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Breast lift with 225 cc implants and umbilical hernia repair
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I'm getting ready for my lift and absolutely...
PerkierboobiespleaseOctober 8, 2016
WORTH IT$7,500
I'm getting ready for my lift and absolutely obsessing. Doc says I need an implant. Everyone says listen to the doc. I've been huuuuge my whole life. Now I'm all shrunken from babies and I like my size. He says do a 250 cc and if I really want to be the same size, he can take out tissue but just get shape. I want to listen to him but I keep thinking if I like my size do I really need an implant? What if I look fake? What if I'm huge? I just don't want to be saggy. I want to look great with my shirt off. Obviously anything would be an improvement now. I was saggy by 18 so I just want to do whatever makes me perky longer. After years of people asking me if my boobs were fake, I don't want that to start again and I don't want to say yes!
I'm a professional so I can't have that huge fake look.
Nervous but super excited still!!
I'm a professional so I can't have that huge fake look.
Nervous but super excited still!!
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Replies (19)
October 8, 2016
Why don't you do a two stage procedure. I am lifting first and 3 to 6 months later doing the augmentation if needed. I like this idea because if I can avoid an implant, I'd be fine with that? Good luck!
October 8, 2016
Thanks! Actually the current doc suggested that because I wasn't super comfortable. I do like him. He said he'd do an implant but there's no reason we can't do that later. I've just been waiting for almost 20 years to do this so I really want to be happy with the first version. It seems like all the ps say that I'd be happier with the outcome with a small implant and removing tissue. I wish I could just see the before and after on me! I don't want 2 fees and 2 periods of downtime either but it does seem reasonable
October 8, 2016
I feel much safer with it. I also like the there is a good chance for scars to be at their best as they will heal without an implant pulling on them. Most docs will work with you on price when you want two procedures. They give you a break on the augmentation. Slow and sure so you aren't too nervous!
October 8, 2016
I had a lift and a 180cc implant put in (I had implants before but wanted to be smaller) and so far wished I had not put the implants back in - for me they are still too big and they are only a 180cc so depending on your own breast tissue you might be bigger than you want with a 250cc but it depends what you are looking for. I like the suggestion of a 2 part surgery and I didn't even consider that and wished now I had.
October 8, 2016
Thank you!! Yeah, I did the rice bag test with just 150cc amd 250 and my husband said "that's way too big". I've been wearing 100 cc in my bra to see what it would be like if he took some out. Do you notice much change in the feel of your breast with an implant that small?
October 8, 2016
They felt very natural however I do wish I had never started down the road of implants - I felt VERY matronly and since my lift they are much much better (my new surgeon narrowed me by 4")
The problem is they can only go so small for them to still fit your width, so you may want 100cc but they could be too small for your body and be too narrow. From what I know of Dr Cannova (I am from KC originally and have had Botox in his office many years ago) he does tend to produce "more of the fake look" and 250 cc is still considered small but it is good he didn't recommend any bigger.
My 180cc look like I have 350cc (according to my surgeon) - I am so glad he listened when I said I wanted to be small and if possible I wanted them out but after sitting me up without any implant he knew I would not be happy so he went with the smallest he could possibly use that would fit my frame - any smaller and they would have been sitting in the middle of my chest and you would have seen "rib" on the side (if that makes sense)
Good luck with your decision.
The problem is they can only go so small for them to still fit your width, so you may want 100cc but they could be too small for your body and be too narrow. From what I know of Dr Cannova (I am from KC originally and have had Botox in his office many years ago) he does tend to produce "more of the fake look" and 250 cc is still considered small but it is good he didn't recommend any bigger.
My 180cc look like I have 350cc (according to my surgeon) - I am so glad he listened when I said I wanted to be small and if possible I wanted them out but after sitting me up without any implant he knew I would not be happy so he went with the smallest he could possibly use that would fit my frame - any smaller and they would have been sitting in the middle of my chest and you would have seen "rib" on the side (if that makes sense)
Good luck with your decision.
October 16, 2016
I'm honestly think all the docs in KC go way too big. He seems to be less fake than most but maybe I have not looked enough. Do you have pictures? Do you only wish you hadn't done it bc of size? I'm also worried about the other stuff like more surgeries
October 8, 2016
You don't NEED to do an implant. Plenty of people do a lift without an implant and look great. I just had a lift done with a small implant put in and I'm glad I did it. But there are other options. With a lift on its own you will look slightly smaller than before the lift because all the breast tissue will be in a smaller condensed area, even if your bras size is close to the same. But you can do a fat graft to add a half cup size to balance it back out to being your own younger perkier look again. I was going to do that but I opted for the implant because I was worried that as I gain and lose weight I wouldn't keep the fat there. And I didn't want to trade sagging for scars. So I went up a cup size. (I've always been a d cup, now I'll be a dd like when I'm breastfeeding, so it's not much difference in my look). I did tell my doctor to NOT remove any of my breast tissue though in case i wver want the implants out. Good luck deciding. :)
October 16, 2016
I can't find many people my age who did a lift without an implant. A lot of them look older and and the shape isn't good. I'd be forever grateful if you send a link my way if you see someone comparable that looks good. It would literally make my decision
October 10, 2016
Thank you for sharing your journey with this community. It sounds like you're getting a lot of great support and feedback already. Please keep us us posted!
UPDATED FROM Perkierboobiesplease
15 days pre
Implants
PerkierboobiespleaseOctober 10, 2016
This weekend I wore rice sizers adding about 180ccs. My husband thought the 250's added way too much volume. I (and he) even thought the size increase with 180 was unnecessary. I just think I'm big enough now. I did, however, start to think that maybe all the docs are right. If I really want to get (and keep) a nice shape, maybe I need an implant. There seems to be 100% agreement on that from the docs. I'm still really struggling with the decision because I'm happier with my own size but I really really want to like the shape. I really like the idea of having my own breasts, but I want to love the result. Leaning toward implant but removing tissue. My husband doesn't love that idea bc he doesn't like the way implants feel. We both know I'm doing it for me, but I do also want him to like it.
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March 17, 2017
What profile did you end up getting? I'm getting a lift with small implants in April I want small ones only for the upper pole lift (in lees summit Mo) Dr Chhatre.
March 18, 2017
I got moderate profile. I'll post an updated pic. I'm happy with the outcome and I was SO against any implant at first
UPDATED FROM Perkierboobiesplease
10 days pre
Here's me at 22
PerkierboobiespleaseOctober 15, 2016
I was pretty big, so I think that's why I'm paranoid! I'm going back in to try on sizers. I do want the shape so I think I'll have to go for it
It is my understanding that some doctors like to use implants to compensate for their lack of skill. It's easier for them to get a nice shape when there's an implant underneath. However, a skilled surgeon should be able to give you a nicely shaped breast without an implant. I've seen a number of before/after's of women your size snd shape that have had lifts without implants and they looked great. Of course if you want to little more volume or upper pole fullness then an implant is obviously the answer. Good luck with your surgery. ;-)