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Thanks to all of your incredible reviews, I have...
Thanks to all of your incredible reviews, I have probably gotten about 2 hours less of sleep per night for the past week or so. I just can't stop reading! I've had a conflicted view on breast augmentation in the past, which has changed over the years for may reasons. And this community has really dispelled the unfortunate stereotype of breast implants being the sole domain of vain, body dysmorphic [RS bleep]. This is such a personal journey and I wanted to thank all of you for sharing what is behind your decision (and incision!).
I'll try to return the favor. I'm 31 years old, and have always loved a good set of [RS bleep]. While I love the shape and look of my breasts (I think they're adorable), they're a little shy. I'm an average build in every regard except, I would say, my shoulders and rib cage. My upper body is very slender in relation to my hips and butt. I like balance, who doesn't? So I'd like my breast augmentation to bring my top in to proportion with my bottom.
I've had a somewhat complicated past with my body image. I was so effing small as a kid and teenager, I couldn't fit in to size zero's until I was a junior in high school. Needless to say the boobs were nonexistent. Yes, I got called flat. Honestly, it didn't bother me that much, and I thought it was a pretty stupid insult. Like, yeah, I'm flat, I'm also the size of an elf, wtf do you expect?
Well, puberty finally hit, and my hips and butt started to fill out. I was a late bloomer, so until I was 17 or so, being teeny tiny was... who I was. It was my identity. I was reserved, pretty, and thin. The sudden deviation from being super tiny tripped me up. I began dieting at 17, taking diet pills, starving myself, exercising too much. Freshman year of college I came home for Christmas break, and people were freaked out. I was 5"5 and 103, which might be normal for some people, but not for my body frame.
Over the next 7 years I hated my body, and at 25 years old really took the bulimia to the next level. It was awful, and guess what? I gained weight. While bulemic. I was literally hurting myself, and achieving the opposite of what I wanted. I finally went to a psychiatrist, and took a hard look at my feelings about myself. The last time I ever purged was when I was 26. I'm 31 now. I think the turning point was right before my 27th birthday, when I was hospitalized for a ruptured cyst. I had lost over a liter of blood and had lost consciousness. I was in the hospital for a week, and sort of had this intense breakthrough on my feelings about my body. I realized, and FELT, that I loved this body, and didn't ever want to hurt it again, and wasn't ever going to hate it again.
So here we are, almost five years later, and I feel comfortable getting plastic surgery because it's not a fix for me anymore. Not that fixing your body is a bad motivation, but given my previous issues, I had to really make sure this was a healthy choice for me.
My thinking is literally: "My boobs are so cute, and they would look fantastic if they were bigger." I don't identify as "teeny tiny" anymore. I want to be womanly, curvy, and sexy. Being a waif doesn't fit who I am anymore. I'm not reserved, I work in a field that requires me to be very fearless, and after faking it for so long, I've actually become fearless.
Anyway! The other part of my story: My sweet boyfriend. The opportunity for the boob job is a result of his offer to pay for them. I've talked at length with him to make sure he's sure about this. We're not engaged, and have no solid plans for engagement, although we talk openly about marriage, children, etc. But in the abstract more so. That's because during the three years we've been together, he's been deployed for six months to Afghanistan (last year) and he's currently 6 months into a 9 month deployment to Africa. We need to have some normal time when he gets back for our relationship! But yes, the commitment is there, I mean, two deployments has kind of given us an idea of that.
He's a major boob guy. I'd love bigger boobs. It's a win-win.
I have a consultation scheduled for Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. with Dr. Hess in Virginia. He offers Rapid Recovery, which is interesting to me. Anyone had that?
I'm a 32B, and all I know for sure is that I want silicone. Beyond that, I'm really just gonig to have to try the sizers and talk to him about what outcomes will look like. My nipples point to the sides. I put up photos so you can see that the farthest part of my breast that sticks out, is farther than my nipples, so I'm not sure what putting implants in will look like. My rib cage is so small I'm worried the implants will end up under my armpits!! If I had to GUESS, I'd say based on everything I've seen and read so far, I'd be going for somewhere between a 325-400. I don't want to overwhelm my small frame, but I don't want to play it too safe and be disappointed.
I'd like to get the surgery in mid-late November, so that will give them two months to settle a bit for the happy homecoming! I'm afraid he won't even look at my face when he comes off that plane, though haha!! He's just going to zero in on his investment. Hey, he deserves it.
OK, sorry for the absolute NOVEL. I'll let you all know how the consultation goes!!
xoxo C
I'll try to return the favor. I'm 31 years old, and have always loved a good set of [RS bleep]. While I love the shape and look of my breasts (I think they're adorable), they're a little shy. I'm an average build in every regard except, I would say, my shoulders and rib cage. My upper body is very slender in relation to my hips and butt. I like balance, who doesn't? So I'd like my breast augmentation to bring my top in to proportion with my bottom.
I've had a somewhat complicated past with my body image. I was so effing small as a kid and teenager, I couldn't fit in to size zero's until I was a junior in high school. Needless to say the boobs were nonexistent. Yes, I got called flat. Honestly, it didn't bother me that much, and I thought it was a pretty stupid insult. Like, yeah, I'm flat, I'm also the size of an elf, wtf do you expect?
Well, puberty finally hit, and my hips and butt started to fill out. I was a late bloomer, so until I was 17 or so, being teeny tiny was... who I was. It was my identity. I was reserved, pretty, and thin. The sudden deviation from being super tiny tripped me up. I began dieting at 17, taking diet pills, starving myself, exercising too much. Freshman year of college I came home for Christmas break, and people were freaked out. I was 5"5 and 103, which might be normal for some people, but not for my body frame.
Over the next 7 years I hated my body, and at 25 years old really took the bulimia to the next level. It was awful, and guess what? I gained weight. While bulemic. I was literally hurting myself, and achieving the opposite of what I wanted. I finally went to a psychiatrist, and took a hard look at my feelings about myself. The last time I ever purged was when I was 26. I'm 31 now. I think the turning point was right before my 27th birthday, when I was hospitalized for a ruptured cyst. I had lost over a liter of blood and had lost consciousness. I was in the hospital for a week, and sort of had this intense breakthrough on my feelings about my body. I realized, and FELT, that I loved this body, and didn't ever want to hurt it again, and wasn't ever going to hate it again.
So here we are, almost five years later, and I feel comfortable getting plastic surgery because it's not a fix for me anymore. Not that fixing your body is a bad motivation, but given my previous issues, I had to really make sure this was a healthy choice for me.
My thinking is literally: "My boobs are so cute, and they would look fantastic if they were bigger." I don't identify as "teeny tiny" anymore. I want to be womanly, curvy, and sexy. Being a waif doesn't fit who I am anymore. I'm not reserved, I work in a field that requires me to be very fearless, and after faking it for so long, I've actually become fearless.
Anyway! The other part of my story: My sweet boyfriend. The opportunity for the boob job is a result of his offer to pay for them. I've talked at length with him to make sure he's sure about this. We're not engaged, and have no solid plans for engagement, although we talk openly about marriage, children, etc. But in the abstract more so. That's because during the three years we've been together, he's been deployed for six months to Afghanistan (last year) and he's currently 6 months into a 9 month deployment to Africa. We need to have some normal time when he gets back for our relationship! But yes, the commitment is there, I mean, two deployments has kind of given us an idea of that.
He's a major boob guy. I'd love bigger boobs. It's a win-win.
I have a consultation scheduled for Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. with Dr. Hess in Virginia. He offers Rapid Recovery, which is interesting to me. Anyone had that?
I'm a 32B, and all I know for sure is that I want silicone. Beyond that, I'm really just gonig to have to try the sizers and talk to him about what outcomes will look like. My nipples point to the sides. I put up photos so you can see that the farthest part of my breast that sticks out, is farther than my nipples, so I'm not sure what putting implants in will look like. My rib cage is so small I'm worried the implants will end up under my armpits!! If I had to GUESS, I'd say based on everything I've seen and read so far, I'd be going for somewhere between a 325-400. I don't want to overwhelm my small frame, but I don't want to play it too safe and be disappointed.
I'd like to get the surgery in mid-late November, so that will give them two months to settle a bit for the happy homecoming! I'm afraid he won't even look at my face when he comes off that plane, though haha!! He's just going to zero in on his investment. Hey, he deserves it.
OK, sorry for the absolute NOVEL. I'll let you all know how the consultation goes!!
xoxo C
Wish Boobs!
I definitely like more of a sloped shape. I'm not sure of course what profile/size will get that result for me, but that's what I'd like to aim for!
Consultation 10/27/14
I had my consultation yesterday morning with Dr. Hess. I live in D.C., and his office is in Fairfax, so it was about a 45 min. drive, not too bad! Katie, the very nice patient coordinator, showed me to a back waiting room while I filled out forms. After that, Shelly showed me into a room and gave me a robe to change into. Dr. Hess and Shelly came back in and took my measurements, everything from rib cage, nipple placement, base of breast, etc. Most of the asymmetry I have is due to one of my legs being slightly longer than the other, it isn't noticeable unless I point out one of my hips, and shoulder is slightly higher. While one breast is slightly larger than the other, Dr. Hess said it's not enough of a difference to warrant the extra 25 cc in the implant.
He was very helpful, and was thorough in describing the implant, what sort of results can be expected, the procedure, recovery, etc. I never felt like I was being sold anything, it was just a no-pressure conversation. I'm pretty perceptive of other people, intuition I guess, and I felt very at ease with Dr. Hess and his staff. These are people whose judgment I am able to trust, and that's really what you want to get from a consult, in my opinion.
I had brought extra shirts in my bag, but they didn't offer to let me try on sizers. That comes in the pre-op appointment, which is two weeks before your surgery.
Well, I booked the surgery! The quote was as I expected, about $6400 (if paid in cash). I picked the afternoon of Dec. 5 for my surgery, and my pre-op is scheduled for Nov. 17. That's when we'll meet to discuss the size of implant, etc. I paid a $267 deposit for the surgery date.
I'm going to try to eat well and keep up a good exercise schedule until then, I want to make sure I get sized at the weight I'm used to, and amount of breast tissue/fat that's normal for me. I felt kind of bloated this week to be honest, so I wouldn't have wanted to pick an implant with how I'm feeling at the moment.
I did look up rice sizers last night and made ones that were 340cc's. I loved how they look! Although as Dr. Hess said when I asked, he will compensate with an additional 25 cc's or so in addition to whatever size I like, since going under the muscle reduces them a bit.
He also described the profiles as low medium and high, and said he'd go with medium for me probably. Since he was showing me a mentor implant, I'm guessing the low medium high he described correlates to their moderate, moderate plus and high profile. So, moderate plus, I think. Well I'll figure all that out Nov. 17!
xx C
He was very helpful, and was thorough in describing the implant, what sort of results can be expected, the procedure, recovery, etc. I never felt like I was being sold anything, it was just a no-pressure conversation. I'm pretty perceptive of other people, intuition I guess, and I felt very at ease with Dr. Hess and his staff. These are people whose judgment I am able to trust, and that's really what you want to get from a consult, in my opinion.
I had brought extra shirts in my bag, but they didn't offer to let me try on sizers. That comes in the pre-op appointment, which is two weeks before your surgery.
Well, I booked the surgery! The quote was as I expected, about $6400 (if paid in cash). I picked the afternoon of Dec. 5 for my surgery, and my pre-op is scheduled for Nov. 17. That's when we'll meet to discuss the size of implant, etc. I paid a $267 deposit for the surgery date.
I'm going to try to eat well and keep up a good exercise schedule until then, I want to make sure I get sized at the weight I'm used to, and amount of breast tissue/fat that's normal for me. I felt kind of bloated this week to be honest, so I wouldn't have wanted to pick an implant with how I'm feeling at the moment.
I did look up rice sizers last night and made ones that were 340cc's. I loved how they look! Although as Dr. Hess said when I asked, he will compensate with an additional 25 cc's or so in addition to whatever size I like, since going under the muscle reduces them a bit.
He also described the profiles as low medium and high, and said he'd go with medium for me probably. Since he was showing me a mentor implant, I'm guessing the low medium high he described correlates to their moderate, moderate plus and high profile. So, moderate plus, I think. Well I'll figure all that out Nov. 17!
xx C
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