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Couldn't Be Happier
I've had the best experience with Dr Kalus at Avenue Plastic Surgery. I'm 4 days post op and recovering well and so far, very happy with the results.
I'll take you back to the beginning of my journey which started in August this year (2019)
I originally wanted just fat transfer as I didn't like the idea of having implants and it wasn't really about the size for me, I never wanted big boobs as I have a small frame, I just wanted a better shape and cleavage. Original size was a 10a/b but I always wore padded bras. My aim was to have boobs the size of my boobs in a padded bra, but without the padding. So basically no-one would notice the difference in clothing. During my first consultation with Dr Kalus, he introduced me to the idea of hybrid procedure which involved fat transfer with an implant too. I didn't like the idea of this at the time as I was set on not having implants and I was concerned about the recovery time with implants. After doing some research, it appeared that the recovery would be similar either way. Also, because I don't have a lot of fat to donate I began to be concerned whether I would get the results I wanted. The lipo was just a necessary for me, it wasn't something I wanted to have but there is no other option for fat transfer at the moment other than to have it taken from yourself. My legs could definitely be a bit slimmer at my thighs but generally speaking I like my legs. I grew more and more concerned about the lipo side of the procedure and how much fat he might have to take to get a good boob result.
Dr Kalus and his team were there to answer all of my questions throughout my decision making process. I came in to see him twice and had a third phone consultation to make my mind up, and I never felt rushed through any of it or pressured one way or another. He didn't mind spending the time to get to the right decision for me. Eventually we agreed that a small implant with fat transfer would be the best option for me. Dr Kalus told me to go away and trial different sizes with stockings and rice in a sports bra. Over the next few days I did just that and decided that 150cc would be the ideal size, especially as this was just the implant, there was going to be some fat in there too. Even just 25cc rice more felt too big for my frame.
Day before surgery I went to have light treatment and spoke to the anaesthetist assistant on the phone to get my instructions. The private hospital is really amazing, i'm so pleased I chose to go there. The day of the surgery, Dr Kalus marked me up before theatre and let me see / decide where I was happy for him to take fat from. He marked up my inner and outer thighs for lipo and my breasts for where the implants and fat would go. He put dots where the incision points would be so that I could see. We discussed that perhaps 175cc may be needed depending on how much fat he could get, but I was happy for him to make that call during the surgery. The surgery went smoothly and I woke up to lovely nurses in recovery. Dr Kalus came to see me shortly after and told me that he managed to put 80cc of fat in each breast which was more than we had anticipated, so he decided to stick with 150cc which I was very happy with.
I wasn't in a great deal of pain, discomfort I would say but nothing unbearable. I had drains in which are annoying more than anything, they make it hard to move around but they don't hurt. The nurses talked me through my medication, and once I was fully with it, sent me home. Every single person I came into contact with at the Windsor was amazing and I cannot thank each and every one of them enough.
I felt incredible the first day (day of surgery). Yes I was in a bit of mild pain but it was totally manageable. I remember thinking, if this is it, then i'm going to be just fine. When I got home, one of the things that collect the blood from the drains fell out and the suction stopped working. I had a bit of an emotional break down at this point in my drugged up state as I got blood on my carpet and bed. I was being dramatic but like I said, I was still high on drugs. I didn't really get to see my new boobs as I was all bandaged up. I rested the whole day in bed, took heavy pain killers and some Valium to sleep at night.
Day 1 - The first day post op I felt pretty good too. Still on the heavy pain killers but it kept the pain away. Had my drains taken our by the lovely nurse Meghan. It was such a relief to have them out as they were really annoying. I got to see my boobs for the first time and was over the moon with them! They look so natural. They feel a bit hard and it feels like I can feel where the implant it, they are swollen and will drop and soften in a few days. I had a relaxed day having lunch with a friend. Didn't feel the need to stay in bed as I felt fine, although I did have a dizzy / nauseous bout but took some meds, relaxed and felt better. I decide to have a much needed shower which was a bit uncomfortable. I'm adjusting to them being there and I get kinda worried that the implants are going to fall out the bottom, it feels like they are! So I spend as little time as possible out of the recovery bra the surgery gave me. The lipo areas are definitely uncomfortable. The bruising isn't as bad as I though it would be but my legs are tender and feel a bit odd when not in a compression garment. The garment itself is pretty annoying and uncomfortable, i'm not looking forward to 6 weeks of wearing it.
Day 2 - Similar to the day before, generally felt fine so went on a little excursion and did a light walk. Car journey made me feel nauseous but again, meds cured that. Sitting up, opening doors, getting up is kinda hard, partially because you are scared to engage any of the pec muscles but the pain is totally manageable with the strong pain killers. My boobs look even better today. They have softened overnight, my friend gave them a feel the day before and today and tells me the same thing. Again, the lipo areas are probably more uncomfortable than the boobs, but moving around helps. When I first wake up the are a bit painful but once you have got moving it gets a bit better.
Day 3 - This was a low day for me, mentally and physically. I had been told that day 3 is the worst and it really was. But for a few reasons that were my own doing. I probably overdid it the previous two days and should have just not moved from my bed. I felt exhausted, not in pain as such but definitely the most uncomfortable I had felt so far and I was questioning why I did this to my poor body. But I listened to my body and decided to rest up, I stayed in bed all day and my body thanked me for it. Boobs look better still and feel even better. I decide on having a shower again but with a bikini top this time to stop the feeling of the implants falling out the bottom. Seems to work.
Day 4 - Feels like I am over the hump. Boobs look and feel great, I feel great, almost feel back to normal and ready to go back to work. Just going to give it one more day to make sure. The odd feeling I get when I take the bra off is starting to go away, it no longer feels like my implants are going to fall out as much. I change the tape over the incision points of my lipo and get to look at the incisions for the first time. They are really tiny, barely noticeable so i'm optimistic about how they will heal.
I'll take you back to the beginning of my journey which started in August this year (2019)
I originally wanted just fat transfer as I didn't like the idea of having implants and it wasn't really about the size for me, I never wanted big boobs as I have a small frame, I just wanted a better shape and cleavage. Original size was a 10a/b but I always wore padded bras. My aim was to have boobs the size of my boobs in a padded bra, but without the padding. So basically no-one would notice the difference in clothing. During my first consultation with Dr Kalus, he introduced me to the idea of hybrid procedure which involved fat transfer with an implant too. I didn't like the idea of this at the time as I was set on not having implants and I was concerned about the recovery time with implants. After doing some research, it appeared that the recovery would be similar either way. Also, because I don't have a lot of fat to donate I began to be concerned whether I would get the results I wanted. The lipo was just a necessary for me, it wasn't something I wanted to have but there is no other option for fat transfer at the moment other than to have it taken from yourself. My legs could definitely be a bit slimmer at my thighs but generally speaking I like my legs. I grew more and more concerned about the lipo side of the procedure and how much fat he might have to take to get a good boob result.
Dr Kalus and his team were there to answer all of my questions throughout my decision making process. I came in to see him twice and had a third phone consultation to make my mind up, and I never felt rushed through any of it or pressured one way or another. He didn't mind spending the time to get to the right decision for me. Eventually we agreed that a small implant with fat transfer would be the best option for me. Dr Kalus told me to go away and trial different sizes with stockings and rice in a sports bra. Over the next few days I did just that and decided that 150cc would be the ideal size, especially as this was just the implant, there was going to be some fat in there too. Even just 25cc rice more felt too big for my frame.
Day before surgery I went to have light treatment and spoke to the anaesthetist assistant on the phone to get my instructions. The private hospital is really amazing, i'm so pleased I chose to go there. The day of the surgery, Dr Kalus marked me up before theatre and let me see / decide where I was happy for him to take fat from. He marked up my inner and outer thighs for lipo and my breasts for where the implants and fat would go. He put dots where the incision points would be so that I could see. We discussed that perhaps 175cc may be needed depending on how much fat he could get, but I was happy for him to make that call during the surgery. The surgery went smoothly and I woke up to lovely nurses in recovery. Dr Kalus came to see me shortly after and told me that he managed to put 80cc of fat in each breast which was more than we had anticipated, so he decided to stick with 150cc which I was very happy with.
I wasn't in a great deal of pain, discomfort I would say but nothing unbearable. I had drains in which are annoying more than anything, they make it hard to move around but they don't hurt. The nurses talked me through my medication, and once I was fully with it, sent me home. Every single person I came into contact with at the Windsor was amazing and I cannot thank each and every one of them enough.
I felt incredible the first day (day of surgery). Yes I was in a bit of mild pain but it was totally manageable. I remember thinking, if this is it, then i'm going to be just fine. When I got home, one of the things that collect the blood from the drains fell out and the suction stopped working. I had a bit of an emotional break down at this point in my drugged up state as I got blood on my carpet and bed. I was being dramatic but like I said, I was still high on drugs. I didn't really get to see my new boobs as I was all bandaged up. I rested the whole day in bed, took heavy pain killers and some Valium to sleep at night.
Day 1 - The first day post op I felt pretty good too. Still on the heavy pain killers but it kept the pain away. Had my drains taken our by the lovely nurse Meghan. It was such a relief to have them out as they were really annoying. I got to see my boobs for the first time and was over the moon with them! They look so natural. They feel a bit hard and it feels like I can feel where the implant it, they are swollen and will drop and soften in a few days. I had a relaxed day having lunch with a friend. Didn't feel the need to stay in bed as I felt fine, although I did have a dizzy / nauseous bout but took some meds, relaxed and felt better. I decide to have a much needed shower which was a bit uncomfortable. I'm adjusting to them being there and I get kinda worried that the implants are going to fall out the bottom, it feels like they are! So I spend as little time as possible out of the recovery bra the surgery gave me. The lipo areas are definitely uncomfortable. The bruising isn't as bad as I though it would be but my legs are tender and feel a bit odd when not in a compression garment. The garment itself is pretty annoying and uncomfortable, i'm not looking forward to 6 weeks of wearing it.
Day 2 - Similar to the day before, generally felt fine so went on a little excursion and did a light walk. Car journey made me feel nauseous but again, meds cured that. Sitting up, opening doors, getting up is kinda hard, partially because you are scared to engage any of the pec muscles but the pain is totally manageable with the strong pain killers. My boobs look even better today. They have softened overnight, my friend gave them a feel the day before and today and tells me the same thing. Again, the lipo areas are probably more uncomfortable than the boobs, but moving around helps. When I first wake up the are a bit painful but once you have got moving it gets a bit better.
Day 3 - This was a low day for me, mentally and physically. I had been told that day 3 is the worst and it really was. But for a few reasons that were my own doing. I probably overdid it the previous two days and should have just not moved from my bed. I felt exhausted, not in pain as such but definitely the most uncomfortable I had felt so far and I was questioning why I did this to my poor body. But I listened to my body and decided to rest up, I stayed in bed all day and my body thanked me for it. Boobs look better still and feel even better. I decide on having a shower again but with a bikini top this time to stop the feeling of the implants falling out the bottom. Seems to work.
Day 4 - Feels like I am over the hump. Boobs look and feel great, I feel great, almost feel back to normal and ready to go back to work. Just going to give it one more day to make sure. The odd feeling I get when I take the bra off is starting to go away, it no longer feels like my implants are going to fall out as much. I change the tape over the incision points of my lipo and get to look at the incisions for the first time. They are really tiny, barely noticeable so i'm optimistic about how they will heal.
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