Lift + augmentation - meticulous & safe. Dr. Diaz is the best!

It's been one year since my surgery. My breasts look absolutely perfect. They've settled at a 34 DD. Im so SO glad I chose the highly cohesive implant style. I have the upper-pole fullness I've always wanted while maintaining an overall thin weight. I couldn't be happier. Any other doctor would've done the full anchor lift and I'd be scarred unnecess#arily. I'm just so fortunate that I found Dr. Diaz. I love the side boob I have. I feel "reborn" sexually.

I had my first follow-up appointment yesterday. When the nurse changed my tape, I saw my areolas for the first time since surgery. Ladies!! I have the cutest areolas in the state of California, at least, perhaps in the entire country! We all know the struggle is real--areolas the size of large sand dollars (or larger). Ugh. Now, my areolas are the size of quarters, perhaps slightly smaller, and perfectly shaped circles. Like....IDK, maybe Dr. Diaz was an art major prior to switching to plastic surgery. My boobs/areolas remind me of Holly Madison's from the Hugh Hefner show years ago (she was one of 3 of Hefner's gf's during the show). So yeah....my areolas are *winning*.

My right breast is still sitting higher than the left. Dr. Diaz said it will take time to settle and that I cannot massage my breasts (yet) because my lift incisions need to heal first. I'm good with that.

I included pics of the bras I purchased before surgery. The bra Dr. Diaz provided was OK, but after 1 day, my ribcage needed a break to something softer. The pics I included are two types I bought and I love them. Sometimes, the longline bra was not enough support and my nipple would start hurting, so I switched back to the zip-up sports bra or the one Dr. Diaz provided. I just wasn't about to buy expensive bras I'm only going to wear for 1-3 months. I was originally a 34-35A. Recall, I have 345 CC & 365 CC in my breasts. I guessed and purchased XL (I think) in the bras from Walmart. I probably could've gotten a Large in the zip-up bra, but the girls feel good in the XL so whatev...

One side note--you don't need 100,000 button-up shirts. I bought two and only used one for the first 24 hrs. Even on day 2+ you can put on a spaghetti strap tank top that's approximately 2 sizes too big for you. For instance, I wear a s/m top before surgery. I used XL & 2XL spaghetti strap tanks from my fat days to live in days 2+ from surgery. They just looked cuter and weren't as hot as the button shirts. I will post an update in 1 month (ish).

I went for a walk around the block yesterday. I've noticed I'm bloated big time. I've gained 11lbs from pre-op to post-op. Considering every gained pound is approximately 3,500 excess calories, there's NO WAY I've gained so much weight in 5 days. It will just take time for my body to pass all the fluid. I still love my results. I'm so glad I "invested" in a high-quality doctor. I'm definitely booking a tummy-tuck with Dr. Diaz next year. I cannot handle a mommy makeover in one sesh. I know it's more expensive to do both procedures separate, but again, I'm crazy scared about complications and I couldn't imagine trying to baby my new boobs while tending to a tummy tuck incision, etc.