Mentor Memorygel 650cc HP

After having my original BA on 7/31/2020, I quickly bottomed out. My implants were placed over the muscle (subglandular) and I had Mentor Memorygel Xtra MPP 370cc. After 3-4 months my implants were sitting low on my chest and my nipples were "stargazing". I immediately started doing my research to find a new PS to perform a revision. I live in Hawaii and the selection for PS's is slim, and the prices are astronomical. I had at least 20+ consultations, in Hawaii and on the US mainland. After having such a bad outcome with my original PS (and being quoted way more than the original BA price for a revision) I really wanted to make sure I was doing all the research possible and getting the opinions of different PS's. My first BA I really felt that I had done my research, unfortunately I did not. This time around I was sure to really look at reviews and the amount of reviews a surgeon had. The general consensus was that I would need a capsulorrhaphy and/or galaflex mesh. Most surgeons stated that I should go larger, which I absolutely wanted to do. After completing my consultations I narrowed down my list to two PS's, one of them being Dr. Colgrove. I really wanted to have the galaflex mesh and the pocket repair. Dr. Colgrove ended up being my choice. They were very easy to communicate with and answered all of my questions beforehand. Dr. Colgrove performed pocket repair (internal suturing) with galaflex mesh and placed larger implants. The care that I received was amazing. Dr. Colgrove is very straightforward and down to earth. I felt very comfortable and confident with him as my PS. The staff at Vinings Surgery Center are amazing. I am a very difficult stick and getting an IV can be impossible at times. When I went in for surgery they tried getting an IV and it was unsuccessful, they tried so many times in all different places and it just wasn't working. Finally the anesthesiologist (Marshay) said he didn't feel comfortable sticking me anymore, and at that point I was getting lightheaded. I was devastated, I thought I wasn't going to get my revision. Dr. Colgrove said he would call the hospital and see if he could pull some strings and get me scheduled for a PICC line. I honestly thought he was just saying that to make me feel better. At this point I was crying like a baby, and they were all being so kind to me. One of the nurses (Robin) even wiped away my tears. To my surprise that afternoon the hospital called me to schedule my PICC line placement for the next day. I was nervous and relieved all at once. My surgery was rescheduled for a couple days later. Even though it was very stressful having to be stuck a bunch and getting a PICC line placed, I am so grateful for the care I received. Dr. Colgrove and the staff truly care about patient safety, and that really made me feel taken care of. The day of surgery went really smooth since I already had the PICC line. I changed into the robe and compression garments and was taken back to the OR. The anesthesiologist Marshay was really amazing, when he started to sedate me I could really feel the medication and I told him exactly that. I think he could tell I was nervous and he did the most kind thing. He grabbed my ear and gently massaged it while looking me in the eyes and telling me that they were going to take really good care of me. That meant so much to me. It sounds so trivial but it really put me at ease, I managed to say thank you before passing out and then waking up in the recovery room. Surgery lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes. When I woke up I was in a lot of pain, I knew it was going to be painful from other reviews I had read about galaflex mesh. I was cold and had horrible pain, but the nurse (Rachel) took excellent care of me. She immediately got a heater to warm me up and gave me a pain pill. She made sure I was comfortable and monitored me to make sure I was safe. Rachel was really awesome, very kind and helpful, I felt safe being in her care. She also pulled out the PICC line, which I was so nervous for, and I didn't feel any pain. She had it out so fast, I was very impressed. I had drains in both breasts and after a couple hours the pain subsided and I was comfortable. I was able to stay over the muscle and I decided to go with Mentor Memorygel 650cc HP. I wanted to go with the regular Mentor Memorygel instead of the Memorygel Xtra because I felt the the Xtra implants were too firm. They both have the same gel inside but the Xtra implants are 98% filled and the Memorygel are 93% filled. Hopefully I don't have any rippling with the regular memorygel implants since I'm subglandular. So far I'm very happy with my results. I'm still swollen and the implants are still hard and I have mild asymmetry but I now have cleavage. My IMF was raised at least 1-2 inches and I have a crease. Hopefully the pocket repair/internal sutures and galaflex mesh hold up and prevent me from bottoming out. Rachel (nurse) said that I was in pain because Dr. Colgrove had to do a lot of internal suturing, which is due to my original PS over dissecting my pockets. I am so happy I went with Dr. Colgrove at Vinings Surgery Center. Dr. Colgrove and all the staff (Marshay, Rachel, Robin, and all the other wonderful staff) were absolutely amazing. They truly care about patient safety and satisfaction. I am so pleased with my results and the care I received, I highly recommend Dr. Colgrove

My implants are settling nicely. They are starting to get much softer but still have a ways to go. There is still some mild asymmetry. The left breast is starting to round out at the IMF where the asymmetry is, but the right one is dropping a little faster. I'm fine with mild asymmetry as long as they don't bottom out and I have cleavage! Took some progress pictures and pictures with a blue tank top on with just a bralette under it and a tan tank top/minimal support bra crop top with no bra. The dissolvable stitches are almost gone except for 3 on the right and one of the left. At the IMF I can feel under the skin what feels like a firm rope like underwire (that's the only way I can describe it) I'm guessing that's part of the capsulorrhaphy, and what is helping support the IMF from bottoming out again. I'm having a virtual post-op Nov. 3rd with the PS. I'm going to ask him a little more about how the surgery was done just for my own knowledge. I'm so happy with the size and truly grateful for Dr. Colgrove!

I'm currently 2 months post-op and healing great! The swelling is gone, due to being subglandular I healed pretty quickly. I have been wearing a size 36DD push-up bra from Target pretty much 24/7 to keep my implants up and in. Dr. Colgrove recommended to keep the implants "up and in" for the next 6 months to help keep them in position. I have heard so many different recommendations from many different PS's about what to wear after the 6 weeks of wearing the surgical garment. From "it doesn't matter" to "whatever you want" and only two different PS's (one being Dr. Colgrove) recommended wearing a push-up bra. It makes sense to keep them up and in because the scar tissue is still healing and if they are in the correct position it is more likely that the scar tissue will adhere to the surrounding breast tissue. I am so happy with my results! The asymmetry I had on the bottom left breast (the one with the freckle) has rounded out and the breast tissue on the bottom poles of both breasts feels so strong and thick from the galaflex mesh. My areolas are in the correct position and I love the cleavage I have. I still have boob greed lol but I think that will always be a thing for me. I am just so impressed with how strong the IMF is. Going into this revision I really kept it in my head that if this didn't work then I would have to explant. I really didn't want to get my hopes up and I didn't know if the capsulorrhaphy and mesh would actually work. I finally feel that I can relax and take a breath at 2 months post-op knowing that the revision was successful. There is a little asymmetry on the upper pole fullness when I'm naked, the left breast is a little more rounded out and pronounced than the right breast but it is barely noticeable and doesn't bother me. I'm working on my scar therapy, I have been using Oleeva silicone sheets. My last IMF scars were really bad, they were red, long, and keloid scars, which I never had before. The scars are much better than before, they are still a little red but this time around I am making sure to actually do scar therapy consistently. One thing I have noticed is that these implants don't jiggle as much as my last pair, even though before I had Mentor Memorygel Xtra, which are more firm and 98% filled compared to the Mentor Memorygel which are 93% filled (same cohesive gel inside). I believe this is because my first surgeon had completely over dissected my pockets and the implants were able to move around way too much. During my revision Dr. Colgrove had to perform a lot of internal suturing to make the pockets tighter, I think that is why they aren't super jiggly. I really am so happy I chose Dr. Colgrove, I was really apprehensive about the revision working. Not only was the bottoming out fixed, but I now have the look that I really wanted.