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3 months post op - Super happy! - San Luis Obispo, CA

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3 months post

Love them!

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WORTH IT$6,400
At 3 months they're so soft and moveable, and very natural feeling and I think pretty natural looking. I absolutely love them. I'm 100% back to normal (of course) and can do anything I could before with the exception of upper body workouts. I probably could but I avoid it because I don't like the feeling of the pec muscles squeezing the implant. They feel completely mine until i flex my chest, hahaha! I love them! Wish I had been able to do this sooner!

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Gary R. Donath, MD (retired)

Gary R. Donath, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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July 22, 2013
Congratulations to 3 months! You look amazing! I totally understand as a mom myself with two kids who lost their breast fullness due to pregnancies and breast feeding and be able to regain that youth is just so incredibly joyful!!
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July 22, 2013
You look sooo natural!!! Great results!! Has your size stayed pretty much the same from 1 month to 3 months? I've read some posts that say they get smaller and others say that they actually get a little fuller after dropping and fluffing. ??? So confusing. I'm a little over 5 weeks post and love them as they are. Hoping they don't change at all, but I know they probably still will. Just curious what your experience has been. Thanks!
July 23, 2013
Thank you so much!! I was afraid they would never drop and fluff! I saw so many people on here look so great so soon after surgery. I was worried there for a little bit, hahaha. For me, they've definitely become more fuller as they've settled :) And they've done a lot of changing in the last month. You look great yourself!
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3 months post

3 months post op - Still in love!

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13 days post

Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since my surgery. I would...

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Tomorrow will be 2 weeks since my surgery. I would say I'm about 90% back to normal. The past week has been great, but I still don't feel comfortable lifting heavy things or bending down for long periods, as in gardening ;) I've been successfully sleeping on my side since about day 10. They're getting softer each day, right boob is a dropping a little slower than left and I am still a little sore to the touch. It just feels like the incision areas are bruised. My nipples are still super super sensitive and I still have a slight tingling or numb sensation from below my nipple to the crease - but only to the touch and I can tell that it gets better every day. I've been wearing camisoles instead of the sports bras and front clasp bras. I bought 4 zip up, 3 front clasp and 4 sport bras and I only used them for the first week. I know some PS want you to wear them for longer but Dr D said I could go braless or use a cami and I'm loving not having to wear a bra and still have boobs!!

Sometimes I wish they were a little bigger, hahaha! My PS is conservative (which I wanted) and doesn't really offer you an option of size. He chooses between 3 sizes in the operating room, based on the chest wall measurements using moderate profile. At my pre-op he said he almost always uses moderate profile unless his patient is petite then he uses HP. His main concern is making a woman look more proportionate, not fake. I didn't know to ask this question about profiles at my initial consultation and didn't know of his moderate profile preference until my pre-op which I had already paid for the surgery. I just decided to let go and trust his opinion. I am still very happy with the results. Just thought I should share in case someone else forgets or doesn't think to discuss profiles with their PS. I didn't want to go huge or fake. But sometimes I do wish I had a little more projection. So down the road, when I need a revision, I'll get mod + and a little bigger :D

Anyway, all in all I am super happy. Before the procedure I felt insecure about my boobs, my jiggly thighs, and cellulite. After the procedure I feel confident, I feel feminine and love my new boobs. Now I'm not saying that a boob job fixes your whole body, haha. But for me, it has made me feel so much better about my body in general. I finally walk around naked in front of my husband and I feel sexy!!

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April 17, 2013
Hello. I'm new to the forum. And just started posting my story. I also had a baby and lost my breast. But I always had big breast so imagine how I felt when I lost it all after givin birth. But I am going to be 3 weeks post op and still feel a little sore here and there but almost feeling myself. Nipples are extremely sensitive to even rubbing against my clothing. I got a 400 Memory gel implant. Will soon post pics. I'm still a little bloated as well. But been cutting back on salt, because that can be adding to the bloating. What I have been feeling now is sometimes an electric shock almost and usually from my left breast. Will be going for my 3 weeks appointment on Saturday will see what that's about.
April 18, 2013
I've heard other people talk about the electric shock feeling too. I haven't experienced that yet. Another thing with the sensitive nipples is the sensitivity to cold. Oh my gosh!! When it gets chilly my nipples just scream! Good thing summer's coming so hopefully that will improve in time and not be an issue come next winter :)
April 19, 2013
Yea I believe the electric shock has something to do with the nerve irritation in the breast. I will ask my doctor on Saturday. And yea my nipples are like headlights when it's chilly, summer is coming around thank God. Lol.
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July 22, 2013
you girls are so cute! me too before always so shy and conscious being naked in front of my hubby but now I am always so proud walking around showing them off LOL!
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July 22, 2013
Yep I am no 10 days post op and occasionally I have that electric feeling but my nipples are still regaining their sensitivity b/c I had peri-areola incisions.
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July 22, 2013
sorry I mean now 10 days post op haha
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April 17, 2013
I'm 2 weeks today :) my hubby also lovessss my new confidence! I used to always pull the blanket up over my chest in bed while watching tv and now I purposely lay there completely exposed! Haha
April 17, 2013
That's awesome. That is how I am now too. I make sure he catches me coming out the shower on purpose. Even though I still have the steri tape and been doing my breast exercises. I know they will look even better, with time. But now they looking nice and I love it. Glad you have great confidence now .