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34 Yrs Old (5'5, 126 Pounds), 1 Child, Ideal Implants - Richmond, VA

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I've always been without a chest and it wasn't...

melmcdaniel07
WORTH IT$7,500
I've always been without a chest and it wasn't until after I had my son that I really started thinking I would consider have my boobs done. While I was pregnant I got somewhere around a D and then post breast feeding I lost not only what I had while I was pregnant but I lost what I had before (and some of the shape). My son is 3 and recently I got back down to my goal weight and I felt like I lost even more of what I had. So, I went to see Dr. Chen at Richmond Plastic Surgeons after he was recommended from a friend of a friend. I was told he was great with getting the "look" just right so I took the plunge. He introduced me to the ideal implant and it seemed like a win win for me. I knew I did not want silicone and the ideal was supposed to make the implant look and feel more like silicone so it seemed like a good fit for me. Attached is a pic of me about 2 weeks prior to surgery. Just for reference I was about 125 in this pic. I hope this helps. I'm going to try and post all of my post op. pics so you can see what I'm going through.

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Stephen M. Chen, MD

Stephen M. Chen, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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May 3, 2016
Can't wait to see the look. I am potentially going with ideal myself. When is your surgery??
May 3, 2016
It was last Thursday. I will post each of my post op pics tonight. :)
May 4, 2016
Can't wait to see your results! I'm having surgery on Friday and I'm getting the ideal implant! We are very similar stats! How many cc's did you go?
May 4, 2016
370. I totally assumed I was going to go bigger but my doc said when he was doing the surgery he really didn't think I should and honestly I am happy with the size. Of course there is still swelling so I'm not sure what my final look is, but I'm happy so far. Good luck on Friday! Be prepared for a lot of down time :)
May 4, 2016
Thank you! I am pretty nervous and excited. I keep trying to focus on the end result. I'm a little torn on size... Don't want to go too big or too little. :) Your's look great!! So glad recovery is going well for you!
May 6, 2016
You are looking great! What was your bra size before?
May 6, 2016
Thanks! I'm honestly not sure what size I was. My doctor mentioned that I was probably around a "AA" Prior to my son I was around a 34B... my breast size always fluctuated a bunch depending on my weight. Prior to surgery I was pretty much wearing flimsy bra-lettes because I really didn't have enough to fit in to most of my old bras.
UPDATED FROM melmcdaniel07
5 days post

1 Day Post Op- Ideal Implant

melmcdaniel07
I wasn't really sure what size I wanted in terms of "CC's" so my doctor ordered me 370 and 405. I really anticipated going to the larger size but when I got out of surgery my doctor said that the 405's were too big, so I have 370's. I have been put to sleep twice before this and don't remember having an issue with nausea. However, this time I really didn't feel that great. This could have something to do with the fact that I didn't go in to surgery until almost 1PM and hadn't eaten since like 10PM the night before. I didn't eat much the first afternoon/night but started to feel better by the time I went to bed.

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UPDATED FROM melmcdaniel07
5 days post

2nd Day Post Op

melmcdaniel07
It was hard to think that I would sleep ok while almost sitting straight up but the meds helped me sleep through the night. I woke up and walked around the house off and on as much as I could. I slept a couple of times during the day but my appetite was a little better.

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