Breast Augmentation 26yrs old, 5'6", 125lbs, going from 32A to 355cc

I haven’t updated in a while but that’s just bc I’m SO happy!!!
I still cant sleep comfortably on my stomach and my left nipple is still less sensitive than my right but it seems to be slowly coming back. Hard to really tell though. Besides that, I’m pretty much back to 100% in every other way! I’m enjoying them so much. Wearing clothes, taking pics, and even having sex is so much more fun. I feel like I’m finally in the body I was meant to be in. It’s crazy how much this has done for my confidence. I could get greedy about the size but I’m glad that what I went with looks so natural and balanced on my body. Nobody ever thinks they’re fake even after I tell them. And I’m pretty open about it with other women too. I remember how much it helped me to talk to women who’d had their breasts done before so I try to pass that on by being transparent. I’d recommend this procedure and Dr. Salemy to literally anyone!

Not much has changed lately. Except that now I can workout! Yay! I’ll probably start leaving updates every 2-3 weeks now at this point.
I was actually told to take an additional week off from work bc of how physical my job is. And they cleared me to start working out around 5.5 weeks telling me to start light so I can ease into certain activities before going to work. They didn’t want me just going from no exercise at all to suddenly lifting, pushing, and pulling heavy things all day at work. Which makes sense. And workout out has been going well. I’ve been using mostly resistance bands so far and just recently started doing body weight exercises. So far so good! Its already been great for my mood.
I’m going to keep doing the messages because my breasts are still pretty firm unless I’m keeping up with it. And the nurses said that’s fine for me to keep doing it.
Now that I’m wearing more normal bras, I’m also wearing more normal clothes and doing that more often has me likening the size more. Also I talked to Salemy about the size at my last appointment and he made me feel so much better! I don’t think he realizes it but he said everything I needed to hear. When I told him I wished I had gone about 100cc or more larger he seemed shocked. He also said that the shape I have now (which I do love) would now be what it is if I had put in that much more and that it was really about the largest I could’ve done she said he didn’t think the results could’ve been any nicer me that even he as surprised at how great the outcome was. He also said that women who start at my dimensions who are wanting a larger size (like the ones in my wish pics I had shown him which are all a bit larger than I am) oft have to do it in stages to get the results they want and that over filling the breast in one go has the potential to do a lot more harm than good. This all made me feel so reassured. One, I needed to hear that I had made the best possible decision for myself that I could at the time given the circumstances and I did. If having gone larger (at least for this surgery) I’d have been at greater risks for complications and less than optimal results aesthetically, then I do longer have to grapple with regret. Also, his validation that my current results were in fact great and he thinks I may get used to them was very mind calming. Because I really trust his expertise. I also asked him questions about what it would take to do an implant exchange for something larger in the future. And he assured me that it as definitely something we could do. I asked and he said it wouldn’t make scars any worse and it wouldn’t increase my risk of complications either. Only thing is that if nothing wrong it’s the implants, then I’m paying for everything all over again. So I’m hoping to not want that and would like to fall more in love with the size but it’s nice to know that I have the option in the future if these feelings don’t continue to fade. But honestly they do look great. It’s just the size I’d been second guessing. They still look amazing and my confidence has already gone up so much. So now that I’m feeling more at peace with the decision I made on the size (knowing it was really the best thing I could’ve done at the time) then I think I’m about to start going through a whole new level of appreciation for my new breasts and I’m so excited!
Dr. Salemy is amazing. Truly amazing. Not only is his work just top notch, but he’s a kind and caring doctor who listens. He heard all my questions and concerns with patience and responded always with wisdom and professionalism. I can’t imagine ever going to any other surgeon for anything concerning my breasts after working with him. He’s got all my trust and respect. I’d recommend him to absolutely anyone.

I can’t believe I’m already this far along. Still thinking my breasts need to drop and fluff more but idk how much. I’ll ask at my next appointment what he expects to happen. Hopefully he’ll have an idea of how much more they’ll change.
My 6week post op appointment is actually in just a few days and not quite at 6 weeks…also my work scheduled me to go back a few days before my 6 week mark. Hopefully that’s not an issue because I do have a pretty physically demanding job. Actually a little nervous about it. Im going to try and get help from coworkers as much as I can but there’s a lot that I’ll have to do on my own. And I haven’t been lifting anything besides my small dog and cat which are both under 10 pounds.
Yesterday I actually decided to walk up and down the stairs at my apartment for a bit because I miss working out so much. I can already see a small effect on my body by not exercising already. It’s not much but my arms are less toned, my stomach is less flat, and my legs/butt have gotten softer/bigger. Not by a lot, but enough to bother me and make me feel different wearing a crop top. Some surgeons will clear their patients to do certain activities much sooner than others which I think is so odd. One surgeon might say you can do light cardio and/or lower body weights after a week or two and clear you to do upper body after just 3 weeks while another says not to lift anything or raise your heart rate for a full 6 weeks. Im sure just going up and down 6 flights of stairs at my apartment several times was fine.. it did elevate my heart rate a bit so I would take breaks so that I wasn’t really straining myself. But I’ll be so excited when I can actually go to the gym again.
I’m still going back and forth about the size although I’ll say that I get more and more comfortable with it as time goes on. Sometimes I think the size is perfect but most of the time I just really wish I had gone bigger. I’m beyond grateful for my bf and his amazing love and support. Every time I vent to him about it, I leave the conversation feeling better. I went out with some friends recently too and wore some REAL clothes besides just a sports bra and t shirt for once and it felt SO nice! I was so happy seeing my new body in my clothes. I wore a dress I already loved but omg I loved it so much more with my new boobs! It actually made me happy with the size when I saw them in the dress. And I got so many compliments on my look that night. It was really what my mind needed. Makes me excited to go bra shopping. But it was recommended that I wait at least 8 weeks to do that so I’ll try and stay patient for now.
Also can’t wait to go back to work. I know it’s for good reason that I’m not working right now but I really love my job and I really hate being a homebody. That’s actually been more tough than any of the physical healing imo. Not being able to exercise or go to work just sucks.
I also have a scab on one side of the incision under my left breast…so I can’t put scar tape on that area (as per the nurse I brought it up with) until it heals some more. I have tape on the rest of that incision just not on the scab part. Which makes me nervous that I’ll have a scar on that area…the rest of the incisions are looking good. Hopefully when that scab heals it won’t be too late for me to work on scar prevention there. Of course I’m going to still try, I’m just worried it won’t work as well because I’m having to wait to use it there.
Lastly my nipples are feeling great! My right one is pretty much totally back to normal as far as I can tell and my left one has significantly more feeling than it did in my last update (just not as much as my right). So I’m feeling really good about that. My nipples are a huge part of my sexual experience in the bedroom so that was scary. But of course I knew the risks. I’m just relieved.
Overall it’s been a good week!