25yr 457 mod silicone, Orange County, CA

Have you decided on size yet? Saline or silicone? I had a mommy makeover 3/27. I was a flat & long 40D before surgery I got an anchor lift w/400cc implants that were filled to 420cc's under the muscle. I am now a 38DD/D! I got saline because I had a lot of breast tissue & silicone implants DO leak! You have to go in every 2 years for an MRI which most insurances won't cover since you added implants. If the saline ruptures it's easily detectable & not poisonous. My breasts feel & look fantastic! Go to my profile & see. If you have a lot of breast tissue you will feel the tissue more than the implant.

Yay! So happy for you! Keep us posted. Can't wait to see your transformation! It's soooooooo worth it!

I must say, I totally understand why, but you look GREAT pre-op!!

Honestly even with upcoming events it wouldn't affect when u book ur appointment. He is so gentle during surgey- mine was 4 hours long because he had to repiair my 1st breast augmentation because the 1st doctor didn't make my pocket right and my implants dropped from the pocket. But even with all of that work I still only took pain meds for 3 days and didn't even really need them the 3rd day. I went out to a "moms night out" for my sons school the 2nd day. And I have a 9 month old I'm caring for all with no discomfort. And since this is your first surgery it should only be at the very most an hour and a half. So your recovery will be super easy!!! I asked for Valium because I was so nervous the night before and I'm happy I had it because it also works as a muscle relaxer so it was helpful more so than the pain meds. He also wrote me a prescription for anti-nausea medicine just incase I felt sick on the pain meds. I'm also happy I had that. Definantly do behind the muscle and not above! The muscle helps protect the implant. But go up 50ccś then what you decide because they say you lose the look of 50ccś when beneath the muscle.

I would recommend silicone over saline. As a surgeon, I get nothing extra for using silicone versus saline, but I recommend them because of two reasons - they look more natural and they feel more natural. In my practice I do about 98% silicone implants. You don't have to get MRI's with silicone implants. That was the recommendation when they were released back on the market 15 years ago, but it's not recommended anymore. The old liquid silicone implants would bleed through the shell after a decade or so, but the new silicone implants are a gel (solid) and the shells are much better so they don't leak at all. Good luck on your surgery! You will love it. Cheers, B Hermann, MD

Do you have an idea of how many cc's you want? Since bra size isn't easy to predict. My only advice is to make sure you think about years down the road how will your implants look & how will you feel physically. I've read a few stories on here where women got 600-800cc's a regretted it w/in 2yrs because of the neck & upper back pain. But I've also read some women are very happy. Also you are beautiful right now so no matter what size you go with you will look great!

You look super tiny! lol well you have an awesome body!

Go with moderate plus. It's like the HP but wider.

Really the choice of Moderate plus versus high profile should be the decision of your surgeon. I use a sizing system to determine what volume implant would be required to get to the projection (cup size) the patient wants, and then I use the base width of the patient's breast to see what style (M+/HP) will fit the patient for the given volume. As for volume to get you to DD, that's a tough question without doing an exam. Your surgeon should be able to tell you this, and be careful about taking advice from your friends because what a certain volume does for one patient will give a different result for another patient because of differences in breast dimensions. Hope this helps. B Hermann, MD