Small BA on 21 Y/o with No Children- 240 cc Moderate Silicone

I am scheduled for my procedure next week and am so excited! I am currently LESS than a 32A. I have always wanted boobs and now will finally have them! I specifically do NOT want big boobs, as I have a tiny frame and just want something proportional, natural-looking, and feminine. Therefore I have decided to go with the 220 cc low profile silicone implants. I decided between these or 235 cc moderate profile, but I chose 220 cc low profile. This is because I am extremely thin and just want to fill out my bras/swimsuits and not look noticeably augmented; I realize this is a small implant size. I think the moderate profile would probably look good too, but my biggest fear is going too big as I have a relative who did and regretted hers for YEARS. Dr. Grotting and staff are very professional and welcoming, and the 3D technology he has to simulate what it will look like on YOUR body is top notch! I also cannot stress how patient and genuinely interested in you his staff are. Amanda has been very kind and helpful to me while going back and forth about which size to choose, and even accommodated me coming back in to try on sizers a second time. All in all, I consulted with 3 other surgeons in the area and came back to Dr. Grotting, who was my first consult. He is relatively expensive but I just did not feel that I could find the same quality of work as is shown in his before and after photos anywhere else, and I came to him at the recommendation of a friend. I believe that I am in good hands and will have amazing results based on what I have seen and heard so far. His before and after photos literally look like natural breasts. Fingers crossed, stay tuned for updates!

I had my surgery yesterday! I ended up going with 240 cc moderate profile implants since they said that would fit my small body better than low profile.
Everyone at the office was great and I was extremely nervous. I woke up in recovery and just wanted my parents! I think my actual surgery only took around 30ish minutes once they took me into the O.R.

Today I am sore and my chest muscle feels VERY tight- like I have a huge, tight rubber band around my chest, and when I sit up from a reclining position, my boobs stay stationary and I feel like I have a segment of a two by four strapped on my chest. I have had some moderate pain. I have a low pain tolerance but still have not had bad pain. I have not been taking pain meds every 4 hours and have been fine, I just take them when I feel like I need them. Some moderate pain but nothing like I am dying. The chest tightness is what is bothering me, but when I recline or lay propped on pillows I am fine. I was not as tight the day of surgery, but after sleeping last night I feel like the stiffness really set in!

I took my first post op shower today and WOW that was an experience! It was the first time I saw my new boobs or even took the support bra off. It was a shock! Thank goodness my mom was here to help me! She said they looked good and I’m sure they do but I’m just not used to seeing boobs on my body. She squeezed my shampoo and conditioner out of the bottle for me because they were close to empty and helped me with my shower. My boobs are very high and tight (I expected that though) and look like torpedoes. One nipple is pointing a little differently than the other, but I’m not worried right now as I’m pretty sure with swelling and all that is fairly normal. Hopefully in a few weeks they will look more alike.
This is the crazy part! When the support bra came off it LITERALLY felt like my boobs were about to pop and fall out on the floor! In the shower I kept saying “I’m scared” because I could feel the implants in my chest way more than when they are being squished down and supported by the recovery bra! I didn’t like that feeling so I showered super quickly, just enough to feel refreshed, and got out and put that thing back on ASAP! The support bra squishes more than I expected and my mom had to fasten the clasps together for me. The support bra clasps I think are making my sternum super sore and tender, or maybe it’s from the surgery, I’m not sure. Anyway I love this support bra because it keeps it from feeling like my boobs are going to fall out! That was such a strange sensation and I can’t wait for that part to go away haha!

Over all so far I have been sleeping as I feel tired (also thanks to some of the meds I’m sure), laying reclined in bed, and walking around as much as I can. I had visitors yesterday and today and felt well enough to sit and talk with them. I felt more tired on the evening of my surgery, but I have had more energy today. I do not feel terrible but I do get tired easily. The pain is really not awful. The stiffness and tightness are the main things affecting me now.

Today is day 3 post op and I am feeling way better than I expected! The tightness has faded a lot and I actually don’t really have any pain in my boobs. The painful thing is the band of the compression bra I have to wear. It digs into my sternum where it clasps in the front and hurts and makes it hard to breathe deeply. I put a rolled up sock behind the bottom clasps in front to help keep it from digging into my sternum so bad.
I took another shower this morning and it was a little easier than last time. My boobs don’t look so “torpedo-like” today like they did the first time I took off the bra. Today they are a bit rounder and I didn’t notice my nipples pointing different ways so I’m hoping that’s good. They do feel really big right now but I’m pretty sure that’s just swelling since I got such a small implant size! It still feels weird when I take the bra off to shower and my boobs feel so heavy when they hang unsupported and I can feel the implants behind the muscle when I bend over to get soap in the shower without to bra on. It’s a weird sensation and leaves me wanting to put the bra back on ASAP! But not quite as bad as I did the first shower a couple days ago.
I basically have no pain just my body aches some from having to lie on my back every night and a lot during the day. I’ve been getting up and walking around the house, eating, etc but my legs especially do not like laying on my back every time I lie down. My first follow up appointment is this upcoming Thursday and I will share about it here.