425cc. Silicone. Under the muscle. dec 5, 2013.

To all my fellow fantastic women:
You all look incredible, with or without the procedures you've had done or are about to get done. I am ever so thankful to you ladies who are sharing your accounts of what is a very private issue for the most part. I have appreciated being able to read about what's in store for me in the next couple weeks, and I know it wouldn't be possible without your decision to share. A big big thank you!!

Here goes.
I stand at 5'6" @ 157 lbs with 43" hips and 29" waist. Late twenties.
I am the humble owner of a 36B sized "rack", for a lack of better words.
Clearly my goal is to fill up and balance my larger lower body.. Looking to be a small to medium D

I should preface by saying this.. I am not the type of person to make rash uneducated decisions, I do thorough research on everything I do, be it a cruise trip for a week, or a new hair product, let alone a life changing surgery.

I am writing all this out for women out there who are like me and like hearing details of each case.

A little background:
I recently had a reduction/lift back in Aug of this year, 2013, to correct obvious asymmetry (left breast cup size med "c" and right breast cup size small "b"), that I've always had, since I hit puberty. The surgeon I had do the procedure was Dr. Gary Lawton, from San Antonio. He refused to do a lift and implants at the same time. He was adamant about having the procedures done separately and after months of research and having the first procedure already done, I am soooo happy I went with Dr Lawton's professional advice. Aside from the ugly scar I look pretty great for a small b. perky tight and high. ((Price @ $7,000)
Only downside??? I gained 15 pounds since my first surgery, those pain pills kept me at an all time high with my hunger and cravings!! Lost seven of them, now at 157. Been hoping to get to 150 in the next ten days.

Now I'm twelve days out from my BA. I have decided to go with Dr John Lomonaco of Houston bc unfortunately Dr Lawton only uses saline implants DON'T ASK ME WHY. such a brilliant surgeon with with stubborn foresight. After much research on implant filling I decided I would only accept silicone gel implants with dr lomonaco. (($6,965)

Now that being said, I have been obsessing over how big is too big, and how big I can go without looking absolutely ridiculous and I can't find the answers. I go in on Tues to discuss implant size. But I believe all the blogs I've read on this website and others has only confused me more :( I understand that each case differs bc each individual has a diff amount of breast tissue to begin with, diff heights weights and frames, but even when taking all that into consideration, there doesn't seem to be a common pattern that these cases follow. But of course professionals know better!

Anyway I guess i will be posting before and after pictures pretty soon. Happy Augmenting my fellow beauties! Any advice, or questions all welcome!

Just posting my 36B friends. The reduction surgery in Aug went very well, recovery was long, but actual pain was minimal. Suffered mostly from the itching.
Scar is "ghastly" yes.. But my bestie had the same surgery done four years ago (went from an EE to F). Her scar looked exactly the same as mine does now. But today, four years later you can't see the scar AT ALL so I really wasn't worried about the scarring.

Eleven days until my BA.

Went in to see dr LoMonaco today. Took in one of my best girlfriends with me for a second pair of eyes.

Before appt i was told to bring a bra that I think I may want to fill. Bought a VS 36D (DD seemed a little ridiculous)

At the office i put on the bra, Stood in front of a mirror while stuffing different sized implants one at a time in the bra. Then I'd put on a fitted t shirt over myself to get a vague idea of what'd each size look like.

350 cc... TooOOOO small
Then they didn't have 375 or 400 which was weird
450 cc.. Whoaaaaa alarmingly large for my taste. Looked ABSURD to me looked like I would topple over. And I am bottom heavy and still I thought it looked seriously big. But my friend didn't think it looked as odd as I did... Mind you she is a natural DD

Dr LoMonaco thought the 450 looked quite natural bc of my larger hips. But I told him I work out religiously and need my time on the treadmill. He then said I definitely needed to go down in size...

So now we've decided to be at a minimum of 400 to a maximum of 450.. I really don't want to be another woman, who months after my surgery realizes i wish I had gone larger like so many others. But I think I'd be even more miserable if I thought I was too large.

I am still confused as to which way to go.. Closer to 400 or 450...

Then spoke to dr LoMonaco about the surgery itself, in a technical and medical capacity. He told me what to expect... Answered all my questions, and really calmed by nerves. I don't think any woman knows exactly what to expect in terms of their surgery's results, but I have a fairly decent understanding of what my outcome may be... In a worst case scenario and a best case scenario alike.

Ten days left.