Bilateral mastectomy. Are you happy w results?

Hi Jnnmn7,

I had direct implants under the muscle with a nipple sparing mastectomy. I have no regrets. As too look and feel. I was small, very small busted to begin with, not much volume. My PS said my skin was tight so using expanders was not an option. So he put in small implant. It gave me volume so that is a plus. As for feel, my skin is still sensitive but if I touch/squeeze them it's not as if they are hard.They just feel firm in a good way but also the muscle is over them. They look natural. I knew I would get a small implant but I wasn't sure how it would like either until it was done. I'm about 2weeks out now.

I am very happy with my results. The implants look great - more like implants than real breasts, but they do look nice! They definitely don't feel natural, though. They feel like implants to the touch. Not a big deal to me. One thing that I was sad about was that having the implants under the muscle has limited my weightlifting. I've been lifting weights my entire adult life and my favorite exercises were pushups and bench presses. My PS said I could continue to do them but I noticed a very distinct change in the position of the implants after doing those types of exercises and they did not return to their original position. I have since modified my workouts to do more isolated arm exercises instead. It's a minor thing, but it did matter enough to me to mention it in case you are a weightlifter.

I did ditch the pushups (and planks and bench presses). It's mainly because those exercises are VERY contracting to the pec muscles. I still do other exercises that work the pecs but not as hard, like lat pulldowns. Some women have no trouble at all with pec exercises, though, so it may just be my issue. I didn't specifically avoid any other exercises, but I did start back up very slowly after my surgery to let my lymph system heal and avoid lymphedema.