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Love em! 3 months post op as of 10/9/13

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Im 24 years old, and am looking into breast...

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SH3456
WORTH IT$3,800

Im 24 years old, and am looking into breast augmentation. I dont have a great reason for wanting them, except for the fact that I want bigger boobs. I am 170 pounds, and 5'5" 1/2 and wear a 36B cup (which I cant even fill up all the way), i have noticed that no one else on here seems to have my measurements which scares me! I do work out 3-4 times a week, but I am more of a weight lifter lover than a cardio lover! I have wanted bigger breasts since highschool. My consultation is scheduled for april 23. I want Saline breast imlants because i have just read too many scary stories about gel. I have read so many horror stories! It scares me. Has anyone else been to the website BreastImplantInfo.org? The entire website is pretty much against breast implants, and i wonder if all those stories are true. I would really like other peoples opinons on that website, so let me know if you have read some stuff on the site. Most people on this website seem to love their new boobs, which makes me excited!

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Tom Tracey Gallaher, MD

Tom Tracey Gallaher, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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April 10, 2013
Hi! Don't be scared until you have ALL the information. Nowadays, surgeons can not even use silicone gel that could poison your body. For example, I'm getting silicone but the brand I'm getting works in that you could take a knife and slice through the whole thing, split it in half and STILL no gel would leak. Also, a lot of top surgeons use what they call a plasma knife which is so thin that it prevents superfluous bleeding which means no drains :) My surgeon is also using this new technique of implant insertion called the Keller Funnel. This is great: a sterile implant goes into a sterile, single-use funnel, and then the funnel is inserted into a much smaller incision (less noticeable scarring), and voila the doctor doesn't even have to touch you. This technique is supposed to prevent a number of infections and incidents that happen with breast surgery because of doctor glove> implant>patient contact. And also, just keep taking care of yourself. I love lifting weights too and my doctor said that after the implants go in, that I would have to be willing to sacrifice the amount of time I normally would put in doing chest workouts... For a while. ... I'm 5"5" 145 lbs, 500cc, silicone. Check out my page I'm going to be putting a lot of stuff on there about what to buy and how to prepare next week :) good luck on your decision!
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April 10, 2013
I never heard of that site:
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April 10, 2013
I have, they make that show Nip/Tuck sound like modern surgery (which is ancient methods by now) haha. All the responsibility should not be on the doctor, it is that patients responsibility to research surgeons, ask questions, and follow all of their dr. recommendations. Women who smoke, take drugs, don't live healthy etc. Are at higher risk for complications. But yeah that Site is a doosy
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April 10, 2013
Yeah I just researched it
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April 11, 2013
Yes I have a lot of questions for my first consultation! I dont smoke anything, and I have a pretty active lifestyle so Im hoping that will help. Thank you for all the information you gave me, and I also went to look at your profile and read your story. I cant remember if it said what brand of implant you got, what is it? lol it sounds good. I may not rule out silicone now, after reading what you said. ! By the way, what are people's opinions on saline vs. silicone? I have been going back and forth honestly. At first I though silicone sounded bettter, but then I started looking at pics of saline and i sort of like how they look a little bit more.
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April 11, 2013
I have naturalle implants they are cohesive gels: very soft: just love them; I really don't have anything against either implants; they both are nice in different ways; I had saline implants before and I enjoyed them until I experienced a deflation 6 years later! Kinds freaked me out: I'm just thankful it was' nt the tunny silicone gel that. Was used in the past; now we have the newer silicone gel implants that if you do experience a rupture the gel stays inside the capsule and does'nt go anywhere; I feel safe with these new gels;
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April 11, 2013
I meant to say runny silicone gel
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April 11, 2013
Yes that makes me feel a lot better about the gel. I want it to feel natural , thats very important to me. I've heard naturalles are good ones!
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April 12, 2013
They are very soft and swishy; they bounce when I walk;
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April 10, 2013
Hi im 5'5 1/2 too! I weigh a little more than you but I got saline under mod plus profile 520cc on my left and 600cc on my right. Im only on my 7th day of post op and im glad I made the decision to do. It just like anything else you have to do what makes u happy.
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April 10, 2013
I agree with you new booty to new boobies I'm so glad I got my boobied done well! Love my girls! Lol!
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April 10, 2013
Yes and I cant wait to heal up so I can get in a swim suit and take em to the beach! Lol @violet1234
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April 11, 2013
glad i didn't go on that site. lol finally a little bit "bigger" girl..this site has so many petite girls i always feel like my body is too big ..u look good the way u are..you boobies will look even better. good luck!
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April 11, 2013
Yeah lol that site is scary! Thank you so much for the nice comments! Yeah it seems like most people who get it done are tiny lol. No offense to small people lol I'm trying to get more in shape, but I def don't consider myself fat at all. You look great too! I'm Excited to hopefully get bigger boobies
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April 11, 2013
thank u..i have alot of lose skin and fat in my belly that i need to desperately work out. but too lazy. u look great nice firm belly. nice hour glass shape..just missing boobies to match the hips. i like thin girls bodies too but curves are not bad at all lol.
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April 11, 2013
You look great I think. I love the size of your boobs! They look perfect ! Oh and I like your tattoo.
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April 12, 2013

Thank you for starting your journey on RealSelf. You look darling in your photo! Be sure to bring a few of your tops to your consult and take photos with your sizers on. Here is a list of questions to ask your doctor at your consult. Looking forward to your updates!

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April 15, 2013
Thank you :)
UPDATED FROM SH3456
3 months pre

So this tuesday (april 23) i have my first...

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So this tuesday (april 23) i have my first consultation! I am very excited. Im like obessed with looking at boobs, this website is addictive! Im still a little worried because I hardly ever see anyone on here who weighs more than like 145. I'm trying to lose weight before I decide to go through with this, right now im at 169. Do any of you think having bigger breasts will make a person look bigger? I was just wanting opinions on that. Thanks.

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April 21, 2013
Yay I bet you're excited! I thought having bigger boobs would make me look bigger because I wanted to keep an athletic look but.....I realized that I do not have a triathletes body and I couldn't pull off the "my tummy comes out a little further than my boobs" look. Also when I bend over my boobs pretty much disappear into my muscles and body. So now when I look at myself I see all body and no boobs. Some girls can really pull of the small boob look but for bigger gals it adds proportion to our body. That's what most of wants...proportion :)
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April 22, 2013
I agree! I want to proportioned!
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April 22, 2013
Wow you look great! You have awesome muscles! I just now went to look at your pics lol. I want your stomach!! Haha
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April 22, 2013
Thanks! It's a lot of work! I used to be like 200 lbs when I was a 13 and again when I was pregnant now I need my proportion back ha ha :)
April 29, 2013
LOL! too funny... one of the main reasons I had my BA b/c I was tired of my belly entering the room before my boobs did!! Good luck tomorrow
UPDATED FROM SH3456
3 months pre

I went today for my first consultation with Dr....

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I went today for my first consultation with Dr. Gallaher! It wasn't scary or weird at all. I had two friends with me which helped alot. He gave us a lot of info and then asked about what we wanted. I told him I wanted more cleavage and to not look so spread apart, and to look proportional ! He and the nurse examined my boobs and they said they are the same size which they don't see often! I was like yay! But I do have a slight touch of scoliosis, but that isn't bad . One of my shoulders is just a tad higher than the other. He said I have enough breast tissue for saline and that it would be a good option for me so I'm happy about that. I tried on sizers and posted some pics. I can't schedule anything else because in hoping to get a new job and I'm in the middle of applying for it, so ill have to wait and see if I get the job or not in order to know when to schedule pre op. and surgery

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May 1, 2013
Mine don't feel like water balloons and I have saline . I think it depends on how much tissue u have .