BA Scheduled for December 13th! - Pittsburgh, PA

Well, I'm finally going to do it. Today I scheduled my BA for December 13th... which is just over a month away GASP.

Okay so about me... I'm 23 and very tall. I am 6'1", around 155lb on a good day, and pretty thin/athletic. I am currently flat chested, as in the idea of a "cup" just sounds ridiculous. I wear 34 or 36B bras, but only for the padding size.

I have been wanting bigger breasts for as long as I can remember. When I turned 18 (the fully developed age in my mom's head) my mom and I did some research on herbal breast enhancements, I've tried creams and pills, even hormones. None of it worked. I first started looking into a BA when I was 19, but in order to get silicone you must be at least 22, so I waited until I had all options available - and I'm glad I did.

About a month ago I started seriously considering making this happen. There was always a reason why I would put it off. A new natural "miracle" to try, college, a change in jobs, summer... but now I'm done waiting. This just seems like the perfect time.

I scheduled my first consult 3 weeks ago with Dr. Antimarino at Aestique in Pittsburgh. The doctor spent A LOT of time explaining the procedure and answering questions, but I just felt funny about it... the office rescheduled my consult twice and then when I replied to an email with some questions, I never got anything back... The doctor seemed good but it made me feel unimportant. And that sucked.

So then I found a female doctor in the area, Dr. Anna Wooten at Beleza plastic surgery. I had a consult with her today and could not be happier. She seems to be VERY knowledgeable at what body types can handle/require which types of implants. I'm very tall and broad shouldered so I had trouble trying to compare myself to the results I saw online, she made me feel a lot better.

First she took a bagillion measurements and pictures, which she can turn into a 3D imagine to show my prospective outcome - that's cool. She recommended an anatomical implant because I have very little existing tissue, and don't really have a natural "fold". The anatomical imlants just make more sense to me. I have nothing to hide a round implant behind and I'm afraid of ending up with a softball look. She helped me try on several sizes (which Antimarino did not) and said that the 370cc fit my body type well. I agreed that 370 looked awesome, and it appeared smaller than I expected because I'm so tall, but I couldn't imagine being active with something that big on my chest.

I brought in a few pics of my "wish boobs" and then we determined that a 320cc implant would give me the look that I wanted, along with a projection that I was comfortable with. She put a 310cc inside of paddless bra and under a spandex camisole to show how the 320 would appear after it was under the muscle and skin.

Today I got the whole "this is the surgeon for me" feeling. This may sound ridiculous but just the fact that she was a woman who for sure understood that I wanted a VERY natural look made me feel at ease. (The other doctor was against anatomicals.) She was even visably happy when I said I'd prefer the 320, because it would be easier to correctly create a fold from nothing and center my nipple on the smaller implant. And hey, you can always go bigger later, right?

Long story short, I made the deposit and scheduled for Friday December 13th. My doctor said that most of her patients can have surgery on Friday and be back at a desk job on Monday. I have a few extra vacation days though, so I'll be off until the following Wednesday at least. After that I'll have a few sick days reserved.

Dr. Wooten also uses ibuprofin instead of major painkillers, which scared me at first. But she said that most of the pain is muscle pain, and that is best treated with good ol' ibuprofin. It also avoids the constipation and bloating problems that I've seen on everyones posts.

Does anyone have any experience or advice about the Sientra Anatomical (teardrop) implants? Or vs the Nutrelle 410s (which I thought felt a bit too tough)?
Does anyone have any opinions on ibuprofin vs heavy duty painkillers post op?

Thanks in advance! I think I would go crazy if this site did not exist!

PS. I will post some pics as soon as I can :)

So right now I can't stop thinking about boobs. All I can think of all day is - what if it rotates? What if I hate them? What if my boyfriend grabs them real hard and they flip around? LOL.

I called the PA today, and she explained that deformity due to rotation is always a risk with shaped implants, HOWEVER... they detailed that it is usually only a problem for people who have stretched out skin/breast tissue, like in women after breastfeeding or weightloss. She explained that since my skin is young and has never been stretched like that, there should be no problem.

Most people assure me that the round will turn to a teardrop shape due to gravity when it is in the breast, but that scares me too beause I don't understand how that is physically possible without the impant wrinkling? If the silicone is cohesive and sticks to the shell... then wouldn't the shell have to change shape in order for the silicone to change?

I know that this level of detail probably isn't important because once it's under a muscle it will likely (and hopefully) make no difference, but I can't help all the crazy questions!

The physicians assistant is going to meet with me again on Friday to try on the different shapes and sizes again, just to calm my nerves. I love that they are so responsive and willing to put my mind at ease.

I am posting some pics of my "wish boobs" so you can see what I'm trying for :)

So my second sizing appointment was moved to this Thursday, so I'm still pretty anxious. I have been reading so much info, all I can think about it boobs.

I found myself questioning this decision every single day. I honestly sometimes felt like getting this surgery means that I have failed myself - like "I am pretty, I should be confident, why can't I do that?" My worst fear is not being happy even after the surgery.

And then I forced myself to look up pictures of myself in swimsuits from past vacations. I usually workout religiously before trips to the beach, so the rest of my body looks good and then, the flat boy-like chest. And I realized that I don't want to look like that on my honeymoon. I don't want to be searching for wedding dresses, and be faced with the same chest insecurities that I had in High School when shopping for prom dresses. My boyfriend and I aren't planning on a wedding anytime soon or anything, but when I explained this to him, he really understood where I am coming from. To be honest, there's a part of him that worried that my personality would change, or that the new attention from other guys would be too much; I think explaining my future wedding scenario made him feel A LOT more comfortable. This is not to appear sexier to others, it is to feel more confident, proportional, feminine, and thus be happy with the figure that I work hard for in the gym. And plus he's REALLY the only one that will see the difference since I've been fooling everyone else with the padded bra for 9 years running, haha. He ended up with the conclusion that I've wanted this for a long time and he thinks it is a good idea! :)

So yes, I feel far more confident in this decision now than I did just weeks ago. Everyone I've told so far supports me which was unexpected but feels awesome. I can't wait til my appointment on Thursday to select a final size and drop some serious cash on these sweater kittens.

Also.. here is a PDF of a case study type thing that a doctor put together. Honestly, I'm not sure when this was published because I didn't see a date on it, but it had a lot of detailed information on BAs unsing anatomical implants, the different factors that determine placement etc, and even some pics of the results years down the road. I hope this works...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=anatomical%20breast%20implants%20after%20breast%20feeding&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CDcQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sawkenn.com%2Finnovations_in_plastic_Surgery%2F7_breast_augmentation_using_an_inframammary_incision.pdf&ei=uICCUo3aKJO-4APkhYCoBw&usg=AFQjCNFi0w71r6pn63X2JRB0SQHWLjTjTA&sig2=WxF8LRO6FeuXVKbFAWPMeg&bvm=bv.56146854,d.dmg