I'm sorry if this is the wrong forum.  There's one for FFS and one for GCS, but not one for breast augmentation, so I just post here and hope I got it right.

I had breast augmentation surgery early Thursday morning, 8/10, and am in recovery.  It was the first time I've ever had surgery.  I had a 550cc implant put in on the right, 600cc on the left, silicone, Mentor memory gel, moderate plus profile, round, smooth, under the muscle, under the breast incision.  I went with a surgeon who's had 30 years of experience doing breast augmentations, including over 100 trans women, he said.  He has the best Realself reviews in my major metropolitan area in terms of breast augmentation.

I would really like it if someone could reassure me that they're going to look okay when they're done healing.  Right now they look like inflated balloons under my skin, and my breasts are very far apart, like 3-4 fingers apart, which is frightening to me.  I hope that when I'm done healing they'll come closer together, and will look soft and natural, not swollen and inflated.

I woke up from surgery already wearing a surgical compression bra, and am still wearing it now (and have been almost the whole time since surgery, with the exception of when I took a shower, and a few other minutes per day to look at them).  One of my friends told me that I have to be extra careful, because if I make the slightest wrong move, my breasts could get stuck looking swollen and inflated forever.  This has made me worried.

It would just be nice to talk to people who've gone through the same thing, and can reassure me that they'll look okay when they're done healing.

I went through it about 2 years ago getting 500cc implants of the same type as yours. They will tend to be high on you chest until they drop and settle into place. That can take up to 6 months to occur. Be sure to follow the Drs orders on post op massage to make sure they settle properly. Mine are also a little too far apart but some front closing Victoria's Secret bras help with that.

Good luck with your recovery.

Hi,
I had mine done 7-6-17. I went with 375 cc. I believe I have the same as you in regards to brand and profile.  I went from small A cup to a full C some D bras fit better. I actually went bra shopping yesterday. It's a lot more fun when they fit properly. Mine were similar for about two weeks. Very swollen and high.  But after that one breast  kinda of fell in place. Then a couple days later. The other one dropped in to place.  I was told to massage a lot.  Mine end up looking very natural and right size and spacing for me. One thing for me was the itching was out of control for the first few days. For the first three days. Mine were very swollen,that the compression didn't fit. I had to wear ace bandages.  So hang in there. It will get better.
Did you get under the muscle or over?

Mine are under the muscle.  Did either of you find that your breasts came closer together once the swelling went down and they settled?

Mine slightly did.  But I don't feel that mine where to far apart. I don't feel that was any issue that I had. I have showed them to a few different people that I trust also my regular Dr. No one seemed to mention space was an issue. I also tried on many bra's yesterday. The all seemed to fit correctly, once I found the right size.

Anatomically the sternum (breastbone) and it's muscular attachments are going to be wider in those whose skeletons have been shaped by testosterone.  The intramammary distance and outward rotation of the nipples are two facts that the TG patient is going to have to accept for the most part.

Give it a little time.  It takes 6-12 months to fully heal from a surgery.  Just because you're up and around doesn't mean that the process is done.

Mine are under the muscle also.  I have found that the gap has narrowed a bit has they have gotten bigger and filled in from the HRT.  I was worried about the gap at first but as I have seen more and more images of cis gals that have a gap my worries have all but disappeared.  I had my augmentation after only 6 months on HRT so I knew that I was going to have additional growth.  The added tissue has only enhanced the results and I get a lot of compliments on them. 

I had my BA 7/12/2017 by Dr. McGinn. I had to wear an ace bandage under my breasts for 30 days and after the first week (no shower) the compression bandage came off and I have to wear a sports bra for 3 months (2 more months). Mine were placed into the pocket the doctor made.

I have 555 cohesive silicone Mentor partially under the muscle. The gap between the breast is like yours. Dr. McGinn told me it would be that way before the surgery and it is because I am 39 inch band (wide chest). She said a bra will correct it while I am wearing the bra. She showed me how to position my breasts when wearing the sports bra.

She does not want me doing any workouts for 3 months while the capsule is formed.

I had no idea how painful getting breast augmentation would be.  The nerves in my left nipple just woke up on night 6 of recovery - and immediately started signaling agony.  Luckily, though, that only happens when I'm lying in bed and trying to sleep.  The nurse said that's common, and that I should try putting a band-aid on my left nipple (totally ineffective), putting gauze over my left nipple (also totally ineffective), and try putting lidocaine cream on it (jury is still out on that).  I might end up needing some sort of medication to block nerve pain.

Breast massages are like rubbing salt in an open wound.  When I do the exercise where you're supposed to press your breasts together to create cleavage, I can feel my right implant digging into what feels like damaged flesh inside my right breast, creating an intense, sharp burning sensation that I immediately have to stop because it's too much to bear.  That pain then lingers on in my right breast afterwards.

I just can't believe this is so painful.

Quote from: Anna Banana on August 18, 2017, 02:36:40 AM
I just can't believe this is so painful.

What painkillers are they giving you?

They gave me Hydrocodone 5mg / Acetaminophen 325mg (generic for Norco) for pain, and Cyclobenzaprine 10mg (generic for Flexeril) as a muscle relaxant.  Which one should I take for breast massages?

I thought that I was off of the narcotic painkiller.  I got out of surgery, took them for a day or two afterwards, started making do with straight acetaminophen because the pain wasn't that bad at all.  Then day 6 happened, my left breast nerve reactivated and started howling in agony, and I learned that breast massages are very painful.  Now I guess it's time to figure out which of these to start taking again.

I don't know what you should use, but not all painkillers work for everyone. If those don't work ask to try something different.

I am having a bit of luck in making the pain manageable.
To combat hypersensitive nipple pains when trying to fall asleep, rub lidocaine cream on your nipples.
To help with the pain of breast massage, take Ibuprofen.

I'm like 3 years post op .. I'm 5'10 and like a 124 pounds ... with 600cc implants ... nice cleavage... one is a bit off but waiting til I'm ready to go back under to give the skin enough time to stretch (mines are way to jiggly ). For the girls that has gapped out breast should if they go thru another boob job get internal bras (which helps with uniboob also ) .... but my next implants will be 900 cc or over


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Tine, how long did you wait between augmentations? 900 CC what make and model. Is it under or over the muscle? Dr. McGinn said 555 cc was the largest I could do om me. Mentor silicone largest size is 800 cc. I am 1/2 under the muscle.

Nipple pain or more very high sensitivity can get better over time. Mine are better and It has been about 6 weeks.

Quote from: Rachel on August 21, 2017, 07:03:32 PM
Nipple pain or more very high sensitivity can get better over time. Mine are better and It has been about 6 weeks.

Can you tell me more about how your experience went with nipple pain? When did it start, when did it stop? How did you make it bearable?

Mine started at day 6 when my nerves turned back on after being traumatized into turning off during surgery.  The nerves started screaming that they were being pushed on by the implants.  They hurt when I lie down to go to sleep, because that's when they're apparently being pushed on most.  I rub lidocaine on them, which numbs them and helps.  In addition to rubbing lidocaine on them, I have to switch to a less supportive bra to sleep, because even with the lidocaine, my most supportive sports bra still makes them hurt.

If you had hardly any breast tissue to start with then they're going to look awful when you first get them done because your skin has to stretch and the implant has to drop.

I had hardly anything at all and mine were high for a while.  I ended up going to a different surgeon and getting mine done again because one was too high and they were also too far apart.  I switched implants went up to 435cc mod profile and they're closer together, but still further apart than I like. 

It should be noted though that I think this largely has to do with genetics- as others have said a males body sometimes produces a sternum where the muscles attach further apart resulting in a larger space between the breasts.  My mother is cisgender and has implants and hers are further apart than I think is appealing, so I figure if hers are that way too then it doesnt matter what I do they're not going to get closer.

I am going to have to have a 3rd procedure on my left breast because it still is not dropping

If I wear the Victoria's Secret bra that adds 2 cup sizes it pushes them up and closer together and it looks great.

give it time!!

At 6 weeks I switched to a regular bra ad I did not need to wear a bra at night. This hade a huge difference in nipple pain.

So just as a follow-up, in case this information is useful to anybody who comes along, I'm at a little more than 6 weeks post-op now, and I'm very glad that I had a breast augmentation.  Every day I wake up and look down and see cleavage, which is wonderful.  The toughest problem was dealing with my nerves once they woke up and started screaming in pain on day 6 post-op in my nipple area.  I rubbed lidocaine on them, which made the problem manageable.  The "my nerves are sending burning sensations into my nipples" problem lasted from about day 6 to day 14.

My breasts are still 4 fingers apart from each other, but even still, I'm very glad that I had a breast augmentation.

Post op day 4.  Mild general pain and they look nice (purple promises of future glory).  My nipples aren't bothering me but they've stretched out a bit, which is good because then looked so mannish.  520cc silicone under the muscle.

Compared to the (simultaneous) pain from my FFS, I'm barely aware of chest pain.  The bra's just tight, and it will be nice to take it off in a bit.