Silicone Implants Above the Muscle at 28 Years of Age - Pasadena, CA

After having a prior successful procedure performed by Dr. Yoho (liposuction in 2005), I trusted him to perform my breast augmentation surgery as well. We elected, at the time, to do silicone implants over the muscle. I wanted my breasts to be significantly larger so I requested a D cup. However, knowing I led an extremely active lifestyle, Nurse Judy recommended for this reason we only increase my breast size to a full C cup not wanting me to go too large as they could be too heavy, droop prematurely with all of that repetitive stress/impact, if I were to have children in the future they would grow larger during pregnancy/breastfeeding, etc. 2 children, 9 half-marathons, & 1 full marathon later, I am so grateful for her counseling & that I took her advice.

The results of my breast augmentation were more than impressive! My new breasts looked & felt natural, & for the 1st time I felt confident wearing swimsuits. I didn't feel as though I was physically lacking in the upper portion of my bikini anymore, & I know (per my husband) that many individuals who met me after my surgery did not know these were not my God-given breasts (a compliment to my doctor for sure).

I just wanted to post some details regarding the surgery itself/recovery.

As mentioned above, this was the first of two breast augmentations Dr. Yoho has performed for me (8 and 1/2 years apart). This surgery was performed with an incision made in the creases underneath each breast which I loved because my scars have never shown. Implant placement was above the muscle, and we used silicone breast implants. I believe the implant size used was 375ccs which made me a full C cup.

The pain following this surgery was not bad at all. Please, do not let fear of recovery pain keep you from having a breast augmentation procedure. My second augmentation was done earlier this month and that one was done under the muscle. I was more sore after the recent surgery of course, but it was still nowhere near as bad as I had feared it might be. Dr. Yoho's uses tumescent anesthesia for most breast augmentation procedures. This technique has the dual purpose of numbing the area and inhibiting bleeding. Not all surgeons use this technique, and when tumescent is not used, there may be more bleeding during surgery and more swelling and bruising during recovery.

Back to the discussion of the breast augmentation I had in 01/2008 - I was not in great pain or distress following surgery at all. I even felt well enough to go out to eat dinner at Cheesecake Factory on Colorado Blvd the night of my surgery. Again, I must stress that I clearly remember the fear I had pre-surgery regarding the anticipation of great pain during recovery. As described above, I was surprised to find I was not in nearly as much pain as I expected throughout the entire healing process, and I didn't even need to use all of the prescription pain medicine I had been prescribed.

I also neglected to mention in the body of my review that though I had my implants for almost 9 years, I had NO PROBLEMS with them other than the rippling which resulted from the atrophy of breast tissue following breast feeding. I had no hardening around the implants (capsule contracture) nor any other issues with them. They were nothing less than beautiful right up to the day that we switched them out. In fact, it was a little bit tough emotionally letting go of those beautiful breasts though I had full confidence in Dr. Yoho's ability to replace them with another set of implants that paralleled their beauty.