Review one week after surgery (7/14)... Finally the day has come when I get to write my own review... I had breast augmentation + hybrid surgery with Director Lee Jun-uk at DDT one week ago.
Height 162 / average weight 46.8 / surgery-day weight 47.8 Bust 77 / rib cage 73 / waist 66 / hips 84 Breast pocket width 11.75 / skin thickness 0.5 Mentor Extra L 295, R 325 (dual plane + armpit incision)
Honestly, until the second day after surgery it hurt so, so, so much, but after the taping came off and I started stretching, I've been doing really well without major pain!! There's still a lot of swelling, so I can't say the result is definitely good yet, but it looks pretty to me, so I'm satisfied. And there are really no bruises at the surgical site, which is so surprising. My body bruises very easily, so I was prepared, but there was no need for that. Just a few small yellow bruises here and there?
Sleeping while lying flat was actually more uncomfortable, so I've been sleeping in a camping chair that reclines a bit, or propping my upper body up with pillows. (The hospital didn't say to sleep sitting up.) A friend who had breast fat grafting recommended an ointment containing heparin sodium for bruising and swelling, so I've been using that to help with swelling, pain, and moisture!! There's still a lot to watch regarding the scars and the breast shape, but up to now I've been living without any major problems or complaints. I really want to throw off even the upper band as soon as possible...
And this isn't normally my personality, but the more I searched, the more I realized reviews and side effects vary so much that from June until deciding on surgery, I spent all my energy consulting and worrying about clinics..... After actually having breast surgery, I realized it's really not an ordinary surgery, so I can feel even more clearly that I really should have been more careful. It's good that everyone wants to become prettier and gain confidence, but please decide carefully.
In particular, for the DDT where I had surgery, I strongly recommend going for a consultation. I went to 10 clinics and even changed the place I was going to have surgery at twice, so I thought about it for a very long time. Out of those 10, this was the second clinic I wasn't expecting much from, but my mind changed completely after the consultation. The director may look a bit arrogant at first glance (I actually saw quite a few consultation reviews saying this), but from my perspective it wasn't an unfounded attitude. I felt that he was a medical professional with firm standards in surgery, and that helped me a lot, since I tend to be easily swayed, by leaving no room for later regret or confusion about the surgical method and implant choice.
Also, when I compared the clinic's website and review photos from various plastic surgery platforms, DDT had a wide range of cases, reviews even from 1-2 years later, and results that seemed to show the best possible outcome for each patient(?) (+they stayed consistently pretty), so I think that's what drew me in.
But it's true that so many people had surgery with Motiva implants that I had a lot of hesitation before deciding on Mentor. Still, I think I really made a good choice by deciding on DDT for the surgery. Oh, and before deciding on a clinic, make sure to check even the reviews on the clinic's own website!! If you look at the website reviews, you can tell exactly which clinics are editing their reviews!!