April 26, 2024

Breast surgery: they did it!

Virginie, 27: "breasts in washcloths ..."
"I had surgery in June 2006 for a breast enlargement following a huge weight loss. I made the decision to make a breast surgery after reaching the weight I had set myself, 60 kg. It's something that has been in my head for a while now, but I was afraid to take the plunge. I could not stand my chest that was literally falling on my belly. I had reached 120 E, so when I lost weight it was catastrophic: my bosom looked like washcloths, as they commonly say. I did not want to put myself naked in front of my husband, wear a swimsuit. The operation went very well, the scars are very beautiful and since I saw again. I rediscovered the pleasure of buying pretty lingerie, to put on high back-naked. If I had to do it again I would do it with my eyes closed. "
Virginia is expecting a baby girl for the month of September and her chest has not moved.
 
Jacqueline, 60: "My distress at being too flat ..."
"I was operated on bosom in October 1982, I was 35 years old. I was, as they commonly say, a "breadboard". I really did not have a chest, which complicated me enormously. I was ashamed of my body. Especially since the thoughts of my ex-husband did not help, he used to say in a very "elegant" way, "a woman without breastIt's like pants without a pocket. "This phrase haunted me during the six years of our marriage, and he did not realize how bad I was psychologically because of this lack of breast. My distress, however, was immense, I put cotton in my bra.After my divorce, I decided to be more beautiful for me.I started to wear contact lenses and I made an appointment with a plastic surgeon on the advice of a friend I met someone very human I remember when he asked me how I wanted my bosom, pear, apple ... I did not care a bit, what I wanted was to be a woman well in his body and that it is natural. I borrowed from my bank the amount necessary for the price of this breast surgery and I started. The result is miraculous, even if one suffers a lot after the intervention. Since this month of October 1982, I feel good and I still have the same prostheses, which is rare. "
 
Celine, 22 years old: "impossible to wear a t-shirt ..."
"After suffering for many years the disadvantages for a very young girl to have a strong chest (100 F), I decided, in December 2006, to seek the opinion of several plastic surgeons. After consulting a first one, to reduce the bosom has become obvious.
Indeed, they were very heavy, drooping, hyper sensitive, even causing pain in the back and shoulders. I was a little stooped because of the weight. Not to mention that getting dressed became more and more difficult, because to find big bras is horror! Not to mention that it was unimaginable for me to wear a blouse or a tight-fitting t-shirt, for example.
The operation was successful. It is true that on waking and for a few days, I was a little disturbed by their new sizes and position. I had to get used to this new chest and also the scars. It was painful. Today some small wounds still persist, but otherwise I am delighted with the result. I feel relieved physically, but also morally. I do not regret a moment. "

Christine, 37: "having more breasts, but that's natural ..."
"I have always found my bosom too small and when I had the financial means, I made the decision to have surgery. This operation I envisioned for more than 10 years. When I was able to realize this dream I was 35 years old. I went from 85 A to 85 C. This is not exceptional, but I wanted something natural and that does not do "bimbo". In this my operation is superb.To be honest, sometimes I regret a little not having asked the surgeon a little bigger - just a size more - which would have remained just as nice. The operation went very well, I just felt some pain the days that followed and a little embarrassment also in my movements. Then everything is back to normal. I really do not regret this decision. You just have to be careful about the practitioner's choice. The best is still to see, if it is possible, the work done on another person. "
 
Mathilde, 27: "I found my chest so ugly ..."
"Since my 15 years I was complexed by my chest ... I found it too small (80 A) and not pretty enough. It seemed that I had been placed on the chest bottle nipples with disproportionate nipples ... In short, needless to say, as soon as I wake up, I put a bra under my nightgown, he could not even hope to see me with a top without anything below. I thought it was so ugly!
It was very difficult for me to strip myself in front of a boy ... in the dark and nothing else. As soon as a man put his hands on my chest, I was uncomfortable, embarrassed and I thought only of that. After going through a period of anorexia, I regained weight and finally wanted to be able to assume my body. As my chest still complexed, I spoke to a plastic surgeon. I saw two who found a malformation. I was reassured, my complex was not unfounded. In September 2003, I made an appointment with the surgeon with whom I felt most comfortable. We agreed on a reflection time and implant size. Then the date was fixed for January 12, 2004. The post-operative consequences of this breast surgery were a little painful, but the result was there: I had a nice chest, round (85 B) and I can now wear tops with nothing underneath. I feel especially better in my skin, more confident, as if a mistake of nature had been repaired! I just feel ME.
Now I am in a relationship, and I fully assume my body even if I have silicone prostheses in my chest! "

DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Surgery at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. (April 2024)