Angela's Story

My name is Angela and I am 23 years old. I had been thinking about breast augmentation for about 2 years before I actually went in to Doctor Hedden for a consultation. For the longest time I felt less than a woman because of my small breast size. Don't get me wrong, I had a nice little figure, but it was an "half hour glass" shape. I have a big J. LO butt, a small waist and NO BREAST!!!!!!!! I was very troubled by that and then one day I did something about it.

On November 28, 2004 at 7:00 am I had surgery at Hedden Plastic Surgery. Before augmentation I was a full 34A. I decided to go with 390 cc which would give me about a 2 cup size difference. The day of the surgery I and my Fiancé went in at about 6:45. I remember going back and speaking briefly with a nurse, the Doctor and the Anesthesiologist. They all were shocked at how calm I was. There were really no bad thoughts running through my head because I was so happy to be getting this procedure done! After the talks, I was walked into the surgical suite where I was given an IV. Shortly after that I was sound asleep. I chose to have my implants placed underneath my muscle and the incision was made underneath the fold of my breast.

The next thing I remember was waking up in the recovery room. The attending nurse smiled and asked how I was doing. I felt really good after I woke up. I truly was not in any "pain". It was more of a feeling of tightness in my chest. That was only due to my skin trying to accommodate to the new breast size. I smiled at her back and said "I am feeling good". Shortly thereafter, my Fiance' pulled the car up and I was wheeled out to the car. I was actually feeling well enough that I went into Rite Aid with him to fill my Rx. Then I was taking home to relax and recover. By the time I laid down in my bed at home it was only 11:00!!!!

My recovery process was good. I never felt pain, it was just like a pulled muscle. I was a little stiff for about 2 days, but after that I was okay. I completed the antibiotic that I was given but I only took maybe 2 of the pain pills. The day after surgery I switched over to extra strength Tylenol and the day after that I took nothing. My surgery was on a Monday and I returned to work, feeling great, on Thursday. One funny thing that I will NEVER forget was when I woke up, I finally looked down at my "new additions" and noticed that they were basically to my collar bone!!! I was like "Gee these things are high! They will never fall to look like natural breast!". Boy was I wrong! They dropped eventually, and now, if I tell someone that I had the surgery they do not believe me because they look SO NATURAL!

I know that some people may think that if you go to a bigger size you may have some limitations to what you can do ad far as activity wise. Well, that is not the case for me. I have always been an athletic person and nothing has changed. I can still play basketball, lift weights and any thing else that I did before surgery. The only thing that I had to adjust to was sleeping on my stomach with a bigger breast size. You kinda feel like you may bust them if you lay on them for too long, but trust me... they won't.

People ask me all the time what was it like to have surgery and would I do it again. My best advise to them would be to research the procedure and the doctor that you would like to go to. Weigh the pros and cons and do what it best for you. Do not do it because that is what your boyfriend or husband wants, do it because it is what you want and it would make you happy. In the same sense, if you have someone trying to scare you out of it, don't back down because others think it is a bad idea.... again, do what will make you happy. But, please understand that there are risks involved BUT for me, my joy and COMPLETE SATISFACTION totally outweighed the risk.

I have had no complication at all and I love my new body.... The only thing that I would change if I were to do it again would be the size. You may think that 390's sound big.... and they are. They are a full 34C now, BUT I think I could pull off at D cup with my body shape. So, Doctor Hedden and staff... SEE YOU SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!