15 Days Before Surgery! Breast Lift with Implants. - San Francisco, CA

I am 34 years old and the mother of three beautiful kids. My breasts have been on the bigger side my while life. In high school, my aunt would buy my bras in the bay area because no local stores carried a 32DD. My weight jumped all over the place during my pregnancies, with weight gains anywhere from 30lbs to 63lbs, and bra sized up to 38F. By the time I went for my consult with Dr. Chang, my size was down to a 34DD, but Dr. Chang said it was mostly skin. I've lost all the weight from my younger two kids and only have an extra 11lbs left over from my first pregnancy. **This first set of photos is from my pre-op appointment on 1/10/14 and I am hugely pre-menstrual and retaining water! My tattoos are blurred out for privacy reasons.
I am having a breast lift with augmentation on 1/27/2014. If we did just the lift, my bra size would likely drop to a 34C. That would be ok if my hips weren't on the bigger side. My husband's only request is that my body is balanced and he thinks doing just the lift would leave me pear-shaped. At my pre-op a few days ago, we all agreed a 320cc silicone implant, placed under the muscle, would fill me back out without being obnoxiously big. Dr. Chang is known for doing very understated work and that’s a big reason that I picked her. Another big reason is that she only does plastic surgery. She doesn’t run a med-spa on the side, or sell trinkets or makeup in her lobby.
Before booking my surgery with Dr. Chang in San Francisco, I did see a surgeon closer to where I live, Dr. Lars Enevoldsen, in Modesto. He refused to discuss implants. He does not do them in a single procedure and said that if I really wanted implants, I would have to wait six months and then he would do them. The cost of the two separate procedures was very near to what I’m paying for the single procedure with Dr. Chang. He also said I would probably end up with an anchor scar. Dr. Chang saw no reason to split the procedures up and said an anchor cut would not be necessary.

I did my mammogram and blood work on Friday. My prescriptions are all filled and ready to go. All that's left to do is stock the kitchen with food and pack for the three day stay in San Francisco. It's crazy to think that a week from now I'll be on my way to San Francisco!

We are in San Francisco, getting ready to head to the outpatient surgery center. No make up, no food or drink after midnight, and I'm supposed to wear a shirt that zips or buttons up the front. The coordinator from Dr. Chang ' s office said not to buy any post-surgical bras as she would provide them for me. She said not to use anything on the wounds, so no neosporin or Vitamin E. They have special silicone pads cut for lollipop scars that we can discuss after 4 weeks.