39 yr old mom, 5'2 and ~135 lbs (COVID gain)

So first lesson learned: Trust your gut. The reviews I read here all say to wait a couple week. And I think that’s correct for most patients. But unfortunately in my case, my first impression of the results ended up being final. My results still looked saggy & the shape of my breasts (which I loved!) ended up being much wider & generally just a lot. Not at all the cute, perky results I expected. And then I developed capsular contracture early on, but it wasn’t really acknowledged until a follow up visit on January. The response I received after my surgery & thru January was, well let’s just wait besides you can’t do anything for a year anyway. But when I sought second opinions following my last PS visit, several surgeons told me I didn’t need to wait a year & they generally had the same assessment of what was going wrong (capsular contracture, too much skin from my nipple to fold, wrong type of implants, anchor should have been used vs lollipop, etc.) So, after 3 consultations of what a revision would look like, I decided to work with a surgeon here in San Francisco. These are his before photos – next review is on the revision ????????????

Thanks to this app & all of your stories, I’ve been prepared for the emotional roller coaster of the last couple days. While my PS and surgical staff were great, the recovery period is no joke (my implant is under the muscle & that muscle pain is REAL.) I couldn’t even lie flat on my back without horrible muscle cramps until last night (still there but bearable) And seeing my boobs for the first time at my post-op appointment (Day 2) – well, I know not everyone loves theirs straightaway since they’re not in final condition. I didn’t love mine at all. In fact, I was so overwhelmed with regret I thought I was going to pass out, I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. (I mean, there’s really nothing left to do but pray the next few weeks away & hope things turn up.) I felt like I’d gone from one type of mom boob to another – they were super full like when I was nursing, but didn’t have as much lift & perkiness as I’d expected. I’d asked for a more natural look – I didn’t want fem-bot boobs & always liked my original breasts, so just wanted to restore them but with extra lift since I never experienced perkiness as a big-breasted teenager. I even remember joking with my doctor about not being able to hold a pen underneath them. So I’ve been staring at them a lot the last 24 hours since my post-op. Already there’s a difference, with the swelling going down. They are looking more natural, but do wish there was more lift – even just a quarter or half inch. My doctor did say some of the emptiness at the bottom of the right boob may sort itself out or we may take care of it in his office. So I’m crossing fingers & praying we get closer to wish pics with each day. I know it’s still an improvement from before, in a way, but I still could’ve lived with my girls. By doing this surgery, I wanted to experience perkiness while I’m still young in a way I never had before. (Oh and ps, the post-surgery bloat is real, too!! I think that’s also throwing things off)
PPS – I ended up with 255ccs in each breast

”It has been a privilege playing with you”
[queue Titanic string quartet]