How Much Do They Cost?
The treatments costs $2,500 for 24 hours of boobs (that ends up being a little over $100 an hour). However, a permanent breast augmentation in Manhattan runs about $10,000, so this is just a fraction of the price to test them out and hopefully be sure with your decision.
Dr. Rowe said about 75 percent of patients get actual breast implants after experiencing Instabreast. "I think the reciprocal of that is probably more important," Dr. Rowe pointed out. "Twenty-five percent of the patients that I do the Instabreast on end up saying 'no, breast implants are not for me.' Those patients might not have had any other way of figuring out they don't want implants other than having had plastic surgery." This service helps decrease the risk of boob-job buyer's remorse.
Is It Safe?
Obviously, I had a lot of questions before I went under the needle. Is it safe to freely inject saline into the body? "Saline is naturally in our body — the vast majority of our blood is sodium chloride," explained Dr. Rowe. "And your body has compartments, the breasts being a very big compartment." In the same way that an implant doesn't slide around in the body, the saline injection stays put above the inframammary crease (where your breasts meet your ribcage) and above each pectoral muscle.
Where Do the Boobs Go After 24 Hours?
Moving on: how does the saline leave the body? Turns out, after your body fully absorbs it, you just pee it out. You'll start seeing your breasts minimize at about hour 18, and, no, you won't constantly be running to the bathroom — it's considerably less fluid than you're supposed to drink each day. Finally, would I get stretch marks? Dr. Rowe assured me that the enhancement wouldn't last long enough to permanently stretch my skin.
Armed with all this info, I headed into Dr. Rowe's Upper East Side practice on a Thursday afternoon armed with a low-cut top, a small amount of anxiety, and a goal of getting a C cup.
"You're here for the Instabreast?" chirped the receptionist. "I got it done a few weeks ago — it was amazing!" I already felt better. Once I sat down with the doctor, I was especially calm. Dr. Rowe had a wonderful bedside manner and made conversation as he took my measurements. After he evaluated the width of each breast and distance between my nipples, I was ready for surgery. He planned to focus on the upper inner breasts to give me cleavage and extra fullness on the sides (sexy side boobs!).
