Mommy Makeover

I debated writing a review for this surgery, but since I wrote one for my rhinoplasty and found it helpful to talk to people and find “buddies”, I’m doing it again minus pics. I’m a mommy of 3 little girls 7, 5 and 23 months. I breastfed them all for well over a year and I currently have saggy, sad little boobies. I never liked my boobs so I can’t even blame the kids, however the breastfeeding made them a lot worse. I think I was a 36C and I’m probably a B, now that they’ve deflated. I work out 5 days a week and I am around my goal weight. I do have definition in my stomach, more obliques than anything but have a baby belly pooch. I’ll be 40 in May and I’m done having kids, so I’ve booked my mommy makeover with Dr. Chapin in Doylestown, PA. I got so lucky with Dr. Pontell in Wayne for my nose, I feel like I once again picked another great doctor. He makes you feel extremely comfortable and has a great bedside manner and more importantly, he was very confident telling me what I needed and what he could do for me. When he saw my tummy area he said, “I can see you do keep yourself in good shape. I can make you look awesome!” So that was very reassuring. I’m getting a full tummy tuck and a breast lift with Sientra textured implants 330cc’s. He told me because of my lift, I could only go up to 330 max so I don’t risk ripping the sutures with a large implant. I’m glad my husband heard that because I didn’t want huge boobs. So, yes I’m nervous, excited.. all of the above. I’d love to find other women going through this as well. I’m not telling a lot of people except some of my friends who are open to this kind of stuff and have had plastic surgery. Others are judgmental and think I’m too vain. My mother is wonderful and supportive. She’ll be here helping with the kids for that first week or so. So ladies, let’s do this together! I hope you reach out. :)

So, last night I was scrolling through Facebook and I came across an article about textured implants and cancer. Ugh! Basically, it was saying that the company Allergan was going to give women who develop this cancer, $7500 towards replacement implants. Scary!!! That made me google textured vs. smooth implants and there doesn’t seem to be much evidence that textured is the better choice to prevent capsular contracture and flipping. So I think I’m definitely going with smooth.

It’s almost 5am and I’m sitting waiting for my mom to get done getting dressed. I have to be there at 6:15. In about 15 mins I have to take the anti nausea pill with a sip of water. I’m a bit anxious but not too bad. I just want to get it over with and on the road to recovery and healing.