I Need Boobies! Allergan Natrelle Inspira 485cc SRM (Smooth Responsive Moderate Silicone), submuscular, transaxillary incision

Egads… I can’t believe how long it’s been. Time has really flown by. Hello to all you lovely ladies of Real Self. Life has been very busy and having nice boobs is a lot of fun. I really wish I would have got my husband to save the money sooner for this boob job, LOL. Hubby has been great through my BA journey and he loves my upgrade.

I love how my boobs have dropped and fluffed. They are the Natrelle Inspira SRM 485cc moderate profile under the muscle through transaxillary (armpit) incision. I love the way they look and feel. The SRM are a little more full than the Mentor so they ripple and sag less for older women with thin skin. I do have some rippling when I flex my pectoral muscles but that would probably be worse with Mentors, and I’m OK with that. I understand that boobs are rarely perfect. Perfection is overrated. I try not to worry and obsess over small imperfections. I am realistic and remember what my breasts looked like before the BA. It’s a huge improvement and unless you go topless to the mall only your partner will see it. My husband loved my boobs before and loves them now, imperfections make up who you are and they give you character.

My doctor gave me the go ahead to return to my normal workouts after 6 months. My workouts consist of HIIT aerobics and weight training. Doing pushups was weird and took awhile to get used to, but feels normal now. They look huge in bathing suits and they tasteful in everyday clothes. I am very happy!!!

I attached updated photos of various angles and a photo collage of my boobs before and up to day 236. My husband and I will be doing an updated photo shoot with clothes soon to give a better perspective of before and after. Stay tuned.

Sorry about all the watermarks on the photos but it's for my protection. :-)

Hello to all you beautiful RealSelf Ladies! I can’t believe I have hit three months post op. All is going really well. My tatas still have some dropping and fluffing to do. I believe my dominant right side and smaller breast is still a little higher than my left. I am aggressively massaging and pressing it downward several times a day. Sometimes my nipples are a little sensitive, but for the most part are completely normal and respond to touch and temperature appropriately. They are becoming a bit squishy. Since they are Inspiras and a bit more full, I am not sure how squishy they will become. I can feel a little rippling and the edge of the implant on the inside and bottom of my breasts sometimes, but though visible to me occasionally, it is very minor and I don’t think it is visible to others. I am not disappointed by any means. I am aging and have thin skin so totally acceptable in my mind and am still beyond thrilled to have boobs. I have a post op appointment with my PS next week. I haven't had an appointment since post op week 4 and that was through pictures and a phone call. I did call in at six weeks to verify I didn't need another appointment and asked a couple of questions at that point. I haven't had any problems or issues, thankfully, and if I had, they would have gladly made an appointment for me to come in. I am looking forward to the appointment next week, and believe that they will be taking the after ba post op pictures when I am there.

A funny incident. I have a teenage daughter, and I have been fairly discreet about my appearance around both of my children post ba. We were at Target trying on bathing suits with my husband, and I would text him a picture of the suit I was trying on. Well, apparently, I sent him one, where the top was a little small and pretty revealing with a caption, “I think I’m showing a bit too much,” and she happened to be nearby. He laughed. She asked to see it, and said, “Holy Cow. She is really big!” Lol. Since then, she asked me why I had to go so large and get a D/DD cup. I explained that I had a lot of skin to fill and was trying to avoid a lift. I think she is looking more forward to them dropping and fluffing than I am, lol. It’s spring break this week and she wanted to take a friend to the beach with us. It was high priority for her to have me find a more conservative bathing suit to hide them. I totally understand. She does not want to have to try to explain to her friends about her Mom’s obvious boob job. I am not wanting her to have to do that either. We did find more of a sports bra type of swimsuit that we compromised on. I'm pretty sure her friend was none the wiser. Whew!

I’ve attached some pictures from this week, another collage that my husband broke into two pics for easier viewing, and a couple of new swimsuit purchases. Happy healing, dropping, fluffing and showing them off! xoxo

Hello, Lovely Ladies! I hope all is well. No issues to declare. I’m healing great. I feel good. My implants still let me know they are there but in small ways and not too bothersome. They are continuing to look better and better. They have softened some especially when I am warm. I noticed that one of my boobs falls more laterally when I’m on my back than the other one, but I’m pretty sure that is normal and nothing to worry about. One side of my rib cage is more prominent than the other, too. I am working out without issues. I’m still not lifting heavy nor am I doing any chest exercises. I cannot wait to start using heavier weights in my upper body workouts. I see my PS around my 12 week/three month mark and am thinking I will be released to start increasing weight then. I’m posting pics from 10 weeks post op as well as a comparison collage my hubby created for me. My husband has always loved my playfulness and teasing, but he absolutely loves, loves my confidence and showiness since my BA. He believes that I am even more so. We’ve been blessed with a great marriage. However, I can attest to the fact that, a BA definitely gives a shot of oomph to married life, lol. After all, we’ve been married for 24 wonderful years. We are totally having a lot of fun with lingerie, lol.

I have had a lot of fun bra shopping. I have tried not to go too crazy, but bought four bras from VS when they were having their semi-annual sale, all in 32DDD. I recently bought an additional new bra in 32DDD with matching panties because of a gift certificate and coupons I had that I was just itching to spend. I think I did really well. I’ve included some pics. The bras are all lined and have underwires, but no push up pads. I’ve only tried them on for modeling purposes and am not wearing until I am released to do so from my PS, hopefully this month. I’m really hoping they will still fit after D&F in three to twelve months? What do you think? I want to be able to wear them for at least a little while, lol. I still have tags and receipts, but it’s taking so long for D&F, I may not be able to exchange some of them. Luckily, I did not invest too heavily getting them for $14.99 each. I have never bought so many different colored bras! My collection of bras for the last several years have included the colors nude, black and maybe one white one, lol. Kinda sad, isn’t it? That’s another benefit of a BA. I think I’m going to have quite a variety of bras in my collection to choose from. I want my girls to be supported and look pretty, too. Next week maybe I’ll post about swimsuits!

Happy healing and dropping and fluffing to all you BA recipients! xoxo