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24 Years Old, No Kids 700cc Silicone High Profile Unders - Virginia Beach, VA

UPDATED FROM mitakari
2 months post

10 Week Update

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WORTH IT$5,500
I feel no pain now! My right breast is a little stiff and seems it isn't dropping as fast as it was before now that the left has caught up. My surgeon instructed me to do implant massages to prevent scar tissue that could keep it too firm. After I do the massages, they both always feel a bit softer but they still get stuff at the end of the day. Especially the right one. For a while, my nipples didn't react to temperature at the same speed. They both did, but one always got hard before the other. Now I think they are starting to synch up better. As I've become comfortable with them, I feel like they look smaller to me. My measurements for my bra size are still large but I think it is because I'm just used to them and when I first got them done (after the swelling faded) the size was new and surprising every time I looked in the mirror. My bust measures at a 32DDD . I only have 32DD bras right now and the only issue is that they tend to not cover my nipples all the time. Like they pop out. I have large ones though. So according to measurements I'm 32DDD but I don't feel that big. Technically, I measure closer to a 30 band which would make me an F cup u believe? But it is so hard to find that band size let alone for F cup breasts on a tiny band. I might go online and buy 1 30F bra to see if there is a difference. There were none of those size in any stores I've been in locally. I lost my post op weight. At the height of my weight gain after this surgery I was about 145 pounds. I am now weighing in at 132 as of today. Before surgery this is about the weight I was. My scars are darker than normal...my surgeon said to avoid the sun even with clothing on but I dunno I literally have a problem getting out of bed a lot due to a mood disorder so I know it isn't from the sun :/ I have very pale skin and I lack vitamins though. So I've been putting fade cream on the scars I'll see if it helps.

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John Mancoll, MD

John Mancoll, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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M
July 14, 2016
You actually look BETTER than the digital images!
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N
July 15, 2016
Thank you for the update! Your journey is what helped me choose Dr. Mancoll. I can not wait for my day. I hope my results turn out as great as yours. You look amazing and congrats on the weight loss as well.
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A
September 3, 2016
How many ccs did you end up getting
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September 27, 2016
Great!
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W
November 7, 2016
Wow they look great! Hopefully everything has been going well. How many ccs did you get? How much was the augmentation?
UPDATED FROM mitakari
28 days post

Injury caused hemotoma that was corrected

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mitakari
I over exerted myself at work during the healing process and it caused a hemotoma (bleeding behind implant). It caused extremely painful swelling in my right breast. I called Dr. Mancoll and he saw me promptly to examine it. Soon after he scheduled me for correction by reopening the incision on the affected breast and cleaning the blood out. He was very kind he did not charge for his time I was very grateful for that. I only had to pay facility and anesthesia fees which were not bad.

After the hemotoma was removed, my right breast went back to the state it was before as far as dropping and softening up. It has made slightly more progress dropping than my left breast.

My left breast was sitting high for a while but it has slowly started to make progress dropping and softening. I can still see a bit if uneven level between them, but as long as the left makes progress it is likely doing well. Many women do not have both breasts settle at the same exact rate.

Today I had a post op appt and I was given the ok to start massages and I am healing well. Feeling good now!

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N
June 4, 2016
Oh wow... thats a major difference after the hematoma was removed. Good to hear he didn't charge you to make it right. I think your final outcome will be great. I think its looking great now and their not done doing their thing yet!
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M
June 28, 2016
They are looking great!!!!
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B
January 31, 2017
How did you injure yourself at work? I'm in my second week and am freaking I will do the same.
UPDATED FROM mitakari
8 days post

1 week Update; weight gain very quickly..not just from the implants :(

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mitakari
The swelling keeps alternating on them. At my post op appt, my surgeon told me I can go without the sports bra but I must wear the white band I was given over my chest for another month because the implants are sitting high. If they don't drop he said he may have to do a revision so I've been wearing it. I wouldn't mind if they stayed a little high, but they kind of look square shaped sometimes. I can't tell if it is the swelling or not as they are almost always swollen still. They stopped hurting inside after only a few days. Now it just hurts if I stretch out too much because it feels like it tugs my stitches (yeowtch)..

I haven't had any issues with the stitches being pulled loose or any tearing or bleeding at all..I just can tell when it is stretching and it is unpleasant. They're still really tight, but I noticed I have at least a little more range of motion and I can move around more without pain.

I measured myself at a 30 band and 37 inch bust. So it would convert to somewhere in the DDD or F cup range if I'm not mistaken? I used some conversion tool online and it told me 34F. I think DDD and F may be the same cup size according to that site though.

Also, it included my swelling. So we will see what happens. Before the surgery I was a 32A or B.

I am weighing in at 140 pounds now. That's 10 pounds since before my operation.. the implants themselves weigh something like less than 5 pounds total so I hope I can lose it. Not being able to be as active and being bed ridden during recovery (basically) made me pack on some pounds I think.

I have had days where I have felt very bloated looking and I feel like with large implants it is important to keep my weight down for me to make them look as large as possible. I noticed in gaining weight the implants will always make me appear larger in general as a person if my clothes are baggy :/

One perk small boobs had was I could look slender for a larger window of weight. I hope to get down to my weight of 120 from last summer. With these implants, they maybe add 5 pounds to that even though they feel heavier.

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N
June 4, 2016
Did you have to get a revision? I am planning to go to Dr. Mancoll as well and wanted to see if he charges patients for a revision if its needed? I guess this is something I should ask him, but I love hearing from actually customers. I think they look great BTW!
M
June 4, 2016
The left breast is now settling. It still is not as dropped as the right, but it is making progress. However, I did have an injury during my recovery I over exerted myself at work and I tore something causing a hemotoma. Dr. Mancoll promptly scheduled me for a drain of the blood..he did not charge for his work on the injury which was incredibly kind of him. I did have to pay the anesthesiologist and the facility fee for the correction but those are separate costs, so it is understandable. The anesthesiologists are contractors so they need to be paid if a correction is needed..but I'm sure all of this depends on circumstances.

I will post more photos updating and showing my hemotoma as well.
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N
June 4, 2016
Thanks I appreciate the information. Its so had choosing a surgeon. I even thought about going to Miami. Dr. Mancoll and I had an immediate connection. But just want to be 100 percent sure. How much time off did you take before returning to work?
M
June 4, 2016
Initially I took about a week off work and that was a decent amount of time. However, I think repetitive movements of my right arm at work strained me and the kicker was when I swung my backpack over my shoulder it pulled me and I felt it. I could not use my right arm and my breast reacted to the bleeding immediately. So I recommend not doing any strenuous activity. I felt like I was not, but I became sore throughout the day straining my muscle doing small tasks so when I pulled it the swing did more damage than you'd expect. I realized the more I felt my chest muscles tense from movement that I use my pectoral muscles way more than I would have guessed. Just be careful. After the revision I did not lift anything that felt it used my pectoral muscle much at all.
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N
June 4, 2016
Thank you for the advice.