ADVICE? (research) :) Started by: Jordan

Hi ya, I felt the same for years, I have only just had the appointment with the surgeon. So I’m not any were near the op date so I cont really help you with your questions.
But I personally have had enough having no confidence in myself, not being able to wear certain clothes and not feeling very femaine
So I thought to myself I’ll start to look into it start read a few stories on this forum and went from there. X

Hi Jordan,I had the same breast issues as yourself and I’m 4DPO, I didn’t go with mya but from my experience it’s been amazing my recovery hasn’t been at all how I expected it I haven’t needed any pain killers I would just say sleeping upright is annoying. I’m a hairdresser as well and only took two weeks off. I had 295cc in one and 325cc in the other I was offered up to 340cc so maybe because I chose the smaller I haven’t had much pain, I didn’t want big boobs anyway just some haha. Overall I’m happy with them they still need to drop and fluff. I have all sensitivity in my nipples still and they actually don’t make me look/feel fake like I thought they would, i haven’t regretted a thing so far, and I get 10 years aftercare so that is my peace of mind.. hope this helps 🙂

hi Jordan
I had my operation only 12 days ago, so I am still in recovery. Some of the questions above I can answer, but hopefully a few girls who have had implants for longer than I could answer for you.
Firstly I am 42, when I was in my 20’s I liked my breasts, they were a nice shape and a c/d cup, but to me they felt small, they felt like a b. If I put on weight my breasts would be nice and full, if I lost weight they would be empty and small.
I breast fed 3 children so by my 40’s I was lucky they still had a good shape, still had breast tissue, but I felt they were not full enough and I knew the more I worked out at the gym and the older I got the more I would loose volume from them.
I have always, always been a natural girl, not wearing much make-up, I use alternative medicines, I don’t think women should have to change themselves to fit in with societies views of beauty. I don’t wear false nails or false hair, i do use a light false tan sometimes every now and then and I don’t plan on wearing low cut revealing tops to show off my cleavage.
The decision to have a BA is a really big one, it perminantly alters your body and there is no returning to your previous boobs. The point I am making is that I was generally quite happy with my pre op boobs, there was no major problem and people would ask why I would even want them done, the only reason is I wanted them to look fuller. I always liked my breasts when they were full, I loved the look of them when I was breast feeding and given a choice i would choose to have bigger boobs. I deffo did not want them to look fake, i didn’t want them to be massive, I really wanted to cause minimum disruption and damage to my body and stretching and nerve damage where my biggest fears.
I think everyone is different what they want from a BA and why they are having it done. It is really important to me that my boobs look natural and that they recover well and I still have normal sensation in them.
a couple of people in my family have recently undergone hip and knee replacements which means they have artifical devices in there body, their bodies have not rejected them and they have improved their quality of life. I feel like its becoming more the norm to have artifical joints/ organs and limbs put into the body and although they maybe used to improve health, breast augamentation can be used to improve self esteem and also to correct natural breast defects.
I also felt a bit guilty because I am very grateful that I have been blessed with a healthy body and my breasts were already fine, I didn’t want to complain about the body I was given, because I am so grateful for my health , but I feel like I am only enhancing what God gave me, i can’t improve it 🙂
The initial few days after surgery were really scary because they felt so weird, very uncofortable and not a part of my body, i was terrified I had made the wrong decision. They were very stretched and swollen and completely numb. but after a week it was amazing how they started to heal and the feelings were coming back. Now they feel about 80% back to normal, still a little bit sensitive, but I feel confident that they will feel back to normal by 3 months P/O.
I love the size and shape, I am so, so happy with them, they are exactly as I pictured they would be and they look very similar to how they were when I breast fed. to touch they are still squishy, i can feel my natural breast tissue, but they are firm, again they felt like this when they were full of milk. So it doesn’t feel weird to touch. They are certainly not big hard foot balls stuck on my chest, they still feel soft and pliable, but have a firmness to them. (remember I still have a while to go for them to fully settle.)
My fears for the future are about capsular contracture mainly because I know this is a risk with implants especially overs, I will always now have concerns over my breasts staying healthy because I have altered them so that is a big thing.
My mum had a BA 25 years ago, she has had no problems at all and her breasts still look great, so I am hoping i follow her xx
Ps my nipple sensation has come back in both nipples, they feel quite sensitive, but they are rubbing against a tight bra 24/7, i bought some breast pads today, hopefully this will help. Under my breast was completley numb after surgery, now all the feeling has come back.
I had overs and I would try and take 2 weeks of work if possible, And deffo avoid heavy lifting or anything too strenuous for 6 weeks, its not worth causing damage to them by trying to do to much to soon.
If you go ahead you will realise its such a big and life changing op, its really important to take the time to heal properly to avoid unneccessary complications further down the line.

its a very personal choice and its very good to think about it and listen to stories of others who have gone through it.

oh finally and very important. I chose Dr Traynor because he has excellent reveiws, he is very experienced having done over 20,000 operations and he has been practicing for a long time, the fact he worked at MYA was a bonus. i was really happy with Myas aftercare packages and although i felt as though there is a bit of a conveyor belt of women having this op I still felt they were professional, experienced and an established provider of cosmetic surgery. I feel like if I have any issues they will still be around in a few years to deal with it. I have had overall a good experience with them, if I had to give any criticism it would just be that the appointments felt a little bit rushed, but nothing major.

i think it depends how unhappy you are with your breasts, no one is ever happy, because we never feel perfect and we want to be. ( I think we are all perfect actually even with our faults, its only our short comings that see imperfection) at your age I was with a very lovely boyfriend ( we are still together now) and he loved my body as it was, I never felt insecure with him because I knew he loved my body ( although he had made comments over the years about boob jobs and I knew he would be happy if I went bigger)
When I had children it was really, really important for me to breast feed, I would have been very disappointed and upset if I couldn’t have done it.
I think it really does depend on how you feel about your breasts and also whether your perception is correct, ie you may feel your breasts are small or slightly tubular, but they might not be nearly as bad as you think and your boyfriend may generally love them as they are.
There are lots of pressures for girls to fit a certain stereo type and a lot of celebs have implants, its a fashionable look.
Ultimatley its a very personal decision and it is you who will go through the surgery, the recovery and face any future issues.
For me personally I feel I have ad them done at the right stage of my life, I was sad to see my old boobies go because they served me really well and I feel so blessed that I was able to feed my children, that is there true purpose hahaha.
Having surgery now was ultimatley for me and my self esteem, but I also discussed it at length with my hubby. If he had been really against it and didn’t want me to have fake boobs, I wouldn’t have done it. But he really liked the idea and was completely supportive throughout, this is important. Some men don’t like the look, feel and thought of implants so if you go ahead and have it done it may cause issues in your relationship.

I have heard that you can still breast feed with implants, but I haven’t researched it, maybe you should do some more research if this is important to you.
if you book a consultation, you are not wasting anybodies time, a good surgeon will not push you into having them, he will try and talk you out of it.
good luck xx

Samantha you sound like a good candidate for surgery. I was told at Mya that the implants I have (mentor) have a life time guarantee, they are made by Johnson & Johnson FDA approved. there is a 3 year guarantee by mya against any complications including capsular and I can go to them for annual check- ups so they can keep an eye on the implant. I found MYA to offer a very comprehensive package.
It is reassuring for me that my Mum has no issues with hers and has had them checked after mammograms or ultra sounds, the implants are intact.
good luck with your research and decision making xx