Reviews you can trust, from real people like you.
How it works
- Our highly-trained Review Moderation team evaluates all reviews before they're published to ensure they're written by people like you and not a member of a doctor's office.
- This multi-step process takes up to 24 hours from review submission to publication.
- Doctors can't pay to have reviews removed or hidden.
- Reviews are only removed at the reviewer's request or if they violate our Terms of Service.
If you have questions or believe we should re-evaluate a published review, let us know.
Sort by:
*Treatment results may vary
Supplies
I've read many different supply lists, and each person is different. Based on my experience, this is what I found helpful:
1. Button-down shirts: Easier to put on & take off during the first week or two after breast surgery.
2. Recliner: I bought a cheap used one from a FB yard sale site just for recovery. I slept in it for the first week or so.
3. Assets: I used Target's brand of Spanx for my cg based on my ps recommendation. I cut holes in the crotch for ease in the restroom, but that made all the swelling go painfully to the groin. I would recommend not doing that.
4. Bali Comfort Revolution Convertible Wire-Free Bra: This was also from my ps recommendation. It's good to have on hand while your sx bra is being washed. Also, when you wear lower cut tops.
Here's a link: http://m.kohls.com/kohlsopenapi/productmobile.html?
productID=1409503
5. Wedge pillows: I didn't purchase these, but would've been useful.
6. Q-Tips: For cleaning drain sight & belly button incisions.
7. Probiotics: I took these after I finished antibiotics to recolonize my intestines.
8. Nikken CM Cream: this is for inflammation & helps bruises resolve quickly. Here's a link: http://nettrax.myvoice.com/nikkenusa/Shop.cfm?CurrPage=FrontPage&NextPage=CategoryDetail&CategoryID=83&pid=43443701673781462&pwp=gloriasnyder
9. Aquaphor: I was directed to apply this to my belly button incisions.
10. Cotton Pads: Cleaning the drain tubes.
11. Hydrogen Peroxide: Cleaning drain sights and tubes.
12. Flushable wipes: Easy cleanup in the restroom.
13. Baby Wipes: Refreshing during the first days when you can't shower yet.
14. Bio Oil: Antibacterial soap thrashed my skin. This helped relieve and heal the pealing. I apply it directly after a shower while my skin is still wet. I picked it up at Walmart.
15. Compression Socks: I had swollen ankles & they helped ease the swelling. Haven't read this experience on anyone else's profile & the ps had them on me when I left the surgery center, so no need to purchase additional pairs. Maybe just keep them in case.
16. Frozen Peas: Great for icing the girls during recovery. Cheap & they conform to your shape.
Things I didn't use or miss:
1. Toilet seat riser
2. Shower seat
3. Cane or walker
4. Vitamins: Some of these thin blood or interact with antibiotics, so I didn't chance it.
1. Button-down shirts: Easier to put on & take off during the first week or two after breast surgery.
2. Recliner: I bought a cheap used one from a FB yard sale site just for recovery. I slept in it for the first week or so.
3. Assets: I used Target's brand of Spanx for my cg based on my ps recommendation. I cut holes in the crotch for ease in the restroom, but that made all the swelling go painfully to the groin. I would recommend not doing that.
4. Bali Comfort Revolution Convertible Wire-Free Bra: This was also from my ps recommendation. It's good to have on hand while your sx bra is being washed. Also, when you wear lower cut tops.
Here's a link: http://m.kohls.com/kohlsopenapi/productmobile.html?
productID=1409503
5. Wedge pillows: I didn't purchase these, but would've been useful.
6. Q-Tips: For cleaning drain sight & belly button incisions.
7. Probiotics: I took these after I finished antibiotics to recolonize my intestines.
8. Nikken CM Cream: this is for inflammation & helps bruises resolve quickly. Here's a link: http://nettrax.myvoice.com/nikkenusa/Shop.cfm?CurrPage=FrontPage&NextPage=CategoryDetail&CategoryID=83&pid=43443701673781462&pwp=gloriasnyder
9. Aquaphor: I was directed to apply this to my belly button incisions.
10. Cotton Pads: Cleaning the drain tubes.
11. Hydrogen Peroxide: Cleaning drain sights and tubes.
12. Flushable wipes: Easy cleanup in the restroom.
13. Baby Wipes: Refreshing during the first days when you can't shower yet.
14. Bio Oil: Antibacterial soap thrashed my skin. This helped relieve and heal the pealing. I apply it directly after a shower while my skin is still wet. I picked it up at Walmart.
15. Compression Socks: I had swollen ankles & they helped ease the swelling. Haven't read this experience on anyone else's profile & the ps had them on me when I left the surgery center, so no need to purchase additional pairs. Maybe just keep them in case.
16. Frozen Peas: Great for icing the girls during recovery. Cheap & they conform to your shape.
Things I didn't use or miss:
1. Toilet seat riser
2. Shower seat
3. Cane or walker
4. Vitamins: Some of these thin blood or interact with antibiotics, so I didn't chance it.
Skin Issues
I've never seen anyone mention this. Maybe it's not typical, but maybe there is someone else who has experienced this. So, I have severely dry skin. I mean, really dry. When I could shower after sx, the nurse recommended that I use the antibacterial soap that I used before sx. My skin freaked out. It started peeling like I had a terrible sunburn. Gross! I was able to switch to my regular soap and put baby oil on before I dried off and that helped immensely, but there was still flaking. I bought Bio Oil after seeing it on others' posts. It works even better than baby oil and I smell like a grown woman afterwards. Thanks for the tip, girls!
Random thought: Maybe RealSelf could work on letting us edit and delete posts after publishing them. It drives me nuts that it's permanent and I get paranoid that may have answered a question or replied to a comment that wasn't meant for me. Now I'm paranoid that I'm not posting this to my own page. Ha!
Random thought: Maybe RealSelf could work on letting us edit and delete posts after publishing them. It drives me nuts that it's permanent and I get paranoid that may have answered a question or replied to a comment that wasn't meant for me. Now I'm paranoid that I'm not posting this to my own page. Ha!
One Month Out
Making progress. Things are settling in, but I can't wait to see the final results! These photos are from the end of a long work day. Hopefully, I will be flatter at the end.
Provider Review
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
3180 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, Georgia
Dr. Alderman is fabulous! From the first consultation to the follow up, she and The Swan Center nurses and staff have been accommodating. While I am still healing, I am very pleased with my decision to trust my procedures with Dr. Alderman.