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I am so excited! I scheduled surgery today for...
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I am so excited! I scheduled surgery today for next month. I am 32 years old 5'2, 118 lbs (on a good day). I have wanted a breast augmentation for about a year because after breastfeeding two babies my body is not the same. I bounced back fine after my first baby, but after I had my son my chest is smaller then it has ever been and I have a little extra skin around the stomach area. I will worry about the stomach later, I want to work on my abdominal muscles first then decide what to do.
I have been a C and sometimes a D most of my adult life (Vics sizing) and am now barely a 34 B. There is just no volume left to my breasts and I definitely miss that.
My concerns:
Going to big or not big enough: I want to be where I was before having kids, however, part of me wants them a little bigger ;)
What will friends and family say: Just not sure. Maybe nothing at all...
Surgery: I have never had any major surgery, unless getting wisdom teeth pulled counts. I had my babies vaginally with no epidural (not by choice, they were fast deliveries). So I am nervous about surgery.
Recovery: I am a stay at home mom with a 4 year old and almost 2 year old and my husband will be able to take off of work for the weekend, but after that I have to be able to care for them. Also, I get a little stir crazy being still for too long, so I will need to remind myself to take it easy.
Scaring: I am really excited about the surgeon I chose because his method is a little different then what another doctor said I would need. The first doctor and another I spoke with on the phone said that the incision would be under the breast and up to the nipple and potentially all around (sorry I don't know the correct names for this procedure). The Doctor that will be preforming my surgery is doing an "ellipse mastopexy" to lift the areola, basically as I understand it an incision above the areola in the shape of an ellipse. He said that I should be able to achieve the look I would like by this type of lift. So now I feel a little less concerned about scarring.
A Little more information:
I am choosing and was recommend silicone gel implants and they will be placed sub pectoral.
I am hoping to loose a few pounds over the next month because I know I will not be able to workout afterwards.
I have been a C and sometimes a D most of my adult life (Vics sizing) and am now barely a 34 B. There is just no volume left to my breasts and I definitely miss that.
My concerns:
Going to big or not big enough: I want to be where I was before having kids, however, part of me wants them a little bigger ;)
What will friends and family say: Just not sure. Maybe nothing at all...
Surgery: I have never had any major surgery, unless getting wisdom teeth pulled counts. I had my babies vaginally with no epidural (not by choice, they were fast deliveries). So I am nervous about surgery.
Recovery: I am a stay at home mom with a 4 year old and almost 2 year old and my husband will be able to take off of work for the weekend, but after that I have to be able to care for them. Also, I get a little stir crazy being still for too long, so I will need to remind myself to take it easy.
Scaring: I am really excited about the surgeon I chose because his method is a little different then what another doctor said I would need. The first doctor and another I spoke with on the phone said that the incision would be under the breast and up to the nipple and potentially all around (sorry I don't know the correct names for this procedure). The Doctor that will be preforming my surgery is doing an "ellipse mastopexy" to lift the areola, basically as I understand it an incision above the areola in the shape of an ellipse. He said that I should be able to achieve the look I would like by this type of lift. So now I feel a little less concerned about scarring.
A Little more information:
I am choosing and was recommend silicone gel implants and they will be placed sub pectoral.
I am hoping to loose a few pounds over the next month because I know I will not be able to workout afterwards.
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7 days pre
Pre Op Visit was yesterday! Nervous about size..
After trying on the sizers, I definitely like the larger sizes. The Dr and I agreed on a range from 465-525. He said that would be a good range to give me the fullness I am looking for/lacking. I really loved how the 450-500 sizers looked on underneath a shirt.
Today I am a little nervous that I might be going too big! My original goal was a full C to a small D and now I have no idea what I could be looking at as far as bra size. Does it really matter? I guess not, as long as I am happy with how they look. The thing is I am hoping I will be able to "hide" them at times and show them off a little more at other times. Some of my friends and family can be a little conservative and I would like to just avoid the conversation with them. Yes, I am 32 but you know how family can be..
My ultimate goal is for them to look nice and big without clothes but not obviously "fake" in clothes. We will see how this goes. I hope I am making the right decision as far as size goes.
I will post my before w/o clothes photo next week.
Today I am a little nervous that I might be going too big! My original goal was a full C to a small D and now I have no idea what I could be looking at as far as bra size. Does it really matter? I guess not, as long as I am happy with how they look. The thing is I am hoping I will be able to "hide" them at times and show them off a little more at other times. Some of my friends and family can be a little conservative and I would like to just avoid the conversation with them. Yes, I am 32 but you know how family can be..
My ultimate goal is for them to look nice and big without clothes but not obviously "fake" in clothes. We will see how this goes. I hope I am making the right decision as far as size goes.
I will post my before w/o clothes photo next week.
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