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My Breast Augmentation Photo Journey: 5'7" 137lbs 33 Years Old 255cc and 285cc Sientra Textured Round Unders - Seattle, WA

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I have been flat chested my whole life. I've gone...

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I have been flat chested my whole life. I've gone thru phases where I loved them and phases where they made me feel insecure about them. As I've gotten older I've become ore comfortable with myself and could truly assess that yes, I was OK with my flat chest and I looked good. But I wear padded bras everyday and I love dressing up and earing fun outfits more than just about anything. And I felt that getting a BA would just make this even more fun for me and I would just enjoy having them just for me. So why not, I'm not getting any younger, I'm still lookin good, so why not look even better while I still can and never have to say what if when I'm old.
So, I did it and It was a long emotional first 2 weeks after surgery. But now it's 2 weeks in and I can see what my breasts might look like when they are healed and I am thrilled! Clothing looks about the same which is nice since I didn't want to look over the top. But with an awesome bra I can look over the top if I want!
My doctor could only fit 255cc and 285cc to correct mild asymmetry. I wanted 300cc, but he said I had the tightest muscles he had ever dealt with and he was lucky to fit what he did. I am happy so far with the size and think I will be glad that he couldn't fit more, although I worry that after they swelling is all gone they will shrink and be a little smaller and unimpressive but I hope not, they still may get bigger with the dropping and fluffing thing, I don't know! And I don't know what size I will be yet, but I still fit in most of my bras(spilling out) So, I think I will probably be a 34C in most, I wore 34A and sometimes 34B push ups before but did not fill them out.
I am super happy with my decision. They still look a little odd naked right now but look bangin' in clothes. I also have a pretty wide gap but I am ok with that for the most part.
I still have pain but I am trying to stop taking my pain pills and take tylenol instead, except when I really need them or can't sleep. At this point everyday is a little better. I just can't wait until I can stop wearing this hideous bra and uncomfortable strap, still got about a month left I think.

I also have to say that the process of choosing an implant size was the most difficult part of this whole process. The regular sizers looked huge to me when I tried them. The 285cc mod plus looked way tooo big my very first time trying them out, but that's what I have in my smaller breast, and its not nearly that big. So when they tell you to go a size upf rom what you like in the sizers they are being truthful(when under the muscle)(this was very hard for me to believe at first, but they know what they are talking about)
And the whole Rice sizer thing made it even more confusing. The 285cc rice sizer looked way bigger than the implant that I have now. I think my 285cc implant inside my body looks more like the 250cc rice sizer I made and the 255cc looks more like the 230cc rice sizer. maybe even smaller. I guess I'm only 2 weeks out though so I'll have to update on this subject later when I really know how they will compare.....

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Robert M. Grenley, MD (retired)

Robert M. Grenley, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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November 24, 2014
Congratulation! You look great and natural. even if you still have some swelling it will still look fantastic! You are luck your doctor inserted different amounts of cc order for you to be symmetrical. I had mind also done about two weeks ago with the same sientra and I lIke them very much. But one breast is slightly smaller than the other...as they were before sugery....I'm sad and very disappointed my doctor didn't suggest what yours did....after everything, I feel like I really could have had them perfect and loved them. Btw I also got the 285cc and was a 34aa. Anyways, congratulations again and enjoy :)
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March 19, 2015
I think you look fantastic. Thank you for sharing all the photos. I am wanting to be about the same size as you choose. Did you do high profile or moderate? Congrats again. You look great!
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March 21, 2015
Thanks! Pineapple0225 Mine are Moderate Sientra Textured gel. They are called moderate profile but if you look compare their technical stats to other brands they are more similar to the high profile in projection and diameter of other implants. I chose Sientra textured because they have a much lower occurrence of Capsular Contracture than any other type of implant and I really liked that I didn't have to worry so much about that. I really like the size and profile. But it is true what they say, Booby greed is real. I was so scared of going too big, but now I kinda wish they were just one size bigger. I told my doctor I wanted around 300cc( no bigger than 325) but he could only fit the 255 and 280 because my skin and muscles were so tight. They do look much more natural now at 4 months, I will try to post new photos. Sometimes they seem huge in padded bikini's/bras and sometimes they seem small in clothes without a bra. But overall my body seems much more proportionate and I love the way I look! I can always put on a bra with some padding to look bigger and they don't look fake at all since they aren't too big so it keeps people guessing. Good luck with your journey! I'm sure you will love whatever you get. Just remember that at first you may go up and down on an emotional rollercoaster, loving them and then thinking "what have I done?" but it will pass and in the end you will love them, it's all part of the journey, and it's totally worth it!
August 26, 2015
They look great!
August 26, 2015
Thanks for sharing. I have made the commitment for a November BA with an abdominoplasty. Excited to see someone on here who got smaller sizes (
October 3, 2015
So glad to read this and see the before/after pics. Ur build is similar to mine and I was contemplating between the 250 and 275cc's. I'm 54 and ready to stop wearing padded bras and look sexy in my cute tops. Your pics look amazing and the perfect size. Now I'm even more so excited to get this done, Nov 24. Wish I had scheduled it sooner!
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15 days post

Photos of before and 2 weeks after BA!

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Trying again to upload before and 2 weeks after photos.......

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November 30, 2014
The girls look fabulous! thanks for posting all of the pictures in the same clothing, with and without bra, and angles. It definitely helps.