Minnesota9

Feeling the Relief of Not Lugging Around 32G's! - Minneapolis, MN

Hi Emily! You posted on my review, so I wanted to hop over here to see what's going on with you. It's getting close now! Since my 21 year old daughter and I had the surgery about 5 weeks apart, there's been plenty of "boob talk" at our house...much to the dismay of my husband and 18 year old son! We both had excellent results and are so happy we did the surgery. Try not to get scared about the things you see on the site for complications. Yes, they do happen, but with good medical care, they will be taken care of quickly and you will heal. You are tiny like my daughter and she said she noticed the difference in her neck and back pain immediately. So did I. Try not to let your nerves get the best of you. Take really good care of yourself before surgery. Eat right, get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. This was my daughter's first surgery as well and she was amazed at how quickly she bounced back. Best wishes to you. You'll do great!

Hi Emily. Sorry I didn't see this earlier. You and my daughter are about the same size. She didn't want to do a review, but I can tell you her results were fantastic. I think younger skin just seems to heal a little better. She is so tiny and had such large breasts that they were interfering with her life. She looks wonderful in all of her clothes and now she can buy a bathing suit! She hasn't been able to swim for a long time, because they just don't make bikini tops for large breasts and she's too young to wear an old lady suit. I'm going to go look at your review, but I can tell you that she is very happy and like me, no regrets. Best wishes on your surgery!

Hi Beachy: My surgery was 11/6. I am not wearing underwire and if I remember the instructions I got, it would be quite awhile before that would feel comfortable. There are some really good bras out there that are wirefree and with smaller breasts, I find I don't need wire. I went back to work at 2 weeks and started working out again at 4 weeks. I feel really good. My only complaints would be a twinge here or there and some rubbing from bras where my incisions were. All in all, very minor complaints and I couldn't be happier I had this done!

The best thing I did once I got an okay from my PS was to go to a really good bra shop and get a fitting done. I cannot say enough good things about Soma if you have one of their shops nearby. They have two wireless options that fit beautifully and do not ride up. I couldn't tolerate the Genie bra or the Bali one that most women seem to love. We are all built so differently, so what works for some of us won't work for all.

My PS told me not to buy anything expensive for scar treatment since he has never seen any of it that works better. He did say that he has seen more positive results with vitamin E than anything else. Age plays a big role in scarring as well. He said I will scar less at 50 than my 21 year old daughter will because her skin is younger and thicker. Too bad that wasn't the other way around! Right now I'm using Bio Oil, but I plan to buy Palmer's with Vitamin E for my daughter.