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    Dizzy Just had my BA consultation

    Sooo yeah. I just had my first consultation, and I had a couple questions for the experts here.

    First off, I have pectus excavatum, which is an inverted breastbone. It's not horrible -- I've seen some scary pictures of it on google -- but according to the doctor it will make the surgery much more complicated. Mainly, the implants will have a greater possibility of shifting together and creating a uniboob. I do not want that to happen. Anyone have any experience with that, or advice on how to prevent it? The Dr. recommended a ton of massage, but nothing beyond that.

    He also says it will be impossible to make me completely symmetrical, since my chest wall is deformed. My right breast is much wider than my left, too, which will limit how big I can go. That's fine, I only want to be about a C cup -- so far we're thinking high-profile 325ccs in the right, and 350 in the left. I originally wanted medium-profile implants, but he says I have to do HP as I'm very narrow...How bad do you think this is going to look? I'm glad he's being honest with me about expectations, but I'm a little afraid I'm going to look worse instead of better.


    Finally, has anyone heard of or dealt with Dr. John Lee in Portland? He doesn't have the best bedside manner, but he certainly seems to know what he's talking about, and I like the pictures I've seen of his work.

    Tentative surgery date is February 27th! I'm so excited/scared/impatient...
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    Second, third, and fourth opinions before being touched with a knife. ESPECIALLY since it may be a more involved surgery and not your "routine" op.
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    Mine are high profile hun and they look great. i am 6 months post op from having 380cc in one and 410 in the other. you will never be symetrical as no one is anyway, but to an outside observer there will be no difference. check out the sofem forums for stories from girls going through the same issue as you. good luck xx

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    I'll offer up this comment. In cases of an asymmetrical rib cage / chest wall, the smaller the implants are, the more the asymmetry in the different implant sizes used will be visible. And that will be even more the case if the implants used are high profile. You may actually want to discuss the possible use of a mod profile for the 'smaller' implant and a higher cc rated high profile for the 'larger' implant, to try and achieve identical diameters ( i.e. same sized breasts from front view ) and identical percentages of rated fill ( same degree of firmness ) with the different amounts of cc's needed to correct chest wall asymmetry !

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