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Extremely Painful Recovery but Totally Worth It! - Denton,TX

  • posted 4 years ago
  • updated 1 year ago

I had a breast lift and augmentation done 4 weeks...

  • 21 May 2009

I had a breast lift and augmentation done 4 weeks ago today and am really happy with the results!

I made sure I trusted my surgeon and did everything he said to prepare for and recover from the surgery. It was painful- I won't pretend for a minute this was easy, but I'm already telling that my profile is so much improved it's more than worth it, when you have a good surgeon.

I'd recommend my Dr. to anyone. I have to drive 2 hours to get to him, but he's worth traveling for........ And no, I'm not given a bonus for referrals! ;-)

A year ago, in May of 2010, I did indeed have a...

  • 7 Aug 2011

A year ago, in May of 2010, I did indeed have a contracture revision done. Since I had lost about 30 pounds since the initial surgery and had some loose skin in my breasts from it, he went ahead and also took out the excess skin, kinda giving me a mini-lift. In hindsight, I wish I'd of had him swap the salines out for gels at the time because when I am very lean ripples are visible under the skin. But I was being cheap at the time and didn't want to spend the extra thousand or so for gel implants. I am now a 34DD, and like them better than ever!

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Not only is he extremely skilled, but he has a wonderful bedside manner, answers questions patiently and thoroughly, and has a wonderful staff and terrific little hospital he uses. He respected and supported my wishes for saline over the muscle (not the popular choice these days, it seems), and a natural slant to my upper breasts. The only way it could be more pleasant is if it didn't hurt!

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karen1978 21 Jan 2013
You look amazing! I have friends with SILICONE that have ripples, too..so its not a guarantee that you will not have them with silicone.
Nancy Anne 22 Jan 2013
Thank you for telling me that, Karen! Makes me feel a lot better. 2 1/2 years later I am STILL thrilled I got this done. Would recommend Dr. Coffey to anybody.
LovingM3 26 Nov 2011
You look great! This is exactly the look I want with my BL/BA! How many cc's do you have?
Nancy Anne 26 Nov 2011
Thank you very much! They are 400CC. I talk about it in a reply above, if you want more detail.
Nancy Anne 8 Aug 2011
Thank you, Kimmers! Saline worked GREAT (nice and firm!) until I lost the breast fat. It's still a good option if you have some fat in your breasts naturally. Even my surgeon was surprised by how much fat I lost out of the girls!
Kimmers25 (Community Manager) 9 Aug 2011

Same thing happened to me with weight loss.  I went down an entire cup size.  Crazy!  Well you look wonderful:)

Kimmers25 (Community Manager) 8 Aug 2011

Hi Nancy,

Thank you for posting your update.  Sharing this information about the Saline vs. Gel will definitely be of help to others in the same situation.  

You look beautiful:)

 

Nancy Anne 8 Aug 2011
Libella, The pain, it turns out, was bad more from the permanent stitches pushing against the breast tissue and incisions than from the actual incisions themselves. I learned this when I had the revision, which completely opened one breast up to replace the implant and re-did the incision under my breast on the other one to pick up the loose skin. Because he knew I took so well to the absorb-able stitches he didn't use permanent ones the second time and there was literally almost no pain at all.

I'd HIGHLY recommend taking pain meds as the doctor prescribes them and staying ahead of the pain.

Pain aside, the surgery is totally worth it. While I can still see the incision lines and probably already will, they are greatly faded and not more than worth the effects of the surgery. If your surgeon has a good reputation, just relax and look forward to your new profile!
love life 7 Aug 2011
I am going to have a breast lift with implants in a few months any advice how was the pain? I am really scared about the pain and just hope that the lines are even and everything will work out good. How long was it before you stared to feel normal again, able to drive, and the lines start to fade?
Nancy Anne 7 Aug 2011
They are 400CC. I DID have the contracture revision done. I lost about 30 pounds between the initial implants and the revision, so there was sagging skin and dog ears from where fat had come out of my breasts. Dr. Coffey went ahead and picked that up during the revision and now they look REALLY good, although a little big for me at my current weight: Before weight loss, my bra size was a 38C. Now it's a 34DD, since the largest part of my breasts (the implant) didn't go down when my weight did. In hindsight, I wish I'd of had him swap them out for 350's or 300's. I'm a little too va-va-voomish now for my own taste, but I was being cheap at the time and didn't want to pay extra for different implants.
love life 7 Aug 2011
they look great how many cc did you have put in...how long were you in pain for?
Nancy Anne 30 Dec 2009
Thank you! I'm pretty happy with them, although I've developed a contracture in the left one. I plan to get that taken care of at the 1 year mark- I want to give myself that long to heal. But all in all I'm really happy with them and am soooo glad I had it done!
ds22 28 Dec 2009
your boobs look great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congratulations

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