Vonnie's breast augmentation plastic surgery
When I turned 28, I started looking into information about breast
enhancement. Then I started talking about it with my husband and friends, mostly to get
their reactions to it. Shortly after this was when all of the publicity surfaced about the
possible problems associated with breast enhancement surgery and implants. I decided to
wait until some of the tests were complete before getting more serious about it. Also,
there was another concern. My mother had had breast cancer at age 33 and had had a
mastectomy. There were some concerns raised about the ability to detect breast cancer with
implants.
I waited.
I suffered.
I was ashamed of my body. My husband never ever gave me anything but
love and encouragement about my physical appearance. He loved me for who I was inside as
well as out. He loved my body as it was. But I didn't. He didn't discourage me from
wanting breast augmentation surgery because he wanted me to be happy, but he made sure
that I was aware that he loved me as I was. We weren't in a position to fund such a
surgery at the time, so I continued to read and learn what I could about the breast
augmentation procedure. I tried to forget about it; but every time I looked in the mirror,
I was reminded. In the meantime some acquaintances were having breast enlargement done. I
saw the results and it made me want it that much more. They were beautiful. I didn't want
huge breasts. I just wanted full breasts. I wanted to feel like a woman.
At this point, I couldn't even push those "empty sacks of
skin" into padded push up bras because they were just skin. I became obsessed with
the idea of breast augmentation. Through my research I learned that there were no facts
supporting the claims of illnesses associated with breast augmentation. I also learned
that you could still have mammograms and detect breast cancer with implants. The
technicians would simply need to take a more inclusive set of films. I discussed all of
this with my husband and my mother. We talked about all that the surgery would involve,
and what the risks were. We decided that I would go to the same plastic surgeon that my
mother went to for her breast reconstruction after her cancer, as he was very qualified
and knew our family history.
We decided with his help that he would place the implant under the
muscle due to my very thin skin and lack of tissue, as well as giving a better mammogram
view. I told him that I wanted the end result to be a 36 full C. He agreed that this was a
good size for my body. He told us that going under the muscle would be a more difficult
recovery, however, in his opinion was worth the long term result. I told him that my
biggest fear was capsular contraction. He recommended using smooth, round Mentor implants
as he had had excellent long term results with them. I scheduled my surgery for 3 weeks
from the date of my consultation. It would be on a Tuesday. It would be done in a private
surgical suite in my plastic surgeon's office. I planned to take 4 days off from work and
return on the following Monday.
