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Breast Lift No Implant -Springfield, MA

UPDATED FROM Hillberry7
7 months post

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Hillberry7
$5,800

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John E Griggs

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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February 5, 2014
I hope you do not read the ignorant comments here and take them to heart. If you suffer from anxiety the last thing you should be doing is pursuing more plastjc surgery. Anxiety colors how you see yourself, create unreasonable and unatainable expectations and sets you up for bitter disappointment, even when you do achieve your goals... because for someone with chronic anxiety too much is never enough. Creating scenarios in which to freakout is what comes most easily. Your breasts looked crazy at first, yes. That is normal! Then they settled and took on their lovely shape and fullness. They are really gorgeous. Remember, they are sisters, not twins! Minor things like the nipple peaking can be fixed, but it is just that: minor. So many women would kill for your end results, it behooves you to loom in the mirror and remind yourself that you are beahtiful and happy.
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February 7, 2014
i agree, they look 100% better than in your earlier pics. I don't think anyone left an "ignorant" comment... all of the comments were when she was 2 days - 6 weeks or so post op, going by the photos posted at that time. The earlier incision (pics) would have me worried as well, but I am very happy for her that they healed so well and they really do look great!
February 7, 2014
I don't think anyone is ignorant or wrong. I just became really obsessive and anxiety driven and had to leave the site so I could help myself :)
February 5, 2014
Thank you jessicarabbit. I actually haven't been using this site for month la because it gave me horrible anxiety. I had an appointment yesterday so I tought I'd check in otherwise I separated myself from the site because it wasn't helpful just have me anxiety! Because of my anxiety I def won't be doing anymore surgery besides to minor nipple revision. Because my anxiety I learned I will never find it to be perfect and I will keep wanting more until I disfigure myself! I don't want a Michael Jackson nose :)
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February 6, 2014
Your breasts really are beautiful.
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February 6, 2014
If the size difference is continually irksome, instead of invasively reducing the larger one, consider a small fat graft to the smaller one. It uses your own fat, and leaves tiny scar that can be easily hidden. Look it up under the treatments section on this site. Amazing results.
February 6, 2014
I'm not really interested in doing any further work but thank you!
February 7, 2014
You look fantastic! The asymmetry issue is even more common with normal breasts. I have had a reduction and wish I had your results. My left is now hanging lower and softer than the right and I knew this would be the case from the start but I will wait to see what happens at six months maybe hopeful for a revision. The more I look at pictures of natural breasts even sometimes pics of models on runways with see through tops etc if you look as closely at them as you do yourself you will see that they are not 100% the same. Rarely are they the same.
February 7, 2014
Exactly. I have been slowly learning that... But if you look at pics online etc no ones are the same. I have seen a few plastic surgeons and NONE recommend I have surgery to fix it. They say its normal.
February 7, 2014
exactly- I think I agree with you about not wanting to go crasy like. Body dismorphia/breast dismorphia happens to those that have unrealistic expectations of what it can achieve and you are clever enough to realise that. I do have issue with my left breast - maybe more the excess skin that has been left there so I still want to do it but if the surgeon says it isn't worth it I will listen - also the way you hold yourself makes a huge difference. I notice when I have my shoulders back etc that they look a lot better , the skin doesn't sag (I unfortunately have a few stretch marks around my breast mound) and they look pretty good!
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February 7, 2014
it's very normal, before my original BA 2 years ago, i knew my left side was a bit larger than the right, but i never "took pics" of myself like that, but before my surgery my dr. was mentioning the one side was "much larger" and I thought it was a "bit" larger, but not that much, and when i took my own pics prior to surgery, boy was I wrong! It was much more evident to me when I saw it myself, but before then it didn't bother me much at all! It seems that before any of this ba/bl stuff, we probably never picked apart things so much as we do now! Hillberry, i would agree just by looking at your pics now, your incisions appear very well healed already, and don't look much different at all to me.
March 6, 2014
I think they look fantastic. I can be quite critical of myself so I get it, but I really think they look wonderful-I wouldn't get a revision if I were you.
UPDATED FROM Hillberry7
7 months post

Update 7 months

Hillberry7
It's almost 7 months post op. I am happier now but not 100% happy. However I never am totally happy about anything! One breast is bigger then the other and it drives me nuts but it was always bigger... If I have him revise and take tissue out I have to pay $2,000 hospital fee and it doesn't mean it will be better. My right nipple "peaks" a the top so I am having that revised in a few weeks but its easy and free. He will just round it out a little. Other then that I feel normal but everyday I can see myself still healing daily. Scars are still a bit hard in some spots. It's def a LONG process. I attached a few pictures I took real fast.

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May 26, 2015
I have to say to me your breasts look faboulous! You have filled out so much over time to. It almost looks like you have implants because they have a nice shape to them. Gives me hope that mine will fill out in more time also I had an explant and lift about a month and a half ago.
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December 23, 2016
I think you have amazing result, from seeing your pics.
May 19, 2021
You look wonderful.
UPDATED FROM Hillberry7
2 months post

PS visit today

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I don't want to get into crazy detail but I had a PS visit today. Basically it went ok. I told him right away how unhappy I was still and showed him all the reasons why. He agreed about the size difference and said he could revise that and make one smaller. The problem is the smaller one is so small :( he recommended against the implant because my anxiety and all new problems. He also said he would not give me one for those reasons. He didn't seem to care I was upset about nipple size or shape and just kept referring to the fact they were smaller and better then before. I know that and I don't expect perfection but I didn't do this to be unhappy. All in all he will do a revision once I'm healed but wasn't understanding my concerns to their full extent. He was nice but maybe not enough compassion to how much this has upset me? I will be glad to meet with a new PS is October and maybe even a 3rd one to get opinions. I will go from there. My PS said to come back in 6 weeks or even sooner if I would like to talk more about revisions but I'm jut not sure if I can use him if he doesn't understand. I know I won't be perfect but I deserve to be happy with my breasts? I hope at least

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September 5, 2013
I agree with you. He did not do a good job and seems he cannot revise them to be significantly improved. It breaks my heart every time I see a patient go from excitement pre-op to sadness post op. I am sorry that this happened to you. If it were me, I would find another surgeon. Good luck to you.
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February 6, 2014
I retract my statement. Your breasts look lovely now that they are healed. They look odd at first but simply beautiful now. I am so very sorry if my comment caused you anxiety and upset.
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September 10, 2013
I speak from experience (bad and not so bad...) but honestly, he did a poor job, imo... your initial pics with the incisions look very jagged and sloppy, i can't tell by pics but your post-op pics the one on the left side looks slightly bigger, but doing a lift and slight reduction, this should be taken into account. I do agree that you should wait at least 9 months to consider any revisions because: You want to give the existing incisions/tissue time to fully heal before cutting it open again, and you may very well still be a bit swollen. How are your incisions healing? I notice you still have them bandaged... usually they don't keep them bandaged so long unless they are trying to hide something. There should be no reason if you want an implant for him to say he won't do it other than he knows he screwed up, and you are already unhappy about that, and rightfully so! I went thru the same with my first implants, after a year of hearing BS and lies I took my records and sought out someone to redo my implants, and by then i needed a small lift due to the implants bottoming out. I think once your incisions are CLOSED it would be a good idea to get a copy of your records (ALL of them) and the operative report (federal law states you are entitled to this information) and take it with you to a new surgeon if you decide to do so.... Some personal advice is... check your emotions at the door... if you go into a new surgeons office crying and upset, or badmouthing your surgeon, he may not be so inclined to take on "fixing" someone else's bad boob job... I know (believe me i know) how upsetting and frustrating it is, but to get what you want you have to play the game
November 16, 2013
Hey how did the second opinion go? Your recommendation made me go get a second opinion in October myself.
April 16, 2021
I just had a breast lift and redo of augmentation with Richard Restifo in Orange, CT. It was totally worth the drive. I have heard that Glen Brooks in Longmeadow is good so might want to get his opinion. My left breast was bigger than my right and it still looks like it is by a little bit, but my lift looks AMAZING so not going to make myself crazy over it. Keep us posted on how it works out.