Over the Muscle, 345 and 415cc, 42 yrs old, 110 lbs- Toronto, ON

I had a hard time finding reviews and photos for over the muscle augmentations so I thought I would post my experience. I did find a great gallery at dbreath.com. The site states for each one whether it was over or under the muscle. I had originally planned to go under the muscle but because of droopiness from breastfeeding, my surgeon recommended to go over. I was really nervous that it would look unnatural and like two balls under my skin.

I went with my surgeon because he has a great reputation, extensive great reviews, and a lot of the before and afters I saw online that I liked were his work. I wasn't taking any chances with the outcome. I had asymmetry and wanted to even them out more. I went with 345cc on the one side and 415 on the other, based on Dr. Edelstein's recommendation.

I am very happy with my results. They are not perfect, but perfection isn't the goal. The side that was larger is still a little bit larger which I'm okay with. You can't tell unless you study them. The one with the larger implant is firmer when you squeeze it. This makes total sense as there is more in there filling it up :) At first they were so hard and sore and it really worried me, but they have already softened up so much. They don't look like balls, they look natural, but with the benefit of being fairly perky for someone my age who has had children. I am having so much fun wearing bikinis now that I couldn't fill before, and trying on clothes that I fill out so much better.

I will post some photos I took along the way over the last 6 weeks with some notes about what I was feeling and experiencing at the time.

My surgery was on a Friday which couldn't have been better timing. I took the Friday off plus the next week off of work which gave me a total of 10 days off to rest. I can't imagine going back sooner because I was okay to go back at that time but still sore and very tired.

I got to the Forest Hill clinic about 1.5 hrs before surgery and it was nice being able to relax my own room and watch TV to calm my nerves. About 20 or so minutes before the surgery time the nurse came in and gave me some pills to take and then the surgeon came in to draw on me. After that everything went pretty quickly. I was brought into the surgery room and they worked quickly to put in my IV etc. The anaesthesiologist had a great sense of humour and we were joking back and forth. I was out pretty quickly.

When I woke up I felt more out of it than anything else, but also felt pain. I asked for a painkiller and the nurse gave me one. I wasn't in a rush to leave because I felt pretty woozy. After about an hour they started getting me ready to leave. I already had the surgical bra on when I woke up and the nurse help me get dressed and I was wheeled out to the car. I had a 1.5 hr drive home which wasn't the most fun but not too bad either.

I stayed in bed for most of the rest of the day and slept off and on. I scheduled reminders in my phone for every 4 hours when I was supposed to take my medication. I highly recommend taking the medication for constipation right away instead of waiting until there is an issue. If you are taking painkillers you are very likely to get constipated which is very uncomfortable. I started taking the pills shortly after the surgery and it was still about four days for me. Expect to get pretty bloated for the first week or two as well, you retain a lot of water.

The morning after the surgery I realized that I wasn't overly bandaged and I could take my bra off for a peek. The photo attached is the first photo I took and it's the day after surgery. It was pretty darn exciting getting the first look at them. I was so happy that from the front at least, they looked pretty good. I know a lot of people look really high for the first while. They did not look great at all from the side because the bottom of my breasts were empty since the implant wasn't in place yet. They looked pretty bad from that angle, but I knew things take time.

I was sore, but it was manageable with the painkillers. I don't like taking a lot of medication but I didn't hesitate to take the painkillers. I really do not like pain and why suffer when you don't have to. My favourite time of the day was a little while after I took the painkiller and I had a reprieve and felt kind of normal again for a while. I took that opportunity to walk around and sit outside to get some fresh air.

Sleep was very difficult for me because I'm a side sleeper and I hate sleeping on my back. I stayed with my parents for a couple of days after the surgery so that I had my mom's help getting out of bed and with meals etc. I brought a lot of pillows but I still could never get comfortable and woke up a lot through the night. I was pretty swollen and the D size bra they gave me was practically busting at the seams and so tight. I left the bottom few hooks open and the top as well and that helped a lot. I used Arnica gel for the soreness and that helped a lot as well, along with taking off my bra for a few minutes when I would get too sore.