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Breast augmentation 375cc - 1.5 years post op - still love my implants
UPDATED FROM Graceful260883
1 year post
1.5 years post op update
Graceful260883March 6, 2022
WORTH IT$5,600
Thought I would post an update now that it has been a little over a year and a half since my surgery. Since then I gained 15lbs which caused some stretch marks. I've now lost about 7 lbs and have used tretinoin to try to fade the stretch marks. They are probably mostly here to stay but it isn't a huge deal. I did feel like my implants made me look "bigger" after gaining weight, but that is to be expected.
I did CrossFit for about a year after getting implants and had no issues, but I would skip bench day and would modify workouts with push ups and pull ups (would do ring rows instead). I still love my implants aside from not being able to do chest dominant exercises. Had I known how strange it would feel, I probably would've gone for over the muscle implants. I now feel like getting into climbing or cross country skiing as a serious hobby is kind of off the table because im afraid of displacing my implants.
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UPDATED FROM Graceful260883
3 months post
A little over three months post op and I’m still loving the results!
Graceful260883November 24, 2020
I have now been working out since week 6 post op and I can do pretty much any workout. I don’t really attempt any chest exercises (like bench) and hanging things (toes to bar and pull-ups) still feel uncomfortable. Other than that I have no issue going to CrossFit or F45 classes. I find the animation deformity (from the implant sitting under the muscle) when I flex my pec to be strange, but I just try not to flex my boobs while naked so I don’t have to see it lol. My only complaint is that my scars don’t sit perfectly in the crease, and one scar is higher (more noticeable placement) than the other. I am posting pictures of the scars. I’m hoping they will fade. Sometimes I wonder if going with saline implants would have been the smarter option so that the scars would be smaller and placed in my armpit, but overall I am very happy with my results and wouldn’t change anything. My breasts are slightly firm (more so than natural breasts) and don’t feel exactly “real,” but I’m hoping they will also continue to soften up.
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December 12, 2020
I think you continue to look amazing! Has the softness improved so far? You looked fully natural after only a month! Could you show that and if the flexed pec deformity (only if you can stand to) in a video? Thank you!
March 10, 2021
I think they look beautiful! My doctor is recommending 375 ccs for me too, so that's how I found your review. Thank you!
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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