So happy with my decision already

F/25/5'9/165lbs - Transaxillary submuscular silicone implants, moderate plus profile, 370 ccs

Hi everyone! I've had pretty small breasts my entire early adulthood. Several years ago, I was about 50 pounds heavier at my highest weight, and since losing weight my breasts shrunk into a very small 36A cup with mild tuberous formation. After years of insecurity and wanting to have my boobs done, i finally bit the bullet and decided to schedule a consult. I had my first and only consultation with Dr. Douglas Taranow in January 2023.

After reviewing his amazing work on other patients and meeting him in person, I knew that Dr. T was the right surgeon to help me achieve my goals. I wanted larger, fuller, but still natural looking breasts, with a goal of moving into a full C cup. Dr. T set realistic expectations for how I could be helped. Just a few days after meeting Dr. T, I made my deposit and scheduled a surgery date of March 2nd.

Day 1: 3/2/23

Today was the day! I went in at 7:15am and got prepped for my 8am surgery. It took about an hour and 15 minutes and I was on my way home by 10:30am. I'm wrapped up in my surgical bra as we speak and I can already tell I'm going to be really happy with the results. I'm feeling some tightness and a little soreness, but overall, the discomfort is not as bad as I anticipated (thank you extended release novocaine). Throughout the day, my prescribed pain meds and Tylenol kept me pretty comfortable and I was able to walk around easily. Pain is concentrated mostly just in the sternum area and a bit under my underarms, and pain levels hovered around a 2/10-4/10 for the duration of the day.

Day 2: 3/3/23

6AM: Whoa. Stiffness and pain is getting more intense. About 5 hours after taking my last Oxy the night before, my chest is SORE. Pain is at about a 7/10.

2pm: I've been taking my pain meds more frequently than yesterday and it's helping keep my pain at bay. I had a sneak peek at them for a minute today and it's so crazy having boobs finally! Bruising is pretty significant under my arms and breasts. Excited to be feeling less sore hopefully very soon

So far so good with healing! Yesterday was the last day of taking my painkillers and today has been just ibuprofen and Tylenol. I’m not in too much pain, but it’s generally uncomfortable to move around so I opted to work from home today and probably will do the same tomorrow. Some physical updates:
- my boobs themselves aren’t as sore anymore; not much stinging or shooting nerve pain
- underarms are VERY sore and tight; hard to move my arms up at all and feels like my arms are pinned to my ribs
- it’s difficult to sit or stand up straight, feels really tight in my chest when I straighten up
- bruising has turned more yellow/brown
- breasts are marginally less rock-hard and have a little more squish to them
- having lots of headaches and am tired most of the day
Also, I’m super eager to be cleared to do some light exercise. It’s been hard being so sentient, but I know it’s necessary for healing. Overall I’m happy with how they’re progressing. I can’t wait for the underarm pain to ease up and am so ready to take this tape off. Post-op appointment is in 2 days so I look forward to that :)

Y’all I am falling in looove with these results. I’m so obsessed. Felt pretty good today and went back to work in the office. Moving around all day has me wiped out, but the pain is really easing up and I’m just a little sore under my arms. One of my stitches has dissolved and is already flattening out; the other side is taking its time but still healing well.
I also had my one week checkup with Dr. Taranow today and he validated that my implants were settling in beautifully! We put fresh tape and scheduled my next follow up where I’ll learn the massage techniques.
I just want to say, I could not be happier with my decision to go with Dr. Taranow. Throughout this past week he’s been available 24/7 and called me over the weekend to check in, texted me on Sunday to see how I was doing, and has just been an outstanding, reliable doctor. His entire team has been so wonderful, friendly and personable. I left my check up appointment with a beautiful bouquet of roses from the team which was SO sweet. I really can’t say enough good things about Dr. T and his practice. HIGHLY recommend him and his team.