26/5'10"/no Kids/A Cup - Mount Pleasant, SC

I’m exhausted. For the last 3.5 years, I’ve felt super disappointed with my results. I was so happy for the first few months, thinking my final results were still evolving, and that imperfections still had the chance to improve.
After about 6 months, I realized my right breast was going to remain high on my chest, and that my drop and fluff was as good as it was going to get. The abnormal shape took a huge toll on me, and I began dressing to hide it. Due to the expense, I told myself I’d try to make it to 5 years before a revision/make sure I got it fixed before I ever got married. Fast forward to present day. I’ve been with my boyfriend for 3 years, and we’ve been talking a lot about marriage. I feel like time is running out to fix this issue before we embark on our next journey together. That fact, meshed with being out of work due to COVID-19, makes now the perfect time to fix things.
After my last experience, where I went to a surgeon out of state, I decided to choose someone local. I liked my previous surgeon, but I want to be near my doctor so we can work through issues before they become permanent/worse.
My surgeon came highly recommended to me, so I saw him for a consultation earlier this week. I feel disappointed that he’s only going to operate on my right breast, because I fear my results will be uneven. My left breast is satisfactory for the most part, but I don’t think I have good cleavage and I think my breasts flatten out a lot when I lie down. Operating on only one breast means that the aforementioned critiques will go unchanged.
I’m coming to terms with this, and hoping I get to a point where I can feel joy in the revision process. Right now I’m just overwhelmed and worried. I may request a second consult, but I truly don’t want to be “that patient”. We’ll see. This surgery is going to cost more for one side, than I paid originally for my augmentation... so I want it to be the last for as long as possible.

I went in for a consultation today, to talk about getting a revision surgery. I still experience periodic pain on my left side from falling on ice 3 weeks after my first surgery. The surgeon didn't recommend operating on that side, because it seemed unnecessary for minor and intermittent pain. He said if I was happy with the overall size and shape, it would be best to leave it alone, because there's no guarantee of fixing whatever is causing discomfort. He said he didn't feel any abnormalities in the breast pocket, and that everything looked and felt perfect on that side.

That being said, he did recommend revising my right breast, due to signs of distortion and capsular contracture. I feel disappointed, because I was hoping for a fresh start, but I think I will still be satisfied with my results.

The last 4 years have been very difficult for me, psychologically, because of how much frustration I feel over the appearance of my right breast. I don't wear strapless tops, tank tops, or anything fitted enough to see the misshapen silhouette of my right side. Until last week, I was rarely looking at myself naked, because I was getting overly critical and upset about the appearance of my chest. Luckily, the doctor said it should be a very easy fix, so I'm sincerely hoping it works this time around. Im worried about only revising one side, because I'm scared they will be uneven, and I'll be unhappy again.

I went in this time with a very specific wish list, hoping that I would have a more developed mammary fold, so that my scars would be hidden when I lifted my arms. I was also hoping for my breasts to sit slightly closer together, in order to create some nice curvature and roundness... I don't have the correct natural breast tissue for that kind of shape. My tissue is very tight and constricted, and the wish photos I showed were of women with much looser breast tissue.

I'm still very happy that I had this procedure done, and I think I'll be extremely relieved when the right side is fixed. I'm just feeling emotionally drained about getting my hopes up about my wishlist and being let down (haha) I'm glad the doctor was up front with me, but I hope we'd spent more time talking about what could be done to make me happier with my results.

Things are going well!! I still have some soreness every now and then, and am numb below my nipples, but I think things are waking back up. I still sleep in a bra, but have gone out bra-less a couple of times. It's been nice! I'm going to wait until I hit 6 months before I start going out regularly sans bra, but I've gotten a few cute bralettes in the meantime. Bra shopping has been a blast, and I can't wait for the weather to clear up enough to hit the pool!! I went a little bikini crazy this year, but I've got some great boobs to show off now! I officially payed them off this week!! It's been exciting. My self esteem is better than ever before, and I feel sexy for the first time in my life. No regrets. Psychologically, it's been a somewhat tough adjustment, because I have fleeting regrets. I've been babying my boobs a lot, which has held me back from a lot of physical activity, so it makes me feel weak and somewhat paranoid. Any little thing makes me nervous that I've ruined my new assets, and I'm hoping this feeling fades away. I'd like to get back to living my normal life without worrying about how it will effect my implants. I assume that'll come in time, though, especially since I'm through most of the tough parts of the process.