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I'm a little over 3 months out from my breast...
I'm a little over 3 months out from my breast augmentation with Dr Snodgrass and I'm in love with my new boobs! I knew I wanted them since high school, but I kept hearing "wait until after kids". Then I realized that I wanted to be the sexiest me that I can be right now, I don’t want to wait until after kids. So I decided to visit Dr Snodgrass in Rome, GA. Shortly after my consultation, I had no doubt about it and had the surgery shortly after.
I'm 5'3, 120lbs. My bra size before was a 34C. During my surgery, I received 325cc in the left breast and 345cc in the right. I chose to go with silicone over gel simply because it felt more like my natural breast consistency, the gel was a little more firm. I wanted to look as natural as possible, which I told him before surgery, so I did the submuscular approach with an incision under the breast.
I'm very sensitive to anesthesia, so I don’t remember much about the first 48 hours or so. And speaking of anesthesia....I did experience a little short term memory loss, which apparently happens sometimes. It lasted for a good month, just forgetting simple things and being scatter- brained.
Once the anesthesia wore off, I did hurt a good bit. It's more like a very tight pressure in your chest, and pain when you bounce, move, stretch. I kept ice packs on as much as possible, and my husband did a great job of waking me up to eat and take pain meds/replace ice packs. I also did my massages religiously, even more than I needed to because it made them feel better. I wore tight bras with good coverage ((that's important! I like the UnderArmour Heat Gear, Made For Me zip-front. I still wear them to workout and to work as a nurse. Great coverage)). Dr Snodgrass did an excellent job, I hardly had any bruising except around my sutures. I expected to have more bruising as I have the typical red-head complexion.
The healing process went slower than I wanted, but I am a "doer" and it kills me to not be 100%. I took 10 days off of work (I work as a nurse on a cardiac unit - lifting people 3 and 4 times my size for the majority of my 12 hr shifts). I would've taken more time off because of the nature of my work, but I didn't have the PTO for it. I know some moms with young kids get this done, but I'll be honest...I wouldn't want to have to carry a baby or toddler around for at least the first month. Im just now (at 3 mos) able to lift on heavy adults at work, and I can still tell that I don't have the strength that I used to. I also have some minor pain in my pec muscle and around the incision when I overexert myself at work.
My breasts have settled into a good position, but my doc says they will continue to drop and look even more natural for the first year. My right breast is not dropping as fast as the left, but my doc said that's because it has more saline on the right side and that it will take more time to fall into place. I hope that is the case. It's not that noticeable to me every day with clothes on, but I can tell when look in the mirror without wearing a bra and in these pics. He did tell me at my last visit that I can squeeze down on them to help stretch the tissue underneath the breast, allowing them to drop even more. I hope it works!
Overall I am VERY pleased with the whole experience. I knew it was going to be painful at first and healing would take time, and Dr Snodgrass did a great job setting realistic expectations before and after the surgery. He and his staff were all extremely helpful with all of the concerns I had, and helped me feel at ease when I felt like things weren't progressing as fast as I wanted them to. Im not excited about having to get them redone in 10-15 years, but I hope that when I do Dr Snodgrass will be the one to do them. I have been completely satisfied with everything, and I LOVE my boobs :) I should've done this years ago!!!!
I'm 5'3, 120lbs. My bra size before was a 34C. During my surgery, I received 325cc in the left breast and 345cc in the right. I chose to go with silicone over gel simply because it felt more like my natural breast consistency, the gel was a little more firm. I wanted to look as natural as possible, which I told him before surgery, so I did the submuscular approach with an incision under the breast.
I'm very sensitive to anesthesia, so I don’t remember much about the first 48 hours or so. And speaking of anesthesia....I did experience a little short term memory loss, which apparently happens sometimes. It lasted for a good month, just forgetting simple things and being scatter- brained.
Once the anesthesia wore off, I did hurt a good bit. It's more like a very tight pressure in your chest, and pain when you bounce, move, stretch. I kept ice packs on as much as possible, and my husband did a great job of waking me up to eat and take pain meds/replace ice packs. I also did my massages religiously, even more than I needed to because it made them feel better. I wore tight bras with good coverage ((that's important! I like the UnderArmour Heat Gear, Made For Me zip-front. I still wear them to workout and to work as a nurse. Great coverage)). Dr Snodgrass did an excellent job, I hardly had any bruising except around my sutures. I expected to have more bruising as I have the typical red-head complexion.
The healing process went slower than I wanted, but I am a "doer" and it kills me to not be 100%. I took 10 days off of work (I work as a nurse on a cardiac unit - lifting people 3 and 4 times my size for the majority of my 12 hr shifts). I would've taken more time off because of the nature of my work, but I didn't have the PTO for it. I know some moms with young kids get this done, but I'll be honest...I wouldn't want to have to carry a baby or toddler around for at least the first month. Im just now (at 3 mos) able to lift on heavy adults at work, and I can still tell that I don't have the strength that I used to. I also have some minor pain in my pec muscle and around the incision when I overexert myself at work.
My breasts have settled into a good position, but my doc says they will continue to drop and look even more natural for the first year. My right breast is not dropping as fast as the left, but my doc said that's because it has more saline on the right side and that it will take more time to fall into place. I hope that is the case. It's not that noticeable to me every day with clothes on, but I can tell when look in the mirror without wearing a bra and in these pics. He did tell me at my last visit that I can squeeze down on them to help stretch the tissue underneath the breast, allowing them to drop even more. I hope it works!
Overall I am VERY pleased with the whole experience. I knew it was going to be painful at first and healing would take time, and Dr Snodgrass did a great job setting realistic expectations before and after the surgery. He and his staff were all extremely helpful with all of the concerns I had, and helped me feel at ease when I felt like things weren't progressing as fast as I wanted them to. Im not excited about having to get them redone in 10-15 years, but I hope that when I do Dr Snodgrass will be the one to do them. I have been completely satisfied with everything, and I LOVE my boobs :) I should've done this years ago!!!!
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Overall I am VERY pleased with the whole experience. I knew it was going to be painful at first and healing would take time, and Dr Snodgrass did a great job setting realistic expectations before and after the surgery. He and his staff were all extremely helpful with all of the concerns I had ( I ask a lot of questions), and helped me feel at ease when I felt like things weren't progressing as fast as I wanted them to. Im not excited about having to get them redone in 10-15 years, but I hope that when I do Dr Snodgrass is still around to do them! He did everything I asked for. I have been completely satisfied with everything, and I LOVE my boobs :)