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Many years later…I no longer wish I had gone bigger. :) 286 Cc Silicone Under the Muscle (5'3, 120lbs) - San Francisco, CA
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I wish I had started posting before my surgery but...
AlleeJanuary 5, 2013
WORTH IT$8,000
I wish I had started posting before my surgery but I was too nervous that someone from work would figure out who I was! Needless to say, I have appreciated all the stories and pictures that everyone has been posting because it has made the nerve racking part of the procedure MUCH easier! I will get my pics up soon!
UPDATED FROM Allee
So some background about me...I am 5'2/5'3 and my...
AlleeJanuary 5, 2013
So some background about me...I am 5'2/5'3 and my weight fluctuates between 110-120 lbs depending on how dedicated I am! I went to almost EVERY plastic surgeon in the Bay Area (I'm a perfectionist and a little anal) and agonized over thousands of pictures. I finally settled on a Stanford affiliated surgeon with amazing credentials and an impressive reputation despite the fact that he probably spent the least amount of time talking (most others were happy to sit down for 1-2 hours!). My husband agreed that based on the research I did, this guy should be at the top of the list. I felt much more at ease and reassured by the surgeons that were "talkers", but I chose brains over personality. I'm kinda regretting that now :( I haven't received a call from the doctor at all...granted I got the procedure on December 12th, had a post op on the 13th, then the holidays rolled around. I had another appointment one week later with the assisting PS (mine was on vacay-I knew this ahead of time) and expressed some concerns about assymmetry. YES I'm a perfectionist and I know breasts aren't supposed to be the same but I had turned down another PS who suggested two different sizes after hearing about how many revisions my doctor had done for different size implants. I think I'm just second guessing myself which I do often, and am hoping that I can learn to be happy with how they look and not keep thinking what could have been. I also try to remind myself that the doctor tried on 4-5 sizes in the OR before settling on 286. I felt the 304 sizers were a tad too big and at my post op, he confirmed that. BUT...isn't the difference between 286 and 304 like a tablespoon? I donno. Just feeling unhappy and kicking myself.
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January 8, 2013
I had some asymmetry preop also, but no one has perfect symmetry and I decided not to do 2 different sizes... I also thought I should have gone larger but once I put a real bra on, (at 3 weeks) I have the same surgery date as you, I am so glad I didn't go bigger.. It would have been too much.
January 8, 2013
You look great! How tall are you? I think your size really compliments you and I agree that the bra does give you a different look which is great.
January 8, 2013
I think you look great! I talked to so many girlfriends who all said they wish they went bigger .. I was going for a D and my PS originally recommended a mod profile, silicone, under 425 ccs. I ended up going with 457 ccs and I kind of hope they stay as big as they are now (DD)! Enjoy them!! :)
January 8, 2013
Yay! Congrats! I'm so glad yours turned out great! (I love hearing the happy stories).
January 8, 2013
I feel your pain, we ordered 375cc he put in 337 and on too if that I'd told them repeatedly that I wanted DD not a D like I originally said. But at least it's better to be smaller and be able to wear bras that make us bigger rather than too big and nothing we can do about it. Hope you feel better :)
January 8, 2013
Ya that's a good way to think about it. I can still wear my old size B bras which is annoying and I HATED wearing padding but maybe a simple push up wont be so bad.
January 8, 2013
Oh and I e heard about when u get them under the muscle u drop and fluff? So there's still hope for you!
January 8, 2013
Did you go under? I hear when you go under you lose some of the fullness. Either way ANYTHING is better than what I looked like before LOL! I will post some before pics shortly. Hee hee. =)
January 8, 2013
Ya they're unders. I also thought that he would have used a larger size because of the fact that they get pushed down but he didn't.
January 8, 2013
I just hope they don't drop too much! They sit pretty low as is :( I would love more fluff and less dropping :) thanks for the encouragement!
UPDATED FROM Allee
Update many years later….no longer wish I had gone bigger
AlleeJuly 21, 2021
It has been years since I did this review and I have to say that I no longer wish I had gone bigger….I may have even gone smaller. Once everything drops and you have some time getting used to the girls, you recognize what looks best for your frame and at 5’3”, 115lbs, the size I chose was just right.
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August 3, 2021
Thank you for sharing! After all this time, have you experienced any health issues related to your implants?
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