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20, No Kids, 5'7, 135 pounds, UHP 750cc silicone implants

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My surgery is tomorrow... AHHHH! Finally. I feel...

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domarnold
WORTH IT$8,000
My surgery is tomorrow... AHHHH! Finally. I feel like today will go by so slow because of how excited I am. When selecting a doctor I went with one who was a little more expensive but in my opinion, you get what you pay for.. My doctor is very experienced and listened to my wants and gave his honest opinions about everything. He's very straight forward and I like that! I was worried that I would have to go with saline because of my age.. (The FDA recommends silicone implants to ages 22 and up) nothing against anyone who goes with saline, I just knew I personally wanted silicone. The first thing my doctor said when we met was that he recommends silicone and will have no problem giving them to me. He likes silicone better because they last longer and he believes there an all around better implant to go with. Yay! So I already had my pre op appointment and I tried on sizers. Right now before surgery, I have small C's. I knew I wanted to be around a DD after surgery. I am 5'7 and weigh around 135. I'm tall and have broader shoulders and realized that big boobs (sizers) don't look all that big on me! The nurse even made a comment about how normally the sizers I was trying on look a lot bigger on others than they do on me. That just goes to show that implant size looks different on everyone!! Don't base your size off of anyone else! I decided to go with around 750-800cc. I know, that sounds huge, but I promise on my body it really doesn't look all that big. And if I'm paying this much money I want them to be a noticeable difference! My biggest fear is regretting not going larger and my doctor is very aware of that. He's going to have many different sizes in the OR tomorrow to pick the perfect ones off of my wish pics! I know a lot of women want the natural look with implants, I do too but I don't want a super natural look if that makes sense... I don't mind if they look fake, no I don't want to look like a [RS bleep] star or anything but I like a certain look to them. I like it when they sit up higher on the chest and are very full. That's why I decided to go with the ultra high profile. My ribs aren't very big or wide at all so UHP is a good choice for me I think because they aren't as wide of an implant and they extend more to give me more fullness! I'm not really nervous about my surgery, I'm very excited and want to get it done already!!

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William H. Huffaker, MD (retired)

William H. Huffaker, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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March 23, 2016
goooddd luckckk!!!
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March 23, 2016
Thank you!!! I'm about to leave now, so excited!!!
March 23, 2016
happy healing!!!
March 23, 2016
Good luck!
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March 24, 2016
Thanks!
March 24, 2016
Wow ur really young. Is this something you've always wanted? Will be thinking of you. Good luck.Speedy recovery!
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March 24, 2016
Yes it is, I also had a good amount of difference between the two size wise.. I've always been very self conscious about it so everyone supported my decision!
March 24, 2016
Awesome! Can't wait to see pics after ur BA
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March 24, 2016
I will post them as soon as I can see them! I believe tomorrow is when I can take all of the wrap off as long as all of my pain pump medicine is gone!
March 24, 2016
In the mean time. You take care of yourself! So excited & happy for you! I can't wait to be a part of the booby club LOL!
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March 24, 2016
I can't wait to see my results! I literally cannot see anything right now and it's driving me crazy! Saturday morning is when I can take the wrapping off and shower so I'll make sure to take pictures then to update everyone!
March 25, 2016
Awww sweety....Saturday will be here before u know it! Just take it easy. Don't overdo yourself! Can't wait to see some pics.
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March 25, 2016
Thank you! My mom is the one taking care of me because my husband is currently deployed and she isn't being very nice about it.. She gets mad when I have to wake her up at night and she keeps yelling at me to do my exercises.. I haven't lived under her roof for a year and a half and it's getting so annoying! My husband is so much more caring and supportive in these situations than she is! I'm praying I feel better soon so I don't have to keep relying on her so much!
March 24, 2016
What size is your BWD? I'm gonna go 800cc also not sure if hp or UHP. I can't wait to see your post op pics!!! Best wishes and speedy recovery! :)
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March 24, 2016
What is BWD? Sorry I just don't want to guess and give you the wrong answer! Lol
March 24, 2016
Haha BWD - Breast wide diameter. I didn't know either until after being on realself... Some surgeons measure the breast width. I've been on numerous consults and o my two actually measured me. My first two surgeries the doctor didn't measure that they only measured to see if I only needed a lift.
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March 24, 2016
My paperwork doesn't show that but I know he took a lot of measurements before surgery! My bmi is 22.5 if that helps! And I wore a 34 b/c before surgery! I'm honestly pretty skinny I can try to find a good picture of my size from before surgery if you'd like!!
UPDATED FROM domarnold
Day of treatment

Update: from the other side

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Hey y'all, so I made it through surgery! It went pretty fast from what I remember! I went in and filled out some paperwork and got to talk to my hubby on the phone before I went in (he's in the military and is currently deployed overseas). Then right after I was taken back and got prepared for surgery! Everyone eas super nice and helpful! I remember being wheeled into the operating room and switched beds and then I was out. I woke up in recovery but it took me awhile to fully wake up, I was exhausted and wanted to keep sleeping lol! When I finally woke up more they gave me water and cheese it's but I was in a lot of pain so the nurse gave me some more medicine through my IV but it didn't help very much... I've been in pretty bad pain ever since... It's weird because most people I've read about feel pretty good on the first and second day and then the pain them on the third day.. My mom seems to think that it might be because I'm pretty skinny and went with a pretty big implant do it's causing more pain. I also had a slight lift where the doctor evened out my areoles because one was larger than the other. My doctor decided to go with 650cc's for one and 750cc's for the other because of my unevenness! I'm so wrapped up right now I can't even see what they look like at all.. I have to stay wrapped up until day three because I have a pain pump, I also can't shower until day three which incredibly hard for me because I'm kind of a germophobe lol. My stomach and neck are super swollen which sucks and my throat is super sore because of the tube they put down it. I will keep you updated and get better pictures once I can see more of my new boobs! I can't wait for them to heal more.. I'm so excited to see how good they look! P.S.- sorry for any typos, I'm kind of loopy from all the pain meds!

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March 24, 2016
Oh wow! Hope u can get some rest and put some food in ur tummy. Happy healing!
March 24, 2016
I hope your recovery will get better
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March 24, 2016
Thank you! I hope so too I just keep reminding myself that it'll all be worth it in the end!! Can't wait to see them!
March 24, 2016
Take it easy! The pain meds causes bloating and constipation! It sucks! Lol. I hope the pain eases off soon!!!
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March 28, 2016
I've definitely noticed that!!! I'm trying to take less medicine each day so I don't start relying on it! Plus the pain meds really didn't work that well for me anyways!
March 25, 2016
congratulations!!! what cup size were you before the surgery?
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March 25, 2016
My cup size was pretty uneven! I was a B in one and a C in the other!
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March 25, 2016

Welcome to the community, and thanks for sharing! I hope the swelling eases soon. Please come back with anther update soon :)

UPDATED FROM domarnold
2 days post

Day Two post op

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Hey everyone.. I'm still in a lot of pain.. I'm assuming it's because of how much my skin was stretched because of how big I went.. I thought I had a high pain tolerance but I guess I was wrong.. It doesn't help that I haven't even gotten a glimpse at my new boobs.. But that should all change tomorrow! I get to take the padding off and shower tomorrow thank god!!! I will get pictures then to post! I might also be in pain because I've been laying in bed since my surgery... I haven't really moved around so I'm sure that was helping. But I'm currently sitting up in my living room and it has helped the pain a little! So sit up as much as you can for future reference!!! I will give another update tomorrow :)

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