Breast Lift with 275g Allergan Inspira High Profile Silicone Implants, 5’6”- 130ish lbs, Breastfed Two Babies

Hello everyone,
I have been following this site for almost a year now. I was nervous to post but figured I must since this source really helped me to make a final decision. I will start with a quick description of my background. After having my two kids, I lost over a hundred pounds and my breasts completely deflated. I was never really happy with my breasts, but this was horrible. I had worked really hard to lose the weight but still felt uncomfortable getting undressed. I decided that I would look into what it would cost and what the recovery time was for getting a BA and BL. I had three consultations before I made my decision on the surgeon. The first two doctors were very experienced and have quite a few reviews on this site. They both charged a consult fee of $100 and gave me the whole run down of what would happen. I liked both of them, however, the price for the procedures that I wanted were WAY more than I had anticipated. The first charged $18,500 for a BA & BL, while the second charged closer to $22,000 for both procedures. Before I had my third consult, I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to go ahead because of how expensive everything was going to be.
My third consult was with Dr. George Hamilton, the Dr. that I chose- not just for price, but for his demeanour. He is the Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in Calgary- one of his many accolades. He was very informative and straight to the point, without coming across as arrogant. He was the only surgeon to show me before and after photos of his previous patients to give me a really good idea of what to expect from his experience. He is very genuine and made me feel at ease. Unlike the other Dr.’s he gave the quote for his services directly to me. I didn’t have to wait for a nurse to come in and hand me a fancy folder with the entire breakdown of all of the expenses. He said that the BA & BL along with after care (including training bras and if any revision were needed) were all included in the quote. His entire fee for both services came to $11,765 inclusive of GST! I was elated and extremely excited when he told me this as I knew I would be able to go ahead with my dream surgery!
After the surgery was booked I just had to wait. Dr. Hamilton’s schedule was very busy so I had to wait a bit longer than I would have had I chosen a more expensive doctor. My consultation was at the end of September 2018 and my surgery wasn’t going to be until mid-January 2019. Well all I can say is- it was worth the wait!
At my pre-op appointment we discussed size of the implants after measuring me. My breast diameter is between 11.5cm & 12cm so he said that the best size for me would be 275g (exactly the same as CC’s). When he said this I was shocked. The other doctors I saw were suggesting something between 385 and 400 CC’s. To be frank, I wanted to go bigger than he recommended at first as I was afraid that my breasts would be too small. When I asked him why he wouldn’t go bigger than 275g he said that the larger the implant the more chance of complications later. There was a higher chance for the implant to come across the chest mid-line or end up “bottom-ing” out. He then said that he doesn’t put smaller implants in just to be “mean” but that, with his experience of over 30 years, he knew that I would get the look that I wanted with this size.
The days leading up to surgery I was very torn as to whether or not I would be happy with just the 275g. The night before surgery I had a bit of a panic attack as to whether or not to proceed if he wouldn’t go bigger. After a long discussion with my Mom, I decided that I would have to trust him as he was the expert. They couldn’t look worse than they already did but at least now there would be some volume instead of empty deflated balloons.
The morning of surgery I was nervous, anxious but mostly excited. I wanted to be finished with the surgery so I could start to heal and finally be happy about my breasts. After Dr. Hamilton drew a blueprint on me, it was time for surgery. When I awoke I was a little groggy and was now aware of the pressure on my chest. My Mom picked me up and took me back to her house. My husband was at home with the kids and was on full duty so I could take the time I needed to heal and recover.
The next morning, I was in pain but was surprised that it wasn’t as bad as I had prepared myself for. It was more of a muscle ache feeling. It was hard to move my arms (expected) but overall not too bad. The most uncomfortable part about the whole thing seemed to be the added weight of the implants in my chest- but that wasn’t even that bad.
The first DPO I took off my tensor bandage and had a good look at my new breasts. They were swollen and bruised but certainly an improvement over what I had previously. I was (and am still) extremely happy and excited.
Every day has been getting better and better and I couldn’t be happier! I am so happy that I chose Dr. Hamilton and that I actually took his advice in size. I have the look that I always wanted and it is only 12 DPO. Sorry for the long-winded post but I wanted to give the most info I could. I will update more in a couple of weeks!

This is the morning after surgery. Looks a lot worse than it feels. There was some pain but not nearly as much as I would have thought.