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Operation C Cup - Madison, WI
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My breasts have given me pain and impacted my...
zilchieJune 2, 2016
My breasts have given me pain and impacted my self-esteem since puberty. I could go through the list of grievances but they are all the same as everyone else here, so I won't bother, except for this one. I got my boobs the summer before 7th grade. This was 1980, and it so happened that tube tops were the in fashion that year. I remember putting on my tube top and wondering why my boobs weren't staying up like all my friends' did--they just sagged and looked like a grandma. My first disappointment. I do truly appreciate that my breasts fed my two babies very well for over 3 years. It was very uncomfortable though, having to hold my heavy breast in order to feed them because they don't hold themselves up. I am very, very ready for this procedure. I'm ready to feel better, to have clothes fit right, and to take control!
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8 days pre
Fun with numbers
zilchieJune 6, 2016
I thought it would be interesting to do measurements before and after surgery. Like most of you I've been reading anything I can find about this operation and you come across "standards" for the aesthetics of breasts. Obviously every situation is different because every breast is different, but I wonder how close I will be to these standards afterwards?
Distance around boobs in 38F bra: 110.5 cm (43.5 in)
Distance around ribcage: 86.5 cm (34 in)
This puts me anywhere from 36I to 38 DDD in various bra calculators. We all know how accurate those are, right? ;-) I generally wear 36DDD or so.
Notch to nipple left: 28 cm (11 in)
Notch to nipple right: 30.5 cm (12 in)
"Ideal" notch to nipple: 19-21 cm
Areolar diameter: 75 cm (3 in)
"Ideal:" 35-45 cm
Nipple to midline left: 15 cm (6 in)
Nipple to midline right 17 cm (6.75 in)
"Ideal:" 9-11 cm
Nipple to infra-mammary crease on both: about 12.5 cm (5 in)
"Ideal:" 7-8 cm
Just for fun I drew some circles of where the "ideal" placement and size of my nipples would be. Hard to believe that is even possible!
Distance around boobs in 38F bra: 110.5 cm (43.5 in)
Distance around ribcage: 86.5 cm (34 in)
This puts me anywhere from 36I to 38 DDD in various bra calculators. We all know how accurate those are, right? ;-) I generally wear 36DDD or so.
Notch to nipple left: 28 cm (11 in)
Notch to nipple right: 30.5 cm (12 in)
"Ideal" notch to nipple: 19-21 cm
Areolar diameter: 75 cm (3 in)
"Ideal:" 35-45 cm
Nipple to midline left: 15 cm (6 in)
Nipple to midline right 17 cm (6.75 in)
"Ideal:" 9-11 cm
Nipple to infra-mammary crease on both: about 12.5 cm (5 in)
"Ideal:" 7-8 cm
Just for fun I drew some circles of where the "ideal" placement and size of my nipples would be. Hard to believe that is even possible!
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June 7, 2016
Wow that's good to measure all that. I worry that nipplesmwillmbecome insensitive for obvious reasons.
June 11, 2016
I did a bit of the same calculating myself, and think it's impossible for my nipples to move that much. In my case they are 14 and 16cm below the mammary fold, eek! Notch to nipple was 39cm according to my surgeon, I get 35 and 37 when I measure myself. My midline numbers are about like yours. It's mind boggling, isn't it?
June 19, 2016
Yeah, I'm pretty sure mine will not be that high, but I just want them to be better than now!
June 19, 2016
Yipee, I was worried too but it was a risk I was willing to take. So far left nipple has sensation and right is numb, but the whole boob is fairly numb so that might change.
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4 days pre
The dreaded empire waist top
zilchieJune 10, 2016
You know, those tops where there is a seam or elastic on the underbust and your boobs are supposed to go in the space provided above that? Yeah, not so much. Let's see if this operation can get my boobs where they belong!
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June 11, 2016
Yep, the same thing happens to me. The compromise I usually end up with is a very oversized blouse or knit shirt of some kind. If I get one big enough to fit my chest, the shoulder seams are usually about five inches off, so they hit me about a third of the way down my upper arm. Not an attractive look, but I prefer it to hanging out.
June 11, 2016
I have the same problem, so I never buy those kind of tops. Can't wait to see what it looks like after surgery!
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