Diary of a Tubular Breast Augmentation


I am the baby of my family, I watched my two older sisters grow up and become women. They both had big breasts and just assumed that I would, when puberty came and yet I never seem to grow. It got to the point where I was so self-conscious I would never leave the house without a gel bra and two sets of padding. It was not just that they were small they were also extremely pointy and one was bigger then the other, which was noticeable. As I become older I started to feel worse about my small breasts, holidays involved gel bikinis and relationships involved bras always being kept on. I decided enough was enough and after finally turning 18, an augmentation seemed the only way forward. I never had any doubt in having my augmentation. I knew that I was doing it for myself and that my mind was one hundred percent made up in this was the way forward. I conducted a lot of research off the internet, but my decisions were finally made when I met Mr. Sood.

I went to have an initial consultation, he told me that I had tubular shape breast hence the fact they were pointy and that if I decided to go for the operation he could make my breast even with different size implants. I insisted to him I wanted to end up a DD, he spoke with honesty that in his eyes being proportion was more important then just picking a size. Dr Sood stated that because of my build I would more then likely end up my desired size but he could not promise as he wanted my new breast to look natural. Mr. Sood does not encourage placing implants into a bra and letting them be tried on, as he believes it does not give an accurate measurement. Mr. Sood measured my chest so that the width and height of the implants would be able to fit. I had my implants in front of the muscle as a result of my tubular breast Mr. Sood advised this would be best to eradicate the shape I hated so much and the scars would be underneath. He was also very honest about the types of implants out there, such as in the debate of silicon vs. saline and also the difference in the shape of the implant, he had information to show me and advised what he though was best. Now the plan was in motion it was just booking the day. We had a vast amount of contact with his secretary and also if any questions that needed to be answered, a response could always be given swiftly via his secretary.

I found the hospital to be very clean and comfortable. The morning of the Twenty-six of May 2007 I got up to go the hospital. I was not nervous, as I knew this was the right decision and that I was in the hands of a more than competent surgeon.  Shortly after my arrival at the Hospital I was shown my own private room, where I changed it my gown.  Sometime later Mr. Sood came to see me, we explained what would be happening and how he would do the operation. I had to stand up and he then proceeded to mark my chest with pen so that he knew what to do in the operating theatre as I would be lying down then and this would change the shape of my breast. When it was time to go down to the operating theatre my mum was allowed to escort us down. When in the theatre Mr. Sood came and spoke to me one last time and then I was put under.

Waking up from the operation I remember looking down straight away, I was so excited. Mr. Sood did not use drains to take the fluid away as he felt they could cause more problems and I could not feel much pain. I was bandaged with a strap this had a Velcro bit down the front so that it could be easily taken off it was basically like a giant tubigrip and underneath my scars had been bandaged so the stitches were not on show. We had previously bought a support bra so I would have as much support after the operation.

There is one thing I must say that people I don’t think realise and also when it is explained you still don’t realise. When I had my implants put in they were put high in the chest so that they would settle over time, when the swelling goes down the implants move down as the well this is down gradually and you will barely notice until the scars are sitting underneath. I was not prepared for my implants to be that far up but after I was explained again why, I was not worried. I knew Mr. Sood had enough experience. I was advised to keep my strap on to protect my boobs and it would also help the swelling go down and the implant to move slowly into the intended position. I was lucky as when I woke I barely received any pain and was able to move about freely, getting myself up off the bed. I was in that little pain the nurses told me off as I keep moving about whilst I should be rested as I had just had a general anesthetic. I was allowed to leave the hospital the next day.

I was very conscious of leaving the strap on and to not do anything that could cause problems but being in such little pain made this difficult cause it was like I had no warning sign. I had no problems after the initial operation and was not disappointed with the results. After two weeks I visited Mr. Sood’s nurse who removed my stitches and taught me how to massage my breast so that capsular contracture would not happen. I was also taught how to massage my scars to help them heal and stop them becoming lumpy or puffy.

My breasts settled very quickly and I was extremely happy with the results, they ended up being the size I wanted. I went back to see Mr. Sood three months later and he confirmed everything was fine and going how he wanted. I now have annual checks with Mr. Sood he takes pictures so I can compare them as time goes on and also he checks them for lumps and to make sure the implant is fine especially as I have silicon-gel so would be difficult to know if there were any problems. I have now had them over two years and not had a single problem or pain from them, I have suffered from loss of feeling in certain areas but this was to be expected, I was warned this could happen and independent research also brought this fact to my attention. This seems like nothing to me though as I am so happy with my breast implants and feel like my life has been changed. I am a lot more confident and because they are so in proportion no one has ever guessed that they are not real. My scars are settling down nicely and are becoming less apparent everyday. I am very happy with the result and would recommend Mr. Sood to anyone.