Ladies, in april of last year I dropped 10 k on a fat transfer procedure and lost everything. All the fat died in less than a month.
The whole reason I did the transfer was to correct a bad implant removal that left me disfigured and with an autoimmune disearse.
After the fat transfer disaster, I just wanted to die. but a determined lady, I decided to keep doing Brava which was part of the procedure , in hopes of getting some breast growth back.
It's been 8 months since brava - maybe more. Even though I get incredile long lasting swelling, after 24 hours, I have probably gained less than 1/2 an inch and it's mostly stretched out skin and sagginess.
I am so discouraged but I just can't stop now. Every time I think of quitting i think of that 10k dollars. but it's so hard and i'm also in a new relationship.
I guess you all dont have answers but encouraging words woudl be nice. Has anyone been successful with Brava. What is the trick?
Does Louise still post here - up she left some incredible stories of her brava journey. going from an a/b to a d cup.
I am more than happy with a small c cup. When I reach a c cup after the swelling goes down I think to myself that is perfect for me not too big or too small.
if my breasts didn't look so horrible the way they are now misshapen, uneven, saggy, it wouldn't matter.
why do things work out great for some and fail for other despite all their efforts????
Can' t you get the money bsck from the surgeon? Thats awful i am so sorry to hear about your problem it must be really hard maybe your brava with another pill method like glandular or herbs would help? Or using flaxseed oil while pumping i use this with massage and noogleberry and it plumps them up alot.
You still have hope thats important and I am sure theres a nbe solution to make you happy with your breasts again it just takes time to figure out whats working for you and then to grow naturally is much longer process than surgery.
Best of luck because you really deserve it x
Bonita DDS thanks for your encouraging words. It really does help. My journey to correct my bad breasts has been long but i'm hanging in there.
Your boob looks incredible by the way - mine kinda ook like that after i take the brava off after a long session. way too big for my frame, but i do like the stares and being the biggest boobs in the room for a change rather than the flattest - lol.
Is your growth permanant - meaning do you still have to pump??
I wish I could use noogleberry domes, but the med is too small and large cups never stay on me even with lotion and the foam rings.
I envy you NB girls - lol - but I am encouraged that suction does work when I see ya'll.
I did NBE herbs a year ago but it made my cellulite worse. I gained a teeny tiny bit but lost it all.
I'm going to stick with the BRAVA noogleberry pump - airlock techique for at least a year. I've also started putting progesterone cream on my breast. So we'll see what happens.
I'm also 43 so I'm checking into my thyroid b/c i heard that a low thyroid can interfere with growth.
Congrats on your progress I hope you achieve your goals.
I know EXACTLY what you're going through: literally. I had my implants removed in April of 2012. I had a fat transfer with Dr. August Accetta in Huntington Beach and all of the fat (and my money) is gone.
I tried noogling for a bit, but I didn't stick with it and so don't have results.
The sagging skin does eventually go mostly away. Mine are almost completely normal looking now.
Hang in there.
Wow, I was considering fat transfer if NBE doesn't get me exactly where I want to be shape wise. And the surgeon I have chosen to go with if I do go that route... takes tons of fat, only injects some and freezes the rest for later use. Keeps it up to 2 years so if he needs to add more he does at NO additional cost. So I'm surprised other surgeons don't offer that.
A few questions I do have for you both, is the site in which they lipo and inject, are there scars? Do the lipo'd areas look good after? Was it very painful? How long was your recovery? I work non-stop so I couldn't take more than a week off work (I have a week vacation I can use).
I'm saving the money for this. But if by that time my NBE efforts get me where I want to be, I will use that money for laser hair removal.
Hi Who did you have fat transfer with? I am explanted too and also got autoimmune response from implants. I can't go back for that reason but I was researching fat transfer too. Also I am planing on maybe using a pump not sure about supplements yet. Thanks
Anastasia, I had fat taken from outer thighs and muffin tops and waist. I have 6 pea sized scars, not raised or indented, just dark. Two are actually faded and gone. My thighs look bad because they too much fat and now my cellulite looks worse. Which really irks me. It was a very painful procedure. I didn't get back to work for over two weeks. And I was in pretty bad shape for at least a month. I was fully recovered after 3. Be sure to wear your shapewear as long as possible afterward.
And for the fat transfer, wear a suction device as many hours as possible leading up to your surgery - 24/7 is not too much!
And wear immediately after for as long as you can - no less than 3 months - the fat must have a constant blood supply. Wear longer if you can - couldn't hurt!
I was not told this beforehand and I paid a big price for that. I was advised by a different doctor that the freeze method wasn't as reliable as its being advertised.
Regarding where you take fat from, be sure it's an area of your body that is pretty right - once the skin is loose it is so hard to get it tight again!
If I had to do it over again, again I would, but only if I was better informed, but I really don't have much fat left to take and I would only go with the Miami doctor who created teh procedure anyway.
I just can't go the implants route again - not with my bizarre disease.
Looking into adding bosom beauty into my mix.
I also am happy to repport that I think the progesterone might be working but only on one boob (drats). The other boob is another story.
Good luck to you!