Goodbye Itty-bitties!

I never write reviews, ever. But because RealSelf was so helpful for me in making my decision to go forward with breast fat transfer, I wanted to share my experience. First off I want to say Dr. Connall and his staff were SO wonderful. From consult to surgery I felt like I was in great hands. I really appreciated that he was straightforward with what our expectations would be, did not try to "sell" me on anything, and listened to my wants and needs. All the nursing staff were also phenomenal, they made the surgery day so comfortable for me.
As you can see from my before photos, I had basically nipples to work with. I have always been very small chested, before children I was slightly bigger but still not able to fill an A cup. After breastfeeding 2 children, these boobs shrunk down to absolutely nothing. After doing tons of research I knew that implants were just not going to be what I wanted, I wanted a more natural look.So going in to this procedure I kept my expectations where the should be, the end goal is to not have to wear a padded bra to make it look like I have boobs anymore!Based on how small my starting size is, we decided to do 2 procedures to get the result I'm looking for. And it mostly came down to the fact that he would not be able to fit much fat in the first time around. As of now I am planning on doing a second procedure in the new year. Surgery day was pretty seamless. He was able to harvest fat from my inner thighs, and I think injected about 70cc into each side. That is all he could fit, and all my tight breast skin would handle, as we were planning on doing the inner knee too but ended up not. So once I am healed, I should have a better foundation to work with to help the second round make more of an effect. My legs are definitely sore. Sore like I did 5 very tough spin classes in a row :) My breasts are just slightly tender at this point. I am anxious to see how much fat I retain, knowing I will lose some volume. So far I am very happy I went through with this!

Overall I'm feeling good. Thighs are pretty sore and swollen, getting up to walk helps with that. Still needing pain meds, hoping to switch to Tylenol tomorrow. Breasts are barely tender at this point. The photo in the bralette is a huge victory for me! Believe it or not, that is the most boob without padding I've ever had in my life! I'm fully aware they will shrink some, and will try not to be sad about it. Reminding myself that round 2 will make all the difference. Will update with lipo sites later.

Had my first follow up with Dr Connall yesterday. Everything is looking good to him and healing nicely. As you can see I do have some asymmetry as I am still more swollen on the right side. My left side feels more soft and like it has dropped if you will. I can find myself feeling disappointed looking at the reduction in size since surgery, BUT I have to remember the original plan is to do 2 phases of this so we get the desired result. And when I look at the before/after side by side photo, it is obviously a huge difference!
Dr is confident that now that we have a base to work with, he thinks he will be able to add 250-300cc each side next time.
My lipo scars are healing nicely. But woo-wee my thighs get sore by the end of the day. And they are still pretty swollen. The compression pants help with the discomfort, and walking around helps with the soreness. Hoping the swelling subsides soon so I can see what the lipo results really look like!

So far I am so happy I went this route even though it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Round 2 is scheduled for January!