OMG at the quote I have just been given for breast implants & lift!

[Feelingcrappy2]

I mean, it was my first enquiry so wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. However, after doing some googling I was thinking around the £8-10k mark for a lift & implants (keeping in mind I DO NOT want big boobs, I suppose i’d go for the smallest implant possible as it’s just to fill my small saggy boobs post breastfeeding! I liked my original size (small B cup) but now they are just incredibly empty.

It seems companies such as Transform, Harley Medical Group etc charge much less than independent surgeons. I did indeed contact an independent surgeon and the STARTING cost is to be £25k+.

i just wasn’t expecting it to be that much but oh well. That isn’t doable… but I wonder how they really differ from surgeons employed by Transform, Harley Medical etc?

In need of advise?!

A reduction ca. Be much more complicated than implants. The excess skin is tricky to make look smooth.

Improved? That’s a bit of a value judgement, isn’t it? Why do bodies need to be a certain way? Why is one way better than another?

Wow I done mine at Harley street, 16yrs ago and it cost £2400!

Ah, don't worry! You only finished breastfeeding four months ago. Your boobs need a lot longer than four months to recover, but they will recover.

Come back in four or five years and if you're still convinced then that you have a problem that is so severe that you need invasive and risky surgery to correct it, then you could start the process of getting quotes for the procedure and weighing up the pros and cons of the risks against the potential benefits.

In the meantime, try to relax and enjoy your life and your young family. Maybe start a savings fund, which could help fund the first procedure (you'll likely need it re-done at some point, so it will be the first of several) if you do decide you still want it done once you're a few years further down the line.

Wowsers £25k?!?
I had mine done about 20 years ago with Dr Mario Russo and paid about £4.5k. They still look good (I had bee stings before) and totally transformed my life confidence-wise.

This also!

I breastfed for 2 years and by the end of it I felt so down about how it had left my boobs. The boob my child preferred was left 2 cups sizes bigger than the other one as well and I had to pad my bra out to look even! I would of had surgery there and then if I had the money but fast forward 9 months and I’m back to being my usual bra size before feeding and both boobs are the same size now and much fuller feeling than the empty sacks I thought I was going to have live with forever!

OP I just posted before I’d seen this comment. But yes think they will! You sound so much like myself when I was at that stage of stopping breastfeeding. I googled so much about this and I kept reading people saying they will get better and fill out and I didn’t believe it and felt so down about it. But honestly 9 months later and mine are 90% back to how they were before breastfeeding.

Sure. PM me if you’re genuinely interested.

@Feelingcrappy2
Your body has just done something incredible. It's grown a new human and fed it for 4 months. Your body is amazing but it's also taken a good battering. Give it (and you) a bit of recovery time. I'm not saying don't have surgery. I'm saying lets see what your fabulous body does over the next 6-12 months. If you're still not happy go for it. Life's too short to be miserable.

Not sure how long it has been since you stopped feeding but my advice would be give it time. Mine kind of regenerated themselves after a while and I was in my late 30s.

Prices start from £7,995 at the Coppergate Clinic in York for a breast uplift. While I've not had this op, I have had other surgery there (and booked in for a lipoabdominoplasty next month), and would highly recommend them. Consultations are free.

No worries for him though, he’s on his fifth wife now, who is half his age 🙄

@Feelingcrappy2 Re exercise. My advice, for what it's worth, wold be to join a gym that does classes, pilates or body weights. You'll be able to go at your own pace, but with support from the coach and the other attendees. Don;t do big classes but smaller ones. Also, try a weight lifting class. It won;t turn you into the hulk, but it will improve your posture, your upper body strength and shape and that will help reshape your boobs. 4 months in is nothing. They will improve.

I breastfrd pretty much non-stop for 5 years. Tiny boobs before. About 1o years since I stopped they have filled out & best they have ever looked!

I breastfed three babies for about a year each and my (small) breasts also had that empty feel and look afterwards, but with time they have slowly returned to pretty much how they were before. In the meantime don't let it get you down, be proud of the amazing job they've done and enjoy the knowledge that you have managed to literally fatten up a baby by their power alone!

I had mine done at 40. Best thing I ever did.
I hated having no boobs and my issues with it just got worse the older I got and the more my body changed. I just had implants and it was 8 years ago now. 5k

@Feelingcrappy2 yes absolutely! I breastfed my first for a year and my second for 2 years and after the second I couldn't believe how awful they looked. I'm now nearly 3 years after breastfeeding and my boobs are great! Way more fuller and bigger again. Honestly after aging and kids they're never going to be the absolutely pert, tight things they once were but they're not supposed to be! And don't forget that any man that's in front of a pair of exposed breasts is only going to be thinking happy thoughts x

I had a breast lift and implants 17 years ago with a surgeon (not a company) and it was £10k so that figure is probably not far off the mark now. I was a C cup pre-pregnancy/breast feeding and then they were like a couple of deflated balloons post and I hated them. Even in padded bras I had to arrange them to be smooth. I had so much excess skin. I was 37. So happy I had it done. I’ve had no issues with them but understand I will need to replace/remove in my lifetime. If you decide to do it find a good surgeon with great referrals and someone good with follow up post op. My lift was a nipple lift rather than the anchor cut so I have a very small white line around nipple.

I had a very good surgeon and my breast augmentation was 8.5. I breastfed three babies, they never recovered. I strength train and look after myself but my breasts had a negative impact on my body image.

Look at reviews (real self etc) and ask to see their work.

@68User that's exactly what I had but I only paid £6500 and that was 2 years ago!

Try 31k for dental implants, full arch, bone grafts all medically needed 🤦‍♀️

Good to know for when I need my next uplift/replacement!

@68User that was with MYA, surgeon was Mr Molajo he has his own practice now but still on RealSelf. Would 10000% recommend him

Try getting a quote from your local private hospitals such as Spire and Nuffield, they are not as much as £25k

Get some counselling therapy for your body issues! A lot cheaper and longer lasting!