POSTED UNDER Breast Lift with Implants Reviews
Breast lift + smaller implants: the results are in and still undecided!
UPDATED FROM snowdrop17
1 month post
OMG! what the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is going on?!?!
$9,500
today i woke up, looked in the mirror, and just started to cry. how is it possible that my boobs are looking WORSE over time, rather than improving? today they all of the sudden look reaaally saggy and deflated again. i'm agetting close to 2 months post-op, and i know everyone keeps saying 'give it time...your shape hasn't fully developed yet', but OMG! there is no way anyone can tell me that my nipples are magically going to rise into a more elevated position! it seems like my breasts are rapidly drooping and my nipples are headed further south. i am so sad and depressed about what's happening, especially because i did this to feel better about myself -not worse. i feel embarrassed and ashamed of them again, and i feel a bit sick that i just spent $10,000 and they still don't look good. eeeegh. at least when i had my reduction, it was covered by insurance. but this sucks -i actually *paid* money to have a poor result. :( i never like to leave things on a negative note, so i guess to turn this positive, i can still say that my surgery was really a breeze and if anyone reading this is still on the fence about doing it, DO IT! i think the general consensus is that most women who've done it are truly happy with the results! i don't think my outcome is very typical, and if you look back through my diary, i was concerned about my low nipple placement and wide/boxy shape right from day one post-op. my scars aren't too bad, though, so that's another plus, i guess! ;) ok, i'm done being a sad sack -at least until i look in the mirror before bed! :P
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August 24, 2013
You are looking beautiful and not boxy at all. Mine are wider too but I feared the option of a high profile implant would be too high for the natural look I want and as you know from my review it was a difficult revision so I'm just hoping time will take care of some of my issues.
August 28, 2013
I feel like sponge bob boob too!!! Not so funny but I can't imagine a revision. I just want to stop being in pain and start feeling normal again:-) glad to hear at the 5 week mark you getting more comfortable to run.
August 28, 2013
Snowdrop, were you in pain while running? I'm an avid runner (at least 3 x week) and I'm going to miss it. I wear two tight sports bras now so that won't be an issue. My PS said today that I could start walking fast and even doing elliptical (no arms) at 10 days post-op......music to my ears but I know I will need to listen to my body.
August 30, 2013
After your comment on my profile, I carefully looked at your pics again and honestly, I think you look great! I can kind of see what you mean about the boxy shape at the bottom, but I had that too (its super common) and it slowly but surely went away as my implants settled into place. My right side took a lot longer than my left.
When you mention that they're 'too wide' I don't see that at all. Actually I think they're perfect! They look natural. We're not meant to have pushed together-massive-cleavage-having-boobs when were standing naked... That's what VS bombshell bras are for! Lol if you look at the 'wideness' of your boobs in the before and after pics, they're the same. Smaller sized implants can't correct that. I'd guess that you'd have to get a 700-800cc implant in order to fill your chest space. I have somewhat broad shoulders so that means that I have a lot of chest space to cover (from armpit to armpit) so I had to go with (405cc) moderate profile instead of high profile so it wouldn't look like I had two small areas of protruding boobs. Lol
Overall, if I was you I would be very happy with my results! I REALLY do think you look great. And like you said if you really wanted to change the placement of your nipples, I'm sure it wouldn't be a big deal. Keep your head up and love those beauties!! :)
August 31, 2013
Awwwwww, thanks for the sweet message, Andi! Perfect timing -today i finally broke down and cried about them. I've been trying to remain hopeful that they're miraculously going to transform into perfect (or at least better looking) boobs, but today when i looked in the mirror, they just looked extra saggy and deflated to me, and my nipples looked extra droopy, so I just started to cry. I took a picture and haven't posted it, but I will, because now at almost 2 months post-op, I feel like they look even worse. I feel like I basically threw away $10,000. It's sad. But, I am very happy to have your feedback, and your message has really cheered me up. I'm not someone who really ever lets things bother me, but today just got the best of me. I've been deling with boob issues since my early twenties and now that I'm approaching 40, I really wanted to do this for myself as a boost of confidence, but I actually feel more embarrassed now because not only do I still have sad looking boobs, but my bank account is pretty sad now, too. I guess all I can do is be honest with my PS next week, tell him how I feel, and see what he can do to resolve this. Aaaand... I'm definitely going to show him your pics so he can see just how good results can be! :)
UPDATED FROM snowdrop17
1 month post
5 week post-op pics & a quickie update!
i'm 5 weeks post-op now and still feeling really great! i've been walking on the treadmill since week 4, and finally this week, i was able to take my first run outdoors! i took it verrry slow and made sure to double-up on sports bras just to ensure my 'upgrades' stayed where they needed to, and they did! i love well-behaved boobs! :)
i'm still not super happy with the wide, boxy, low-nipple look that they still have, and even though it may not look too apparent in the dimly-lit 5-week pics i posted, they stilllll have that look to them and i'm stilllll hoping it goes away in a few months time. i'm pretty sure a nipple-revision will be fairly easy if need be, but having a revised lift? eeegh. not sure i'm up for that, so i may just have to live with boxy boobies. just call me SpongedropSquareboobs! ;)
i'm still not super happy with the wide, boxy, low-nipple look that they still have, and even though it may not look too apparent in the dimly-lit 5-week pics i posted, they stilllll have that look to them and i'm stilllll hoping it goes away in a few months time. i'm pretty sure a nipple-revision will be fairly easy if need be, but having a revised lift? eeegh. not sure i'm up for that, so i may just have to live with boxy boobies. just call me SpongedropSquareboobs! ;)
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