I did my research before having this neck talk and read mostly negative reviews about this exact style of having a neck tuck. I am eight days out from surgery. I had no anesthesia, but rather lidocaine injections as the 2 1/2 hour procedure went along. I was awake the entire time and did not need any cauterization on this procedure. The scar, commonly known as a flat scar is still quite bumpy, but that again it’s only eight days out. During the day, if I have to go out, I cover my scar with bandages. Otherwise, I try to leave it open as much as possible and use mederma advanced scar gel once a day. Updated on 30 Mar 2023: Using neospirin at night, and Mederma advanced gel during the day. Here I am two weeks out. The large fabric Band-Aid caused irritation, so I have stopped using the big bandage after four applications. I no longer intend to use bandages to cover my scar. Stopped using antibiotics after five days.
I’ve been wanting to get my skin removal below the belly button for a few years now. Want to look good in bikini for the summer. My procedure takes place tomorrow in the doctors office. I will be given a local anesthetic. he says it’ll be a three hour procedure. He also told me I will lose a pound of skin. I have never been more than my present weight so this is just skin from getting old. I will post more in the days to come. The cost for this is fairly cheap, $3000 Updated on 8 Jun 2021: I didn’t lose any weight. But didn’t gain any, either. Here is what was cut from my belly. I am feeling well. Very pleased that I only have to wear a compression garment that looks more like a girdle. I will need to wear this for two months. Updated on 16 Jun 2021: It appears as though a 2 inch stretch on the left side did not close properly. The skin turned inward as we discovered when the stitches were being removed on day nine. Will have to be cut again and corrected in a couple weeks Updated on 19 Jun 2021: I forgot to mention I did not have drains put in. I didn’t even know they do that. I have a follow up appointment at one month. Will report back in 2 weeks with updated pics and narrative. *******************************************^^^^ Updated on 21 Apr 2022: I was hoping that I would have a little more skin tightening but the doctor told me that what I was looking for I would have to do a full-blown tummy tuck which I don’t want to do. Granted I look really great in a bikini now and can wear it pretty far below the belly button. I couldn’t do that before so I guess I’m happy
Hello !!!!i am very exited and scare for my surgery its a breast augmentation i am 22 ye old 5'4 130 pounds and a 34 b ....i went to new life cosmetic miami fl it beautiful the place and constantine kitsos MD its one of the best .....they said 400cc and up but i think that its too big ... i going to put some pic plz give me some one an opinion about the size thank u !!!!!! :) Updated on 21 Nov 2014: Before pictures ;)....... Updated on 29 Nov 2014: Updated on 3 Dec 2014: Im so happy only two days left. They been super slow for me .im sure im not the only one with that problem lol....im scare but i will kept positive :)...... Updated on 3 Dec 2014: Updated on 4 Dec 2014: Wowww im so happy finally tomorrow is the day :) wish me lock ladies !!!!!! Updated on 5 Dec 2014: Finally i have my new boobs done ......i was feeling a lot of pain.....but i take the medicine and its all gone ......everything goes good thanks God .......i will kept all inform .....seriusly i was scare .one year ago i have a tumor in the tail of pancreas and it was very hard to me i only think in my kids they was little .....but thanks to God again they remove all and i did not get any quimio o medication :)) ....im feel so thankful !!!!!!! Updated on 6 Dec 2014: Last night i could not sleep well.....i feel a lot of pressure and pain under my arm :( but its normal .instead one pill im gonna take two lol with one its not enough ...... maybe tomorro ill be better :(...thank u for all your attention ..... Updated on 6 Dec 2014: Updated on 7 Dec 2014: Hey there ....today i feel better but my back hurts a lot !!!!!! Its normal have itching in all my body specially in my breast???? And a lot of pressure when i try to stand up and walk that its normal too??? It hurts . sorry for all these questions !! Updated on 20 Dec 2014: Hello i have 2 weeks already....i feel super good no pain ....sometimes i little bet of pressure but is normal .....healing perfect !!!! Im in love with them :).... Updated on 23 Dec 2014: Im feeling good!!!!! Last week i star With therapy … I thought it was not necessary, but believe me. I have seen a lot of difference. it helped me a lot with the pain. I recommend girls, even if it 3 or 5 take them ....:) Updated on 4 Feb 2015: Feeling super good .im so happy !!!!!! Updated on 17 Mar 2015: 3 month already ...... im super happy !!!!!!
Nothing new to report! I feel GREAT! Still no nipple sensation! I feel like it is getting better. But nothing :( I love my new boobies.no regrets!! Im using biocordeum (sp) . And cocoa butter to keep away from stretch marks! :( And thinking for bbl next!! Thats something i have in mind lets see!!
I loved it. i had my surgery almost 2 years ago. I love the results, they look natural. they first 2 weeks i couldnt even move. they hurt really bad but with the massages the pain went away.
I'm really happy to have found this site Realself I've been reading many wonderful stories of everyone's journey I'm just at the beginning of mine currently still looking for a doctor I did have a friend that had hers done last year by Dr. Peter Sommer so I'm thinking I may go to him as well as hers looks wonderful and she's had no complications with hers but I have read some up and down reviews about him so if anyone on Realself has had or used him it would be very helpful to hear how your journey was with him I would really appreciate it or anyone other Dr in the Miami area as I would like to have my procedure down there so if I could get a few recommendations that would be so helpful I currently live in New York but as I stated I would like to do more procedure in Miami. I only really decided a year back ago to do my breast I had to kids very early at the age of 17 and 21 i breast feed with both children so my breast took a very south turn after both children suck the life out of my breast after seeing my friends I decided I would like to do mine plus I was always tired of looking at these tired looking saggy baggy old things lol so any recommendations like I said would be amazingly helpful. I'm aiming for early May to do my procedure oppressed lift and augmentation I'm pretty sure I want to go with 500 cc moderate plus but that could definitely change over time I'm definitely looking at the 500 no lower than 450 cc and possibly a high profile to moderate plus. I'm 5'3 &1/2 160lb so I hope that that would be a good fit for my height and weight I do go up and down in weight quite a bit so I'm hoping those sizes are roughly good for my built. definitely want to thank everyone I'm real self all the stories and journeys are red have been very helpful been reading for weeks and from me writing my first review so I'm hoping that I could help others and hopefully get some help back Thanks to everyone on Realself. Updated on 9 Jan 2015: Love the way these look hoping to achieve something close to the first picture Updated on 11 Jan 2015: These are perfect I wish I could take them off the picture and put them on me lol Updated on 11 Jan 2015: finally have narrow my search down to these four Doctors, still kind of a long list but hopefully by weeks end I will have a Dr. to proceed and book my procedure with! Dr.Peter Somers Dr. Ortega Dr.kitsos or Dr.Hunsaker as previously stated if anyone has ever used any of these doctors and have any good recommendations for which one or if you could tell me how your journey was with one of them would be greatly appreciated!!! Updated on 15 Feb 2015: finally have chosen a doctor after weeks of agonizing finally decide to go with Dr Peter Somers. Doing my blood work this week and putting down my deposit soooo excited can't wait let the countdown begin.... Updated on 17 Feb 2015: So I decided to try out some rice sizers I made 500 ccnotcan I just say I'm loving it! So I'm definitely going with 500 CC's possibly 520 cuz I heard you lose about 20 CC's when you go under the muscle. Updated on 18 Feb 2015: So here how the rice sizers look on! They are roughly 500 cc's which was 2 cups of rice in each stocking! Definitely will go 500 or 550 max! Updated on 4 Mar 2015: I'm probably the most indecisive person in the world I've decided to stay in New York and do my argumentation here with Dr. Urmen Desai at dr plastic surgery Clinic in Long Island City New York I felt if I am going to spend that kind of money just to travel just to travel to Miami I can stay in New York and pay the same amount and get it done here and I'm so concerned with after care that I thought it was a better decision to stay in New York so I'm excited I'm actually going to get everything done a lot earlier I'm going for early May now as supposed to late May! and best news of all Dr Urmen said i only need a small lift a supposed to the fullest around the areola so I'm happy about that no extra scarring :) I'm also going with a bigger implant 550 cc saline under the muscle! Updated on 24 Mar 2015: so after learning I was given bad advice from the last Dr I was gonna book with in NYC about Benelli lift I switched my doctor again to Dr Constantine Kitsos at New life cosmetic surgery in Miami I am booked for May 13th and I have paid my deposit in full! So NO more switching Dr LOL... Updated on 24 Mar 2015: so now that I'm booked what is the best things to stock up on prior to surgery if anyone can help suggsuggest some good item I will need for after surgery, it would be so helpful! Updated on 1 Apr 2015: So I've purchased a few items Of Amazon for my post op. I've been reading so many wonderful post op recovery stories and all the items that have helped them after surgery still need to pick up a few more items like front closure tops a implant dropping band, scar cream & aint bacterial soap I did pick up a great pill box's for meds if there anything else anyone could suggest that may help! Updated on 12 Apr 2015: so I'm having a difficult time finding somewhere to stay in Miami all lhotel cost for 3weeks stay is almost within the 2000 to 3000 range my PA has me booked from May 6 to do my blood work and mammogram and then my surgery isn't till the 13th and because I'm having a lift I have stay two weeks until the 28th of May which means I'll be in Miami for almost 3 weeks every hotel costes are running is in the thousands I can't afford that I don't know what to do and she cannot schedule me for the same week blood work and surgery don't know what to do because that is way too much of an extra expense Smh feeling overwhelmed Updated on 17 Apr 2015: received all of my stuff from Amazon so I'm slowly getting my things ready! Got a great hoodie from Target for $8. received my heating pad CVS Pea cold therapy ice packs, silicone nipple pads Arnica Montana pills, silicone scar pads surgical bra and 2 packs of baby wipes and bendy straws. Still have a few things I need to get but all in all I'm starting to get everything ready two and a half weeks before I leave for Miami yay!!! Updated on 17 Apr 2015: also want to update everyone on one of my last post about looking for somewhere to stay in Miami considering I'll be there for almost 3 weeks due to my bloodwork being a whole week prior to my surgery but thank you to a few of the ladies that replied to my post I did get some great advice and I found a great website called airbnb and am looking for a place on this site have found a few for $300-500 for the 3 weeks just waiting to be accepted by the host! Updated on 17 Apr 2015: also want to update everyone on one of my last post about looking for somewhere to stay in Miami considering I'll be there for almost 3 weeks due to my bloodwork being a whole week prior to my surgery but thank you to a few of the ladies that replied to my post I did get some great advice and I found a great website called airbnb and am looking for a place on this site have found a few for $300-500 for the 3 weeks just waiting to be accepted by the host! Updated on 29 Apr 2015: wow I can't believe May is already here feel like I need more time anyways I spoke to my PA she finally got her ish together after I had to threaten her with I want a refund Smh which is so sad but she finally tried to get my blood work done in New York but now that she finally gettin to my situation it's now impossible because all places in New York for mammograms are full booked until late May mid June so it looks like I'll be spending a month in Miami with blood work done down there on the 6th and surgery on the 13th I booked a hostel for a week and a half and I'm still in talks with someone on airbnb to stay at her place for a little bit more reasonable price then what she's is askin for hopefully if all works I'll be fine! I'm getting a little excited and nervous. I'm definitely ready for this been waiting my whole life well maybe not really my whole life but since I was in my early teens LOL I feel very lucky to have a great boyfriend who is going to give me some extra money so I can be okay for the month I'm out there and cover my rent back home in New York so I have a little more peace of mind that I'll be there for so long and everything will be ok back home. I finally got all my stuff my bags are packed and I leave Monday for Miami YAYY... Updated on 3 May 2015: Wow can't believe how quick time is flying I leave for Miami tomorrow still very upset that I have to spend a month out there going to miss home but I'm gonna look at it as a really great long vacation so I'm all set up going to stay at a hostel for a week and got a room from airbnb for two and a half weeks and I'm still trying to see if I can find a nurse for the day of my surgery to stay with since I'm going to be myself in Miami I tried booking with Kayla but she is moving :( so I still gotta figure that out! Updated on 3 May 2015: New wish pics and still trying to figure out what profile I really want to go with I know I want 500 CCs s Sailine implant but not sure if I want Moderate Plus or High profile! Really wanna pick the best profile for my shape! Updated on 4 May 2015: I think I have boughten everything under the moon from the Pharmacy is everyone else like this lol I wanna be sure I have everything maybe I have to much Smh at myself just went to target and bought scar gard and palmers boobies butter bio oil etc think I'm going over board LOL! I leave for Miami in 4 hrs Updated on 5 May 2015: I Guess it never felt really for me that I was actually gonna get my boobies until now it's starting to feel real got a call this morning to be at the clinic at 2:30pm for my blood work and mammogram! Updated on 5 May 2015: Kinda feeling really sad too tho! I hate that I'm alone it's kinda taking a way from some of my excitement, I don't know how I'm gonna manage sugary day by myself with know one with me for that :( Updated on 7 May 2015: Blood work is finally done got my perscription and went to pick my meds up was told by my PA to wear a button down dress not a hoodie or pajama top on sugary day which is this coming Wednesday the 13th I'm the first sugary at 7:30 am :) Yay I don't have to starve all day Lol. Dr kitsos was nice the New Life Plastic Surgery building is beautiful and clean all his staff are very sweet and helpful. Updated on 8 May 2015: I Can't wait to switch these babies ouT Lol time is going to slowly now I want my boobies now... I doesn't help going shopping on Lincoln Road and trying on all these seXy ass bathing suits and trying to imagine what I'll look like! Updated on 9 May 2015: 5 days and counting lol can't wait to get rid of these ugly sacks bags Updated on 10 May 2015: Updated on 10 May 2015: Updated on 12 May 2015: I so freaking out I got my menstrual a few days ago and it's already came and gone it was mad early and left even earlier usually its due on the 13th which is the same day as my surgery but I got it four days ago and it's already finished and now that I'm less than 24 hours away from my surgery I'm coming down with a bad head cold the irony smfh and on top of that my PA just called me and moved my surgery from 7:30 AM 10 a.m. so now I have to starve even longer and can't drink anything for even longer OMG : ( Updated on 12 May 2015: So I'm sucking down airborne like it's liquor until midnight! Lol Updated on 13 May 2015: Yayy woke up feeling a little better not like I really got any sleep tho Lol my surgery time was pushed back til 10:30am :( I'm about to get up and start getting ready and take my last shower anti bacterial soap like I did last night and wait for my ride to the clinic Oh and I'm dying to drink something that's the worst part is not being able too drink anything as my throat is so dry like a desert LOL... Updated on 13 May 2015: I'm at New life just waiting to be called in ready to get this show on the road the path to a New me! Updated on 13 May 2015: Updated on 13 May 2015: See yous on the other side of boobie land LOL Updated on 14 May 2015: so surgery went well was really tired after waking up got back to the hostel threw up 3 times and after that I was feeling good didn't have any real pain YET I didn't take my meds until 4 o'clock am in the morning really minimum pain not much pressure either just heard to get up after sitting so Dr Kitsos apparently didn't give me 500 cc due to my left I ended up with 460 cc I'm pretty sure high profile go in today so I'll find out more info! Little sad about that but I'm sure there was a good reason why he chose a smaller size in the end! I also have to move today which is gonna suck to have to move around so much but I'm staying at a airbnb apartment for the rest of my stay in Miami! Thanks to all the wonderful ladies on here for the well wishes!!! Updated on 14 May 2015: Updated on 14 May 2015: Updated on 14 May 2015: Don't know why my pics won't up load! Updated on 14 May 2015: Updated on 15 May 2015: It really sucks having no help especially getting up that's my biggest challenge I'm constantly using the bathroom to go pee all the time and I only sleep about an hour a time especially right after take my meds I fall asleep but for short periods of time so I'm pretty tired and I feel dirty wanna shower so bad... The pain isn't to bad I would say from 1-10 it's about a 5 for me right now just feeling pressure like I have a object sitting on my chest! Woke up feeling a little hot so I'm gonna try to get myself together as best as possible and head down to New life and have my first check up! Updated on 15 May 2015: Well it took me two hrs to get myself dressed like a bum LOL went for my first apt with nurse she said everything lookin good and I can take my first shower tomorrow YAYY!!!! I go back next Wed for a follow up! Updated on 15 May 2015: My 2hr glam session! I look like a hot mess!!! Lol Updated on 15 May 2015: Question for the ladies who already at least one month in wanna know if it's normal to always be so tired I feel more like a pregnant person LOL so is this normal? Updated on 17 May 2015: Just took my bra off too see the girls for the first time and saw that I wasn't given a breast lift a breast lift that I paid for and now I have ugly snoopy boobies I'm pissed! I could have stayed in New York for this procedure I'm so mad I want to cry! Updated on 17 May 2015: Updated on 21 May 2015: Hi ladies so I was too upset to talk or express myself but I finally got some answers to what happened with my lift. So I meet with Dr Kitsos yesterday I wasn't to impressed with him from jump street but I asked why I wasn't given a full breast lift his response in the ruddest voice well I gave u a lift but not a full lift because your black and black people scar ugly my mouth dropped like really did you just realize I was black why won't you tell me how you felt at are first consultation when I told you that's what I wanted. He then said to me why would I want those kinda scars and I replied to be sure I got the look I was going for and it's what I payed for so it's what you should have given me and let me deal with I was prepared to live with the scars WoW when I said that he blew up at me saying who prepares to live with scars and I then asked what kind of lift was I given he told me he doesn't know what kinda lift the name but I was given a lift I asked if it was a Benelli lift he said I don't know what that is how you a breast Dr and don't know a what a Benelli lift is it's the worst kinda lift and you will most likely bottom out in a few weeks he then totally dismissed me tha was the same lift a Dr in New York was trying to give me until i found out that / future procedure rarely used because it's ineffective and you definitely will bottom out in a short time so reason why I came to Miami lifts are cheaper in Miami. Then I asked him about the major rippling under my right boob and he was so dismissive on that as well! So I have very flat boobies with rippling on the one boob on the bottom love them in a bra but not outta my surgical bra! :( so I'm gonna see what happens with them and start looking for a new Dr to give me the full lift I originally paid for Smfh! Updated on 5 Jun 2015: So after weeks of being pissed off and unhappy with not being given a full lift after it was what I not only paid for and asked for I took several weeks to think about what I was going to do if I was going to file complaint or just see how they turned out I'm finally at peace with them even though they are not what i wanted and I did want the full lift I'm actually starting to be okay with them not fully happy but OK so here's a few pics of how they look when I first noticed I wasn't given a full lift and all the rippling under the under boob and how they look now which is way better then how they originally looked! Updated on 5 Jun 2015: Even without the full lift I love having boobs definitely have boob greed wish they were a little bigger think I would have been happy had I been given 500 cc which I also asked for but received 460 cc you do lose a lot of cc as time goes by :( feel so much more sexy with boobs Updated on 14 Jun 2015: Wow can't believe it's been a month already my boobs are still kinda hard but they are slightly soft not sure if this is normal maybe I need to massage them more vigorously! How has anyone else who had breast augmentation in a different state dealt with the post check up I'm supposed to go back to Miami for a one month checkup but not sure if I want to do that how has other members dealt with that situation when your doctor is really far from where you live? Updated on 14 Jun 2015: Updated on 30 Jul 2015: So I'm in love with my boobs there looking better still not a lot of projection and they're still relatively hard but soft at the same time kind of curious how long does it take for them to get softer going to head to Miami in September for my first check up even though I should have gone three weeks back ago financially couldn't afford it! Had a little bit of a break out on my boobs that cleared up almost immediately and since surgery I gained a ton of weight was a vegetarian prior to surgery for eight years now I'm a crazy meat eater go figure Updated on 31 Jul 2015: When all is said and done I didn't have the best experience with you life I feel like communication is really poor follow up after here is very poor I've never received a call after I have to call myself and even then it took five days to get a callback actually more like a text back not even a call back and the communication with the Dr was very poor to what I asked for I was not given and was almost like criticized for asking questions before and after who was very upset when I wasn't given my full lift but I am OK now with the lift I was given even tho I did want a lift around my nipple I so didn't pay for that I payed for a for a full lift and should have received just that and shouldn't have been criticized when I asked why I didn't receive that it has taken me some time to enjoy them and like them. I wish there was more projection but I do look pretty natural Updated on 18 Oct 2015: So it's been a few months love my boobs still wish I've been given the proper lift they due Sagg a bit more than I'd like them too but I love having them I love the way I fill out my clothes and how I look in bathing suits it's been a fun summer with boobies so sad I have to cover them up for the winter LOL
Hi guys. 29 yr old female. I live in Toronto and I’m flying to Miami to do my breast augmentation/ lift with dr.kitsos. I’m exactly 32 days from my surgery. I’m having my surgery feb 20th! I’m excited, some days I get nervous, but overall I’m excited. I’m looking to do 400cc’s but we will see once I meet with dr. Kitsos. I jus know that I don’t want to go any heavier because I want to avoid looking top heavy as much as possible. I’m 5’2 and weight 142lbs.Updated on 18 Jan 2019: Hoping to look nice and full but most importantly natural at the sametimeUpdated on 22 Jan 2019: Just did my blood work today. Hoping my levels are valid enough for surgery, and I’m cleared. Updated on 31 Jan 2019: More pics of my chest in a simple tank. front and a better profile. I soooo wish I could be doing a tummy tuck as well, always had a butt, so never really concerned to do a bbl, but for now will continue working on my stomach in the gym for the meantime up to surgery, and after recovery when I’m well and able to. I just hope to god everyday that everything goes well with my procedure before and afterUpdated on 31 Jan 2019: I’ve had a consultation here in Toronto with two doctors. Just to get an idea of how big I wanted to go. I ended up trying sizers 375cc, and 400cc. I would like to do 400cc saline implants that is my ideal size. If dr.kitsos is able to go a-bit bigger without it looking unnatural, then I will do so. Both doctors had two different opinions on what they would do, one of them just seemed like a money grabber to me. But ultimately the one doctor was on the same page as me and was very attentive. Dr. Bendago. If I was doing it here in Toronto. He would definitely be considered a choice of doctor. I wanted to do a consultation with dr. Jugenberg (dr.six) however I was not paying $100 for a consultation for a surgery I knew I was not having with him. Btw this consultation was done months ago, would just like to share my consultation experience with anyone who would like to see. Updated on 4 Feb 2019: Just heard back from one of Dr. Kitsos assistants. They received my lab results and everything is in the clear! Yay! But unfortunately I have to do labs when I reach to Miami as well which is a bummer. Another unexpected $200. Which they never made me aware of, but it’s ok I guess. I’m constantly watching you tube boob vlogs everyday, everything is all about boobs boobs boobs right now lol, and I can’t stop thinking about it. I also just want to make sure I have everything I need for post op. Can anyone throw In an idea or two of things they might think I need? Have my boob band,pill box, hot water bottle for back, extra postop bra, two button up tops, warm socks, lip chap. What else?Updated on 5 Feb 2019: Been getting anxious for this day. I’m excited, I’m also nervous. I’ve been keeping up with my workouts, lol I’m hella sore but hey. I’ll stop my workouts by the 14th. Plus I will be leaving to Miami on the 14th or 15th. I’ll be heading to miami while being on a little road trip. My hubby is a truck driver, so he will be making a delivery to Miami from Canada just to accommodate me for my trip. However I will be flying back with my mom. So lil road trip with my hubby, my 4yr old and my mom. Happy to have the support I have, Just praying everything goes smoothly. Updated on 9 Feb 2019: Been very anxious today and paranoid! My son is sick, and I feel like I’m catching his cold. I’m just really hoping I don’t get sick, that wold be the worst thing ever! I’m leaving for Miami Friday and my surgery the following wedsnesday. Please don’t get sick, please don’t get sick! Updated on 9 Feb 2019: Updated on 10 Feb 2019: Updated on 10 Feb 2019: These are most of my items I’ve purchased for post op surgery. Just need to purchase arnica gel, biocorneum cream, and scar away. Updated on 13 Feb 2019: So it’s official! Thought I would be leaving Friday, but hubby says he’s on schedule to leave tommorow for work, so tomorrow it is. Not quite done putting things together, but I’m doing so, and will have the day tommorow to get all the final things. I also put down my final payment to New Life tommorow. Yay! Updated on 19 Feb 2019: Updated on 19 Feb 2019: So I came here with the intentions of going 400 no more than 450 cc. However dr. Kitsos feels 500-550 wud be a better fit for me. Omg I’m nervous. I know I should listen to him because he’s the professional. However I don’t want super big heavy boobs! Like the look however don’t want to complain about it being to heavy in the future and don’t want issues finding tops lol. I think I will discuss this with him again tommorow morning. I have to be there at 8:30 am. Wish me luck and prayers! Updated on 19 Feb 2019: Updated on 25 Feb 2019: Finally feeling more like myself. Today is post op day 5 for me. Just seen the dr today and he said everything looks great, I’m also able to start the band today. I’ve also formed about 3 blisters on my left boob that I instantly freaked out about, like I seriously had a panick attack. My sister didn’t make it any better! We both kinda thought I was forming keloids at first. But dr. Kitsos said it’s fine it will drain and dry out itself. He gave me 460cc lollipop lift on my left breast, and I believe 500cc right breast with a donut lift. My right breast was naturally smaller than my left, so he felt this was what I needed. Just patiently waiting from the to drop n fluff so I can really see how they come out. Updated on 1 Mar 2019: I feel like I’m having boobie blues. Just wanna feel 100% again. And I just feel like I’m forever going to be dealing with this back and neck pain and pressure n my chest! I hate it! Maybe I’m just being impatient. I just never thought I would go through this much pain getting surgery. You hear a lot of girls get breast surgery and their out and about shopping the next day. That defeinetely hasnt been my luck! Not to mention that I have major bloating, which is making me feel fat and disgusting. Updated on 3 Mar 2019: Today I’m feeling ok. I’m doing more things for myself. Able to lift my arms more n more every day, but definitely not stressing it. Just taking it easy and telling myself I will feel 100 again soon. Updated on 11 Mar 2019: Hey guys. I must say this experience has been a rocky start for me. But I’m doing better and I hope it continues that way. So this is what’s been goin on. I had my surgery feb 20th. And of course I had the normal usual pain. Accompanied with stiff neck and back pain as well. I had that for about 5 days postop and it was very hard for me, thought it would never get better. However during that time on day two I formed blisters that dr. Kitsos said not to worry about n to treat with polysporin. To be honest I never posted it because I was just so nervous for the fact that I had it. N it’s fairly common. But i didn’t know that at the time. I think it’s important for me to post it so that others who come across my page will know they are not alone. Meet with dr. Kitsos about 2 times before I left to one back home to Canada. To be continued next post....Updated on 11 Mar 2019: So when I returned home, which was February 27. I was doing ok, except for of course I had pressure in my chest. And still a lot of neck Nd back pain, so it was still very hard to do things for myself. Took it easy for a couple days with the help of my mom doing everything for me and my 4 yr old son. As days went by I started doing better with the stiffness n pain subsiding in my neck and back. So I started being more mobile and doing things. I think on about day 15 I had my mom do some laundry for me -and clean some wash cloths. So because I wanted to shower I went to my basement to get the clean wash cloths out the dryer. I think i tugged to hard, because when I got upstairs to the bathroom, I noticed a small speck of blood On my bra. When I took of my bra, it instantly started gushing out blood, mixed with a fluid out of the incision thru a tiny hole. I was in complete shock and scared cuz I didn’t know what was happing and I knew something was wrong. Immediately contacted dr. Kitsos and he said it looks like fluid collection from the surgery and from the looks of it that it did not look like and infection. So to keep the area clean and protected from water getting in the incision, and to keep the incision covered with polysporin and gauze. He told me to keep in touch with him and let him know how it’s going. Dr. Kitsos is all the way in Miami, so in regards to reaching him when I’m having a problem he’s been very great for the most part and is being available to me as much as needed, which is good. Although leaking I do not have any fever or pain in the boob area as well. Just the leakage concerns me. As the days went by it continued to leak but has reduced from gushing to droplets. This started on March 4th. In between that I had to go to emergency on March 16th because i woke up with excruciating neck/shoulder and arm pain, that was unbareable. I was literally on the floor crying, not being able to move my right arm without feeling pain because it was so stiff. They did tests for blood clots at the hospital but everything came back clean. They gave me a needle in my bum, and prescribed me anti inflammatories. So far I’m doing better today! Still abit of stiffness in my shoulder but a lot better. Spoke with dr. Kitsos this morning told him I had to go to emergency for my right arm. And currently it would be day 7 of this incision site leaking just droplets at this point. Before it would smoke through the gauze and bra. But not no more. So he said tommorow to take pictures of gauze and incision site. And from there I may just need to go back on antibiotics to clear it up. Updated on 11 Mar 2019: So I put a side by side photo of myself and my sister. Dr. Kitsos also performed ba/lift on her 4 yrs ago. Just wanted to see the difference. I was also still very fresh in my photo. But we came to the conclusion that we looked so different because she asked for upper pole. Of you look at dr. Kitsos previous work and you compare you can see that his work looks very similar. Updated on 11 Mar 2019: It’s crazy how my boobs change everyday. This how they are looking right now. Still have some dropping to do. So I will continue wearing the band. Although I’ve been through it, I do like how they are coming out. Just hope everything evens out as it should. And I get back to normal with all this arm/neck/ back pain sooner than later. Updated on 25 Mar 2019: So I've been feeling g do much better. I finally 100% feel like myself. My ps instructed me to get and ultrasound of my breasts, the results came in and implants were normal, with my left breast showing slight fluid, but it was not of any concern to the doctors. I was good to go, and after sometime of being back on the antibiotics my leaking has stopped! Which they said it was just fluid from the initial surgery. The only thing I can say is I've had horrible rash and itching, which has left some dark scarring, I use a cream that was previously prescribed by the doctor along with shea butter. So the itching is slowly easing off. I am going to go see my doctor, I may have to see a dermatologist other than that, I've got through the rough patch, and my ps kept in contact with me throughout the whole thing to make sure each problem was handled. Y'all would think I'm crazy maybe but I think I'm ready for my tummy tuck lol! I can't believe I'm actually considering it after everything I've been through.Updated on 14 Apr 2019: I will be 2 months on April 20th. I've been so excited just to see how certain things fit me. I went and bought a bra a few weeks ago and measured a 34DDD! Wowsersss never thought I'd be that big. Me and my sister are officially the same size although I'm one boob bigger than her lol. I'm feeling absolutely great other than feeling itchy at times. I had a lil tiny wound opening on the opposite breast along the incision, however I did not freak out or become too concerned about it after everything I've been thru (Thank God it was not leaking!) This was like a crumb compared to what I dealt with before! The open wound came about after ripping off the scar away tape. I might of ripped it to hard. So I have just been keeping the area clean and treating it with polysporin. I also have a lot of dark mark discoloration on my breasts now which I still need to see my doctor for as I think it may be eczema. Can't wait for the nice weather to fully out cause these girls are coming out to play!Updated on 9 Jun 2019: Heyyyyyy! June 20th will make 4 months post. I've been treating my scarring that occurred few days after surgery and from the rashes that I had. I have boob regret. I wish I had gone bigger. Dont know if it's just me but I feel like my boobs are so much smaller now, then when I first got them. Wish I could been as big as they were then. However I do love my new set of girls. I have two diff size breast and my left side is bigger than the right. The left is filled too 500cc And at 3 months post now it's still noticeable between the two. I also find that it hangs abit lower. However I do like the fullness of that side more. So may have to swap out the right side, 460cc for a larger implant.
I am just having the lowers down as I already did the uppers in 1999. I was starting to see creases below my eyes for the past 2 years so that's why I decided i needed the surgery. I will update after my surgery, tomorrow. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Updated on 21 Apr 2015: Well, it's finished. Concern for one eye that look like the skin was pulled up over the lash line. This need to corrected. Dr. tells me not to worry about it BUT I worry because they're my eyes, no his. We'll see. Going to have stitches removed on Friday. I also had lipo performed below my right knee on the inside for a bulge that just didn't belong there. So far, so good. Updated on 21 Apr 2015: I finally washed my face. It was difficult to shut my eyes tight so soap seeped into my eyes and it hurt. Sorry that I tried to do that. I will have to be more careful. I go see the doctor on Friday to have my black stitches removed Updated on 22 Apr 2015: I dared to cover with concealer. Still pretty swollen but now I feel I can go out in public Updated on 22 Apr 2015: My compression garment is off the leg, now Updated on 22 Apr 2015: sorry, these aren't that good because they're actually pictures of pix on my camera Updated on 24 Apr 2015: Just came from Dr;s office. He pull out all my stitches. I must confess this was cake-walk. I am still very sore which a blink close my else on the outside corners. One side, more than the other hurts so I a hoping my left eye, which has the most pain, will catch up with the right eye Updated on 26 Apr 2015: I'm still sore on the outer sides of my eyes. If I press on that part accidently or blink hard, then I remember I had surgery. Unwelcomed tearing is also present but it could be allergies I have to some eye makeup. Updated on 26 Apr 2015: Updated on 27 Apr 2015: This was the worst I could come up with
