Journals and Photos from Women With Breast Implants
Story 2. Harley Girl - California
My new breasts were perfect at first; they looked absolutely
fantastic! I started massage on day 5, following the instructions to the tee. My husband
was in awe; he loved them! At 6 weeks, they had shrunk down below 9". Not even a full
C and far below the size I had so carefully chosen and communicated. All my C bra's were
too big. The doctor said he had put in 410 and 420 cc's, because the 450's were a tad
large on me. I was disappointed and stared at them night and day. My bust measurement was
a just over an inch smaller than my hips. I finally realized that I was being silly; that
I was very LUCKY to have such wonderful results. They were perfectly shaped, the scars
invisible, the implants completely invisible and not able to be felt at all. Undetectable.
Perfect. What else could someone want?
I did my exercises religiously and stopped staring so much. I even
stopped visiting Nicole's site hourly! Then one day, during my regular massages, I
realized that my nipples had become quite uneven. I went up to the doctor the next day,
and discovered that I had capsular contracture, starting from the bottom of the left side
pocket. My body was naturally trying to heal the pocket that had been created for the
breast implant.
Despite dramatically aggressive massaging, Vitamin E, etcetera,
the capsule got progressively worse. I started to get sharp, shooting pains in my
breast, and it moved a full 3 inches up above the other.
I had no choice. I needed a capsulotomy. Since I really wanted to be
about 1/2" to 3/4" of an inch larger, I took advantage of the necessary surgery
to have my implants completely replaced.
This is where, I believe, my biggest mistake was. I had perfect
results, which a minor, inexpensive surgery could have easily corrected. Instead, I gave
into my vanity, and the influences of people that could not see me, that did not know me,
to go bigger.
I had heard over and over that you "had to go up at least 200
cc's to get up a size." I mean over and over and over, adamantly from so many women.
This is very untrue. Maybe on some, but it is NOT true for everyone!
My doctor recommended only an additional 80 cc's. I insisted on more
based on what I heard over and over about needed 200 more cc's to get up one side. We
compromised at 125 additional cc's. We discussed textured implants, but my doctor wanted
to try the smooth one more time, as did I. I was nervous about the lack of movement
in textures that I had personally observed. I insisted on the redo through my original
transaxillary incision. My first results had been great; there was no reason to believe
the second breast enlargement surgery would not be fine.
