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Stephen M. Chen, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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6 Week Update & Pics

I had a doctors appointment today and he said everything looked good. I don't go back again until October. Attached are pics of scaring. Overall I'm very happy with my decision and I'm very happy with the look and feel of the ideal implant.

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Pics from a few weeks ago

5+ Weeks Post Op

I'm so behind on updating my progress! I was hoping I'd at least get through 2 weeks of post op pics. It's late right now so I just figured I'd update my progress and then post some pics on Thursday after my 6 week post op appointment. Overall I'm doing great. I've started working out again and pretty much doing whatever I want. I was only about 2 weeks out when my doctor said I could pretty much do whatever I wanted (as long as I felt up to it). I started back to my normal cardio on week 3. Granted, I wasn't giving it what I normally do but I was doing it. Since then I've gone wake surfing and did my boot camp style class at the gym and was able to do pretty much everything. I did have someone cleaning the house for me for a few weeks but I'm back at that also now. In terms of size, I feel really happy with what I got. There are moments where I see myself in clothes and think maybe I could have gone a tad bigger but overall I'm not unhappy with where I am. I went to Victoria Secret and there I am a 34D or 32DD (which they say is a sister size). I was a little disappointed that I felt like I couldn't really find any bras there that I loved. I tried a ton on and either they didn't fit me good or I didn't really feel like they were very cute. I ended up giving target a try and I LOVE all the ones I got. I got a few that were target brand and a few that were Maidenform ( I think, I'll have to double check). I used cartwheel and got like 6 bras for under $70. My scars are healing really nicely... much better then I'd expected. I got some Maderma but I've only used it once so I can't really say if it's working. In terms of my implant and how it feels I am starting to feel like I have "normal boobs"... at first it was really hard to imagine them feeling normal but they do. Or at least a new normal. I do feel the implant at the bottom which is a little odd but I'm getting used to it. I had heard so many bad things about Saline implants but I've been very happy with mine, of course the ideal implant could be the main reason behind that. I did have an OBGYN appointment 2 weeks ago and when she did my breast exam she said that implants actually kinda help because it pushes all the breast tissue up which makes it a little easier to feel any potential issues. So that was encouraging. I think I've rambled enough so I'll post again on Thursday after I see the doctor and try and get some final pics up.

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
14401 Sommerville Court, Midlothian, Virginia
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Dr. Chen was great and I was happy with the time he took in reviewing my sizing options. I felt confident he could handle my surgery and give me the look I was looking for.