Natrelle Inspira 445 UHP

Hi everyone. I wasn’t sure I was going to write a review, but after reading so many inspirational journeys I thought I would add mine to the mix. Also I haven’t found a ton of reviews for the type of implants I am getting, so hopefully this can be helpful to someone else.

So a little about me:
- 33 years old
- 8 month old baby with 4 months of breastfeeding
- 5’7
- 132lbs (athletic build)
- 11cm BWD
- 32B?? currently
- Boob goals: D~DD cup

Like many of you ladies, I have always had small boobs and have never been happy with them. I remember in grade 6 seeing girls start to fill out and convincing myself I was just a late bloomer and would catch up eventually. (Spoiler Alert: That. Never. Happened.)

Fast forward to an experience in high school where after a guy put his hands up my shirt and he described the size of my breasts as “a handful”. That stung, was insulting and embarrassing. I will never forget that feeling of disappointment.

Although augmentation was always something I wanted there were some obstacles in my way:

- I have always been athletic, playing lots of sports and went to university to play soccer and have played at some international tournaments. It wasn’t possible with my schedule to even consider it (I still play soccer but it’s not as intense).
- Cosmetic surgery isn’t something that my family or friends are familiar with and I felt embarrassed to even think about it.
- Third, and most importantly, my mother had breast cancer at 32 years old (my dad’s mother also had it twice). Growing up breast cancer wasn’t an “if” in my brain it was a “when”. So I have always locked up the notion of getting implants as an impossible, and likely, irresponsible choice.


HOWEVER, a couple of years ago my mother had testing done and was informed that she does not carry the hereditary BRCA1 or BRCA 2 genes. Therefore I do not have any more of a chance to get breast cancer as the next person.

By this time in my life I have a husband and we are planning on starting a family. So not an ideal time. (Rewind a couple of years when I was first dating my husband and I grudgingly admitted I wanted implants and he immediately made me feel stupid for even thinking about it. BUT after I explained all the things I explained to you above, and he realized it wasn’t a rash decision, he got completely on board).

So I decided we would have our first child, but I wouldn’t wait until we were completely done having children (I felt like I have waited long enough). Plus since I get a year off for mat leave, I would do it while on mat leave to not have to worry about taking time off from work.

So I had my baby in May 2017, stopped breastfeeding at the beginning of November 2017 and after extensive research in my area I scheduled consultations with two different doctors.

As I mentioned in my last post I decided to make consultations with two different doctors. I picked these doctors based on RealSelf reviews and ratemeds. I was opened to seeking out other doctors as well if I wasn’t satisfied with either of them, but I was hoping that wouldn’t be necessary.
My first consultation was with Doctor Chong in November 2017. I knew he would likely be on the more expensive side but I’ve told myself from the beginning I wouldn’t be picking a doctor based on price alone. A couple of my observations about this appointment:
- His office is downtown, fairly far from my house and you need to pay for parking.
- His office was very busy (Pro - he’s sought after, must mean he’s good at his job but the waiting room was small and cramped)
- The appointment was almost 40 late (Con)
- I thought his bedside manners were much better than the reviews I had read (not a necessity for the job, it was a nice surprise)
- While we were in the appointment he was in and out of the office quite a bit, which I found distracting and made me feel rushed
- He was satisfied with the timeline I was thinking (March 2018, 4+months post breastfeeding)
- He listened to the size I wanted to go but didnt try on sizers at the consultation nor did he want to speculate on the CCs that would be used (I found this very odd, how am I suppose to make a decision on you being my surgeon if I have no idea what my body can handle/ what size you think I can go?) This was discouraging.
- The invoice for the surgery was even more than I anticipated, and I was already prepared for the cost to be on the higher end of things.
I left the consultation a bit confused but nonetheless confident in his abilities based on the overwhelming positive reviews he has received.
In December 2017 I went to see Doctor Korus:
- Her office is very close to my house and free parking (bonus).
- The office was beautiful and more open than Doctor Chong’s.
- I was the only one there and appointment was right on time
- Doctor Korus was very friendly and made me feel extremely comfortable. She is very unassuming and more looks like a school teacher than a plastic surgeon.
- She didn’t rush me and gave me lots of opportunity to ask questions. She made me feel like an equal and was impressed with the amount of research I had already done.
- She also agreed that March 2018 would give my breasts enough time to settle from breastfeeding (and honestly about 5 days after I stopped breastfeeding they dried up and went back to their original size, just with some sag to them)
- She helped me try on sizes. She was in agreement that an ultra high profile would be best on my frame. We started at smaller sizes as she likes to work her way up and see how the patient reacts, which I liked.
- I ended up liking the 400 and 445 Natrelle Inspira ultra full profiles the best.
- The cost of surgery was less than I was expecting and $2500 cheaper than Dr. Chong.
I felt so good after the consultation but I wanted to talk it over with my husband first to make sure I was making the best possible decision (he came to my first consultation, but wasn’t able to come to my second).
He told me it was a no brainer that I needed to go with Dr. Korus. I felt kind of guilty about it because I didn’t want it to seem like I was picking her solely based on the price point But I thought if all things being equal (skills, reviews, prices) I would still pick her based on the feelings I got from her.
I was super excited that I made a decision BUT I knew from my consultation that surgery dates weren’t posted yet for March. I called the office just to double check and was asked to call back the week of January 9th as dates would be available then. I know most ladies on here are like me and are super impatient with this process and it killed me I would have to wait 3 weeks to hammer out a date.
Also wanted to mention that I told my mom about my decision to go ahead with surgery while she was here visiting in October (she lives across the country). I was very upfront that I wasn’t looking for her opinion or her blessing but if she wanted to support me that I would appreciate it. She kind of rolled her eyes, but not only did she say that she would support me, she would come back to visit and help me recover in March. I shouldn’t be surprised by this - she is the most incredibly loving, caring and supportive person I know. But it was still nice to know she has my back.

I apologize if this review is too wordy. I actually really enjoyed reading the lengthier reviews as it intrigues me why women decide to get implants. I love reading their trials and tribulations and I feel like it has really prepared me well so far. Im also using this review to journal my own thoughts and feelings. Even though I have a very supportive husband and best friend, I don’t want to inundate them with boobs boobs boobs 24/7. Also I’m not a very emotional person so this gives me a way to open up about a very personal experience.

So continuing on...I spent Xmas in Vancouver with my husband’s family which helped distract me and pass the time. On January 9th I called the office to pay my deposit and book the date. I was originally thinking March 20-21ish as I wanted to be done playing soccer for the indoor season and didn’t want to risk missing any games. But it appeared that week wasn’t available at all and they offered March 27. I thought that was a bit too late because I go back to work the first week of June. Due to my job requirements I would need atleast 6 weeks off PLUS time to get back into shape. So we decided on March 14th and I paid the $2000 deposit. I also made my preop appointment for Feb 6 to finalize sizing.

Interesting tidbit: March 14th is “Steak and [RS bleep] Day”. I’ve decided to change it to “Steak and Boobjob Day”. LOL. But since I’m a vegetarian, my husband can have the steak and I’ll have the boobjob!

Right after settling on the date I booked my mom’s plane ticket. She’s coming March 8 and is staying for a month. I can’t wait for her to be here and spend time with me and her granddaughter. She hasn’t seen her since October and FaceTime dates just aren’t the same. Plus who doesn’t love having their mom look after them when they are feel shitty. She will happily become the cleaner, the cooker, the babysitter and the caregiver when she is here.

After booking my date I went into overdrive looking at boob pictures. I realized I didn’t know my BWD which is a pretty important measurement to know as it is a major deciding factor on the size of implant you can squeeze into your body. I didn’t know what CC size I should focus on in my searches. I obviously knew 400&455 UHP were safe bets but I’ve always had the number 500 in my brain and was hoping I could get something more.

I waffled on calling the office to ask because I didn’t want to be that needy broad who calls constantly with different trivial questions. But I also knew that not knowing would just drive me insane and I wouldnt be able to wait for my pre op appt to find out. Well I’m glad I called but got a disappointing answer. My BWD is only 11. Which is pretty shocking to me because I have broad shoulders. My husband also attempted to measure my BWD several months ago and I think it was 13.5 - clearly we did it wrong. Womp-womp

Still I have hopes that maybe it is an 11.something and it would give me the ability to go to 480 UHP. I really want to be a D-DD (closer to a DD, but I would be happy with a D, I would be very unhappy with a C). I’m just not sure a 400/445 could give me those results.

Also I do plan on uploading photos because if I’m being honest I skipped over all reviews that didn’t have photos. But I need to work up the courage to do that. I’m thinking closer to my surgery date because once I have bigger nicer boobs I won’t care too much that my small deflated saggy boobs are out there for the world to see.