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21, Emotional Roller Coaster with Silicone 275 Cc's. Vancouver, BC
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Ill start by saying that I am very much anti-blog...
courtstrathDecember 29, 2014
WORTH IT$8,000
Ill start by saying that I am very much anti-blog / anti-forum / anti-instagram /anti Facebook etc. etc. Yes I am one of those Vancouverites. I am writing a review here because in the emotional down of my breast augmentation roller coaster I ventured to this website at an attempt to ease my mind about the questions I was having regarding the healing processes of my BA. Despite my negative perspective on forums and such, I found myself repeatedly coming back to this website to scroll through other BA patients / surgeons experiences, advise, perspective and whatnot. For that reason I myself am leaving a review in hopes that it'll in some way help another female pre or post op. So here I go.
Ive wanted perky-while-braless-breasts (how about existent-when-in-a-sports-bra-or-bralette-breasts) for as long as I can remember. I always knew at some point in my adulthood I would eventually get implants. After this past summer ended I decided that the money that I'd been letting accumulate in my bank account should be put to good use.I didn't do much research regarding a surgeon, half because I was so anxious to make the appointment, and half because I was optimistic that any surgeon that had performed the surgery before knew what he was doing. That being said, I only made a consultation with one surgeon based on i: he was well known on Google, and ii:a friend of a friend and "all her friends" had their boobs done by him. When I met with him, I didn't necessarily like him, he was arrogant and would interrupt me when I had a question or comment. Also, he was adamant on what seemed to be his only / preferred approach to breast augmentation. Without discussing with him much about my lifestyle (I am extremely active, the by-product being tighter then average pecs - knowing what I know now I wish that I had gotten above the muscle as I think it would compliment my lifestyle better) he began showing me a pre-made PowerPoint stating both his preferred approach (through the armpit, under the muscle) as well as the risks when getting a BA. I dismissed his one-size-fits-all approach in my furry of boob excitement.
After his surgery proposal I didn't further my research as I trusted his judgement - he's done these surgeries a million times before, of course he knows whats best for me!I didn't go over sizing with him, he veered me to his female secretary to discuss that. I wanted something modest, but still enough boob to have fun with. I am 21, 5'8" and 135 lbs, I didn't want implants that i: we're too big that they'd take away from my youthfulness, ii:would get in my way during gymnastics / the gym (if Im not in school or at work this is what you will find me doing!) iii: but enough boob to fill out my frame.
The secretary advised me that if she were me she wouldn't go any bigger then 300cc. All my surgeon had to simulate what the implants were going to look like was a sizing bra with gummy bear implant, I didn't have what I thought to be a realistic enough projection of what the final product would look like. From what his secretary had said, I thought that anything above 300cc would be massive and make me look top heavy, which I thought would take away from my femininity and perhaps make me look shorter, which is the last thing I wanted. I booked the surgery 1 week later, deciding to go with 275cc silicone med profile. I met with him multiple times after the initial consultation for a quick 5 minutes when I had questions which was great.
The morning of the surgery went smoothly, his nurses were absolutely adorable and made me giggle and feel super comfortable. I closed my eyes when the anethesiologist was fumbling with whatever anethisiologists do and next thing I knew I was awake, the surgery was over! And wow I was in so much pain. When I opened my eyes I was alone in a room and was in horrendous pain. The nurse must've just stepped out of the room for a minute. Luckily that same nurse who was assisting me earlier veered into my room and put something sensuous into my IV. Thanks to the anesthesia the rest of the day was a blur. The nurse gave me a band and explained exercises to do, but I really don't think my brain was capable of retaining any new information at that point considering the insane amount of pain killers that were in my system. Day 1 was full of pain pain pain. You don't realize how frequently you use your pec muscles until you literally are unable to use them. If I stood my chest felt like a million pounds, like the heaviest possible weights were pulling my pecs down to the floor, and if I layer supine my nipples felt like electric shocks were pulsating through them, not to mention I nearly had no mobility in my arms. Im not sure if this amount of pain was normal, but it felt absolutely horrible.
The following day I had a brief 5 min apt with my surgeon, I told him that I was in enormous amounts of pain but he said that all seemed normal. The rest of the day consisted of taking pills, and sleeping. Each day my pain decreased a notch, I really feel like I had it worse then others! My right breast was completely numb to the touch but there was still this ferocious electric pain behind the nipple. Electric as in I felt like I was getting zapped by a million volts. As I weened off the pain killers in days 3, 4, 5 I started taking notice to other things aside from my right nipple feeling zapped. My implants were smaller then anticipated (what a cliche!) Also, I noticed my implants sitting extremely high, maybe an inch from my collar bone - in no way was this how I envisioned my implants to turn out. This had to be a mistake. So I started asking my friends who've had implants if this was normal. One of my friends told me that hers were tear dropped shape from day one. Oh no for me :(. Fortunately multiple other friends had told me that theres had dropped over the course of the weeks / months following the surgery. This sure eased my mind. I began scouring the internet for an answer to my [RS bleep]-star-non-tear-drop-shaped implants. I learnt many things that I did not know before:
1. smaller implants drop slower, bigger implants react faster with the force of gravity
2. behind the muscle implants drop slower than in front of the muscle implants
3. your tissues are tighter when i: you're younger and ii: you haven't breast fed - so your implants will take longer to 'settle into the pocket'
4. the strap is to help push the implants into the pocket
5. once your implants settle they'll appear larger bc your lower pole of your breast (below the nipple) will be more implant dense, opposed to the implant being dispersed between your upper and lower pole
The one thing I was very much impressed with was the scarring - or lack of. I have a 1 inch stitched line under each arm. My nipples and breasts were left intact and unscarred! Day 7 is the day when I became almost completely mobile - the pain had ceased almost entirely! On day 8 I picked up a bartending shift (I had originally taken 2 weeks off work since I considered speed bartending to be slight cardio, therefore not having the mobility or energy) That night at work did get a bit tiresome and towards the end of the night I felt my pecs contracting high up on my chest. But overall I felt polar to how I did the first few days after my surgery. And here I am day 10! I got back on my bike yesterday for the first time post op, and again today went for another long bike ride through the roaring streets of Vancouver. I am extremely pleased and thankful for how quick I recovered. I cannot believe how immobile I was just a few days ago! Through my experience this is the advice Id give to anyone contemplating surgery:
~ when looking for a surgeon, go to a few for consultations - don't rush into booking the procedure !!!!!
~ ask your surgeon plenty of questions, anything that comes to mind even if you feel its a minor Q
~ if you're prescribed codeine or T3's, take with laxatives !! You don't want to have the uncomfortability of being bloated and constipated while experiencing healing pain
~ sleep away your days the first week post op - sleep will most definitely increase recovery
~ despite the large amount of time you spend sleeping, remember to eat! Adequate nutrition will supply your body with the nutrients it needs to properly recover and repair itself
~ stay optimistic, its important to realize that while some people love their new implants as soon as they get them, it is just as perfectly normal to feel as though they are not part of your body (foreign, like an article of clothing) for the first few days / weeks. Feeling like they 'don't look right' because you're used to seeing your body another way. I am 10 days post op and aside from their physical weight constantly reminding me that they're there, every time I look down or in the mirror I get a fury of emotion - depending on my mind set in that moment, I love them, hate them, I feel like a [RS bleep] star, I feel like a boy, they're too full! .. They're too flat! etc. etc.
All in all, this whole process has been a whole lot different then expected (both emotionally and physically), it most def has been a learning experience to say the least.
Cheers and best of luck to all other females on their journey
Courtaney
Ive wanted perky-while-braless-breasts (how about existent-when-in-a-sports-bra-or-bralette-breasts) for as long as I can remember. I always knew at some point in my adulthood I would eventually get implants. After this past summer ended I decided that the money that I'd been letting accumulate in my bank account should be put to good use.I didn't do much research regarding a surgeon, half because I was so anxious to make the appointment, and half because I was optimistic that any surgeon that had performed the surgery before knew what he was doing. That being said, I only made a consultation with one surgeon based on i: he was well known on Google, and ii:a friend of a friend and "all her friends" had their boobs done by him. When I met with him, I didn't necessarily like him, he was arrogant and would interrupt me when I had a question or comment. Also, he was adamant on what seemed to be his only / preferred approach to breast augmentation. Without discussing with him much about my lifestyle (I am extremely active, the by-product being tighter then average pecs - knowing what I know now I wish that I had gotten above the muscle as I think it would compliment my lifestyle better) he began showing me a pre-made PowerPoint stating both his preferred approach (through the armpit, under the muscle) as well as the risks when getting a BA. I dismissed his one-size-fits-all approach in my furry of boob excitement.
After his surgery proposal I didn't further my research as I trusted his judgement - he's done these surgeries a million times before, of course he knows whats best for me!I didn't go over sizing with him, he veered me to his female secretary to discuss that. I wanted something modest, but still enough boob to have fun with. I am 21, 5'8" and 135 lbs, I didn't want implants that i: we're too big that they'd take away from my youthfulness, ii:would get in my way during gymnastics / the gym (if Im not in school or at work this is what you will find me doing!) iii: but enough boob to fill out my frame.
The secretary advised me that if she were me she wouldn't go any bigger then 300cc. All my surgeon had to simulate what the implants were going to look like was a sizing bra with gummy bear implant, I didn't have what I thought to be a realistic enough projection of what the final product would look like. From what his secretary had said, I thought that anything above 300cc would be massive and make me look top heavy, which I thought would take away from my femininity and perhaps make me look shorter, which is the last thing I wanted. I booked the surgery 1 week later, deciding to go with 275cc silicone med profile. I met with him multiple times after the initial consultation for a quick 5 minutes when I had questions which was great.
The morning of the surgery went smoothly, his nurses were absolutely adorable and made me giggle and feel super comfortable. I closed my eyes when the anethesiologist was fumbling with whatever anethisiologists do and next thing I knew I was awake, the surgery was over! And wow I was in so much pain. When I opened my eyes I was alone in a room and was in horrendous pain. The nurse must've just stepped out of the room for a minute. Luckily that same nurse who was assisting me earlier veered into my room and put something sensuous into my IV. Thanks to the anesthesia the rest of the day was a blur. The nurse gave me a band and explained exercises to do, but I really don't think my brain was capable of retaining any new information at that point considering the insane amount of pain killers that were in my system. Day 1 was full of pain pain pain. You don't realize how frequently you use your pec muscles until you literally are unable to use them. If I stood my chest felt like a million pounds, like the heaviest possible weights were pulling my pecs down to the floor, and if I layer supine my nipples felt like electric shocks were pulsating through them, not to mention I nearly had no mobility in my arms. Im not sure if this amount of pain was normal, but it felt absolutely horrible.
The following day I had a brief 5 min apt with my surgeon, I told him that I was in enormous amounts of pain but he said that all seemed normal. The rest of the day consisted of taking pills, and sleeping. Each day my pain decreased a notch, I really feel like I had it worse then others! My right breast was completely numb to the touch but there was still this ferocious electric pain behind the nipple. Electric as in I felt like I was getting zapped by a million volts. As I weened off the pain killers in days 3, 4, 5 I started taking notice to other things aside from my right nipple feeling zapped. My implants were smaller then anticipated (what a cliche!) Also, I noticed my implants sitting extremely high, maybe an inch from my collar bone - in no way was this how I envisioned my implants to turn out. This had to be a mistake. So I started asking my friends who've had implants if this was normal. One of my friends told me that hers were tear dropped shape from day one. Oh no for me :(. Fortunately multiple other friends had told me that theres had dropped over the course of the weeks / months following the surgery. This sure eased my mind. I began scouring the internet for an answer to my [RS bleep]-star-non-tear-drop-shaped implants. I learnt many things that I did not know before:
1. smaller implants drop slower, bigger implants react faster with the force of gravity
2. behind the muscle implants drop slower than in front of the muscle implants
3. your tissues are tighter when i: you're younger and ii: you haven't breast fed - so your implants will take longer to 'settle into the pocket'
4. the strap is to help push the implants into the pocket
5. once your implants settle they'll appear larger bc your lower pole of your breast (below the nipple) will be more implant dense, opposed to the implant being dispersed between your upper and lower pole
The one thing I was very much impressed with was the scarring - or lack of. I have a 1 inch stitched line under each arm. My nipples and breasts were left intact and unscarred! Day 7 is the day when I became almost completely mobile - the pain had ceased almost entirely! On day 8 I picked up a bartending shift (I had originally taken 2 weeks off work since I considered speed bartending to be slight cardio, therefore not having the mobility or energy) That night at work did get a bit tiresome and towards the end of the night I felt my pecs contracting high up on my chest. But overall I felt polar to how I did the first few days after my surgery. And here I am day 10! I got back on my bike yesterday for the first time post op, and again today went for another long bike ride through the roaring streets of Vancouver. I am extremely pleased and thankful for how quick I recovered. I cannot believe how immobile I was just a few days ago! Through my experience this is the advice Id give to anyone contemplating surgery:
~ when looking for a surgeon, go to a few for consultations - don't rush into booking the procedure !!!!!
~ ask your surgeon plenty of questions, anything that comes to mind even if you feel its a minor Q
~ if you're prescribed codeine or T3's, take with laxatives !! You don't want to have the uncomfortability of being bloated and constipated while experiencing healing pain
~ sleep away your days the first week post op - sleep will most definitely increase recovery
~ despite the large amount of time you spend sleeping, remember to eat! Adequate nutrition will supply your body with the nutrients it needs to properly recover and repair itself
~ stay optimistic, its important to realize that while some people love their new implants as soon as they get them, it is just as perfectly normal to feel as though they are not part of your body (foreign, like an article of clothing) for the first few days / weeks. Feeling like they 'don't look right' because you're used to seeing your body another way. I am 10 days post op and aside from their physical weight constantly reminding me that they're there, every time I look down or in the mirror I get a fury of emotion - depending on my mind set in that moment, I love them, hate them, I feel like a [RS bleep] star, I feel like a boy, they're too full! .. They're too flat! etc. etc.
All in all, this whole process has been a whole lot different then expected (both emotionally and physically), it most def has been a learning experience to say the least.
Cheers and best of luck to all other females on their journey
Courtaney
UPDATED FROM courtstrath
11 days post
Day 11 post op and swollen
courtstrathDecember 29, 2014
My implants have still dropped minimally and are super full in the upper pole (you can see in my attached photo), I wonder why some peoples implants drop right after surgery, and why some drop over the course of the year? Does anyone have any advice to accelerate them dropping?
Replies (8)
December 29, 2014
You look great. Don't be so hard on yourself. Most people sit way higher in the first month post op. I'm considering on getting mine done too! And I love yours!
December 30, 2014
Thank you! Ive just learnt post op how polar everyones recovery is, and it really fascinates me. Thats exciting that you're contemplating a BA, I most definitely encourage you to get yours done, continue reading through reviews to educate and familiarize yourself with what there is to know about the whole BA process, best of luck, and if you have any questions regarding the procedure feel free to ask!
December 30, 2014
Thanks i think we are both around the same size. I'm 5'6" 130lbs and 34A i want silicone under the muscles too and hope for 300cc or less for a natural look. Where did you do your incision? I was thinking endoscopic transaxillary
December 31, 2014
Yes! I went through the armpit, honestly the scarring is so minimal its fascinating, I will upload a photo tonight or tomorrow. Id say for 5'6" and 130 lbs, you could probably even go 325 cc, trust me, after getting them done a part of you will be like 'I totally wish I went bigger!'
December 30, 2014
gosh you look great already and the "smaller " size look SUPER sexy on your tiny frame...you were very smart to do that! they will look totally natural on you! congrats!
April 17, 2015
They look natural and great I'm getting same size as you and have a similar stats, I hope mine look as great and natural as yours
UPDATED FROM courtstrath
12 days post
12 days post op … morning boob!
courtstrathDecember 30, 2014
Good morning, morning boob. So it is a thing! Im so happy that the heaviness / pressure subsides so quickly though. A doctor from this website advised me to discontinue riding my bike for another few weeks as it may deter my final results, sigh. Any other females jumping back on there bikes so quickly after their BA I encourage you not to, it'll promote healing and will feel that much better when you finally are able to cycle again!
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