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Downsized by 75cc and Profile Change (350 HP to 275 Mod+)
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Downsized by 75cc and Profile Change (350 HP to 275 Mod+)
Olive87June 1, 2018
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About 21 months ago I had 350cc HP implants placed subfascially. I'm 5'8 and 110lbs and I've always felt that they were too large for my frame. They looked good and my surgeon did a great job but they were too big for me and I especially disliked the roundness in the upper pole and the unnatural projection compared to my skinny frame. I always wore sports bras or bralettes to make them look smaller. Regular bras or anything that lifted them or had even the slightest contouring made them look huge and very rounded in the upper pole. I felt that I looked heavier in clothes and that my boobs just looked too full. They looked great naked but they still would've looked great naked if they were a bit smaller.
I've always had a very lean, athletic look and I liked that. I realise now that all I wanted from a BA was a little bit of cleavage and more fullness, not a huge size increase. I just wanted to be able to wear dresses and low cut tops and have a nice breast contour. Prior to that, I wasn't able to create cleavage, even with the best push-up bras!
After a lot of debating and consulting with my PS on 2 occasions, 6 months apart, I decided to downsize. I was really worried about sagging, loose skin and what would happen to the nipple position. My surgeon recommended downsizing by 75cc and changing from a high profile to a moderate plus. This would mean the width would be unchanged but I'd be decreasing the projection by 1.2cm. I'd done a lot of reading about downsizing and everyone said that 75cc would be negligible and I'd barely notice a difference. Online forums can be dangerous places because a lot of the women there tend to have quite large implants and like an obviously 'augmented look'. Well, I'm 8 days post op and just had my bandages removed this morning. I can definitely notice the difference! I'm already fitting into 10C bras (was a full 10D before revision). They're firm-fitting in a 10C at the moment but I'm still swollen. I suspect that I will end up comfortably fitting into a 10C. Reading all of the reviews on here from women who've downsized or explanted encouraged me to go for it. Seeing how the skin improves drastically over time following explant or downsizing really gave me hope that I would be happy with the outcome. I'm fairly young (30), no children, was an A prior to my BA and didn't have any ptosis.
I got to see them this morning for the first time and I'm pleasantly surprised! They are slightly droopier than before (but not much) and they are a little square at the bottom from the stitches. However, I've seen how the skin shrinks back over the first few months and also how that squareness rounds out with the weight of the implant. So far, I'm feeling great. :) 75cc can definitely make a difference. I felt it as soon as I woke up from surgery and cupped my hands around my boobs. Of course, this depends on your frame and how much natural tissue you have. I'm very skinny with a narrow BWD (11cm) and a 27.5 inch underbust. When you're thinner, a little goes a long way, even if you're tall!!!!! I was talked into going larger because of my height and I've heard of this happening to other women too, who ultimately end up feeling too large. I don't blame my surgeon. I think he honestly tried to give me what I thought I wanted and I didn't look ridiculously large, just too big for me.
Happy I downsized! Will update photos to show how they change over the coming months :) I look skinny in clothes again!
I've always had a very lean, athletic look and I liked that. I realise now that all I wanted from a BA was a little bit of cleavage and more fullness, not a huge size increase. I just wanted to be able to wear dresses and low cut tops and have a nice breast contour. Prior to that, I wasn't able to create cleavage, even with the best push-up bras!
After a lot of debating and consulting with my PS on 2 occasions, 6 months apart, I decided to downsize. I was really worried about sagging, loose skin and what would happen to the nipple position. My surgeon recommended downsizing by 75cc and changing from a high profile to a moderate plus. This would mean the width would be unchanged but I'd be decreasing the projection by 1.2cm. I'd done a lot of reading about downsizing and everyone said that 75cc would be negligible and I'd barely notice a difference. Online forums can be dangerous places because a lot of the women there tend to have quite large implants and like an obviously 'augmented look'. Well, I'm 8 days post op and just had my bandages removed this morning. I can definitely notice the difference! I'm already fitting into 10C bras (was a full 10D before revision). They're firm-fitting in a 10C at the moment but I'm still swollen. I suspect that I will end up comfortably fitting into a 10C. Reading all of the reviews on here from women who've downsized or explanted encouraged me to go for it. Seeing how the skin improves drastically over time following explant or downsizing really gave me hope that I would be happy with the outcome. I'm fairly young (30), no children, was an A prior to my BA and didn't have any ptosis.
I got to see them this morning for the first time and I'm pleasantly surprised! They are slightly droopier than before (but not much) and they are a little square at the bottom from the stitches. However, I've seen how the skin shrinks back over the first few months and also how that squareness rounds out with the weight of the implant. So far, I'm feeling great. :) 75cc can definitely make a difference. I felt it as soon as I woke up from surgery and cupped my hands around my boobs. Of course, this depends on your frame and how much natural tissue you have. I'm very skinny with a narrow BWD (11cm) and a 27.5 inch underbust. When you're thinner, a little goes a long way, even if you're tall!!!!! I was talked into going larger because of my height and I've heard of this happening to other women too, who ultimately end up feeling too large. I don't blame my surgeon. I think he honestly tried to give me what I thought I wanted and I didn't look ridiculously large, just too big for me.
Happy I downsized! Will update photos to show how they change over the coming months :) I look skinny in clothes again!
Replies (3)
July 9, 2018
Hey you look amazing! Just curious on the price. Was it higher to have this done than the initial breast augmentation? Im looking to decrease as well. Im 425cc high profile and im very petite. Same issue. Just wondering is it much of a price difference.
July 17, 2018
I went back to the original surgeon. It was cheaper than the first surgery for me because he halved his initial fee. However, hospital fees were exactly the same. Anaesthetic cost was lower because it was a simple exchange and therefore, a shorter procedure.
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