Why Am I Crying All the Time After 2 Weeks After Breast Lift and Boob Job?

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Adjusting to body image after cosmetic surgery, including breast lift with implants, can be stressful

First, make sure you see your plastic surgeon in follow up and give consideration to seeing your primary care physician to help get you set up to see a counselor during this very stressful time for you. Please keep in mind that it is very early in your recovery. I don't know what your results look like right now but it takes a good 2-3 months for the swelling to leave and for the implants to settle into the pocket. Also know that it takes scars about a year to settle down... more

Crying after surgery

With any stress that you have in your life, your adrenal glands respond with a "fight or flight" reaction by dumping catacholamines into your blood stream. About one to three weeks later you have a "let down" where your body is trying to build up the stores of these important chemicals back into you adrenal glands, so your blood levels dip a bit. This is physiologic, and very normal after any stress. You see it with postpartum, and after elective surgery... more

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Crying after Breast Augmentation/Lifting?

I'm sorry to hear about the tough time you are having after your surgery. You should be aware that it is not unusual for patients to undergo significant emotional “ups and downs” after any type of surgery. Surgery of any kind carries a significant amount of stress with it; again, it is not unusual to see patients undergo “post operative depression” that generally resolves after a few weeks. The surgical related stress may be... more

Crying, Depression and Emotional roller coaster following Cosmetic Surgery

The first weeks can be really difficult– physically and especially emotionally after any cosmetic surgery and breast augmentation is no exception Assuming your surgery went well this may be a normal reaction. Although several factors may be involved causing this including underlying stress, medications, psychological tendencies, etc - many women experience a sequence of emotional feelings "Emotional Rollercoaster" following aesthetic surgery -... more

Hard to know

We know that there is such a thing as post surgical depression. We learned this from pregnant women who have post partem depression following their delivery. This is serious business. I recommend that you see a psychologist or a psychiatrist to be sure you don't need an anti-depressant and an evaluation of your mental health.

Unhappy With Breast Surgery

I am not sure how to answer a question as serious as this with no information. Not everyone is pleased with their results and often that comes from expecting results that can't be obtained. Other times there may be friends or family that are creating the unhappiness. I hope you will reask your question and include pre and post op photos, front and side views as well as the specifics of what you wanted done and what the actual procedure was.