Anyone Been Through Breast Augmentation??

I know 2 women that have had theirs done. They would both say to go in under the boob or through the armpit. 1 went the nipple route, and she did wind up losing her nipple after a painful infection.

Can't speak to size of the bra, but expect to be swollen for AWHILE. As in, months.
I had a tummy tuck and lipo, and it was a full 6 months before all the swelling went down.

Congrats on your surgery!

Oh, and eat pineapple. Seriously...the arnica will help...and pineapple is a natural anti-inflammatory. It will help with swelling. I ate an entire one in the 3 days after my surgery. Definitely helped to naturally rid my body of toxins and keep the swelling down.

Wow, you're doing alot of prep work! I had a breast augmentation on Tues March 12th and was back at work on Thurs Mar 14th. Hopefully your surgeon doesn't still use the technique of blunt dissection as this is what causes so much bleeding and swelling. Most plastic surgeons here in the Dallas area use elctrocautery which significantly reduces bleeding and virtually eliminates bruising. I had no bruising, swelling or bleeding after surgery. I took pain meds the first day home and then none after that. I had silicone placed under the muscle via the inframamory fold. I have no idea what size implants I have as my dr. had me pick pictures of women with similar size bodies that I liked. He had the pictures in surgery with him and he matched the pictures to which implants he inserted. I am now 6 weeks post surgery and they look just as I wanted. I do not wear a bra at all until they have "fallen" to where I want them to be.

Also, wanted to add my stitches were internal so I wore no bandages at all.

Good luck on your surgery!

I don't have any answers but just wanted to say good luck! Good luck and keep us posted. I'm thinking of doing a "lift" in a few years.

I got the mommy make over on feb 7. I have to say if I didn't have to have a lift, the boob job would of been easy. I was an 34/32 a/b and I did 495 cc. I did not know what size implants before surgery. The dr had me look at pictures and pick a few before hand. I was a full D for several weeks because of swelling (lift) now I am a full c (which is what I wanted). I would also buy Traumeel cream at whole foods. It has arnica in it. It really helps with pain when you rub it on boobs. It feels like a topical pain meds. The bra the dr gives you is not bad under clothes. My dr gave me like 3 of them. It opens in the front because you won't want to lift your arms up and pull something over head for a few days at least. Email me if u have any questions

My friend had one done and she did the nipple incision which was fine for her. The thing that helped her heal the quickest and without a lot of swelling or bruising was following the doctors orders. He told her to put ice on her breast every 15 minutes for the first entire night. When she went for her check up he said that she had the least swelling he had ever seen. Her husband was very good at changing her ice every 15 minutes! I believe she was able to return to work within a week or so. Best of luck to you!