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Pamela Gallagher, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Ten months post op mommy makeover with fat transfer to breast

In a few days it will be ten months. Here is my update:
My current weight is 131 lbs I am 5 ft 4 in. Bra size 36 DD mostly. Some 36 D. The top portion of my breast went down a little. I lost some fat but not much.. Pants size 6. Again depends on manufacturer. Doctor suggested I get skin tight therapy to improve elasticity around stomach area. There is some dimpling. Not a lot. Starting this therapy next week. May need five treatments. September 10 th is when I meet again with my doctor who will then decide what to do about my two little bumps on the TT incision line. It could be some accumulated fat that May have to be removed. Will keep you posted on this, I had a mammogram and sonogram in early August. They found some cyst in both breast. I had two on one and one in the other about 18 years ago which were aspirated. These so far don't have to be. Just monitoring. In the meantime pa wants me to apply lugols iodine 2 per cent. I can apply topically a few times a week and apply four drops to a cup of water and drink daily to help with cyst. They recommended a good Integrative doctor which I am making an appointment with. I am confident that everything will turn out ok. I am continuing with my daily exercise of walking 1 1/2 daily, abs and waist exercises with Pilates. I try to eat healthy everyday. I do slip up here and there. If I eat too much salt, my body knows it. I feel the swelling. I still get numbness here and there in the tummy area. The back lipo areas are fine.
My pa says my pix will be posted soon. Happy healing to all and good luck as well. Will updated after September 10th.

Mother of three doing this for me.

Hi,
I am sorry for not updating sooner. I went for my 6 month & 1 week checkup. Checkup went well;however I had some concerns with the tummy tuck incision area. The scar is red, flat on the ends but the middle of it protrudes like two. Small hills with a small valley in the middle where it's a little flat. The pa said to keep massaging with bio oil, watch diet, some yoga with my exercise. She wants the doctor to check it in 3 or less months. If it doesn't go away by then or if they want me to wait for the year checkup and it's still there it might have to be opened and re stitched. I hope not. I hope it flattens by then, I have been watching my diet, I walk over an hour daily, I do tummy & waist exercise and added yoga 3 or more times as time permits. Also my upper tummy area still has a ridge. When I turned sideways it bellows out slightly. It did get better. They said that takes time. The lipo ares are still healing some have disappeared. My breast fat transfer is about the same. I didn't loose much. In some bras I am a 36D others DD depends on bra.i have light numbness on TT incision area, hips swell a little at night. Pa took 6 mo pix. When they post it on doctors site I will let all know. My doctor had lots of pix but none of mommy makeover w fat transfer to breast. I guess a lot of women didn't want it posted. Mine will be. I guess they will do it at 1 yr anniversary. I will ask pa if she could send me all pix and maybe I can post it sooner. Sorry for delays on pix. Good luck to all considering any procedure that will make you happy. Weather it's big or small we are all supportive of each other. Love this site.

It took a long time for me to want to get this...

It took a long time for me to want to get this procedure of fat transferring to breast. My husbands female relatives always made comments about me being petite and my size 32A breast. I was then 105 lbs and thin. They were very large and heavy breasted women. I never ridiculed them. I believed that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. My husband never made a comment to me so I left it alone. I looked pretty empty in bathing suits and was embarrassed to wear anything showing cleavage in front of his family or our friends. It wasn't until I had three kids in a ten year span and breast fed them that I then increased to a 36C. I was densed on the top portion of my breast and again I looked deflated. I felt that I owed this to myself. Something for me after raising three children., I wanted to look good. I also did a TT which makes your breast look better. If you see my comments with Kimmers 25 I describe more. The lipo is what still bothers me although it is getting better. The doctor used 400cc on each breast. They were huge, swollen and black and blue. The surgical bra was tight. I was glad that I bought a sport bra with me to change at the hospital. Everything my doctor told me to do, I followed. She is the greatest. We text back and forth with any concerns that I had. She did a great job. This is my 12th week. I healed after 3 weeks. I posted also under BethH as she is the fat transfer to breast coordinator with vitamins that I used and ointments. My doctor took before and after pix. The after pix are at 10 weeks. I guess by 6 months then a year they will take more pix. It will be posted on Realself under her name. I love this site and enjoy reading everyone's comments. I wish good luck to those considering this procedure. I am currently a 36D. It isn't big and feels and is very natural to me. Wether you want to go bigger or smaller doesn't matter. What matters is what pleases you. What you are happy with. I am very satisfied. Good luck to all.

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Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
190 E. Jericho Turnpike , Mineola, New York
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I made my first appointment October 22, 2014. I loved this doctor after speaking with her for five minutes. I would have signed right there on the spot. She was very knowledgeable and answered all my questions and concerns. She was professional, polite and yes funny. I liked her attitude. A week later I got the contract and signed and went for all my pre op appointments to have this done on the 29th. I stayed at the hospital overnight. She made sure I had warming mat put on me for surgery and special stockings that vibrated one leg at a time to prevent clots during my night stay. She checked on me several times. I recommend this doctor highly. I love going to her office for check ups. Her staff and PA are fantastic. She is a hands on doctor. She also did my TT separate fee from one posted here. She gave me a nice discount as I had three procedures. She is an asset to her profession.