Me and my sister's Back to Back Breast Augmentations - Seattle, WA

So I wanted to start at the beginning of my journey. A little background. I have wanted to have a breast augmentation for a long time now. I have four children, very little breast and I am almost 30. To say the least, I am not feeling very confident about my body because shirts don't fit right unless I wear really padded bras and I have breast fed each of my children which led my nipples to be uneven (Not that I would take back breast feeding). I also hate having my husband seeing me so I try to make sure its dark if I am topless.

My younger sister called me about a month ago and told me she was having a breast augmentation done and was really excited! I was really excited for her. Than she said "so I think it would be cool if we had them done together back to back!" She wanted us to be able to do this together because we are close and we feel so similarly about our bodies. She would cover the full cost then asked if I was interested. Was I interested??? Heck yes! My mouth had to have hit the floor but I was completely excited and nervous.

She had already found the best breast augmentation doctor in the state (Dr. Haeck) and had already done her consult. All that was left was for me to go to Seattle to get my consult.

She went with me to Dr. Haeck's office and immediately it was such a comfortable place to be....but I was of course nervous. I have never had any type of plastic surgery before and really had no idea what to expect.

When we got back to the room and Dr. Haeck came in I felt completely comfortable and he was so nice! He explained the procedure, what the benefits were between silicone vs. saline, and exactly how he performed the surgery. He also said he could fix my uneven nipples!

After all my questions were answered and things were explained came the fun part! picking out what size and what type of breast implant I wanted. I was looking for something that felt natural, looked natural and wasn't to big for my body frame. So Dr. Haeck had his nurse bring in both a silicone implant and a saline implant and I was surprised to find that the silicone was a lot more natural feeling than the saline!
The nurse also brought in different sizes of implants that I was able to stick into a sports bra to see what look and size I wanted. I can't tell you in words how funny it was sitting with my sister trying on different implant sizes. She and I both laughed as I was trying to figure out what look I wanted and how to adjust the implant into the bra correctly (That isn't very easy....lol).

So I chose a silicone implant that would be placed under the muscle to get the best natural look possible.

Dr. Haeck came back into the room to see if he agreed with my decision because he really wants the best results for his patients. It was nice to know that the size I choose was the same size he would have picked out for my frame. So the consult was done!!!

Yesterday my sister and I went back up to the office for our pre-opperation appointment. Lots of paperwork! But the fun part was trying on the implants again to be sure that we were still wanting the sizes we had picked out during the consult.

Of course we both stuck with the original size we wanted. So the date is set, she goes in for her augmentation first,and as soon as she is finished it's my turn. I am still a little nervous not because of the breast augmentation but because it is a surgery. I am very confident in Dr. Haeck's ablilities!

So the countdown begins.....12days to go!

So it is now six days until my sister and I undergo back to back breast augmentations! Honestly, I am getting really nervous!

I was reading other blogs and also questions and answers and I probably shouldn't have done that.

I have read about rippling...although thankfully it is rarer in silicone under the muscle implants (which is what I am getting) than in saline implants. I have also read about bad scaring around the aureola and numerous other things.

Personally, i probably shouldn't have read all of those things this close to my surgery. Especially since my doctor already went over all this information with me! I did the research before my consult and my sister did a lot of research before calling me to see if I wanted to be her surgery buddy! Between both she and I and our doctor I was feeling very confident. Now I am getting nervous.

I think my brain has gotten the better of me! I was only nervous about the surgery aspect, not the augmentation aspect...now I am worried about both the surgery and the results.

Although I want to actually have breast I am worried about possibly making a bigger mess out of what I already have (not that it is much)!

Luckily I still have full confidence in my surgeon and his abilities which is a really, really good thing, especially right now!