Read this once before breast surgery!! (no base assets x)

You’re probably reading this because you want breast surgery or have already decided to get it, right? It’s really only been a short time since my surgery! It’s been about 2 weeks, and I feel like I should write this down while the memory is still vivid..! Since I’m someone who’s only just had surgery writing a long post, it might seem a little less credible, but I’m going to talk about my years of looking into breasts and worrying about them (more than 5 years) + my experience with other cosmetic procedures + the thoughts I had while staying home for 2 weeks after breast surgery. First of all!!! The surgery came out so, so well, both inside and out, and it’s clean and pretty! I’m sure everyone has better conditions than I did, so please read this as if I had the worst possible experience!! I’m not saying I got breasts so don’t do it, or anything like that!!!! ***It’s a bit long, so I’ve numbered the sections, so you can read parts or just the ending!!*** 0. What kind of person am I. First of all, I was a person who was 164/43, underbust 63 + had zero base assets! (How little did I have? It was meaningless, because I truly had nothing at all. Did I have some? No, I didn’t have any. Did I have it before? No, I just didn’t have it.) My parents were worried about it every day to the point that they would absolutely insist on paying for breast surgery if I ever got bigger.. 1. Surgery review For those of you who already decided to go through with it, I’ll write about what it was like in general * Surgery info - <Motiva 235/255 Preserve Hybrid (thigh fat graft), inframammary fold incision> I had so little tissue that I chose Motiva because I was afraid of rippling (the visibility of implant wrinkling) Whether it’s the feel, the shape, or the risk of complications, all of these are a burden for someone who has even a little breast tissue... But I was at the point where I felt like my body barely even had a breast area at all, so for years I only thought, ‘I’m definitely getting breast surgery!’ and just worried about ‘which hospital and how should I do it?’ I never once thought, ‘Hmm, should I do it? What if the feel is bad?’;;; * Consultation details - about 1.5 hours of consultation - Manager’s explanation - Doctor’s 3D scanning (this is so fascinating! You can see how much movement, shaking, shape, etc. the implant will have when inserted) - Breast ultrasound - Second consultation with the manager - Blood test - CCTV viewing available, anesthesiology specialist on site - Sedation anesthesia + gas anesthesia (no endotracheal intubation) - No hospitalization needed (I chose a place without hospitalization because I thought maybe recovery would be faster if you don’t stay overnight, but I was in so much pain that I wanted to beg them to admit me) - Surgery time 45 minutes + 10 minutes for fat grafting (on the day, they said my skin was so thin that they would proceed slowly while carefully dealing with each blood vessel, so it took about 1.5 hours?) - Showering and meals allowed on the day / no drain / no compression bandage X (upper band O) - Unlimited post-op laser scar care (I had read one review saying this hospital’s aftercare was lacking? so I was actually surprised that they took such good care of me.. I wondered if they were conscious of the reviews..)- Maximum possible volume 275cc (reduced during the second consultation (275 -> 255/235)! Even though my ideal look was something like those delicate idol unnie types, once it came time to actually do it, I got greedy for a bigger chest, but I recognized my circumstances and let it go.. hehe. What do the letters matter, really..)- Fat grafting to the cleavage and sides of the breasts (since fat grafting was unavoidable in my case, every hospital I consulted recommended a hybrid, and I also thought it was something I simply had to do) *Pain (it seems all the sisters who won the pain-free lottery took all my luck... Since I ended up in crazy pain anyway, I’m thinking I paid the price for bad luck, and I hope everyone who does this in the future won’t hurt.) First of all, I was in so, so, so, so, so much pain Maybe when I woke up from anesthesia I moved my body a lot even though everyone around me tried to hold me still, so that may have put extra strain on me. Most people who had the surgery at this hospital seem to have won the pain-free lottery (my friend had it done here too and said it didn’t hurt), but since I had literally zero base assets, no childbirth experience, and moved a lot right after surgery, maybe that’s why. I’ve endured pretty much every kind of pain (facial surgery, procedures, dental treatment, burns), but this was truly painful. - Day 1 Painful to the point of being about to faint Feels like being shot Feels like a truck ran over me So suffocating, I couldn’t breathe properly, and for the first time I felt like I couldn’t speak My throat hurt too, and my armpits, stomach, arms, upper arms, and lower body all felt like they’d been beaten up It hurts this much and people live after this surgery? - Day 2 Feels like being cut with a knife Maybe because they put a bigger one on the right side, the right hurt so much that I don’t even remember the left Crying hurts because I keep jolting, so I can’t even cry I kept vomiting and feeling nauseous from the painkillers and antibiotics I kept throwing up on the way to the hospital Decided not to take the painkillers - Day 3 If I don’t take the painkillers, I feel like I’ll die Feels like cutting around the areola with a knife Feels like being stabbed with an awl << this was the most painful and hardest part The left side hurts more for this (what a mess, seriously) I think I’m vomiting because the medication doesn’t agree with me, but when I vomit, pressure goes into my chest and it’s so scary - Day 4 The area around the areola is so itchy and painful That awl-stabbing pain still continues Added pain stabbing in the cleavage and lower part Added burning sensation.. - Day 5 Today the inside of the right side feels tight like a rock and hurts The squeezing sensation is the worst The back of my neck and trapezius are really... ridiculously hard to deal with - Day 6 Stiff neck and headache made it impossible to sleep Because of the headache, I had such severe stabbing pain below the left rib area that it felt like indigestion - Days 7 to 9 similar notes, etc. - Day 10 Maybe I got used to the pain The frequency of pain seems to have gone down a bit But the left side of my chest still hurts, so it’s a little hard to reach out with my hand My neck still feels like I’m going to die Now I feel like I may have exaggerated it a bit because it’s been softened in my memory... There were reviews talking about the pain-free lottery, but not many saying it hurt this much, so I was a little worried If there’s anyone like me, I hope this gives you some comfort.. At this point it barely hurts, and the only time I feel anything in the morning is when gravity pulls on it and I go “ugh” when I get up I guess I was naturally pretty rough with my body; I kept being careful with every little movement Lifting my arms high is still a bit much! But I can definitely wash my hair. - Post-op care As mentioned, it really hurt, but whenever I messaged the hospital when it hurt, they would have me come in, give me painkillers by IV, prescribe meds, and everyone actively took care of me, so I could endure it And I went for follow-up checks on day 2, week 1, and week 2, and they removed the upper band much earlier than I expected, and they always checked the breast ultrasound, paying close attention to swelling and such In my case I was a bit swollen, so they kept doing follow-up care with IV fluids and injections (honestly, I think post-op care after the surgery is even more important than the surgery itself, so I was grateful) And because my neck and such hurt so much and were so hard to deal with, after 2 weeks I’m getting decolletage lymphatic massage, as long as it doesn’t go below the clavicle Very very good!! 2. Feelings after surgery From here on, I want to talk about what I personally want to say! This has nothing to do with the surgical result or the hospital!! I just lost my mental stability;; - Helplessness I thought appearance was one of the most important things in my priorities, but I realized that more than I expected, I absolutely hate things that threaten the stability of my life... After surgery, I felt a kind of self-disgust at not being able to plug in a charger, not being able to open a bottle cap, not being able to drink, and even struggling to brush my teeth..? It’s not that I didn’t know this would happen, and in some ways it’s a natural sequence with any surgery.. haha Since I had surgery after moving, I also had to live with stacked moving boxes for a while, which felt a bit daunting I’m normally someone who likes to enjoy things with my body, so because I seemed a bit weak, even when someone tried to help me I’d say, I’ll do it!! But like the saying that someone who had nose surgery avoids fights, I feel like I’ve become someone who has no choice but to avoid using my upper body a lot (of course the doctor said even if a truck passed by it would be fine...) It feels a bit helpless that even now, I can’t quite reach the things that feel like I’d only need to stretch my hand a little more to touch them Everyone said that if you had surgery on Friday, you’d be fine enough to go to work on Monday... - Mental resistance to foreign objects I want to throw my body into the world and enjoy it fearlessly!!! There are already so many things in the world I have to worry about and be mindful of And now there’s an extra 500 grams of silicone too;; (I’m trying to love this too for now...) Even when I get chin filler, I ask them to avoid the chin during lymphatic massage I become strangely careful when washing my face If I get acne, I hesitate to squeeze it Maybe the problem was that I thought of putting an implant into my chest.? But since I’ve actually done it, I can say this. If I hadn’t tried it, I would have just lived my whole life longing for breast surgery without ever experiencing the side effects or discomfort, and I would have died with no regrets or lingering attachment at all!!! Like how someone who’s been divorced can be skeptical about marriage and leave without regrets, while someone who always wanted to get married but never could might live their whole life dreaming of married life and then die like that, something like that You really have to experience things yourself Still, if you’re someone who is more sensitive by nature and has a psychological aversion to foreign objects entering the body, please think again just once! (Hmm.. is it like this? Should I not do it? Rather than that, I’d be grateful if you at least recognize the possibility that even after surgery, you might feel this way.) - The more things you truly want, the more painful it becomes I thought about why I was suffering so much, and I realized I was worn out by my own greed: I wanted to live well with this chest for a long time, and I also wanted to get through life just as well as before, even after gaining it Of course, right now I’ve gone through the painful and difficult period, I have a chest now, and I’m happy that clothes fit more beautifully But what if there comes a moment I can’t bear? Rather than panicking like, “Oh no, what do I do, do I need revision surgery?”, I’m thinking, “Oh, if I need revision surgery, then I’ll get it, and I’ll get a new soft one.” What if I start wanting removal? Rather than thinking, “Ah, what a waste, what do I do,” I’m planning to just go for it thinking, “I’ll return to a free body right away.” (I’ve already made a list of hospitals that are good at removal too^) So now my mind is so calm that I’m just using my body more and more and living that way Please don’t do that... It’s my own body, so if something goes wrong I’m thinking of running straight to the hospital, but you shouldn’t do that yourself... That was too long, right? Sorry;; Anyway, 1. I researched the surgery well and got a safe, pretty chest from a good doctor 2. But it hurt a lot and was mentally hard 3. I think I may have made it sound too frightening, so to be clear, most people will probably hurt less than I did, suffer less, recover well, and live just fine (I hope so too) So please don’t be too scared 4. I just wanted to say that since there are people like me, I hope you think it through once more and make a careful decision! If it hurts or if anything even slightly seems off, I hope you find a hospital that will handle it well and be even more cautious! I feel like I survived because the hospital took good care of me;; You might think, you already had it done and are even thinking about revision surgery later, so why are you telling us it was this painful and hard;; but what am I supposed to do since it’s already done...... In the end, implants need to be removed someday anyway, so there are only two options: revision surgery or removal. So I’m just going to comfort myself and keep my mind at ease! That’s what I meant And it took me a bit of struggle to get to that mindset, so I wrote about the process! Still, since I bought the big-chest experience pass (not even that big, honestly), I’m going to embrace even this and try to live well with it If you’re going through with it, I hope you recover beautifully and healthily!! And even if you haven’t done it yet, I hope everyone hurts less (let this kind of pain end with me.) and that it all goes well without worries!! Thanks for reading! ++ If you have any questions, leave a comment or send me a message! I’ll answer everything, even if it’s late! +++ I’m currently completely pain-free and recovering well, so there’s no discomfort at all!!! (2026.02.27.)