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REVISION done from 350cc HP to 470cc UHP Natrelle Inspira - California
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I am 5 ft 5 128 pounds. 40 years old, My base...
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I am 5 ft 5 128 pounds. 40 years old, My base width is 13cm & 13.4 cm. 28 inch rib cage...measured right under breasts. above breasts from arm pit to arm pit im about 33 inches. 26 inch waist. incase someone wants to know exacts to help them decide on their size choice. (4 perfect kids. 2 boys 2 girls) Just stopped breast feeding my 1 year old 4 months ago. I had surgery 4 years ago. (350cc round smooth high profile silicone mentors under muscle) They feel 100% natural even my husband thinks so and he was against me having surgery. They look natural and I work out, run lift weights do yoga they have never been an issue. I have always thought breasts were so pretty and spent most my life being envious of all the girls with curves. From around age 13 I had wished I had boobies! I thought about it all the time. I was always about a B. Then had a few kids and after breast feeding lost most of my volume. Finally at age 36 I had the ability to afford surgery. I had thought about it for years! Then did HOURS of research and had surgery done but soon after I had a few more children. I have a 17 yr old, 14 year old, 3 year old and 1 year old now. Turned 40 in Sept. I have NEVER regretted having surgery but ..... I like so many others do wish they had been larger! I imagined 350CC looking larger on my body and in clothes. But the amount of self confidence I have gotten from having surgery is priceless. It has changed my life and I am so grateful. But after having 2 more babies that I breast fed I have lost additional volume. Im happy my breasts are still in good shape and perky even after more babies. I just wish I had more upper pole and volume. They are SO discreet in clothes and I wish I looked a bit more curvy. They look pretty good naked , larger than when im in clothes. I hate padded bras so I hardly wear them. I am disappointed how small they look in a sportsbra. They feel so natural. Ive had NO problems these 4 years so its really hard for me to decide to have a revision to go larger when what I have is pretty and no issues. But I spent my whole life wanting boobies and I have wished they were larger since 6 weeks after surgery. Then with pregnancy they got huge so I had to deal with that and then after losing baby weight they seemed extra small to me. I have been researching so much on textured and my wish would be to have in the larger 500's range but I know they can come with more issues so would be smart to not go above ( 475CC round high profile textured under muscle) in hopes that they would look rounder and a little firmer and stay there in a swim suit when lying back.I have looked at hundreds of photos and have so many wish pictures but when I showed them to my surgeon he just said you will never look like that. I also wish I could find ladies on here 5 years post op with around 475CC and see how they have aged. If the skin has ended up sagging rather fast or if they still look great. Every girl on here with that range of CC's and on up look awesome but I think we all look awesome the 1st year. I want to see years later. Just so concerned to go up in size just to have them sag in 3-5 years and then be sad about making this decision. So I am just looking and reading all of your ladies stories trying to decide. :)
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October 4, 2014
Going thru same delima. I went in for a lift w/ BA in 07. My doctor was going to go with 450 but I chickened out, mainly because I didn't want it too look like I had BA. My husband and best friend were the only ones that knew. I had 330cc saline in each breast and like you wished I had gone larger. I went to 3 surgeons like 2 years later and been having consults here and there since. Of course my husband is happy with the way I look but yet I find myself still wearing padded bras which I also do hate becuz I am not satisfied. So bit the bullet and suppose to be going in Nov for new implants. I can't decide on whether to go with silicone or saline. My surgeon is recommending 550 silicone, but seeing how I am close to 50, I also worry about sagging. My doctor told me, BA is pretty much the same as if you naturally had large breast, they need support and you can't constantly run around with out support. I have been pretty careful since my last surgery about not doing that, but I will have to be even better about wearing good support after this surgery tho. Ready to burn the padded bras FOREVER!
October 4, 2014
yes I know its so frustrating to have to throw on a padded bra to look curvy. I love just wearing tub tops and have not worn a bra very much in the past 4 years so it would be hard for me to have to wear a bra daily if I went bigger so that's a concern too. no one knew I had surgery either....which I kinda wanted. I didn't want all my friends to think bad of me and I knew some of them would be mad or annoyed that I wanted surgery. so only my husband and a few friends knew. Just a hard decision to make. I just want to see all the women out there with 475-550 cc's after 5 years....wouldn't that be helpful?? :)
October 5, 2014
I agree with seeing how women who have gone to larger implants have fared with them. Reading your story sounds just like me. Funny I wore so much stuffing that when I got my first implants my daughters who were like 15 & 14 didn't even know I had BA. Before I had my BA, was in a wreck and they cut my bra off and out shoots my stuffing. Hard to explain how shoulder pads migrated down into my bra.....I just went with GRAVITY! LOL. Yes I didn't want people to know thinking I was vain but it is really just wanting to feel and look like a woman. Not like Pamela Anderson but like you said w/ curves. My husband thinks I am crazy for re-doing them but he thot I was crazy the first time too. Apparently society has warped me into thinking that larger breast are necessary. So yes, is there anyone out there that has gone from 300 or so cc's to 500 or more and regretted it? If so, why? Just hate to have to go thru having another lift 3 to 5 years on down road. My new implants will also be done under the muscle tho.
November 7, 2014
exactly how I feel I only look curvy with a stupid padded bra on...or naked :) I just wanted to buy those soft lacey type bras, but in those I look so small in clothes. my hubby too thinks I look great but we have this idea of a certain look we wanted our whole life so when you didn't get it you cant stop thinking about it. Its stupid but in our minds we were meant to have big boobies :) I think they are so pretty. I would suggest silicone because they feel soooo real. almost too real that's why I want the slightly more cohesive gel this time so they are a tad firmer. but ya im 40 and don't want extra saggy skin in the next 5 years and then hate how they look. so hard to know really what our body will do!
November 7, 2014
wow honey you look amazing now!! I know where you are coming from though. I will consider getting 500 or so when I am 57 in 4 yrs. I too am worried that the next surgery may not be as easy a recovery as this was. I didn't have any problems and worry that if I re do things will not go so well, and I will not look as natural as I do now. Funny worrying about something that MAY happen or May not happen. Good luck with your decision, keep us posted.
UPDATED FROM Jumpingforjoy
2 years post
wanting to see 3-5 years post op pictures???
wanting to see how you ladies have done with larger implants in the 450-600cc range after a few years? trying to decide if its worth a revision to go larger or will I just regret that a few years down the road?
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October 5, 2014
Your boobs look great personally but I get it. I breastfed both my children prior to my BA so I know what it can do. But seriously can I get your workout routine! YOU GO GIRL. Looking amazing!
October 5, 2014
thank you....I just had something else in my head as for how they would look. especially in the bikini or when laying back in a bikini. you cant see anything :( makes me insecure and I was trying so hard to get over insecurities by having surgery. as for working out I like everything from hiking to barre3 classes to yoga and power cut classes. about 4 classes a week though is all I can fit in with little ones. and ive always ate pretty good.....that all has helped stay strong through all the babies
October 5, 2014
It's really nice to see that even after having two babies your implants still look awesome! I would like to have one more baby, but waiting for "the right time" lol I was worried if I got implants they would look horrible, but your pics give me hope :)
October 5, 2014
well thank you. ya they look really decent for 2 babies back to back and I had no problems breast feeding so im pretty grateful. Just lost a little more breast volume so they seem a little emptier now. but my skin handled it pretty good thankfully. yours are so new....looking good so far but in the next few months they will change so much and be so fun. Its a great choice. Makes you feel so much better about yourself
October 5, 2014
You look amazing!!!! You breastfed with implants and they look like that after??? Doesn't look like you ever had kids.
October 7, 2014
I just wanted to say thanks for your post and your detailed measurements. I'm exactly the same height, weight etc and am desperate to see how 350 cc would look on my frame. To me you look fantastic and I'd be more than happy with that. An scheduled for 3rd nov and will def go same size as you and hope I can look as good. Hope you get the answers you're after but I have to say I think you should stick with what you have. You look amazing. Thanks again.
October 11, 2014
Thanks so much. U will probably see what I mean in about 6 months after your Surgery though. U get so used to what u have it seems small. Silly I know but it seems to happen to alot of us. I am trying to be smart about it though and trying to keep in mind the skin would only stretch and sag more with more weight in there. It's a hard decision. Your surgery is close! U will be so happy u did it. Every day im grateful I did.
October 12, 2014
Hi. Yes I know the boob greed will come. I've been wearing increasingly large padding as I head towards surgery. Mostly to see if anyone will notice or say anything. If they ask me now I can say in all honesty "no I haven't had surgery" I'm not very good at lying but don't think I want more than a handful of close friends to know. Anyway, each time I add a bit more padding I think "wow that's perfect" and it seems huge. A week later I'm adding a bit more cos it's looking small. I am trying to keep myself grounded. Would be easy to go too far. Can't wait now. Only three weeks. All my life I've wanted to do this. Wish I'd done it sooner.
October 8, 2014
I think you look great all over before and after
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You might want to lift if you've been breastfeeding? That will give you the upper fullness....
We have very similar measurements. I'm 13.3 BWD, 5'4 and 118lbs. 27inch rib 25/26 waist. I feel like mine are huge and think yours look great, but technically we're the same size. I understand wanting fullness. I was soooooo deflated. I cringe when I look at my pre-op breasts. Lol