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Why did I wait so long to do this? BIKINI is nolonger a
UPDATED FROM Adiaphoria
2 months post
Went bikini shopping yesterday; first time since...
WORTH IT$7,800
Went bikini shopping yesterday; first time since 1997 that I have not collapsed into sobbing mess in the fitting room!
For years I have would literally go to pieces with the mere thought of bikini shopping; having to meticulously go through the models, trying to find one that would camouflage my tattered breasts. Well, those days are gone…I was like a 2 year old in a toy store, running around touching everything & wanting everything! “String bikini” was a forbidden word, something I would enviously watch other girls wear! Well, say goodbye to bitter envy and hello happiness : )
The high I feel , the liking what I look like, it is addictive. My only concern; I may have opened the “Pandora’s Box” of cosmetic surgery. A mini T&T, eye lift, mine face or brow lift…but those are another review ; )
For years I have would literally go to pieces with the mere thought of bikini shopping; having to meticulously go through the models, trying to find one that would camouflage my tattered breasts. Well, those days are gone…I was like a 2 year old in a toy store, running around touching everything & wanting everything! “String bikini” was a forbidden word, something I would enviously watch other girls wear! Well, say goodbye to bitter envy and hello happiness : )
The high I feel , the liking what I look like, it is addictive. My only concern; I may have opened the “Pandora’s Box” of cosmetic surgery. A mini T&T, eye lift, mine face or brow lift…but those are another review ; )
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UPDATED FROM Adiaphoria
2 months post
One thing I neglected to mention was the...
One thing I neglected to mention was the ITCHINESS!!! Good Lord, the itchiness...at week 5 I had scratched my nips raw! Today at week 10, I am still experiencing the "itch" only now coupled with dry nips!
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A
January 21, 2013
I am nervousness about my vertical lift more so it seams then the augmentation itself :) your updates give me courage. Feb 11 is comming fast! Thank you
A
January 21, 2013
Hi Amazonian, the scarring may look intense for the first 3 weeks or so. Honestly, I was amazed with how fast the vertical scar healed. I was actually nervous in regards to the nipple scar; they ended up "disappearing" first! Good Luck! : )
N
January 21, 2013
They look fabulous my dear surgery sister :)
A
N
January 21, 2013
Your scars are healing beautifully can't say the same for me especially my right vertical incision for some reason my skin along this incision looks discolored a brownish color , anyway will let time pass and see, take care my dear :)
A
January 21, 2013
I have been using Cica Car Gel sheets, they are transparent and seem to work well. I will post some photos later on today. I keep on hearing that the "magic" mark is at 6 months...3½ to go ; )
N
A
UPDATED FROM Adiaphoria
2 months post
My how time flies; I guess I’ve been having fun...
My how time flies; I guess I’ve been having fun ; )
Thursday will commemorate my 11th week Post Op & to be perfectly frank, I had envisioned recovery would demand a lesser amount of time…it seems my body had its own tempo for recuperation; one that did not quite adhere to my minds timetable…it seemed to defy & taunt it! ; )
George Orwell had it right; “Ignorance is bliss”! Or in my case Ignorance accompanied by Indifference (Adiaphoria in Greek …hence my nick) is a fool’s paradise! (a synonym for fool is boob…hihi)
Now, seriously.
RECOVERY
What a rollercoaster ride it has been; emotionally, mentally, physically. Every tangent of this process has been travelled; euphoria, panic, unease, guilt, pride… I was completely blindsided! In my mind’s eye it would take but a few weeks and I would be as good as new, back to the old me; simply with superior breasts!
Mondors Cords, Capsular Contractions, keloid scars… altogether unacquainted with these rumours; only to be acquainted too well.
Between the 4th and 6th weeks of recovery I developed Mondors Cords. Although harmless, none the less freakishly bizarre; I feared the PS had (by some odd reason) botched my surgery somehow. Only once they were gone did I discover what they had been!
Keloid scarring. Having undergone a breast lift with augmentation, scarring is somewhat more of a concern (understandably). An innocent Dr.’s routine check-up with my family Doctor (4 weeks post op) triggered my concern. She (obviously) questioned if there had been any recent changes…long story less long; she loved the results, only to point out that I should not be concerned with Keloid scarring. This in turn occasioned my awareness of this side effect. I feared the folds of skin at the vertical & horizontal meeting point would produce Keloids. As of the 22nd of December, I have been nursing my incisions with Cica Care Gel silicone sheets and Dermatix scar gel…so far so good. The sheets are easy manipulate, the gel fast drying and non-greasy.
As for capsular contraptions, the more I read, the further I stress. Only time will tell.
Since day 1, my left girl has been well behaved & my right side always in need of attention. I have been one with my left side since week 5. I am on the verge of 11 weeks post op and “righty” is still giving me morning boob, afternoon boob and the occasional evening boob! She is insistent & self-centred! Still waiting for her to drop and fluff…
Work out wise, I have been back in full swing since week 6 and 7. As of today, the only limitation I feel is the prudence needed when doing peck work outs.
For those who have undergone a lift and were avid exercise junkies…my first grasp of my new reality(breasts) came when I put on my work out top with bra(incorporated)…It by sheer force of habit that I reached in to “place” the girls; only to realize…THEY WERE ALREADY WHERE THEY SHOULD BE! : )
In another strange twist of fate, the bra I wore to surgery still fits! I am a 34-36C depending on the style of bra…my old running sports bra which used to leave me with chaffing sores fits like a dream!
So all in all, I regret nothing…aside from the fact …THAT I WAITED SO LONG TO DO THIS!
Thursday will commemorate my 11th week Post Op & to be perfectly frank, I had envisioned recovery would demand a lesser amount of time…it seems my body had its own tempo for recuperation; one that did not quite adhere to my minds timetable…it seemed to defy & taunt it! ; )
George Orwell had it right; “Ignorance is bliss”! Or in my case Ignorance accompanied by Indifference (Adiaphoria in Greek …hence my nick) is a fool’s paradise! (a synonym for fool is boob…hihi)
Now, seriously.
RECOVERY
What a rollercoaster ride it has been; emotionally, mentally, physically. Every tangent of this process has been travelled; euphoria, panic, unease, guilt, pride… I was completely blindsided! In my mind’s eye it would take but a few weeks and I would be as good as new, back to the old me; simply with superior breasts!
Mondors Cords, Capsular Contractions, keloid scars… altogether unacquainted with these rumours; only to be acquainted too well.
Between the 4th and 6th weeks of recovery I developed Mondors Cords. Although harmless, none the less freakishly bizarre; I feared the PS had (by some odd reason) botched my surgery somehow. Only once they were gone did I discover what they had been!
Keloid scarring. Having undergone a breast lift with augmentation, scarring is somewhat more of a concern (understandably). An innocent Dr.’s routine check-up with my family Doctor (4 weeks post op) triggered my concern. She (obviously) questioned if there had been any recent changes…long story less long; she loved the results, only to point out that I should not be concerned with Keloid scarring. This in turn occasioned my awareness of this side effect. I feared the folds of skin at the vertical & horizontal meeting point would produce Keloids. As of the 22nd of December, I have been nursing my incisions with Cica Care Gel silicone sheets and Dermatix scar gel…so far so good. The sheets are easy manipulate, the gel fast drying and non-greasy.
As for capsular contraptions, the more I read, the further I stress. Only time will tell.
Since day 1, my left girl has been well behaved & my right side always in need of attention. I have been one with my left side since week 5. I am on the verge of 11 weeks post op and “righty” is still giving me morning boob, afternoon boob and the occasional evening boob! She is insistent & self-centred! Still waiting for her to drop and fluff…
Work out wise, I have been back in full swing since week 6 and 7. As of today, the only limitation I feel is the prudence needed when doing peck work outs.
For those who have undergone a lift and were avid exercise junkies…my first grasp of my new reality(breasts) came when I put on my work out top with bra(incorporated)…It by sheer force of habit that I reached in to “place” the girls; only to realize…THEY WERE ALREADY WHERE THEY SHOULD BE! : )
In another strange twist of fate, the bra I wore to surgery still fits! I am a 34-36C depending on the style of bra…my old running sports bra which used to leave me with chaffing sores fits like a dream!
So all in all, I regret nothing…aside from the fact …THAT I WAITED SO LONG TO DO THIS!
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