“Finally Getting a Lift After Many Years of Waiting. - Reno, NV”

Since I was 18 (Im now 22) I have wanted a breast lift. When I was 18 I was approximately 135 pounds and a cup size D. I loved the size of my breasts, but wanted a lift. I got a consultation for the lift and was quoted about $6,000. At the time I could not afford it, so it remained a future goal. 
Well over the past 4 years I went from 135 pounds to 171 pounds, my breasts would spew out of a DD sized bra, and they became even more saggy. I spent a year dieting and I have managed to lose 50 pounds, so I am about 125 pounds now, and a size B/C cup size. However, now I don't just have saggy breasts, I have tons of extra skin on them, and they are smaller then I would like. This past summer I got another consult and it was determined I want a lift and an augmentation. My doctor highly discourages getting the 2 surgeries at once because it often leads to less than desirable results once healing is finished, so we just talked about the lift. I am getting a full anchor lift on December 22nd at 10 am. In approximately 1-3 months I will be having a second surgery for my augmentation, hopefully silicone and size DD. I am very nervous, but super excited!Updated on 22 Dec 2011:I have my surgery today at 10. I am fairly nervous, mainly about anesthesia. I will update once my surgery is done :) 

Updated on 22 Dec 2011:

I got my lift today. Surgery took 3 hours and I was in recovery fpr about 2 hours. 
Im in a lot of pain and have vomited after eating anything. However, I can already tell my breasts are firm and perky, I vant wait to take the dressing off in 48 hrs.

Updated on 23 Dec 2011:

I am not sure why my post has so many spaces lol. So, I am finally just getting out of my anesthesia haze nearly 24 hours after surgery. I did not do well with it, any time I moved I would throw up all the way until about 1030 this morning. My throat also hurts from the tube they placed in it. 

Once I woke up from anesthesia I had a hard time remembering to breath, which was kinda scary. As far as pain, my stitches sting, but nothing awful. I have nipple sensation already, I can feel when they get hard. I can look down between the padding and my breasts are perky and firm, and I am assuming they are going to look awesome! I will be able to take a shower and just have my compression bra and steri-strips on tomorrow. I will take pictures to show what they are looking like. 
:)

Updated on 24 Dec 2011:

So today is 48 hours since my surgery. I took my first shower today and was able to see my breasts for the first time. I was expecting a lot of blood and ooze, but to my surprise they look AMAZING! I am currently taking post-op vitamins (I also took pro-op vitamins) that I purchased from makemeheal. :) I cant wait to see them without the steri-strips!!

Updated on 25 Dec 2011:

Today is day three after surgery. Some light bruising is starting to set in (yellow bruises), and my breasts appear slightly swollen. I am still taking pain pills, but I am usually good with a half of a percocet. My stitches are starting to get super itchy!! It is driving me insane, but that means they are healing. All my steri-strips are still holding on, so I don't know what my incisions look like yet.

:)
Merry Christmas everyone!

Updated on 26 Dec 2011: 

So today is day 4 post-op. When I went to take a shower this morning I noticed my bruises are finally showing, and man are they YELLOW! I have never seen such yellow bruises before, but I guess it is better than black and blue! My steri-strips are firmly in place, I don't think they are going to fall off. When I am in the shower I face away from the water, and lather up anti-bacterial soap that I gently use. I pat dry my incisions with clean paper towels. I am trying to stop using pain medication today, so far I have not needed any. My stitches sting slightly, but nothing major. 
My PS is out of the office all this week for Christmas, but said we would meet next week when he is back.

Updated on 27 Dec 2011:
Today my bruises are still very yellow/brown. I feel like a banana. I also have some darker bruises appearing, which seems weird to me, but from what I have googled is all very normal. I cannot wait to see the size of my nipples and how my breasts look without the steri-strips, I want them to fall off already! I have been shopping for pasties! I have never had small enough nipples or cute enough boobs to wear pasties, so by golly I am buying me some! LOL :)

Im getting really anxious for my implants, after seeing how great my lift is I cant even imagine how amazing my implants will look. I started looking at some new swimsuits for the summer time.

I will probably be waiting until Spring break in March to get my implants, so from Jan to March I am going to work on firming up my body and toning everything so that when my implants are in my whole body will be just how I want it :)

I hope everyone is doing well!

Updated on 3 Jan 2012:
Today is day 12 post-op. Most of my steristrips have come off, and my incisions appear to be healing well. :)

Updated on 5 Jan 2012:
Today is 2 weeks post-op. Still have some bruising, and my left breast has left some yellow discharge on my bra (Dr's staff said this was normal and is old blood that may come out during healing). My incisions are all healing really nicely, I only have one teeny tiny hole on my right breast where the vertical incision meets the horizontal incision under my breast, but it is healing.

In my picture it looks kinda like my breasts are different sizes, but in person they are absolutely PERFECT! The nipples are the same and both my breasts look nearly identical.

I am so happy about getting my procedure and encourage anyone who is thinking about it to get it done once you find a surgeon who is experienced with lifts that can give you the result you want.

Updated on 9 Jan 2012:
I have my first post-op today with Dr. Murphy. Since I got my surgery around christmas/New Years he was out of the office and busy since then.

All of my steri-strips have come off and I let my PS office know, they said to be gentle on them and they would be putting more on at my appointment today. What a downer, I hate steri-strips lol.

My incisions seem to be healing nicely, but I am worried about them not healing all the way. I am petrified of necrosis!

Updated on 28 Jan 2012:
So it has been about 5.5 weeks since surgery. My healing has gone fairly smoothly.

I have had one real follow up and at that appointment my PS told me I still had some swelling and that he wanted to see me in another month and we would talk about implants and sizing. He also instructed me to continue wearing paper tape (you can get it pretty much anywhere) until I begin scar therapy. He said if you wear the tape 24/7 then in will hold the scars flat and help prevent the scar spreading out.

Around 4 weeks post-op I took the tape off my incision and there was yellow drainage from a small hole and a bright green scab. I was really worried about infection and my PS saw me the following day. He said it was very normal because sometimes the dissovable stitches poke through the skin and cause draining, but there was no infection. He dug around in the tiny hole and cut out all the stitches poking out and instructed me to only keep a band-aid over the hole until it scabbed over.

The hole is now closed up and I do not have any scabs.

I wear a bra 24/7 except for when I shower. My PS told me I can wear any bra I am comfortable in. I usually wear a sports bra, and when I go out or to work I wear my Victorias Secret Bombshell push-up (Adds 2 cup sizes).

I have a follow-up on Feb 8th and we will be talking about my implants and I will get my silicone strips for scar therapy. :)

Everyone LOVES my new firm breasts. I am very happy I have gone through with it.

Updated on 8 Feb 2012:
So tomorrow will be 7 weeks since my surgery, and everything has been going smoothly.

I had my second follow-up with Dr. Murphy today and he was very happy with my progress. We had my consult for implants, I told him I would like to be a DD. We decided on silicone memory-gels, and he believes somewhere between 600-750 cc will get me to where I want to be. He does not want to go much bigger otherwise they would be just too big for my body.

I set the date for March 22nd (exactly 3 months after my lift). I was quoted $5,860 for the implants. Silicone costs $900 more than the saline, but they are running a promotion that with the gels you either get 25 units of botox or latisse for you and a friend, and I will get another $145 spa package also.

I am excited :)

Updated on 16 Feb 2012:
Today is 8 weeks post-op :) Only 1 month, 6 days until I have my augmentation.

Not too much to report on my lift, my scars are not awful. I would say the one in the crease of my breast is the darkest, but it still isn't that bad.

The picture I have today is my new breasts in my swim suit :) I am very happy with how they look, and I cant wait to see how I will look in a swim suit once I get my implants.

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