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8 week post update
It's Summer and I'm traveling. The binder is hot, so I'm no longer wearing it much. I look just the same. I'm so happy they have pulled up so much. The incisions are smooth but still a bit sore. Dr said to not wear a bra so the incisions don't get rubbed and form knots. I'm wearing soft sports bras for a bit longer.
I'm still looking for bras that fit right. I'm still a full 34B. But I need full cups. It's hard to describe but my breasts are wider and need a 'full coverage' bras to scoop it all in. There is still tissue that is loose around my sides. That is irritating. But it has tightened up a bit.
I'm looking forward to exercising more and especially running.
I was asked why I'm not getting new implants. Look at the comments below for my answer. :).
I'm still looking for bras that fit right. I'm still a full 34B. But I need full cups. It's hard to describe but my breasts are wider and need a 'full coverage' bras to scoop it all in. There is still tissue that is loose around my sides. That is irritating. But it has tightened up a bit.
I'm looking forward to exercising more and especially running.
I was asked why I'm not getting new implants. Look at the comments below for my answer. :).
5 wks post, bound 90% of the time
I'm still thrilled with my decision. I went to my final appointment. Dr is trying to talk me into a lift. I doubt I'll do it. I'd loose all breast tissue below the nipple. So where my nipple is would be the new bottom of my breasts. Basically I'd look as good in a bra as out of it. :).
I'm happy with how I look. They have lifted to so much!! I'm sure it's because I keep my binder on. I hope someone else reads this and knows how much it helps!
The knots from the stitches are starting to fall off. I still am sore where the incisions are on the inside. The binder gets rid of all soreness.
I still can't wear an underwire bra for another 4 weeks. This will make sure the incisions don't form scar tissue knots. I did wear a bra for a few hours on a date with hubby. I was sore afterwards. Right now I just wear soft sports bras.
Here are my photos. I added some of me in a bra. I'm a 34B. It took some work to find a few underwire bras that fit right. There is a lot of skin and I need a larger/more coverage triangle to hold everything. Basically a Full-Coverage bra.
The whole skin area is still really sensitive that a shower hurts just a bit. Forget about hubby touching them! :). He's so supportive and happy I got it done. He says he's like most guys, and likes big boobs to look at, but hated that they were cold and hard. Plus I have much better cleavage now and look thinner because my shirts fit right.
I'm happy with how I look. They have lifted to so much!! I'm sure it's because I keep my binder on. I hope someone else reads this and knows how much it helps!
The knots from the stitches are starting to fall off. I still am sore where the incisions are on the inside. The binder gets rid of all soreness.
I still can't wear an underwire bra for another 4 weeks. This will make sure the incisions don't form scar tissue knots. I did wear a bra for a few hours on a date with hubby. I was sore afterwards. Right now I just wear soft sports bras.
Here are my photos. I added some of me in a bra. I'm a 34B. It took some work to find a few underwire bras that fit right. There is a lot of skin and I need a larger/more coverage triangle to hold everything. Basically a Full-Coverage bra.
The whole skin area is still really sensitive that a shower hurts just a bit. Forget about hubby touching them! :). He's so supportive and happy I got it done. He says he's like most guys, and likes big boobs to look at, but hated that they were cold and hard. Plus I have much better cleavage now and look thinner because my shirts fit right.
Getting them out
DR CHOICE:
Finally I met with a plastic surgeon(ps) and an OBGYN who does breast augs. Amazingly both were almost the same price. Both said I'd be unhappy without a lift after getting implants removed. Both were recommended highly by other Dr's. The big differences were: 1)-The PS said I needed a capsuletcomy (removing the scar tissue around the implant) and I had to be put completely asleep. Plus he would do the lift at the same time. 2)The OBGYN said it would take 2 surgeries. First one to remove the implant, 2nd to do a lift. Only the 2nd would I be asleep. (Both operations totaled almost the same as the other Dr. doing it all at once.) 3) The PS felt there was a thick capsule around the implants, stage 2 on the right and stage 3 or 4 on the left. But he never asked how full my implants were filled. The OBGYN said he didn't feel any capsules and asked a ton of questions about my implants. He knew they were overfilled to begin with and said that is why they were so hard.
DECISION:
I have a fear of being put asleep. I wanted to be awake. Plus I liked that obgyn Dr recommended 2 operations so we could look at my real breasts 3 months after removing the implants. We could see how much of a lift I needed and how I felt about how I looked. I opted with the OBGYN. Dr Greenberg has a lot of training and about 1/2 of his practice is doing cosmetic surgery.
In the end Dr Greenberg was also a bit less money because he wasn't putting me all the way under and he wasn't removing the capsules. ($2000)
BINDING:
I did a ton of research online. I found an article online that said many women in other countries use binding after pregnancy to make their stomach flat and after breast feeding. Also they bind after surgery. But, they bind for 6 months. That's how long most feel it takes for the connective tissue to pull the skin/fat/muscle back together and tighten up. I talked to both Dr's about this when I met with them. Both said they had never heard of binding acting like a 'breast lift'. In my mind it was 'binding' vs. 'a surgical lift'. What did I have to loose with binding? Nothing... and much to gain. The Dr was happy to order one for me $20 and put it on after surgery. (I wish I'd ordered 2, so I'd have a backup, since I wash them daily)
SURGERY:
I was told I'd be in surgery less than 1 hr. Dr Greenberg would make a cut, pop the implants, then pull them out. But, that's not what happened. Since I was awake I could ask questions and knew everything that happened. First of all my first Dr. put the implants under more muscle than was expected. That's why they looked great and never moved. But, that means a lot more tissue to cut through to get them out!!! (And a lot of muscle to reconnect afterwards) He had to keep putting in more local and eventually just used a 'pump' to pump the numbing medicine all through my chest. He had to dig out both implants. It was not a good experience for either of us!! It took him 2 hours. The one on the left that was up next to my collarbone was somehow attached to the muscle that wraps around/under my armpit. It was very difficult to get out. I'm happy I had a Valium before surgery or I'd be in a mental ward! :)
POST SURGERY:
Normally someone shouldn't take so long to recover. But I felt like I had been beaten with a baseball bat. I was so sore! I took pain pills for 2 days straight and had a hard time sleeping on my back. I was also very weak in my chest muscles. I couldn't pick up a plate out of the dishwasher!
Fortunately my oldest child was a huge help and did everything for me. My first few showers were really hard and I was on the couch a lot for about 2-3 days.
I was so happy to have my binder!! Every time I removed it my breasts hurt and were so sensitive! The skin couldn't even handle the shower water hitting it! I marked the binder where the Dr tightened it to and kept it at that spot.
At about 1 week I felt I was about where most people are at about 3 days post. I could leave the binder off if I wanted. But I also read online that the binder helps the pockets heal back together and keeps fluid from getting trapped in the pockets. It also pushes any fluid out of the chest area. (The Dr rinsed out both areas with an antibiotic solution, so I had a lot of fluid in my body.) The fluid is all pushed down, into my abdomen. It looks like I'm 5 months pregnant! I was told this takes about 6 weeks to go away.
Look at the photos I posted. I can't believe how much my breasts lifted each week! I think its because of the binder! Even week 1-2 they have evened out so much! In the 2 wk post photo see how pregnant I look! That's about 1/2 the size my stomach was after surgery.
Overall, I noticed my breast tissue is all below the nipple. I look fine from the front, but the side view you can see all of the volume is gone. I'm still really happy I got them out! Its something I never have to think about again! I'm guessing I'm a 34 A or B. Every store has great bras! I also have much nicer cleavage!! I can now push them together! Sadly I have to wait for 8 weeks to go bra shopping. The Dr wants to make sure the incisions don't get rubbed and cause any scar tissue. So I'm in soft sports bras that don't touch the incision. I also put round cotton pads on the incisions to make sure nothing rubs them.
Today I'm 2 weeks post. My incisions itch and ache a lot. When I push on where the pockets were I can hear a popping/crackling noise. I think this means the pocket hasn't attached back together. This keeps me motivated to keep the binder on. Going to meetings and such is a bit hard. I wear a bra over the binding and pad it a bit so I'm not so flat and my clothes look a bit better. I'm not sure I can mentally make it 6 months being bound. That's a long time!! But I really believe it helps!!
Finally I met with a plastic surgeon(ps) and an OBGYN who does breast augs. Amazingly both were almost the same price. Both said I'd be unhappy without a lift after getting implants removed. Both were recommended highly by other Dr's. The big differences were: 1)-The PS said I needed a capsuletcomy (removing the scar tissue around the implant) and I had to be put completely asleep. Plus he would do the lift at the same time. 2)The OBGYN said it would take 2 surgeries. First one to remove the implant, 2nd to do a lift. Only the 2nd would I be asleep. (Both operations totaled almost the same as the other Dr. doing it all at once.) 3) The PS felt there was a thick capsule around the implants, stage 2 on the right and stage 3 or 4 on the left. But he never asked how full my implants were filled. The OBGYN said he didn't feel any capsules and asked a ton of questions about my implants. He knew they were overfilled to begin with and said that is why they were so hard.
DECISION:
I have a fear of being put asleep. I wanted to be awake. Plus I liked that obgyn Dr recommended 2 operations so we could look at my real breasts 3 months after removing the implants. We could see how much of a lift I needed and how I felt about how I looked. I opted with the OBGYN. Dr Greenberg has a lot of training and about 1/2 of his practice is doing cosmetic surgery.
In the end Dr Greenberg was also a bit less money because he wasn't putting me all the way under and he wasn't removing the capsules. ($2000)
BINDING:
I did a ton of research online. I found an article online that said many women in other countries use binding after pregnancy to make their stomach flat and after breast feeding. Also they bind after surgery. But, they bind for 6 months. That's how long most feel it takes for the connective tissue to pull the skin/fat/muscle back together and tighten up. I talked to both Dr's about this when I met with them. Both said they had never heard of binding acting like a 'breast lift'. In my mind it was 'binding' vs. 'a surgical lift'. What did I have to loose with binding? Nothing... and much to gain. The Dr was happy to order one for me $20 and put it on after surgery. (I wish I'd ordered 2, so I'd have a backup, since I wash them daily)
SURGERY:
I was told I'd be in surgery less than 1 hr. Dr Greenberg would make a cut, pop the implants, then pull them out. But, that's not what happened. Since I was awake I could ask questions and knew everything that happened. First of all my first Dr. put the implants under more muscle than was expected. That's why they looked great and never moved. But, that means a lot more tissue to cut through to get them out!!! (And a lot of muscle to reconnect afterwards) He had to keep putting in more local and eventually just used a 'pump' to pump the numbing medicine all through my chest. He had to dig out both implants. It was not a good experience for either of us!! It took him 2 hours. The one on the left that was up next to my collarbone was somehow attached to the muscle that wraps around/under my armpit. It was very difficult to get out. I'm happy I had a Valium before surgery or I'd be in a mental ward! :)
POST SURGERY:
Normally someone shouldn't take so long to recover. But I felt like I had been beaten with a baseball bat. I was so sore! I took pain pills for 2 days straight and had a hard time sleeping on my back. I was also very weak in my chest muscles. I couldn't pick up a plate out of the dishwasher!
Fortunately my oldest child was a huge help and did everything for me. My first few showers were really hard and I was on the couch a lot for about 2-3 days.
I was so happy to have my binder!! Every time I removed it my breasts hurt and were so sensitive! The skin couldn't even handle the shower water hitting it! I marked the binder where the Dr tightened it to and kept it at that spot.
At about 1 week I felt I was about where most people are at about 3 days post. I could leave the binder off if I wanted. But I also read online that the binder helps the pockets heal back together and keeps fluid from getting trapped in the pockets. It also pushes any fluid out of the chest area. (The Dr rinsed out both areas with an antibiotic solution, so I had a lot of fluid in my body.) The fluid is all pushed down, into my abdomen. It looks like I'm 5 months pregnant! I was told this takes about 6 weeks to go away.
Look at the photos I posted. I can't believe how much my breasts lifted each week! I think its because of the binder! Even week 1-2 they have evened out so much! In the 2 wk post photo see how pregnant I look! That's about 1/2 the size my stomach was after surgery.
Overall, I noticed my breast tissue is all below the nipple. I look fine from the front, but the side view you can see all of the volume is gone. I'm still really happy I got them out! Its something I never have to think about again! I'm guessing I'm a 34 A or B. Every store has great bras! I also have much nicer cleavage!! I can now push them together! Sadly I have to wait for 8 weeks to go bra shopping. The Dr wants to make sure the incisions don't get rubbed and cause any scar tissue. So I'm in soft sports bras that don't touch the incision. I also put round cotton pads on the incisions to make sure nothing rubs them.
Today I'm 2 weeks post. My incisions itch and ache a lot. When I push on where the pockets were I can hear a popping/crackling noise. I think this means the pocket hasn't attached back together. This keeps me motivated to keep the binder on. Going to meetings and such is a bit hard. I wear a bra over the binding and pad it a bit so I'm not so flat and my clothes look a bit better. I'm not sure I can mentally make it 6 months being bound. That's a long time!! But I really believe it helps!!
Provider Review
Dr. Alan Greenberg
Dr Greenberg was excellent. Very clear on what to expect. Explained costs and how he does one procedure at a time. (Remove implants, lift breasts, put in implants). I didn't want to to be put under. He is an OB-GYN, but 50% of his practice is cosmetic. Liked that I would be awake. His staff is super nice and answered all of my questions, no matter how many times I called.