All About Gummies

Hi ladies,

I had my appt with my PS today. He said he can't really do much about the space, hmmm?!! He said it is because my chest is too thin and if opens it up it could end up migrating to the center. I felt the gummies for the first time. They felt really firm!! I felt the regular silicone and it felt really squishy. I was wishing there was something in-between! I know some you have Mentor's but he is not part of that study, he uses Allergan. He filled me too 400cc's and he said he doesn't really over fill very much even with gummies.  The next appointment may be a final fill or a discussion for surgery. He doesn't think I need to go much bigger at this point. I feel really confused now! I am liking the round shape. He said the rounds will be even rounder and the gummies more of a slope. He said to over simplify it, some people feel the gummies look better without clothes and the rounds better in clothes. GRRR!  Why can't one of them just have it all! I have to really think about this because I do want to look natural and he said there will be a step off with the round, but at the same time I like the fullness on top and I am just afraid I won't get that with the gummies. I try posting a new pic on the forum today.

Sweetie -- look at Kate, look at Val, look at Kristen's results... they all have round silicone and they don't look like hamburger buns.  I think, as CS said, you have to decide what is more important to you... and then go for it. 

CS777-I agree about your comments of naked and clothes. Right now with the TE there is a huge step off at the top and a flat area in between the TE so it looks so obviously fake. To top it off when I showed my husband after my fill yesterday he didn't not like the "fake" look. I went back over all the gummy posts and realize it is going to be a trade-off either way. The major problem I am having though is the space. Deborah on Breast sizing 101 said it has to be fixed or I won't be happy with either implant. I cant' understand why my PS said he can't fix it. She suggested a second opinion. UGH! I just want to get this thing done.

Lilah-thanks my doll! I'll check out the pics and I remember Kate's and thought she looked great and she had the big space and they fixed it.

M-star- you and I are too peas in a pod! We do have the same concerns and thought process and I agree. I used to love my little strappy tank tops even though my natural breasts were small and a bit droopy, they still looked natural. Now when I put one on there is a huge step off and indentation and it looks weird! I like the fullness but not the top where it looks fake. I thought the point of rounds was to show of the top and if that is not going to look good I dont' see the point. I did think the gummies felt firm and I felt a little disappointed feeling them, but many of the girls say they feel different inside. I think with you and I we may regret not trying them and we can always switch out to rounds, but not the other way around. By the way, you mentioned your Dr. is going to fix your space through a pocket revision, is that correct?

M-star- my gap is probably that wide too. I simply hate it. My boobs look huge and with the gap it looks ridiculous. I was just drafting an email to my PS with pics so he could review my case in time for next appt in 3 weeks when he plans to talk about the exchange surgery. I sometimes wonder if these things can't be done, or is it harder to do so they prefer no to do them. I don't know, over analyzing again!

Keep me posted on your appointment

CS:  That is an interesting observation about TE vs. Implants and how we react to them.  We do complain about tightness and the TE hurting us as we expand and how awful we feel.  We want the implant to be "perfect" and we all know, if we are honest, that we cannot, no matter how good  your surgeon is, or what kind of surgery you do, be like you were before you had cancer.  We just will be different.

LOL Jilly -- love that "they tried to kill me" as revenge for being hated.  Mine also were very large and saggy.  That said, I always was perfectly happy with what I had.... though I must admit that when I started taking pictures after my second lumpectomy I was shocked at what the camera showed me back.  I do think the end result (post exchange and lift/reduction) includes some aspects that are better than what I had before (they sure are perky now!)... and I am grateful frankly that I have anything at all that resembles a natural breast.

M-star- I totally agree! I'm not feeling happy now with the big gap and some research and speaking with Deborah reveals it is lateral displacement-meaning they are too far over! From what I read it can and should be fixed but after my last visit my PS was saying there wasn't much he could do! I am going to push the issue because if it can be fixed I think he needs to do it now rather than later after I am unhappy. I agree sometimes if you don't say anything they will just let things go. I am not looking for some unrealistic perfection either, but for them to do the best possible job they can do in my case. Nothing wrong with having high expectations of your PS skills, after all that's what he gets paid for! I do agree with the ladies here though there is no such thing as perfection.

For the record I wasn't thrilled with my pre MX boobs either. After two kids they lost a full cup size and were very flat on the top. I remember being so disappointed after my second child when all my bras were too big! I had to start wearing padded push-up bras which I never did in my 20's. So life goes on and here we are again with boobs that are not perfect, but maybe in some ways a little better and some ways not.

I have a friend who has Alpicia (loss of all her hair-wears a wig) and she told me every time she gets a new wig she prays "God, help me accept this as my own"  For her it is always traumatic changing her hair and getting used to her "new self" gain, but a big part of that is just accepting that fact that no it is not fully yours, but in time you can make it yours and be happy with it regardless of its imperfections.

Lilah~ my PS has already told me she was going to use either low or moderate height implants. I told her i wanted the moderate and NOT the low!

The onlt thing with the full height,is they will look narrower and i want to keep the width as much as possible. I asked her if when she moved my pockets inward more,would that mean there would be a bigger 'footprint' for a bigger implant?? And she said no,it doesn't work that way =(

I will ask again about it though It seems logical to me that if she extends the pocket inward,it would make the pocket a bit bigger. So why cant she then put a wider implant in than what she would have done if my pockets were being kept as they are??

 Also,to get a full height implant i would have to sarifice projection and i dont want that either.

Mind you.i expect its no different than someone coming to me and asking why their naturally ginger hair wont go as light a blonde as they lady next to her who had light brown hair!!! LOL People are all different and results differ accordingly.

SWEETIE~ yes i would definatly ask your PS to at least explain WHY he cant move your pockets inwards more.

Lilah~ HA HA!!!!!!!

Im not loud but i sure am persistant !

Sweetie, you look great, I love the pic in the orange shirt, it looks so great.  I can't wait to see the final product.

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I had my mx in January and my exchange in June.

Kitwe - the picture forum is sort of on hold at the moment.  Hang in there.

I had MX/TEs in December and exchange in May (did someone ask about the timing and I missed it?)  My PS said to wait 6 - 8 weeks between last fill and exchange.  I believe I waited 7 or 8 weeks.  My fills started out weekly and then after I got an infection (when I was a little more than halfway filled) she started spreading them out ... once every two weeks and she also filled less. 

Got my 2nd fill today.  they did 80 and 40, so now both sides are 260 (500cc expander), we had to play catch up on one side.  He said there was actually room to do more and that since the next appt is 3 weeks away we'll plan for 100 each side at next fill.  He said only 2 more fills after that and he predicts the exchange will be in December.  He likes to wait 3-5 months, and said he thinks I will be a 3 months girl because the skin is expanding nicely.  Yay!   Christmas boobies!

JillyG- sounds like everything is going  great! I was uneven for a while too, now am at 400 and maybe need one more fill. I am not sure how long I have to wait for exchange. I am getting used to the TE now, they don't feel that weird to me now!

Lilah-how are you doing hon? Is everything settling in nicely? I see my PS in a few weeks and hopefully can talk a lot more about the finial implant size and stuff. At first I felt these were big, now they don't seem so big! I hope the gummy will not be much smaller! I keep studiyng that darn catalog of sizes!