From what I have read - most surgeons prefer to go under the muscle nowadays, and going over isn't really recommended. With under the muscle, you get a more natural shape, less rippling, less risk of capsular contracture, and easier screening for breast cancer.

Mine were placed under the muscle and the pain wasn't bad at all, but then again I was also recovering from a tummy tuck so that really minimized anything my boobs were feeling.

As far as size, it's really hard to choose. My decision was made with my doctor based on how much of my breast tissue he thought he could use to give me a more natural look (which sadly didn't settle as well as I would have liked). I also had an asymetry, which was corrected by two different sized implants.

Ultimately, I do wish I went bigger, but I have always been a very busty lady and knew I wouldn't be uncomfortable rocking an E cup. With my revision coming up in January, I'm sizing up to 350/375 from my original 250/275s.

Thank you!!! Can't wait to just get this over and done with!

I had an upper and inner thigh lift and an extended upper arm lift on 11/8/17.

The most helpful "equipment" was a "go girl" because my thighs burned horribly getting on and off the toilet. It also kept my compression wraps dry.

https://go-girl.com

To keep things dry I used powdered antibiotic in my groin instead of ointment though sprays would probably work too And also and (Mitchum unscented) spray antiperspirant after the first week.

I slept in the reclining chair for a bit over 2 weeks.

I didn't need much personal help after the first two days. But had the regular cleaner in an extra time every week for the first three weeks.

I could drive after I was off pain meds (5 days) but i had one drain in for 3 weeks and going out with the drains in was a pain in the butt. Stock up and what you like, I ate lots of skinny cow ice cream and cheese/meat/nut combo bowls.

We often use delivered portioned meals, I ordered dinners that took 30 minutes or less to prepare (from Gobble) and my husband and 17 year old son fended for themselves at meal times but if you have younger kids consider doubling up on every meal the week before and freezing half.

My left ankle still swells up if I don't have the perfect amount of compression, but other than that I'm feeling recovered. I went to work for half day today.

I'm sure you'll be fine going back to work after 1 week. Wishing you luck!

So although my tummy has healed amazingly, my breasts still haven't dropped and it doesn't appear they are going to, because the pocket made for them was actually occupied by leftover breast tissue, which didn't really stay in place due to my poor skin laxity (yay! massive weight loss skin!).

When I went for my 4 month follow-up, my surgeon agreed I could benefit from a revision. So because it's within the first 6 months...my revision is totally covered. If I was keeping the old implants, I wouldn't have any charges, but I decided to upgrade the size because I'd be really small without that extra breast mass. So I'm paying the cost of the new implants. He's also re-doing the lift to try to make my results a little tighter.

So this is all scheduled for January 11th. I'm hoping that having just 5 days off would be sufficient being that it's just the breasts and I have a desk job. I'm nervous, because who likes more surgery, but I'm hoping this will be the end of it and I'll finally get the results I wanted! Wish me luck!