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49 Yrs Old, 2 Kids. 40B getting 650 cc's. Silicone mod + above the muscle

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I have always had small breasts. In my teens and...

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purplesun79
WORTH IT$4,500
I have always had small breasts. In my teens and 20's when I was really skinny (weighed 106 lbs) I wore a nearly A cup. Nothing ever fit right or looked nice. I thought when I was pregnant my boobs would get a lot bigger. They didn't. After giving birth to my first child I was given medicine to dry up my milk. I felt sick the entire I took it. 4 years later I gave birth to my second child and they said they no longer have women that medicine because it was dangerous. Yay me. So my milk had to come in and go out on its own. It did and it wasn't a horrible experience. I've read comments on here saying post surgery that it will feel similar to that experience for a few days. I have several friends who have had BA and always envied them but didn't consider it for myself until a few months ago. I kept seeing advertisements for BA and started doing research. The more I researched the more I thought to myself... Why not. I may be 49 but who cares. I want larger boobs, and I want to do it for me. I should have done it years ago but I didn't. I really thought it was a lot more expensive. I want to be able to wear clothes and swimsuits that I could never wear before because I had nothing to put in them. I was always kidded about being flat chested, especially in high school. People would try to make me feel better and say "you know anything over a handful is wasteful". I appreciated that but I still had to look at them and wish I had been endowed with more. I belonged to the Itty Bitty [RS bleep] Committee. I saw t-shirts with that written on them but I could not bring myself to buy one. I was a member but not a proud member. I think this is the right decision for me and I can't wait to get it done. I want to buy new bras and swimsuits and finally feel like I have boobs to be proud of. It will be such a shock to look down and see actual boobs on my chest. But I will be smiling every time.
I am no longer skinny. I kept on some weight after each pregnancy. Which didn't hurt anything. Everyone kept telling me. "you need to gain some weight ". After my 2nd child I weighed 150. I looked fine. OK probably could have lost 10 or 20 lbs but I didn't. I took birth control pills for 10 months because I was getting married again and at that time did not want anymore children. Well I gained 35 lbs in that 10 months and I'm still carrying it around. I am 5'5" and last time I went to the doctor (couple of months ago) I weighed 200. Not happy about that. I know I need to lose some weight. But my surgery is scheduled for Dec 2, 2015 which is 16 days away. So being the size I am ....at my consultation the doctor and the nurse and myself agreed that 650 cc's looked good. I still wonder is that too big??? I don't see very many women getting implants that large. Is it because of my weight and body frame? I guess so. They did not look ginormous. They looked good. The doctor measured me and said my breast tissue was good. No sagging. He thought I was an ideal candidate. So I tried on 450 cc sizers and they were too small. Then I tried 550 cc's. They looked good. But the doctor suggested I try 650 cc's. And immediately he and the nurse said "yes that size looks best". So I'm going for it. I can't wait. I have been reading and researching and watching videos and making a list for items I need post op. I forgot to write down if he is doing sub muscular or sub glandular. I know the incision will be underneath the breast. I have contacted the nurse for more specifics that I forgot. I will post them when she gets back to me. Thanks for reading my story. I have really enjoyed finding this sight and reading your stories. So helpful and informative.

purplesun79's provider

Jeffrey Marvel, MD

Jeffrey Marvel, MD

Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

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UPDATED FROM purplesun79
13 days pre

More info from nurse

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purplesun79
I talked to the nurse about more details since they weren't written on my paperwork. And I forgot to write it down that day because I was so overwhelmed with information. I am getting moderate plus memory gel above the muscle 650 cc's. She said the moderate plus profile was chosen so I will have no drooping or bottoming out. And I should have good cleavage. I am really looking forward to that. Never ever had cleavage before. I have read other reviews that said the recovery time is less and easier when going above the muscle. So I hope that's true. She said they only do saline implants under the muscle. I will post some before photos soon.

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November 19, 2015
Good luck x
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November 19, 2015
Thanks. :-)
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November 23, 2015
Post after pics when your done I am following!
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November 23, 2015
Thanks, I will. My name is Penny also. :-)
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November 23, 2015
Okay great thanks Penny and good luck. When is your surgery
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November 23, 2015
I am going in for my consult Dec 7th. I am 5f6i and now weigh 170. I recently lost 20 lbs so sounds like we r similar in build. I have a broad chest so I am thinking like you I will need a larger implant to achieve boobs. I want to loose about ten more pounds and hopefully if I am a candidate for a ba woth no left then I will be at my goal weight b4 I have it done. Like you it would be nice to fill out a swim top and just look good in cloths.
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November 23, 2015
My surgery is next week on Dec 2nd.
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November 23, 2015
I probably should have scheduled my surgery for next year and tried to lose more weight first. But I'm going to go for it anyway. I still can't decide what size. I have emailed the nurse about going to maybe 750 or 800, if the doctor thinks I can do that. But if I do and then lose weight will I be satisfied or wish I had stayed with the 650 cc's. It's so hard to make that decision. It's a lot of money and I definitely want to be happy afterwards. And not wish I had made a different choice. I know I'm not the only one struggling with this decision. I see other people posting about the same thing. Most are happy, but I have seen a few that were unhappy. Good luck on your consultation, ask lots of questions and try on lots of sizes. I wish I had tried on more that day. But I told the nurse I want to try on more before the surgery to be certain I like the size. I'm following you also.
UPDATED FROM purplesun79
9 days pre

Still undecided on what size

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purplesun79
Surgery is in 9 days. I'm thinking about 750 or 800 cc's. I made a sizer of 650 cc's out of rice and wore it around the house. It looks like the cup size I should be for my body size. But I'm wondering if I should go a little bigger and not wish I had after the fact. Here are some before photos and a couple with the 650cc rice sizers in a sports bra.

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November 23, 2015
I am 9 days out today. So very excited for you. I think you should go with the biggest one your surgant will allow. Good luck. Look forward to your finish results.
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November 23, 2015
Thanks so much.
November 23, 2015
Whatever you decide I hope your happy with the outcome. That being said I wish you would read the explant stories on here and really think about it. Bigger breasts will not make you happy. I made the mistake at age 39 and have regretted it every day since. I rank it one of the top three biggest mistakes of my life. I am 5 ft 4 and weighed 140 at the time of implantation. I was less than an A cup and really just wanted to fill out an A cup bra. My surgeon used adjustable saline implants under the muscle going thru the armpit. I had a small indentation from a previous breast biopsy on my left breast and he said by using adjustable implants he could disguise it. I told him I wanted to be an A cup, I never minded being smaller but had the fried egg look. I woke up to a nightmare. I was actually a large C and had what looked like huge bolts under the skin in my armpits. Those were the valves to adjust the size. I also had 2 incisions under one arm, he said I had very tight muscles and it was hard to get in there. Instead of small defined breasts they look more like squared blocks on my chest. I went three times and had saline removed because they were so much bigger than what I wanted. I told him that and the third visit he said he couldn't remove anymore volume or the implant would collapse on itself. The valves were removed after that. I ended up just looking fat no matter what I wore. The indentation was still there and the shock of spending $8000 which had taken years to save and being so unhappy destroyed my life. i was embarrassed to go out and have become agoraphobic. Its 15 years later and I have saved up to have them removed, I have suffered with so many physical problems all these years plus depression that I actually paid money to a Dr who gave me implants much larger than I requested. His reasoning was all his patients wished they had gone bigger. It ruined my life. I had many people who tried to discourage me from doing it and I wish so badly I had listened. I am sorry to be negative, you may be very happy with your outcome just please read some of the stories on here. I wish I had listened to people who tried to tell me not do it. Best of luck to you.
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November 23, 2015
I will read them. I had not seen any stories on that subject. Thanks for sharing that and your experience. I'm sorry your experience was a bad one. And I'm really surprised that your doctor did that. Why would he go against your wishes about size and do what he wanted. Everyone is different and has different wishes and different body types. I haven't told very many people that I am having this done so I haven't actually had anyone discourage me from doing it. Thanks again and best of luck to you. I am following you. Have you actually had the surgery for removal yet or is that still coming up?
November 23, 2015
It will be a while yet, having other medical issues that I am dealing with but found this sight and the stories have inspired me to get them out as soon as I can be cleared for surgery. I am 53 now, I would have removed them before this but live off a small income so it's taken a long time to save up for it. When I do I will post no matter what they look like. My surgeon was actually recommended by the Dr who did my biopsy who said he was one of the best. I had some swelling and tenderness, went to family Dr referred for mammogram which was hard to read because I was very small and had dense breast tissue so followed with a needle biopsy which showed nothing so referred for surgical biopsy which came back clear but they took a lot more tissue than I thought hence the indentation. The biopsy Dr actually recommended implants under the muscle because he said it would make future mammograms easier to read. My last one was August of 2014, it showed some small cacifications but they couldn't see the left implant till ultrasound showed it ruptured and is folded near armpit. Dr wanted me to get implants out and return for new mammogram in six months. Insurance wouldn't cover saline implant removal because it's not life threatening. I read calcifications are common if you have had any surgery so didn't freak out, also read some women leave implants in even after rupture but am going to go ahead ASAP to remove, kinda lopsided right now but looking forward to being flat again as soon as I can. It's a personal decision and I support you whatever you decide, just think about possible problems and future surgeries and the cost. I could have done a lot of shopping with that money and what the explanation will cost.
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November 23, 2015
Did the mammogram rupture the implant or was it already ruptured? True it is a lot of money and I definitely hope to be satisfied with my results. I'm sorry you've had such a hard time. I know you will be so much happier when you get them removed. Keep in touch and let me know how things are going.
November 25, 2015
How exciting! Go the biggest that your surgeon can safely fit. Good on you for doing it now after wanting to for so long. I waited 20 years & I love them!! Good luck!!!! :) Looking forward to seeing how you go.
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November 25, 2015
Thanks so much. Looks like 650 will be the size. My doctor said according to my measurements that was as large as I should go. One week from today. Can't wait.