Revision: Smooth Round unders (304cc) to Natrelle 410 Gummys 320R 335L

Like many women on Realself, I’ve contemplated breast augmentation for years. Until recently I’ve never actually taken these thoughts too seriously. I grew up with very low self-esteem and I have come a long way since then. I’ve really grown to love my body and really appreciate it and I find my breasts very sexy and attractive. I am a gym enthusiast and a health nut. By no means am I a body builder or fitness model but I chose that lifestyle for myself several years ago and have never turned back. I eat very clean and healthy, work out and lift weights 5-7 days per week and try to live a healthy lifestyle. Over the past year my body is probably in its best shape yet and as my body develops I see my breasts shrink. It’s so disheartening to see your whole body transforming the way you’d like it to because of all your hard work yet your breasts only get smaller. As comfortable as I became with my body, I think it finally pushed me over the edge. I think I just got to a point where I finally thought, well why not? Why not treat myself? I am 27 years old, have a successful career, and have worked very hard to get where I am today. I would just love to know what it’d be like to have boobs and feel more “womanly”. I am 5’6” around 122 lbs and wear a 32A very comfortably. I realize that I will have to take some time off of the gym for the surgery but I know in the long run that it’d be worth it. I’ve taken 2 months off before with a back injury and so long as I maintain my healthy diet I was able to bounce right back in a few weeks back at the gym. It just takes a LOT of will power. But I always love a challenge. Anyways I am very excited for the surgery and I already just want to have it over with! My BA is scheduled for November 19th, 2015. I’ll be getting silicon under the muscle anywhere between 265-300cc as I am hoping for the most natural result. I will post all about my doctor search, research and some before pics but I just wanted to get started on blogging my journey through this process as I’ve been able to learn so much from everyone else’s experiences on Realself. I’m hoping that my contribution can help others : D

So after I had given this idea some serious thought I did tons of research. First and foremost I wanted to know how safe this was for your body. What are the potential complications and other risks, such as getting mammograms in the future? I also researched the products themselves (the implants) and came to the expectation that I will most likely need at least another surgery in my life. Then I researched all of the basic decisions around getting implants: size, incision site, saline/silicone, etc. I thought about the timeline for the surgery and what made the most sense for me. I purposefully decided to wait until late fall so that I can easier hide the results while I am recovering the first few months.
Once I had accepted all of the potential risks and decide it’s still what I want I looked into Doctors. I did some research and found a magazine article online that rated the top plastic surgeons in my state. Off of that list I went and looked at all of their websites and filtered through photos of their work. I have a very natural look in mind and I kept this in mind as I was looking through the results. I narrowed it down to 3 great doctors in my area. I double checked their credentials and made the consultations. After my very first consultation I was feeling really good. I was very impressed with Dr. Rosen and he made me feel incredibly comfortable and answered all of my questions. I felt I was in good hands. I had my second consultation and the doctor was almost a little cold. He pointed out all of the imperfections in my breasts and while I could tell he knew what he was doing I just didn’t feel very comfortable with him. He also didn’t seem to care much that I desired a natural look. He even made a comment about how I may have to buy specially made bras since I’ll be so huge compared to my tiny band size… Meanwhile I only want no more than a C cup. So he clearly wasn’t listening. Anyways I didn’t even bother going on the third consultation because I knew that Dr. Rosen was a professional and had the same ideals in mind as me. He was very happy that I wanted to maintain a natural look and he also had plenty of experience with women getting back into the gym after surgery. So far I am very happy with my decision. I go in for my pre-op on November 4th.