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Almost 9 months post update, so glad I did this with Dr. Grotting!

I'm coming up on my almost 9 month boob-iversary and just wanted to give a positive update on how things have been long term. Everything settled perfectly and I am now a 32D bra size in Victoria's Secret, and even though a size D might sound big, it's perfect even on my very thin body (it's also a 32 so a small D, basically like a full C).
I can't believe I've had these amazing boobs for this long already. It's crazy and they told me this would happen, but they literally feel like I grew them with my own body and I feel like I've had them my whole life! I was told that eventually your brain adapts to your new body image and you develop the sense that your new boobs are naturally yours and it's TRUE. I got that feeling for the first time about 1-2 months post-op-- I remember the exact moment I was standing in the shower washing my hair, and for the first time it felt like my amazing boobs were just naturally there-- and it's felt that way ever since.
I cannot praise Dr. Grotting's office and practice enough. I would 100% do this over again if I had to, and I would never go anywhere else to have it done. My breasts look and feel so natural, they move when I move ("jiggle" when I run like natural breasts), and this is coming from someone who had little breast tissue before having this procedure. They are perfectly proportioned to my body, a result of Dr. Grotting's thoughtful listening to my aesthetic goals and expertise in making sure it will "look right." They are exactly what I wanted and every day I am so glad I did it, and especially glad I did it with this office. I would not have gotten these results anywhere else in Birmingham, or even Alabama, based on the tons of before and after photos from other doctors I looked at before having this done. Dr. Grotting can never retire because there is no one else I would ever trust to do it (since breast implants are not "lifetime devices" and potentially have to be replaced at some point). I finally have the boobs that I wish God had given me. Dr. Grotting is expensive but in this case you 100% get what you pay for and he is WORTH IT hands down, don't trust anyone else with making sure you look naturally amazing! One of my closest friends, who has known me both before and after having this surgery, was talking to me recently about how she was interested in getting her boobs done someday. When I told her that I'd had mine done back in May she was shocked because she had never noticed (which is exactly how I wanted it to be, as I just wanted a natural look and to be able to fill out clothing/swimsuits as a result of my surgery)! To me, the best plastic surgery is the kind that looks amazing but isn't noticeable or obvious, it looks like you were born that way! Obviously if I had gone for a more dramatic look with bigger implants or had hung around my friends in a swimsuit a lot pre-surgery, they might've noticed, but I dress pretty modestly and haven't shown 'em off in a swimsuit yet! My honeymoon is this summer and I can't wait to look my best on the beach! One of my other friends and I had this procedure done with Dr. Grotting 2 days apart and her boobs look very natural also. If you're on the fence, I highly encourage you to do a consultation with Dr. Grotting because you can trust that he will make your results look natural, proportional, and appealing.

16 days post op

I am now 2 weeks and 2 days post-op! I just wanted to post a little update on how I'm feeling so anyone else who's considering this might know what to expect.
I have no pain now and the "weird" sensation of something being behind my chest muscle is basically gone. I only feel a slightly odd sensation when I move my arm in certain ways (ie to push in a chair). My boobs feel more and more like my own every day. My left boob has continued to drop and is still a bit swollen but I expect it to settle normally.
I have plenty of energy (and have for awhile now!), and just have to remember not to run or lift anything heavy for awhile.
I am still getting used to my boobs but I am feeling happy and pleased!

9 days post

I am now 9 days post op and had my one week follow up appointment yesterday!
One of my boobs is still higher than the other as the other has dropped more quickly. Dr. Grotting said that it is normal and that it is in position to fall into the perfect spot to be even with my other breast and nipples pointing same way. I will start the breast exercises soon and I was shown how to do that. I was given the OK to but a supportive normal bra, which I did and feels great, but I am actually wearing the compression bra still because I want to make sure they are good and ready to come out of the recovery bra. The recovery bra feels way better now than it did when I had just had the surgery! Not so constricting anymore!
As far as pain I only had pain really the day of surgery and a bit the day after. The day after was mostly stiffness and not pain.
My boobs still feel kind of weird to me as I can feel them under the muscle when I move my arms when I take the bra off to shower, but not as much as they did a week or so ago.
I am having a bit of pain in one of my incisions but yesterday at my check up they trimmed my sutures and said everything looked fine, so I’m thinking maybe I just stretched my arm a bit too far reaching for something high up and it will most likely go away.
When I got sized for a bra at the store (Victoria’s Secret), I am now a 32D!! I was in total shock! I’m not sure if I will go down in size as swelling goes down or not, but we will see. Even though my bra size right now is a D I don’t feel like my boobs are huge. Bigger, but not too big. Dr. Grotting remarked at my follow up yesterday that he thinks I got a perfectly proportional size and is glad I did not get a bigger option!
I am very pleased with the way everything is going and just waiting on my left breast to even out with the other one. I am still very early in the healing process so I’m being patient and not worried about it. I still can’t believe that the recovery has been so easy thus far.

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
One Inverness Center Parkway, Birmingham, Alabama
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Dr. Grotting is extremely professional while remaining approachable and friendly. My parents also both remarked that they liked him when they met him the day of my surgery! I never waited long when I arrived for an appointment, and they answer the phone even when it is 5 minutes before closing. The staff is incredibly friendly and made me feel comfortable with my first experience with cosmetic surgery. I consulted with 3 other surgeons while deciding on my procedure, but I didn't feel as comfortable with anyone else as I did with Dr. Grotting and his staff, and I'm so glad I made the decision to have my surgery with him. He is wonderful and I can honestly say that I would not have felt confident that I was in the best care (or going to get the best, most natural results) with anyone else. To me, his before and afters for breast augmentation look the most natural by far in the Birmingham area. He offers 3D technology to simulate what implant sizes will look like on YOUR body, and that made it so much easier to decide which size to get. He is expensive, but to me it is worth it to get amazing results with a surgeon and staff that I feel 100% confident in. You cannot compromise when it comes to something like this!