop and fluff happen in a few months. I'm going to try really hard not to be bothered by how they may look initially this week. :)
I did 3 consultation appointments with him pre op (I wanted to be thorough), and from the first appointment he said that my breast implants will be in the range of 325 - 375 cc. I have a rather wide chest and rib cage, so I was wanting to balance out my proportions and fill that space. I don't have children, but I felt that my breasts lacked volume and were a bit saggy. I already had some stretch marks from gaining some weight in college. I am 23 years old, 5'5, and around 140-145 lbs.
4 hours post op I am feeling okay. There is definitely soreness/tightness and pressure. I am afraid to examine them much at the moment so I'm just going to rest up and leave them alone.
My final size was 375 cc moderate plus profile (in order to have the width needed to fill my chest). I chose mentor silicone implants after teetering back and forth between saline and silicone. The hope of a more natural look and feel long term is what pushed me toward silicone. Dr. Price prefers saline, but hopefully I made the right decision for me! My incisions are inframammary.
I will post photos and updates as I move through my recovery! So far it is going pretty smoothly aside from some nausea and vomiting from the anesthesia.
Fingers crossed that they end up symmetrical, fairly close together, and free of any issues! Excited to see the drop and fluff happen in a few months. I'm going to try really hard not to be bothered by how they may look initially this week. :)
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UPDATED FROM Graceful260883
4 days post
4 days post op and off all pain meds!
Graceful260883August 19, 2020
So far the recovery has been good. Day 1 and 2 post op I was very loopy and tired from the prescribed pain meds and the anesthesia. I was very nauseous the day of surgery and the day after, I couldn’t keep most foods down aside from jello on day 2. By day 3 I was feeling tremendously better, and now on day 4 I have completely stopped taking any pain meds (even ibuprofen/Tylenol). I ice my breasts a few times a day. They already seem to be dropping the tiniest bit and softening. Pain is minimal, but the bra is uncomfortable at times since the band sits close to my incisions. The swelling has gone down some. Initially the left breast was much more swollen than the right. The picture I’m posting is from day 2 post op! I think I am going to like my results a lot once they drop and fluff and I am feeling mobile and good again!
UPDATED FROM Graceful260883
25 days post
3.5 weeks post op and I’m in love :,)
Graceful260883September 9, 2020
God bless Dr. Price!! I wasn’t sure about my results the first couple weeks because the girls were riding high and, although I liked the shape and proportions, they seemed very foreign on my body. Had a mini meltdown 1 week post op when I felt they were too big and that it looked like I had “cow utters”. Lol.
I’m now 3.5 weeks post op and they just keep dropping and fluffing more and more. They have even softened up quite a bit in just 3 weeks. I am so so happy with the results and can’t wait to see how they continue to change in the coming weeks.
I haven’t had any issues so far. I haven’t had any pain or discomfort since week one, really. I have been taking it easy (not lifting anything too heavy) and massaging them religiously because I would hate to displace his good work somehow. I have gone out a few times in a tank top with no bra which probably isn’t great.. but other than that I’ve been sticking to the doctor’s orders! I couldn’t have asked for a better result. I’m a very picky person who researched breast implants into the ground, and I all I can say is that I’m very glad I went with Dr. Price.
I’m now 3.5 weeks post op and they just keep dropping and fluffing more and more. They have even softened up quite a bit in just 3 weeks. I am so so happy with the results and can’t wait to see how they continue to change in the coming weeks.
I haven’t had any issues so far. I haven’t had any pain or discomfort since week one, really. I have been taking it easy (not lifting anything too heavy) and massaging them religiously because I would hate to displace his good work somehow. I have gone out a few times in a tank top with no bra which probably isn’t great.. but other than that I’ve been sticking to the doctor’s orders! I couldn’t have asked for a better result. I’m a very picky person who researched breast implants into the ground, and I all I can say is that I’m very glad I went with Dr. Price.
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September 12, 2020
Thank you for your review! Your results are beautiful! I am in that process of collecting doctors before consulting based on reviews I see. Why did Dr. Price prefer saline over silicone? I ask because he is high on my list for doctors close to me. Also, I've read most of your stats I think, but are they under the muscle?
September 12, 2020
Thank you! I was picky about surgeons and am ultimately very happy with my choice of going to Dr. Price. I would highly recommend setting up a consult with him!
I had 375cc silicone implanted with an inframammary incision under the muscle.
From what I understood, Dr. Price prefers saline because unless the implant ruptures (thus causing the implant to deflate and the saline will absorb into the body), then there is no reason to replace the implants. So you could potentially go 20 years with the same set of implants and -- as long as you still like the way they look/the size-- then there is no need to replace them. With silicone, you may have a more natural looking/feeling result (this also depends on how much breast tissue you are starting out with) but you will need to have MRI's down the road to ensure that a silent rupture hasn't occurred. The cost of those MRI's (assuming your choose to take that precaution) will certainly add up.
Those are the main reasons that I think Dr. Price prefers saline.
For me-- I was very interested in saline due to the reasons I just listed and also because 1.) the incision made for saline implants is smaller and can be placed in the armpit 2.) they are cheaper. The reason I ended up choosing silicone implants (under the muscle) is because that seems to be the type of implant most women opt for these days, and I've talked to several women who started off with saline and then switched to silicone. I didn't want the potential of rippling, feeling the water sloshing, or for the implant to feel more firm. Therefore, I have accepted the fact that I will likely have to have my boobs redone in 10 or so years..
I do know of a couple other women who had their surgery done by Dr. Price and they opted for saline unders, and they are all very happy with it and see/feel minimal rippling. Dr. Price told me that with the amount of breast tissue I was starting out with, I would be happy with the results either way. If you have very little breast tissue, he may be more likely to recommend silicone (but I'm not sure).
Hope that helps!
April 24, 2022
Silicone is so much better than saline!! I’ve had both and saline sucks. It ripples and doesn’t feel real at all. Silicone is so much better. Especially the cohesive gel silicone they have now and if they do rupture they stay in one place like a cut gummy bear. With a ruptured saline, you go completely flat.
September 19, 2020
How tall are you? Your results are amazing!
September 20, 2020
What is your bwd?! I’m 12.5cm and thinking of the same implant and hoping they look like yours. You look amazing!!
September 21, 2020
I believe one of mine was 14 cm and the other was a little over 14! So my implants probably had to be a bit wider than yours and I have moderate plus projection. Thank you so much :)
November 23, 2020
Hey! I love your results. I had my BA 2 weeks ago and my stats are very similar to yours. I was wondering if you could post an update on how you’re looking so far. I only hope mine look as good as yours when they settle!!
November 24, 2020
Hey! Congrats, that's so exciting! And thank you! I just posted an update :)
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