Petite BA - 100lbs 5’1” Mentor Silicone HP 300cc

Hi!
I decided to get a BA because I used to be a cheerleader and had nice perky boobs that were between a 32D-32DD. I lost a lot of weight due to a health condition and ended up at basically nothing. I wanted my shape back.
I saw Dr. Simon’s natural results and decided to go for it.
So today was the day of my surgery and the first day of post-op!
I have a post-op appointment tomorrow morning.
I took a Xanax this morning an hour before the procedure, waited about an hour and a half to actually get on the table and into surgery; during which we started the IV, chatted with the surgical tech, got marked up by Dr. Simon, and was evaluated by the anesthesiologist.
I was super nervous all week. I kept weighing bigger vs smaller implants. Dr. Simon has a very gentle touch and honest and straightforward bedside manner. He made me feel very comfortable in my own skin and the evaluation went really well, he also has a great sense of humor and directness. I loved that about him, and his results look super natural.
He had initially recommended 250, which I loved - absolutely adored in the Mentor HP silicone sizers. But, I worried they might be just a touch too small. I had gotten used to my small flat frame and I worried I would be disappointed to have to use a push-up bra if I got surgery.
I also worried about the 10% or 25-50cc decrease in size you read about online for submuscular placement. Dr. Simon said the mentor sizers are generally pretty accurate. Given my shrinkage concerns, I worked my way up to 275cc. We settled on 300cc just moments prior to surgery since I said I wanted a fuller look right then.
Looking back I sort of wish I had listened to him saying the sizers are accurate and factored potential weight gain into my sizing decision. I also wish I’d read a little factoid before surgery that said that projection of the sizers was increased after actual placement, which was my main concern about going for 250. I read some journal articles that said that on average 1 cup size is 138cc, which would have put me at two cup sizes at only 275cc!:
Cite:
A New Method for Determining Bra Size and Predicting Postaugmentation Breast Size
Author:
Pechter, Edward A.
Journal:
Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963)
ISSN:
0032-1052
Date:
09/01/1998
Volume: 102 Issue: 4 Page: 1259-1265
DOI:
10.1097/00006534-199809020-00056
I just hope I didn’t go too big.
We performed a periareolar incision and I spent about an hour in recovery. I was strapped up in a surgical bra and gauze when I woke up. I was wheeled out to the cab and then straight home.
I had a lot of pain at first and couldn’t lift my arms very high or get up or bend over slightly. After two pain meds and ice I felt so much better. My areolae/nipples feel like they’re oozing.
I’m including some pics of before and directly after surgery, some photos of the sizers, and my wish pic/mood boards.

So much less pain than yesterday.
I apologize for the wild review from earlier - I was on a lot of pain meds and was rambling.
I’ve barely taken one pill total today for the pain and had my post-op this morning. We removed the gauze and I saw how high my boobs were sitting, my nipples are almost facing downward and my left breast is more swollen than my right.
The nurse recommended that I don’t do any massage for now, as they have seen that it can actually expand the breast pocket unfavorably. Letting it drop naturally for the next two weeks will determine if at the two week post-op I need to begin massage based on where they sit. They’ll also remove my stitches then.
Gentle fondling is ok, which I’ve been enjoying.
I asked about drop and fluff and whether they’ll actually get bigger and the nurse said she actually thinks the opposite - they’ll look smaller in comparison when they settle into a more natural position than so high - which I was also relieved about.
They look huge, I weighed myself this morning at the office after the surgery and I gained 4-5 lbs! A quick search tells me the (2) 300cc mentor implants weigh about 1.3lbs total, so that makes me feel so relieved that a lot of the extra size I see is swelling.
I’ve been worried about looking overly busty and not being able to look “athletic.” But...after calming myself down and calculating the swelling in my weight, drinking plenty of water, and talking to my friends who’ve had BA’s or reconstructions I feel better about the settling size and experience.
Honestly, this recovery has been amazing. Last night my partner jiggling the bed when he crawled in was painful but once I got into a good position I passed out like a light. I woke up feeling so much better than yesterday. I can pick up large plates and open the fridge and pick things up and even bend over a little much more easily than yesterday. I didn’t even need help opening the medication bottles.
I felt comfortable taking pictures today with the gauze gone and I’m very happy with the shape and size and the way I expect them to turn out.
I’m a little bloated in the belly, very thirsty today (recommended to drink lots of water and take stool softeners to excrete the anesthesia), and am excited to watch them heal! Highly recommend. I’m going to miss my small boobs because I loved them but I also love these

I should probably start spacing these out after this so progress is more visible :)
I finally took a shower! The nurse told me yesterday I would be able to bathe today - no soap directly on the surgical tape just let the water run down and blow dry my incision tape afterwards. I was able to shampoo, condition and brush my hair on my own just not as vigorously as usual.
I feel like a sore workout today! I paid the price for the shower in the afternoon and had to lie down due to some soreness in my high side boob and along the underside of my upper arm.
I haven’t taken any pain meds so far since I’m bloated and trying to have a BM but I might give in soon so I can sleep.
I tried working today but being on the phone left me a bit out of breath from feeling like my chest is compressed, so I only worked for a few-ish hours.
I was told I could do body weight movements (no resistance), so for the prescribed ambling around time every two hours I’ll do a few air squats to get my blood flowing, hopefully it’ll help with swelling and maybe a BM after some coffee! No such luck yet.
My right boob is way less swollen today and I’m still excited, half praying they’re not too big and half not too small! I keep telling myself they’ll be perfect and they absolutely will be! No regrets :) Happy healing to all you out there!