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My BA journey - R485cc L450cc

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My BA journey

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em.ahh12
WORTH IT$5,299
I have legitimately have wanted a breast augmentation from the moment my mom got one ( I was 3 years old & I know it's sounds ridiculous) once I went through puberty my breast never developed a ton so I have always had really tiny breasts. I have always weighed less than 100lbs standing at a whopping 5'1 and was never anything past a B cup. However when I got pregnant I gained about 97lbs ( crazy, I know) and I was wearing a D size bra towards the last 2-3 months of my pregnancy and then my milk came in and I was a DD. WELP. My milk dried up and I went back down to about a C cup and HATED the way I looked. I started really researching for a plastic surgeon to do my BA as soon as I knew I could afford it.

I ended up going with Dr Gardener at Southern Surgical Arts and my surgery was set for June 16th! I went in for my consult and decided on silicone gummy her implants at 485cc. I went in for the surgery at 12:15pm and my surgeon told me that he would try his best to get those big implants into my petite body frame and that if he couldn't he'd Ha today go smaller but he'd give me the biggest implant that would fit. Seeing as how I was beyond thrilled to finally have some nice looking girls, I didn't mind a but as long as they helped me look more proportional and were sexy af.

POST OP: the first thing that came out of my mouth was "what size did he give me" the nurse told me he went with what was originally planned! I was so freaking excited! So, 485cc in my right breast and 450cc in my left since my left has always been naturally bigger. I trusted my surgeon.
I left the outpatient center and was headed to fill my prescriptions and knew I needed to eat before I took everything on an empty stomach. While waiting in the parking lot of Walgreens I felt myself turn green and quickly opened the car door and threw up. My chest muscles were SO TIGHT I was having a hard time breathing. Pain wasn't unbearable, just the tightness.
I ended up throwing up about 2-3 more times that same day before bed. My doctor prescribed pain meds, muscle relaxers, antibiotics and nausea medication. I have my 1day post op appointment today at 4pm

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Vincent Gardner, MD

Vincent Gardner, MD

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UPDATED FROM em.ahh12
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23yr old Breast Augmentation

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MOTIVATION: I have wanted a breast augmentation ever since my mom got one when I was 3 yrs old (crazy, right?) As I got older and my boobs grew no bigger than a b cup, my desire for a BA never went away. When I got pregnant at 21 my boobs blew up to a size D and then a DD once my milk came in. After my mild dried up, my boobs deflated and I was a small saggy C cup. Still not happy with my breasts, I started researching for optic surgeons around me. My best friend of about 13 years worked at a surgical center/med spa and recommended I check them out. After my initial consult (over FaceTime during quarantine) I scheduled my surgery. The initial price was 5,299 for the silicon gummy bear implants but they offered me 30% off if I paid in full. So, I ended up paying about 3,709. (Total steal)
BEFORE: I went to my in office consult bout 2-3 months later a couple weeks before my surgery and tried on the sizers and decided 485 cc would make me lost my most proportionate. (Mind you, I'm 5'1 and about 130lbs. I have always been shaped like a pear with a large bottom half and tiny top half and have always wanted an hourglass shape)  
I go in for my surgery at 12:15 on 6/16/20 and did my final sizing and photos. After talk with the doctor, he advised since my left breast is naturally a bit larger than right breast that it may be best to do 450cc in my left and 485cc in my right. I trusted him, so I said ok. With that, he also advised that, since I am so petite, he may not be able to get such large implants in my small torso so he may have to go a bit smaller on both but would try his best to give me what I wanted. He told me "regardless, they're going to look great".. so i was very confident I'd be either way.  
POST OP: The first thing that came out of my mouth was "did they fit?!?" My nurse kind of laughed and said "Yep! They fit! He got the 450cc in the left and the 485cc in the left" **HECK YEAH** I was so excited. I had her take a photo of them for me while I was laying there before she helped me get dressed (pictured above)... I had my driver take me directly to get my scripts filled and to grab some food before I took anything. While I was waiting in the parking lot for my meds, I got super sick and threw up outside the car. We grabbed my meds and hit a Taco Bell and ate 1 soft taco (It was almost 4pm and I hadn't eaten anything since midnight the night before and was STARVING)  
We got home and I got sick again after I took my meds. .. I finally got situated in the bed with all of my pillows and things and slept for a couple hours then tried to eat again. Got sick again.. (still starving so I kept eating and kept getting sick each time).. 
They prescribed me a nausea medicine, pain medicine, muscle relaxer and antibiotics..  
I had always been told by other women that when I woke up I'd feel like I had an elephant sitting on my chest, and even tho it didn't feel quite like that, my chest was soooo tight. (Probably bc I got the biggest implants possible *oops*) Generally, the pain was definitely bearable but the tightness was super unbearable and I probably the reason I kept getting sick. 
DAY 1 PO: I'm dying to see my new girls!!! I definitely don't feel as tight today and the pain is slim to none. My 1 day FU visit with Dr Gardner is today at 4 and I will likely see if there are any other stronger muscle relaxer available, since that's all I'm truly struggling with.

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My apologies for the typos.. Please just use your best judgement LOL anesthesia and reviews don’t go very well together.
Here are my photos from the day after :

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June 18, 2020
Im so happy for you!! Hope you are recovering well!
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June 18, 2020
Thank you!! I'm excited also! Pretty sore but hoping that goes away completely in the next couple days