Breast enlargement

“Mrs. Janssen, wake up, Mrs. Janssen…”

I dream, I dream that I am in the Blooming clinic. I open my eyes and look into the big OR lights. Ha, I dream I’ve already been helped. “Would you like to see them Mrs. Janssen, please take a look.” The nurse holds up the sheets and I look at two erect taped breasts, with the nipples pointed proudly upward.

So am I really helped anyway? I feel so incredibly good and am amazed that it is already over. I am still happily dozing off with an incredible big smile on my face when all of a sudden dr. Menno Huikeshoven in his blue OR outfit stands next to my bed. He came to tell me personally that the BV (that’s what I called my “project”) succeeded just fine and that he was very pleased with the result. He wanted to mention that before he went on vacation.

We go back to the spring of 2016 for a moment. My husband and I were on vacation in Corsica. It was there that I decided, after 15 years of walking around with the thought, to finally tie the knot and make my wish come true. I found my body with those very small, now very flabby breasts unaesthetic. I started spotting men on the beach with bigger breasts than me. Then I was fed up, I wanted to feel like a real woman (more) and have breasts like most women have breasts. I wanted to feel free. A happy person I already was: I am a healthy and vital woman and count my blessings, but did not feel complete as a woman. I wanted breasts.

I discussed it with my husband, the sweetheart, he was immediately fine with it, he didn’t ask anything, he understood. He only said that I would have to quit smoking. Deal, I said, since I had been walking around with the thought of quitting for some time. This, then, I felt was the right time. From then on, “project BV” really began to come alive for me. I immediately felt like a happier person.

Once home, I started looking around on Google. On a number of websites I read reviews, sometimes for hours and watched videos, looked at pictures and read all kinds of stories of women who had undergone breast augmentation. And how happy they were with the result. Pretty soon I ended up at the Blooming Clinic.

The Blooming Clinic charges rates that may be slightly higher than some other clinics, but the amount includes an overnight stay and lots of aftercare. That was an important added value for me. And the fact that the plastic surgeons also practice their profession at the Burn Center at the Red Cross Hospital in Beverwijk appealed to me. That was partly decisive for me: specialists who want to help their maimed fellow human beings, victims of traumatic accidents: a beautiful vocation.

So I made the choice consciously, it was obvious to me, I wanted to have my breast augmentation done at the Blooming Clinic. It felt good from all sides. Through the Blooming Clinic’s website, I signed up through a form to make an appointment. Within two weeks I was in the consulting room with Dr. Huikeshoven. An important moment in my life.

With a questionnaire in my bag, I sat across the table from Dr. K. Huikeshoven, I had prepared well. However, I did not need my questionnaire; Dr. Huikeshoven was very comprehensive in providing the necessary information, including any risks. He came across as very knowledgeable and professional and last but not least, very friendly and relaxed.

With the help of his assistant, I tried on two different sizes of dentures. In consultation with dr. Huikeshoven quickly became clear that for me the anatomical prostheses would be most suitable, since I am not the youngest anymore and round breasts, in my opinion, suit the somewhat younger ladies among us better.

Large breasts I never had. I was a young woman with small breasts like the then world-famous photographic model Twiggy, so I completely conformed to the fashion image of the time. Because of my height of 5’6″ and a then fairly slender body, my breasts were fairly proportionate. As such, I had no problems with my chest size in my younger years. That came later: children, breastfeeding, aging skin, and that with that twisted gravity, well….

So when I was standing there with those prosthetics I thought, “wow isn’t that a little too big for me?”. I myself had an A’s and now I was standing there with prosthetics of 255 cc each. A big B or small C, if I could judge it that way. Dr. Huikeshoven assured me that it would be completely proportional to my body. By the way, the prosthetics were designed by Dr. Huikeshoven for my body custom measured and then made especially for me. My upper body is quite narrow; the prosthetics would be slightly wider. Dr. Huikeshoven was very resolute and professional in this and thus won my complete trust: I agreed to the prostheses of 255 cc each.

Several forms were filled out. I was offered the opportunity, if I felt the need, to come in for a second interview. I didn’t take advantage of that, I was thanks to the expert advice of Dr. Huikeshoven out for the full 100 percent.

A few days later, the scheduling assistant called me and we set a date for admission and treatment day. My preference was the period before Christmas, which would be nice in terms of taking leave, needed for a short period of recovery.

Prior to the day of admission, I was contacted by the anesthesiologist’s assistant to go over a questionnaire. A number of issues were discussed. I experienced that as very pleasant. It was a nice and reassuring conversation. I, as well as they, were well prepared, ready for the procedure. It would really happen now, I couldn’t wait. I was happy and excited at the same time.

And then the moment had arrived, the day of admission to the clinic. My husband and I were received nicely. All sorts of precautions were taken: ok-jacket put on, blood pressure measured, pill administered to calm down (which I already was, but that happens by default) and hopped to the operating room. Kiss from my dear husband and there I went….

And then, “Mrs. Janssen, wake up, Mrs. Janssen…”

The aftercare at the hospital was really great. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. My fluid levels were on the low side, I was administered an IV as a precaution and blood was drawn for monitoring. I was given adequate pain relief, because I hardly felt any pain. Before going to bed, I was also given a shot for thrombosis as a precaution. In short, I was very well taken care of and I experienced that as very pleasant. At the request of Dr. Huikeshoven, two doctors came by that afternoon to ask how I was doing. Indeed, he doubted that I was sufficiently conscious at the moment he stood beside my bed. I, of course, lay there with that smile on my face as if in seventh heaven.

That night, despite everything, I slept well and mostly peacefully. Die avond en nacht kwam de dienstdoende verpleegster regelmatig langs. The next day the drains were allowed out and the tape was removed from my breasts. Because dr. Huikeshoven was on vacation, two other doctors came by for a final checkup. Everything looked good, I was allowed to go home. How different I felt, wonderfully different, I had breasts, I was so incredibly happy, everything had gone very well, I felt so happy, that’s probably why I hardly felt any pain at all.

After two weeks, I went to the clinic for a standard follow-up check and was told that it looked neat. The wound soon healed and I asked if I could now apply scar cream. This was allowed. I was asked if I wanted to participate in a study on the healing process of scars. The Staudt scar cream was developed by plastic surgeons at the Blooming Clinic and Burn Center Red Cross Hospital and has been successfully on the market for several years. Participating in the study involves going to the clinic every few months for a year for research. Pictures are taken and a form is filled out. So I have no complaints about aftercare.

Would they have asked me to participate in this study because of my age? Hmmm, could be, after all, I’m turning 62 in a few weeks. My nine-year-old granddaughter said the other day when she saw my breasts for the first time, “gosh, omi, how beautiful they are, you used to have those flaps.” Haha, great right, kids are honest.

Finally!
I would like to give the following, especially to the slightly older ladies among us: don’t hesitate, do it, no matter what your age. It has made me an even happier woman, and I was already very happy, Maybe I should say, I now feel complete and so wonderfully free with my beautiful breasts, I beam every day when I look in the mirror.

And the cost? It is absolutely worth it, one hundred percent value for money when you look at the total picture: overnight stay with excellent care, so much expertise, expert knowledge and fantastic aftercare.

Dr. Huikeshoven a thousand thanks, I could kiss you!

PS And how incredibly happy I am with my cup size C 😉