22 Years Old, No Kids/no Major Weight Loss. Breast Lift with Implants + Lipo on Armpits - Miami, FL

I am a young, fit 22 year old woman. I have never the "perky" breasts I desire (despite having no children, and never having lost a significant amount of weight)

I've been wanting to do something about my boob situaiton (lol) for years and I finally decided to bit the bullet.

It is really scary going under the knife for a cosmetic procedure....but after finding the right doctor I am SO glad I did. My biggest hesistation is the fact that I was never able to find a young women with similar concerns as me. Most women looking to get a lift have had kids or lost a lot of weight.

Hopefully my review/updates will help another young lady out there on her plastic surgery journey.

my biggest concern going into this surgery was picking a size. I was so worried I end up too large.

I am a very active person. I teach pilates and am also a certified personal trainer. I want nice, full, perky breasts....but nothing too large!!!

A small-mid C is what I was going for. I tried on implants so many times (even asked to do it again the morning of surgery).

The staff was so kind to me and gave me time to test out the implants one more time before going under the knife. Amanda (a patient coordinator) even came into the room to give me some feedback and help me think through the decision. Ultimately, I decided that i liked the look of 240 CCs, but amanda informed me that Dr. H would likely put implants 50ccs larger than that into my body (once the implants are under the muscle, they look much smaller). In order to achieve look of 240....you gotta go with 300-310ccs basically.

That scared the crap out of me because when i tried on the 300cc implants they just seemed way too big for me!! Anyways, these people are experts so I trusted them.

day of surgery

man i was nervous!!! I just couldn’t believe i was finally going through with this. Something I have wanted for so long …but obviously any kind of surgery is nerve wracking.

Also, I was still freaking out about my implant size. Having a lift means that breast tissue is going to be removed. Were the implants I picked out big enough to compensate for the lost tissue? If I went any bigger would I regret it? What if I’m not going big enough?? the questions persisted nonstop…

Finally, when I got to see Dr. H I asked for his advice. I showed him my #1 wish pick and said “do whatever you can to make me look like this!!”

He assured me that the outcome would be great and reminded me several times I had nothing to worry about. My interactions with him were brief, but they never felt rushed. He answered every question I had and then he began to mark me up.

During this time, I also mentioned to him that I disliked the excess fat near my armpits (i’ve tried every exercise and it just won’t go away!!!). He said that little liposuction could easily correct this problem. Also, unlike advice i’d received from other doctors, Dr. H assured me that having a lipo at the same time as breast lift/implants is totally safe. With that I said “GREAT LETS DO IT!!"

From there I was moved into the OR. I met the anesthesiologist. He was quite friendly…but honestly in a matter of seconds i was asleep.

About 2 hours later the procedure was over. I woke up very confused and sedated. I was shivering uncontrollably and in a lot of pain. My recovery nurse was wonderful though. She provided me a heated blanket and pain meds immediately.

I showed up to the Drs office for surgery at noon and by 4pm I was on my way out. My friend was in the waiting room the whole time. she pulled the car up and together her and the nurse helped me get into the car.

The nurse told me i needed to eat as soon as possible, so my friend had a homemade sandwich ready and waiting for me. It was just wheat bread, turkey and cheese. I was sooooo nauseous from the anesthesia though that literally, after one bite, I was threw all of it up. The rest of the car ride home was hell. I had the spins, and every bump in the road was painful

Once I got home my friend helped me get into bed. she gave me an anti-nausea pill and lots of gatorade. With in 10 mins the nausea was gone. my friend spoon feed me a smoothie (probably 4 oz) so I could take some pain pills. After that I passed out for several hours.

When i woke up around 8 or 9 pm I was feeling much better. I was experiencing pain and pressure in my chest, but thats about it! I was about to get up and walk around. I even made myself a little salad for dinner.

After that it was back to bed ????