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550cc Saline Natrelle Implants 26yrs 5'2 133lbs

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550cc Saline Natrelle Implants 26yrs 5'2 133lbs

Fabulous1650
Sharing my progress to help others. Personally I've always wanted to get my boobs done. My mother (who is latina) and her family all were blessed with a full figure and i took after my dads side of the family. I have always been a B cup, but when I had my daughter I breastfed for a year and my boobs were huge I think i was around a 34-36 D
Which i loved but I didn't really get to enjoy them... because let's face it having a baby on your boob 24/7 isn't exactly sexy.
Once i stopped breastfeeding I went almost completely flat and that was hard on me. I gained weight and they kinda "fluffed" back up but obviously weren't the same after that. My girls have been through some transitions.
I have done a lot of research and i'm finally in a place where I have the time and money to do this for myself and i'm so ready.
I had a really hard time trying to decide between saline or silicone mostly because I wasn't completely comfortable with the thought of silicone but I really wanted that natural feel. But after going over tons of reviews I decided to go with saline.
My biggest reasons are my own piece of mind that if it ruptures I'll know, the incision is much smaller since i'm using a bigger size, and I already have a decent amount of breast tissue so i'm hoping the feel will be more natural. My dr said I will still feel the implant on the outside but i'm okay with that.
I know a few people have said they felt like saline was more squishy than silicone and silicone was more firm. And others say the opposite so I feel like it can go either way but hey... i'll find out soon enough.
I had my post op appointment and I tried on my sizers and I originally I was thinking 440cc but after trying them on it didnt feel like it was enough for me. So I went with my gut and chose 550cc
My doctor is going to be doing 540cc overfilled to 550cc which was another big thing for me because I noticed that some overfill saline by quite a bit and they said that they felt much more firm in that case. Which is not what I wanted so i'm comfortable with the bare minimum overfill because I think like they will feel more squishy. Hopefully at least.
I'll post some of the goals I'm going for and my before pictures plus when I tried my sizers on.
Just 3 weeks before my surgery and i'm getting anxious.

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April 4, 2019
They look gorgeous. I’ve also decided on saline. Now I need to find a Dr.
April 6, 2019
Thank you! I'm excited for you too!
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April 6, 2019
I went with saline because of the same personal choice that you did, it was for peace of mind. But it was also because my mother has saline implants. They just look really good on her and really natural and she’s had them for about 17 years so I know that saline has been around for a long time and it’s tried and true and for the most of the time it doesn’t rupture as often as silicone. Also saline doesn’t have any heavy risks involved if it does rupture and you would know so that immediate reaction gave me peace of mind knowing that my [RS bleep] were not going to possibly poison me. Anyway, I was told not to overfill because it makes them more firm and ups the risk for rupture. So that’s why I filled to max volume for the implant that was in my Breast Width Diameter. I’ve also read if you don’t fill them to almost full, that also ups the risk for rupture because the implant can fold and rub.. causing a rupture. I’m very happy with my choice :) I’ll post more pics on my review.
April 6, 2019
Thank you so much for this! The last surgeon I went to was so determined to sell me on the new gummy bear implant that it really just turned me towards saline that much more. And now that I see your results it just confirms that I made the right choice
April 11, 2019
We have very similar stats ❤️ I went with 535cc. Love them!! If you have any questions - let me know !
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April 11, 2019
Best of luck! I'm on the other end, thinking of a reduction. lol Hope you get the boobs of your dreams!
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April 20, 2019
I just got 525cc saline under muscle today, pics on my profile if you’d like to see them.
UPDATED FROM Fabulous1650
21 days pre

Sizers

Fabulous1650
Here are some pictures and a video of 550cc sizers, I tried to get a better feel on what proportions I would be working with.
I'm not sure how accurate this will be but hopefully it's close because i'm going for that full look. I have decent hips and my bf noted that this size does make my waist look smaller which is always a plus

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April 6, 2019
I think they look great! Be prepared for the heaviness at first :)
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April 8, 2019

I think they look great too! 

UPDATED FROM Fabulous1650
17 days pre

Starting to have second thoughts on incision sites

Fabulous1650
I'm about 2 weeks away from my BA and i've been getting all my things ready, bra, clothes, meds ect. And not i'm starting to question if maybe I should go through the armpit instead of in the crease.
Mostly because I very much value my underboob and I knowing how my skin reacts to scars I have a feeling that i'm going to end up with red marks for quite some time.
And i'd rather hide it there because I know I won't ever see it
And since i'm going saline I know it's easier to do but I hear recovery time is sometimes worse?
I'll have to call my PS and see what her thoughts are on this.

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April 12, 2019
So excited for you! My surgery is April 22nd.
April 12, 2019
Getting closer! Are you excited!?
April 12, 2019
Yes I can’t wait!! I’m sorta freaking out. I’ll have my husband home with me the first 3 days but then I’ll be on my own from there taking care of my 4 yr old and driving my daughter to and from school. Fingers crossed pain will be minimal by then.
April 14, 2019
That's kinda how i'm feeling too lol I'm only going to get about 4 days of at home recovery before I'm up and around. But from what I hear the first 3 are the worst them it's all uphill. Hopefully for our sake :)