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31 Years Old, Figure Competitor, Interested in Breast Implants - Fall River, MA
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I have made the initial email to reach out to a Dr. about my breast Augmentation. I am nervous, excited, scared. I am very sure about having the surgery, though. I have been doing a lot of research. A little more about me.
I am 5'2'', currently off season from my competitions, 120 lbs, I am a full time mommy to 3 little girls and work part time as a nurse at an endoscopy facility. I am married to the man of my dreams and have been for 11 years. I started out at as a 34 large C/Small D, prior to children. My 3 pregnancies caused me to expand to a 32 H at the most and then deflate post-partum and nursing. I am now a very sad and deflated 32 A. My biggest issue is not fitting properly into clothes. I feel like my breasts do not have any fullness at the top anymore. They only sag when I bend forward because there is not much there to sag, I have started leaving my shirt on while being intimate with my husband, I hate for him to even look at my breasts. Another reason is when I am on stage. I had to triple pad my suit in April for Symmetry and no matter how hard I work in the gym, my breasts are not going to get any better. My youngest is now 2, she has been done nursing since she was 7 months old, so I know that I have "settled". No more babies for us and I want to feel good about my breasts again.
What I want for implants? I know I want unders, as I get VERY lean and do not want rippling. I am thinking in the range of 275-375 cc's. I am still trying to decide on the incision site and silicone or saline. I am pretty sure I need and want high profile, as well.
I reached out to Dr. Rex's office, as he came highly recommended. I am hoping to make my consult appt in August and have surgery no later than late November.
Adding some pics of my non-existent boobs! LOL My suit was TRIPLE padded on stage!
I am 5'2'', currently off season from my competitions, 120 lbs, I am a full time mommy to 3 little girls and work part time as a nurse at an endoscopy facility. I am married to the man of my dreams and have been for 11 years. I started out at as a 34 large C/Small D, prior to children. My 3 pregnancies caused me to expand to a 32 H at the most and then deflate post-partum and nursing. I am now a very sad and deflated 32 A. My biggest issue is not fitting properly into clothes. I feel like my breasts do not have any fullness at the top anymore. They only sag when I bend forward because there is not much there to sag, I have started leaving my shirt on while being intimate with my husband, I hate for him to even look at my breasts. Another reason is when I am on stage. I had to triple pad my suit in April for Symmetry and no matter how hard I work in the gym, my breasts are not going to get any better. My youngest is now 2, she has been done nursing since she was 7 months old, so I know that I have "settled". No more babies for us and I want to feel good about my breasts again.
What I want for implants? I know I want unders, as I get VERY lean and do not want rippling. I am thinking in the range of 275-375 cc's. I am still trying to decide on the incision site and silicone or saline. I am pretty sure I need and want high profile, as well.
I reached out to Dr. Rex's office, as he came highly recommended. I am hoping to make my consult appt in August and have surgery no later than late November.
Adding some pics of my non-existent boobs! LOL My suit was TRIPLE padded on stage!
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UPDATED FROM victoriaalexis
2 months pre
Had my consult.
My initial consult with Dr Rex was not what I was hoping for. There were numerous things that bothered me. Not the right office or surgeon, for me.
From other competitors I have heard from, the only thing that may change is the ability to lift chest heavy and certain exercises are worse than others. Some women continue with no issue and some have discomfort and there is talk of elevated risk with Capsular Contraction with training heavy chest, although it is not proven to cause it (nothing is proven to cause it, at this time). My chest is personally my least favorite to train. I usually do flat bench and decline push ups. I go till failure. Knowing all that would not totally deter me from getting implants.
My breasts actually make me not want to take my shirt off during intimacy with my husband. They are really shriveled and just not what I want them to look like. It isn't only about the stage or my shows. Having breast fed 3 babies, they are lifeless. LOL
Good things that I found out from my appt:
- I do not have sagging and my surgery will be straight forward and the Dr said he expected good results.
- I have enough tissue to cover the implant well and if I go under the muscle, I will probably have very little wrinkling when I get lean, if any.
- I also decided I definitely want Sientra implants and obviously, therefore, silicone.
- I found out that I can support up to a 450 CC on my chest wall. I will most likely be doing either a 385 or 435 cc implant, if and when I do decide.
- My estimation of 8000$ for implants was pretty spot on, so, zero sticker shock.
Thank you all for your replies! You are all so sweet. I plan on continuing to bulk and build muscle through the new year for next years shows. My biggest obstacle is deciding when is the best time to get the implants. In reality, October would be ideal but I will not be eligible for time off from my new job until November some time. The issue with that becomes recovery time. I have to be willing to forgo a few months of building muscle in lieu of getting breasts and I am not sure that it wise, since I have a national show next year.
I am currently researching more surgeons in my area for consults.
From other competitors I have heard from, the only thing that may change is the ability to lift chest heavy and certain exercises are worse than others. Some women continue with no issue and some have discomfort and there is talk of elevated risk with Capsular Contraction with training heavy chest, although it is not proven to cause it (nothing is proven to cause it, at this time). My chest is personally my least favorite to train. I usually do flat bench and decline push ups. I go till failure. Knowing all that would not totally deter me from getting implants.
My breasts actually make me not want to take my shirt off during intimacy with my husband. They are really shriveled and just not what I want them to look like. It isn't only about the stage or my shows. Having breast fed 3 babies, they are lifeless. LOL
Good things that I found out from my appt:
- I do not have sagging and my surgery will be straight forward and the Dr said he expected good results.
- I have enough tissue to cover the implant well and if I go under the muscle, I will probably have very little wrinkling when I get lean, if any.
- I also decided I definitely want Sientra implants and obviously, therefore, silicone.
- I found out that I can support up to a 450 CC on my chest wall. I will most likely be doing either a 385 or 435 cc implant, if and when I do decide.
- My estimation of 8000$ for implants was pretty spot on, so, zero sticker shock.
Thank you all for your replies! You are all so sweet. I plan on continuing to bulk and build muscle through the new year for next years shows. My biggest obstacle is deciding when is the best time to get the implants. In reality, October would be ideal but I will not be eligible for time off from my new job until November some time. The issue with that becomes recovery time. I have to be willing to forgo a few months of building muscle in lieu of getting breasts and I am not sure that it wise, since I have a national show next year.
I am currently researching more surgeons in my area for consults.
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Hi there, and welcome! Thanks for sharing your journey with us. I hope you'll get lots of support and good advice from the community. Keep us posted, and good luck!
You are absolutely beautiful! Your body is amazing! I also was very lean and athletic, and was on the verge of doing figure competition when I decided to get implants first. I got very sick immediately after getting the implants. Please please read the story I posted before you make your decision. If you search "explant2015" you will see my post under breast augmentation.
In addition to being ill, I discovered that it was almost impossible for me to do any chest exercises after that, and my chest was one of my favorite bodyparts to work.
In a little over one year, I went from being in the best shape of my life to being flabby, out of shape and ill. I practically cry when I look in the mirror.
Don't do it! You are PERFECT just the way you are!
Very Sincerely,
Explant 2015