Second Mommy Makeover with Dr Vath / BL BA +Mini TT

I’m a little over 8 weeks postoperative now, and I feel like my implants have pretty much settled into what will likely be their final position. Now that the swelling has gone down, I’m noticing asymmetry that concerns me.

This isn’t my first implant revision. During my previous surgery, two different implant sizes were used to correct my natural asymmetry, and I ended up needing another procedure to improve it. Unfortunately, I’m worried I may be in that position again. My right breast feels about a half cup size, or more, larger than my left. If this is my final result, I won’t be happy. When you invest this much money into surgery, you should feel confident in the outcome.

As for my upper pole fullness, I think that may just come down to my anatomy, so I don’t necessarily blame the surgery for that. However, I can’t honestly say I’m impressed with the Motiva implants. I paid extra because I expected a noticeable difference, but in my experience, I don’t really see much of a difference compared to the Mentor implants I had in 2016. Now that everything has settled, I feel like my implants have dropped to the bottom of my breasts, and I’ve lost most of the upper pole fullness that was one of my biggest goals.

I also plan to talk with Dr. Vath about my areolas. The right side, which has the larger implant, is also noticeably larger than the left. At my follow up appointment, the tape wasn’t removed by the office like it was after my 2016 surgery. I was told to remove it at home, and that was the first time I really saw the difference. I’m not going to lie, I was immediately disappointed.

Dr. Vath is an amazing surgeon, and this isn’t meant to criticize . I’m simply being honest about my experience, just as I’ve been throughout this entire journey. I don’t think anyone should settle when they’ve invested this much into a procedure. I’m planning to sit down with Dr. Vath, discuss my concerns, and see if there’s anything that can be done. I’m hopeful we can find a solution, but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous because, as of right now, I’m just not 100% happy with my results.

First off ….
Don’t judge your recovery fresh off day one, like I was ! I was on an emotional roller coaster, on a bunch of meds, not feeling great, and honestly everything looked SO weird to me at first. My boobs looked super tiny and I was convinced I was going to be extremely disappointed.

Now that they’re starting to drop and fluff, they look way more like the size I expected. Still on the smaller side, but NOWHERE near as tiny as I thought they were going to be. It really made me realize how important it is to give yourself time before judging anything because right after surgery your body is swollen, tight, uncomfortable, and you’re emotional, and nothing really looks “normal” yet.

I’m honestly just so grateful that I haven’t had any complications this time around and everything seems to be healing really well so far , Looking back at pictures already, you can tell how much things improve day by day.

The one thing I really do not want is for them to drop too much or for my nipple position to go too high over time because I FINALLY feel like I achieved the upper pole fullness I wanted with this lift + Motiva implants… the look I wanted this time that I didn’t fully achieve with my last surgery. That was my biggest goal going into this surgery and right now I’m genuinely loving how they look. I know the true outcome is judged more around 6 months to a year, so I’m just praying they stay lifted and keep that fullness because that’s exactly the look I wanted this time.

My muscles are definitely still sore and tight from the implants/lift, but honestly I barely have any pain from the mini tummy tuck area at all. Some bruising, yes, but not really pain. The biggest discomfort by far has just been the chest muscle soreness and tightness.

I’m so grateful for Dr Vath listening to me and really just being a great surgeon! Dr Vath and the staff really do make everything such a personable and calming experience, I just hope he never retires because I really am comfortable with him and his talents , I don’t think I could trust anyone else lol

You really have to trust the process while healing and remind yourself healing is a journey and not an overnight thing

Had surgery yesterday and everything went well from what I can tell so far. My implant card says my left breast is a 475cc round smooth demi and my right is a 625cc round smooth full. I can already tell a noticeable size difference, which actually happened the first time around too, and I ended up needing a size upgrade on the left side. So I’m really hoping that’s not the case again this time.

I made it very clear that upper pole fullness was my biggest priority, and I also expressed that I wanted to be noticeably bigger than before. Being completely honest, right now they look much smaller than what I had envisioned. I’m really hoping the drop and fluff process works its magic because this is only day one post-op, and I know everything looks swollen, tight, high, and unnatural at first.

After my first surgery back in 2016, I documented the progression and know firsthand how dramatically things can change over time, so I’m definitely not trying to judge the final result on day one. I’m staying hopeful and looking forward to seeing how everything settles. But as of right now, I do worry that the size may not end up being enough, which is disappointing because I truly did not want to go through more surgeries, especially after the amount of money I invested into this one.

For now, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that everything heals beautifully and turns out the way I hoped for, imagined, and clearly communicated going into this surgery.