21, 5'4" 44 M. Nevada County CA

It's been 9 months since I updated. I am terrible at keeping up with stuff, and I apologize.

This coming month, on August 13th, will be my ONE YEAR anniversary of my surgery! I'm so excited to burn my old bras in celebration!! :)

I have settled completely at a 44 DD, and I have never been happier with my outcome. My scar lines are pretty much nonexistent, unless you know what to look for. I hardly get heat rash and almost never get sores.

It did take my skin a while to heal and become soft like normal skin. (You know, where your boobs rubbed against your tummy skin, how odd it feels? Now its just like all my other skin, not icky). They've dropped and smoothed out of the boxy shape and rounded nicely, and I hardly have any trouble with my left nipple anymore (The left nipple was inverted post op, but slowly poked its head out and became normal). My right nipple has become very sensitive and really easily stimulated in a GOOD WAY and my left one is easily sore still if I wear tight bras or touch it too hard, but I love my small boobs!!

I do tend to have trouble with getting small sores like acne, but that's because I sweat heavily and work, and the skin still isn't used to being rubbed on.

After almost a year, I am still not comfortable wearing wired bras, and that's okay! I just don't like the feeling of wires in my scar lines, it still feels odd.

Also, they still itch like crazy sometimes. Haha. Like after a long day in a bra, I come home, the bra comes off and its an itchy frenzy. But it fades.

Oh, and ladies, it is SO MUCH COOLER without that extra 7.75 lbs of hot skin on my chest! Whew!

I am still in heaven with this surgery and will be happy for the rest of my life! I am so happy that I did this, and I hope this 1 year review helps you ladies!

It is right at the upside down T junction of my left breast, about an inch away from the nipple. It was hard as a rock a few days ago, and I've been treating it regularly by massaging it with lotion and using a heating pad. Its still hard, but not AS hard now, but its quite painful now, and very sensitive. My friend Brianna (she had a reduction last year) says that its normal, and its your tissues coming back together. I'm not so sure, but I'm doing as she says, with the heat and massage. I have an appointment on Monday with my surgeon, just another checkup, but not having a car and a ride, i don't know if ill be able to make it. I'm really hoping i can find a ride soon, so i can speak to Dr Skiles about this.

Otherwise, I'm not quite as boxy, the scars have loosened and dropped, rounding me out nicely. I do have dog ears, and its annoying, but I'm just glad I haven't had any scary major issues other than lumps along the scars. The left nipple comes out when its stimulated or cold, so its reacting very well. The right nipple kinda always hangs out there, but I retained ALL FEELING. SO HAPPY! WOOOO.

I have lost about 6 lbs since the surgery, and my back pain continues to ease, my muscles are not so stretched and painful all the time. I've started to do some back strengthening exercises, and its helped a lot. Ill add some new photos when my phone is cooperating with the internet so you all can see. :)

Hope this update helps, and sees all you lovely ladies are doing so well. Happy, healthy healing!

Much love,
Misty-Dawn

Here are three photos (more to come, my phone won't let me load more than three at a time).