First, there are individual differences, and satisfaction, dissatisfaction, and side effects can vary from person to person, so I hope you only take this as a reference.
It will soon be one year since I had breast surgery, and it is a surgery I regret for the rest of my life. I lost so much through breast surgery.
In my case, I have pectus carinatum, and because the space between my breasts was wide, I thought that if I had breast surgery, I would get cleavage and they would become larger. Even if it was not perfect, since it was a surgery costing close to 10 million won, I thought I would get at least half the effect. I wanted to wear a dress that showed cleavage at least once, so I decided to have the surgery.
After looking into more than 5 places, the cost was the most expensive among breast surgery clinics, but it was a clinic near ㅇㄱㅈ ro○○ where a female director specialized in it, so I had the surgery there.
Breast surgery is usually done under general anesthesia, and it may vary a lot from person to person, but in my case, it hurt terribly after I woke up.
Almost like the pain of childbirth.
My body did not feel like my own. After surgery, I had a blood drain and a pain-control injection, and every time I went to the bathroom, abnormal bleeding came out from the breast area as if I was on my period. Later I found out that because my bone protruded and there was not much space, the implants had been inserted and fat and blood from the breast area were draining out.
And for 3 months, the implants clumped together severely and felt extremely tight, so every time I walked, the severe muscle pain, tightness, and heaviness made it really hard. The pain was severe, but I endured it thinking I would become prettier.
Even after 3 months, until the surgery fully settled, I had to sleep straight on my back and avoid lying on my side as much as possible. I wore a compression bra for about 4 to 6 months, and until things settled, I wore it together with a regular bra. For a while it stayed so tight that it was hard to breathe.
Now, about 1 year after surgery, even though I spent a lot of money on the surgery, I was diagnosed with my heart beating too fast. I developed reflux esophagitis, which I did not have before surgery, and swelling in my lower body still has not recovered even now, 1 year later. After surgery, I also became unable to sleep deeply.
Someone like me, whose body was originally weak and who had too little space between the breasts and bones, should absolutely not have had the surgery. My body type was one where breast surgery could not make the breasts look natural or create cleavage, but the clinic I went to spoke about everything positively.
And although I had been to clinics before, this had never happened at the place where I had actually had surgery. I do not know if it differs by person, but except for the nurses, I subtly felt like they looked down on people. The doctor did not do that, but some of the people at the desk subtly looked down on people or made expressions as if they were dismissing them. After surgery, when taking follow-up photos, the director only said it turned out well, and that was all. After the surgery, I felt like I had been pushed aside. By the time I regretted the side effects, aftercare, and not getting even a little of the result I wanted, it was already too late.
Before surgery, even though I had pectus carinatum, I was not someone with almost no breasts, and I had never been told I was flat or had none. My breast size was like an ordinary woman you would pass on the street, but now, even though I had breast surgery, my breasts have shifted outward so I have no cleavage. My bra size became a D cup, but I actually live hearing that I am flat or an A cup.
As someone who has had breast surgery, the realistic advice I want to give is this: If you are at least an A cup and your pectus carinatum is not severe, or if you already have some breast volume, surgery can create cleavage. But if you are below an A cup or the gap between your breasts is wide, breast surgery will only increase size and will not create cleavage. If you do not mind not having cleavage and just want to increase size, it is fine to do it. But if your pectus carinatum protrudes too much or the space between the left and right breasts is too wide, I do not recommend surgery. It is better to correct the pectus carinatum properly first and then have surgery.
Also, for people who usually have difficulty walking or running, have a weak heart, cannot sleep deeply, weigh under 40 kg, and have a weak body, this is a major surgery done at the risk of your life, so I absolutely do not want to recommend breast surgery. There are individual differences, but it usually takes more than 4 to 6 months for implants to settle, and more than 1 year for the overall result to look natural.
And there are cases where plastic surgery clinics do implants and breast fat grafting together, but this kind of case is a very dangerous surgery.
It may seem okay right now because it settles, but after 5 years, skin necrosis can occur, it can keep moving, and the shape can deform. There is a very high possibility that the fat will move to the abdomen or lower body. Above all, I heard that implants and fat cannot fuse together, so I do not recommend it. But in cases like pectus carinatum, unless there is already some breast volume, it is not easy to create cleavage, so when having implant surgery, I think it may be good to do stem cells or autologous fat grafting together.
For those thinking about breast surgery, I hope you properly research clinics, make sure to keep side effects in mind, and then decide.
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