6.5 months post-explant....smaller is better! - Los Angeles, CA

Thanks, Luv! :-) I wish I had to lift my boobs to see the scars! I haven't seen anyone have scars up in their boob with new incisions, only slightly below or exactly in. She did draw a dotted line under each breast while I was sitting in the gurney, drugged up and nervous. She then took out measuring tape and made two other marks on my boobs for the incisions. I didn't see them but I was so out of it and obviously wouldn't think that a crease incision would be too difficult to mark up. She had said in my consult that she could tell where my breast tissue started, and I believe her aim was to put them just above the fold (which was not discussed beforehand) but she was waayyy off and the incisions are in different places on each boob! I can't really see the left scar in the mirror, but I can see the right one (of course it would have to be the dented one that's visible), which makes it hard to ignore if I'm topless. I did blow up at her, believe me. I freaked out and cried over the phone and demanded a follow up visit. She then told me she hadn't had too many clients that were...I believe she might have said 'difficult' or 'upsetting'...and then asked if maybe I should put myself under the care of another PS. It was really, really difficult to go through. She made me feel like I was completely unbalanced and that everything was fine and that if I didn't calm down about it my family would desert me (as in I would push my loved ones away). I was angry. My family didn't back me up, the ladies here said everything looked fine, etc. I felt like I was alone, to be honest. Thank you for agreeing with me. It's actually very meaningful to have someone 'admit' that the placement is pretty bad. I spent so much time thinking maybe I was wrong or crazy to be so upset about those scars, and having people tell me it's minor or not noticeable was a kindness, for sure. I am grateful to those ladies who have given me compliments and support and I know I have a great result, all things considered, but having my feelings validated, especially from my bosom buddy :-), means the world. Sometimes all you need to hear is that someone else would feel the same. xoxoxo

Sorry for unloading that on you...whew!!! :-)

Well said, Luv...she does look great! The scars will fade more, and if not, they are battle scars to be proud of!!!!

Thanks, Light! Your boobies DO look REALLY good! I just wanted you to see how even that nasty lumpy scar with an extra skin flap healed really well over time. You don't even have any scars that look bad, so you will have amazing results once time works it's magic! :-) Just make sure you massage them. I also 'pinched' and 'rolled' my lumpy one to break up the scar tissue underneath. Will you be posting updated photos soon? It's been too long! xxxx

I really appreciate you showing those photos...tomorrow i see the doc and he is going to have to open me up a little bit because i have under the skin stitches in at least four different places. so i am not looking forward to that at all..but will be glad when it's over..i will post pics but not yet as it looks as though i am going to have more healing to go through :(... Huggzz dear, xx

My pleasure! I bet once those stitches are out, you are going to feel better and much less tender! Pop that valium and think about laying in the sun on a tropical island- visualization always works for me! Let me know how it goes! Hugs to you too, Light! I hate that I feel you are having a difficult time at the moment. You look beautiful, all that junk is out of your chest cavity, you can still feel your nipples and you can rock a sheer shirt like a 21 year old club kid! Once your scars mature and fade and your boobs settle down into their perky new shape, you are going to be so ecstatic! One month out is NOTHING in this process. I still have to look forward to my boobs getting lower and lower as time marches on. lol. :-) Lots of love to you. xxxx

Hi NG!! Went to doc today and he said was able to get out a couple stitches that were on the surface but i have to go back in 3 three weeks fot the others. One is on the crease where the drain was. He tried to get it out but said it is too deep nd i need to wait for it to surface..also they are dissovable. I have a really huge lump on that breast that feels like a treetrunk stemming from the drainsite..however since the microcurrent therapy it has gone down a lot..so i will continue to have treatments for awhile. I asked him what that lump was and he said it must be fibroids..i told him that would be very strange since i didn't have them before...so he said it must be scar tissue. Any ideas on this NG? Anyway i'll continue the therapy and see him again in three weeks. Much luv and huggzz [RS bleep]

Hey Light! So it sounds like they are 'spitting.' Was it as painful as you had anticipated? I bet those spots where they were removed will feel a lot better now. I didn't have any lumps before surgery, either (well, other than the two really big ones that were removed! ;-)). Since your lump sounds like a 'tunnel' from your drain, I'm thinking probably scar tissue? I had a pretty big lump of something right after surgery around the scar, and it has gone down over time and with massage (from a large gumball size to pea size). The fact that it's shrinking seems like a really good thing. I still need to get mine checked out. It was tender when pushed on earlier in my healing, but it feels a lot better now. I'm not worried about it because I know it's from the op. My PS will probably refer me for an ultrasound, but I don't really want to do a mammo and would prefer an MRI since it's more useful in distinguishing scar tissue from anything malicious. Man, why didn't we leave our boobies alone? Poor things just hang in there through all our nonsense. Much love to you too, Light. Have you resumed dancing yet? :-) [RS bleep]

When did you start massage - how many days out?

Hi verana! I started gentle massage with lotion a week out, but I avoided the scars. She had me paper taping my scars at 3 weeks. I started scar massage at 2.5 months, and that's also when I started to massage with more pressure, especially on my lumpy area. I haven't really been keeping up with it lately, but it's probably not a bad idea to continue. I went to a physical therapist for ultrasound and massage to try to release the adhesion...while it didn't work 100%, there was a lot of improvement. She also showed me that you really need to dig in there to break up the scar tissue, even though it doesn't feel very nice. :-)

Hi NG..your response has already made me feel a lot better..Well i popped a vaium and really probably didn't need it, it didn't hurt just a little sting.. I think you are right..that drain was more of a problem when he removed it than the left one..in fact when my implants were removed he said there was a small hole there(at the mid crease) so i know it was more difficult healing. and the 'tunnel' scar makes sense. I had NO lumps before surgery and will not do a mammogram..they are risky. I used to do MRI's which are sooo expensive but i traded my art (i am also an artist) for MRI's lol. Now i think i will look for something called 'Thermograms'..Thanks for asking yes.. I am back to my beloved dancing agian ...god i missed that so much!! Yeah why couldn't we just be happy with our bodies the way they were?!! I think the media brainwashes us and puts so much pressure on us to conform to their idea of beauty (to make money of course) and it's all BS! Just sorry it took me soo long to figure that out. You are still young though and obviously gorgeous and smart to boot.. Thanks so much NG..Much love and huggs to you xoxox

Thanks, DD! Yep, pretty sloppy for sure. Now you can see why I told you I was so happy I didn't have her do a lift- can you IMAGINE where the scars would have been? I think my entire boob would have been cut in half by the horizontal incision! I think with a lift you have to wait a lot longer for your results- the incisions need to relax and your tissue has to drop. I didn't lift, so my tissue was already dropped (hanging, actually!)- I had to hope for upward movement! lol ;-) I can't wait to see your next unveiling! I hope that nipple self-corrects!

The stars were on your side. It was a real good thing you did not let her butcher you. I'm sorry you had to deal with such an unprofessional doctor. But like I said before, you came out on top because you look amazing...and all naturale'!!! ((((Hugs))))

Thank you, lovely! ((((Hugs)))) to you too! :-)

Thanks, little1s! Statue of Liberty was pretty accurate! lol. How's your stretching routine working out for you? ;-D Are you still seeing improvements?

You are too kind, Yusu! Has your nipple sensation been improving or are they still hypersensitive? Hope you are continuing to heal well! I'm still amazed at your incisions- why don't more PSs do it that way rather than around the areola? It's freaking invisible!

Thank, Natural! You do too! You need to change your screen name to 'HaveNatural' now! :-)