Based on my understanding, if you're a C, you are too big for peri. Even the B, depending on other factors, may be too large. It's not just about size with peri but also skin and tissue quality. If you have any sagging or stretching (esp. due to binding), peri is not for you.
My advice would be to get to a reputable surgeon who performs both procedures and get an honest medical evaluation on what your options are. I was between sizes and my surgeon was willing to do peri but would have wanted to do it in 2 stages, thus adding additional costs to the procedure and my expenses. She was also willing to combine peri with a lateral extension to remove additonal tissue at the side of my chest. IMO, it didn't look as natural and I opted for DI so that I could get everything done in one stage. She agreed that it was the best decision for my body type.
As far as paying for it goes, I put mine on a credit card and got a monetary gift from my family that year that paid it all off. I am saving up for bottom surgery incidentals though, so this is what I did to get started:
- Make a budget that shows your income and fixed expenses (rent, car payments, insurance, etc.)
- Subtract fixed expenses from your income
- List out variable expenses (gas, food, utilities)
- Subtract out those values and see what you're left with
- Every month, transfer that remaining balance into your savings account
- If it makes sense, refinance any loans you have
- Apply for a basic credit card to start improving your credit, your bank can probably find you a good one
- Always make shopping lists if you're going to the store
- Look at what you're eating and see where you can improve your spending
- Cut out any non-necessities (fast food, snacks you buy on the go, entertainment, etc.)
- Look into other ways to reduce your variable expense spending (no more visiting non-local friends/family, downgrading your home internet, getting rid of TV, etc.)
- Sell stuff you don't need
It is super helpful if you don't pay for anything with cash and instead use a debit card from your bank. Then you can really see where you are losing money. It's helpful to make that initial budget and then look over your previous month to see if it's accurate at all. When I first made mine and went through the last month of my spending, I found that I was spending a few dollars every day at CVS buying drinks and snacks while at work. $4 doesn't seem like much on a daily basis, but if I do it every work day (I wasn't that bad, but I probably would've been if I hadn't seen how much I was losing doing it) that's an extra $80-100 that I wasn't able to save.
Now I buy most of my food in bulk, pack a lunch, and make batch meals, and I spend around $1 per day on breakfast and lunch. Dinner adds in another $1.50 usually because it's more protein heavy.
