Absolutely Ecstatic with my Results!!!
Absolutely Ecstatic with my Results!!!
It's been 3.5 months since I've had my surgery and I wanted to hold off on writing a review till I was at least a few months out from surgery. If you don't want to read a long review here is the short and sweet version - The results from Dr. Liland exceeded my expectations. My confidence has gone up so much, I am ecstatic!!! I went to 2 other consultations, and everyday I am so happy with the decision I made to get this procedure done by Dr. L island. With that said, if you want more details about the whole experience, keep reading ...
Although I am SO happy with my results, I still want to be transparent about everything, cause I know I would've appreciated it when I embarked on this journey.
Why did I go with Dr. Liland?
Besides the fact that the before/after pictures of his work were phenomenal, I went with Dr. Liland because I felt that he sounded the most confident in what he could deliver. I appreciate his forward and straight to the point personality. I know some people might not be keen on that, but when choosing to put my trust in someone for something as life changing as this procedure, I would much rather feel confident in letting them operate on me than what type of personality they have. Besides that, since I was getting a lift with implants, that procedure is more complex than just an augmentation.
How was the post-op/recovery experience?
This was my first surgery, so to say that I was freaking myself out is an understatement. I suggest you do your research (a LOT OF IT) so that you know what is/isn’t normal during recovery because trust me, I was convinced way too often that something was wrong , when it wasn’t - I just needed to let my body heal. Luckily, nurse Angela was always reachable via text and was very helpful in answering my questions. I did go to quite a few post-op check-ups, which is great. This way, Dr.Liland or his staff can monitor how things are going. One thing that I do think could be improved throughout this process is getting more clear post-op instructions. After the surgery, I received a printed document with instructions, but as someone who has never had surgery, a bit more info would have been helpful.
How are the results?
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. I had lost quite a bit of weight in the past, so my before pictures were tragic to say the least. I didn’t think I could have my breasts looking the way they do. They look SO natural, and the scarring is not bad AT ALL, given that I’m only 4 months out. I did buy the silagen scar tape strips from the office and wear them almost 24.7. Not sure if that’s why my scars healed so well or not, but I think spending the extra $$ for optimal results is worth it. Another thing to note - I hated my nipple size before, and I told him when he was marking me up that I wanted my nipples made smaller, and he did great.
What to know before surgery …
Bring inspiration pictures, come prepared with questions and make sure you’re clear with him on what your results are. Dr. Liland suggested 475cc implants, but this was him choosing a proportional size for my body, based on your typical breast implant patient. I failed to tell him that my goal wasn’t to have big boobs, but to have nice ones. I had such a hard time choosing my size, I ended up going back in to get re-sized a month after my initial consult and still didn’t know my final side till day before surgery. So basically, come prepared and be ready to share your final goal cause everyone’s is different.
Overall - I would give my experience a 9.5/10. Taking the half point off because I do wish there was more clear post-op instructions, but besides that, I couldn’t recommend him enough.
As an incentive for posting a review, this reviewer received an entry into RealSelf’s monthly $500 gift card giveaway.
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6 month update
Scarring is almost completely gone and they just look so good I’m in awe that he was able to make them look like this.
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Initially in my first consultation, Dr. Liland suggested 475. A few weeks later, I called and went back to get resized, I chose 335… and then the day before my surgery, I had a change of heart and called them and told them I wanted 300 and I’m so happy that I did. The sizing was the hardest part for me too, I was going back and forth for the longest time. I failed to go into detail in my consult about my end goal. I feel like if I did, he would’ve been more on par with his recommendation, so this was on me.
Again - I didn’t want big boobs, I just wanted them to be nice and perky. With a lift, you usually do go down a size, so the 295 with a lift actually gave me the same cup size as I was before.
I’m 5’5, weight 140 lbs and I work out a lot and live a healthy lifestyle, so I am leaner than most, so it made sense to go conservative with my size so that they would look natural :)
Additionally, I never smoked & didn’t drink for a while after the surgery. I use bio oil now on my scars once or twice a day, & also wear silicone scar tapes as much as I can.
I also know that with scarring, a lot of it depends on your genetics. I usually don’t scar too bad so that’s one thing to consider. I still think that, even if my scars were more prominent, it’s 100% worth it. I can wear so many more things now.
1 Year Update
I still wear scar tapes as much as I can to this day and take really good care of them. The faint scars don’t even bother me because the shape and the size and everything else is everything I could have wished for.
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