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41 Year Old Grandma Ready for Some Changes - Seattle, WA

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Hello. I have been stalking this sight for several...

gograndma
WORTH IT$8,500

Hello. I have been stalking this sight for several weeks now and can't began to thank everyone for putting up their stories. I am 41 years old and have 2 kids of my own (22 and 24) plus 2 step children. For all of you doing the math, yes, I started my family very young. Married at 17 and had both children by time I was 19. My ex husband always told me he would help me with a "boob job" to repair what breastfeeding back to back babies did to me. 20 years later we got divorced and I still had my deflated chest. I am now remarried and my daughter is soon to make me a grandma for the second time. I have always talked about getting my girls done and my husband just said to me one day " why not just do it?" Now I remember why I married him haha. So I started researching on the internet and spoke to a friend who had a augmentation a couple of years ago. I live a couple of hrs away from most plastic surgery offices plus work 2 jobs so can be in kind of a time crunch. I was able to make consultation appointments with 2 highly reviewed board certified surgeons on the same day just a couple hrs apart to save on multiple travel days. I am so excited but also scared that I will look ridiculous. My stats: 5 ft 10 inches 138 pounds. I have never had extra weight on me except for pregnancies. My consults are March 13. I know once I choose a surgeon I am going to be antsy to get the surgery done. I am trying to figure out a way to get time off for recovery. I am a in home caregiver for a bed ridden client and since her care has a lot of pushing and pulling I am not sure how long I will need off.

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Shahram Salemy, MD, FACS

Shahram Salemy, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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February 20, 2015
For me it's been a week and a half but I had a full mommy makeover. My breasts are good. Occasional soreness that and ice pack relieves but very comfortable. Just ice constantly even if it doesn't hurt but not on scar or nipples and your healing time will be faster.
February 20, 2015
I am glad you are doing so well. Did you do submuscular?
February 23, 2015
Yes. Due to one breast being bigger than the other, one needed a mastopexy. Both are healing very well and evenly which was a huge concern for me.
February 23, 2015
I have one side almost a cup size smaller than the other and is one of the main things I hope gets fixed.
February 24, 2015
I was given two choices along with the concerns. Mastopexy on the larger one to tighten the skin and receive the same size implants in both or two different size implants which could lead to one eventually hanging lower due to the weight. I wanted them to look as even as possible for as long as possible.
February 24, 2015
Sagging is a issue I have been concerned with since I am already in my 40's. I work for a woman in her 70's and after telling her about my boob research, told that she had hers done 30 years ago and a revision 15 years ago. Hers are sub glandular because that's all they did back then. She had horrible sagging but I am just wondering if that is just life or if wearing something like the genie bras will help.
February 24, 2015
I'll be 41 and I did this because I was unhappy about the way I looked. I have some friends that seem to want to show the world and go bra less constantly. No different than with natural breasts and actually more so because of the weight, you should were some type of support majority of the time to avoid sagging.
February 24, 2015
I am currently a 34 c ( on the small side) and don't like to go bra less now so I have a feeling I will get something comfy to sleep in to protect my investment. Haha
February 24, 2015
That's what I was. I didn't want [RS bleep] star boobs. I liked my size, just wanted them to be fuller and even. They removed some breast tissue from the larger one. I can still fit my bras, just waaayyyyyy better ;)
February 24, 2015
I'm currently two weeks out and I find it very comfortable wearing sports bras and lace bras with no underwire because I'm still healing.
June 15, 2016
They look great! I'm 4 weeks post-surgery from a bilateral mastopexy reduction and already I'm so excited for my implants in 6 months! Did you have subglandular or submuscular placement? Mid/high/ultrahigh profile? X
June 15, 2016
I had submuscular and one side has medium height full projection the other side medium height extra full projection (was also around 60 cc more) to compensate for the asymmetric sizes.
UPDATED FROM gograndma
3 months pre

questions questions

gograndma
I have been really confused with all my research on how completely different information the different doctors give. Some doctors have you wrapped up like a mummy and have the girls in a "locked and loaded" look for weeks and then others say let them hang and be free. I will find out what my doctors say at the consults but this has had me scratching my head.

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UPDATED FROM gograndma
1 month pre

I DID IT

gograndma
Since I was on here last I had 2 consultations on the same day. This was because I have to drive close to 3 hours to get to where most doctors are and I was lucky that I was able to schedule them both a couple of hours apart. The first doctor was very polite, and sat me down and asked what questions I had. I pulled out my list I had made and he answered all of them completely. He then gave me the run down on possible complications and outcomes. He asked what my desired look was and I showed him a picture I had on my phone, after that we went in another room and took some measurements and I tried on some sizers, they even gave me a v neck tee to try on with them. He came back and told me what he recommended for me and then I got to talk to the financial coordinator.Overall a good experience. I had to get up around 3:30 am to make it over there so I am not sure how awake I was and forgot to ask some questions about what he had suggested. On to appointment 2. This doctor had very high reviews and I got to message with a patient of his to see how she felt about him. Right off the bat I was not as comfortable with the doctor. His staff was lovely and his patient coordinator was awesome. In fact I would have loved to have sat down and drank some wine and chatted the afternoon away she was so friendly. Anyways, the doctor immeditely started his obviously rehearsed speech and got irritated when I would ask a question. I was not impressed. When I was able to ask some questions I did not care for his answers. I asked both doctors what their policy was on needed revision since sometimes things happen outside of anyone's control. The first doctor agreed with me and said that he does not charge any surgeons fees but there might be surgery room cost . The second doctor just snorted and told me he does things so perfectly that there was never a need for revisions. huh? Arrogant much? Then when doc #2 did my exam he just about ripped my breast off my chest. He does realize they don't come off right? then after trying on sizers again with him he also came back and suggested the exact same implant and size the first doctor did. He was a lot pushier about trying to get me to schedule a date but I was not ready. I should add that doc #2 also was cheaper and included a bunch of free botox and other services for free with the surgery. After thinking it over and talking to my daughter and my husband we all agreed that doc #1 was the one. I had felt comfortable with him from the first minute. So I sent a e-mail to his patient coordinator because I wanted to know what it was that made him recommend that particular implant for me( anatomical natrelle 410) I really was shocked when I got a immediate response back saying that the doctor was in surgery but would I like to talk to him the next day. I said sure but did not really expect to get the call. Low and behold he called me back as promised and I was sold. He explained that with my desire for a natural look and low body fat that the anatomical implant would give me the best outcome. I had him transfer me when we got done and I booked my pre-op appointment and surgery date plus paid my non refundable deposit. I was so excited I thought I was going to throw up!!

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May 13, 2015
So you and I went thru the same thing except my first consult was my well rehearsed guy lol ironically enough we had the same reaction when we booked too I told my husband I was so excited when I got off the phone I could throw up and he just laughed:)