I had my oversized silicon chin implant removed by Dr. Hisaka. I had the the implant for 8 years and I have numbness and tightness the entire time. The surgeon who inserted the implant told me it would eventually get back to normal but it never did. After seeing Dr. Hisaka he told me my implant is affecting my lip motion, limiting my speech and recommendations was to remove and I totally agree , after the surgery Dr. Hisaka told me the implant is way over size for my E, and it was Mak-positioned , which placed too high and is pressing on my muscle and nerves. He found fluid buildup and Inflammation. Thank God I was able to get the implant out before it actually damages my muscle and nerves. And I must mention that Dr. Hisaka and Staci never pushed me into sale, They respect me and I know I am not just "another case" to him. If you're looking for a real help / honest advice with any concerns on your implants ,need honest advice or reconstructive surgery , you MUST see Dr. Eric Hisaka . He is truly the best and this is my honest review.
I been keeping a journal of my procedure n decided to post it up finally so here's a copy and paste of my recovery. Surgery day...(7/22/2013) Surgery was at 7:30am I remember trying to wake up around 3pm but it wasn't clear. Everything was blurry n I just felt really drugged up. I remember I kept complaining about pain so they kept giving me pain meds through the IV. I don't remember what time I was discharged. Came home went up stairs n slept. Woke up every 2 hours to pee n the whole time I was just dizzy couldn't keep my eyes open. Day 1 of recovery I continued to get up every 2 hours to pee. Still felt really drugged up slept most of the time. Later that night (Tuesday) I decided to take less Percocet I did half one time the other times I did a quarter. I also took codeine. Felt less drugged up but still dizzy and tired. Day 2 of recovery Was able to move around a lil more but my back tensed up really quick n when I stayed up too long I felt like throwing up. Day 3 of recovery Woke up got out and in bed myself. Feel really dizzy especially when I'm using my phone. Been really gassy the past 2 days. Haven't taken any meds yet. Trying to see if I still need it. So I did continue to take the meds. I went to see Dr Hisaka. Everything looks ok. When I looked at my tummy I wasn't happy. Too swollen n plus I was leaning forward to look at it. But hubby says when I was standing it looked good n flat. Got valium to relax my muscles. Fell asleep like a baby last night. I think at this point I'm only taking the meds because I'm scared of having major pain. Cause with just a tiny ache I take a quarter of the Percocet. I'm not taking the codeine anymore. Hubby helped me wash my hair today..finally cause it was NASTY! But my back was paying for it! Doesn't feel as clean but hey..for a guy he did good! Day 4 of recovery Woke up once to pee at 2 am. Woke up again around 6 but fell back asleep til about 8:30. Now I'm up. No pain except for the muscle aches. Can't stand too long. Still can't stand straight up yet. Boobs r looking good. Still very swollen and sore. Still kinda dizzy. Still have my drains on. Its been past 24 hours n only about 25% of the ball is filled. Not gonna empty them until its at least 75% full. Just tired to poop and I'm having the hardest time ever. felt it coming but it would just not come out so I started bleeding. took the valium took a quarter percocet and a dulcolax and now I'm feeling so high n drowsy. just got me some prune juice. now I'm having the hardest time trying to poop drank my prune juice I feel it coming but I'm so scared to push my b*** hurts I can't even pee. so day 4 has been the worst day ever only because I was extremely constipated. I was finally able to get some out so I was finally able to pee so I feel a little bit comfortable now but I'ma wait a while and try again to release the rest. so far no pain so I haven't taken any pain medicine ever since earlier today. thank God!!!! alright so its 10:10 I'm back in bed I think I finally got the last piece of that constipated s*** out. I was able to pee a bit more but now I'm going to try to stay away from all those meds that were making me constipated. My boys have been the best help ever. thank you Lord for them. Day 5 of recovery Feeling a lot more mobile today. haven't had to take any meds yet. Pooping still hurts a lot because of yesterday. looks like I'm still constipated and this hemroid is not helping. so its 1:41 right now and looks like my constipation is getting a lot better and its not hurting as bad anymore. so far still no meds so looks like I'm doing pretty good. praise the Lord for a safe and minimal pain recovery. just can't wait to shower and get all cleaned up but scared of the day these drains get pulled out because I know its going to hurt. Overall day...was good! No meds! Yay! Day 6 of recovery (july 28, 2013) No more meds so I'm doing great. so now I guess one thing is to keep myself from getting constipated and dealing with my back pain because I can't stand straight so it gets tensed. still painful to poop. I'm planning to take my first shower today so we'll see how that goes. so today I finally told more people about my surgery and also gonna take my very first shower. its funny cause I've never been so excited to take a shower. I took a Tylenol before I showered because I was so scared. I'm extremely swollen but looks like everything's going okay. Day 7 of recovery yay I hit the one week mark. Thanks to my sister in law for taking me to get my drains out! I feel so much better! just choked on some water and coughed and that hurt like a b****! Day 8 of recovery Finally slept throughout the night. maybe it's cuz I'm back in my own bed. so much more comfortable. still very swollen and sore. yesterday the doctor said I can start standing up straight but I'm still a little afraid so I'm still bending just a tiny bit. I'm really hoping that my boobs are still really swollen because they look big and I don't really like it. Ate too much salt today! Noodles n klangfin. Having sharp pain in certain areas. I'm even more sore on sides where the lipo was done. I think I'ma take a Tylenol. Went to bed real early. Fell asleep around 9 maybe. Day 9 of recovery Took a Tylenol at 5pm after my shower. Feeling tiny sharp pain like a tiny needle. Day 10 of recovery Been watching a lot of t.v. lately trying to avoid anything that will slow my recovery down. Today I noticed that my hubby doesn't want to help me as much anymore. His attitude is like I owe him something. Day 11 of recovery More t.v. watching. Day 12 of recovery Nice long rest...didn't wake up til 9:55am but then again I didn't sleep til after midnight. Day 13 of recovery Nothing new...still resting, still sore n swollen. Day 14 of recovery Yay! 2 weeks. Feeling better. Boobs r still sore. Tummy didn't feel as tight this morning so I hope the tightness has loosen up. Started driving again today. Feels weird but feels great to drive again. I think my boobs r too big. I don't like it. I hope it's the swelling. Day 15 of recovery Swelling is getting a lot better! I'm feeling a lot better today. Not as sore. Looking forward to my results. First day back on the stationary bike. Going very slow and carefully. 20 mins. 91.2 cals Day 16 of recovery Feeling better still sore but not as bad. Swelling is down in the morning but by the end of the day I'm swollen again. Day 17 of recovery Went to get the rest of my stitches out. Felt like getting pinched. Dr says I'm healing really fast n good. Still sore n swollen.... Day 18 of recovery I seriously hate the swelling by the end of the day! It gets all stiff n makes it hard to sit n breath. Day 19 of recovery No changes...still swollen n a lil sore. Most of the soreness is in my boobs. Day 20 of recovery So for the past two nights I been sleeping lower and straighter but still elevated. No butt pain n just a tiny ache on my back. I really need to start working out again! But I gotta take it slow cause I don't want to get seroma! Day 21 of recovery 3 weeks Yay! I hit my 3 week mark. Glad to be healing nicely. I noticed that my boobs still drop a lil which don't bother me too much. What bothers me most is the shape. My left side, the side of the areola and on the bottom looks flat. I'm hoping that it was due to my sports bra so I switched to the one I got from the hospital which is not as tight so hopefully that will make a difference. Day 22 of recovery Did 20 mins of the stationary bike n burned 115 cals. Day 23 of recovery Alot less swelling this morning...wondering how tonight will look. I hope it'll be a lot better than other nights. I'm slowly and carefully adding squats to my exercise. Updated on 15 Aug 2013: Updated on 15 Aug 2013: Updated on 18 Aug 2013: Day 24 of recovery Swelling down pretty good this morning. Last night wasnt bad either. Just did 16mins 30secs of stationary bike n burnt 120 cals so I'm getting better. Day 25 of recovery Nothing new Day 26 of recovery Was in sf all day yesterday. Did a lot of walking. Was at the city impact conference. Day 27 of recovery I really need to start losing weight!! 35 mins 255 calories. Sweating... feeling great! Also did some squats and inner thigh workouts. It's tough not being able to do any ab workouts. Updated on 19 Aug 2013: So excited to finally be 4 weeks out! Really hope soreness on my boobs in the morning will go away! Sorry I'm not comfortable posting my boobs. Updated on 22 Aug 2013: Pictures of everything. My night swelling has gone down from other days...I believe the garment helped a lot! Please...if anyone notice something wrong...let me know!!! It will only help me! Updated on 24 Aug 2013: My morning pic Updated on 2 Sep 2013: Updated on 2 Sep 2013: Yesterday I went to the gym n I used the weights...didn't feel too weird. This morning I'm feeling sore in my arms n legs...it's a good sore though. I hope to start dropping my weight! Updated on 16 Sep 2013: So it's been 2 months and I'm still swelling up. Every now and then I will get stomach/ muscle pain right under my BB. Other than that I'm doing good.
After almost a year of "thinking about it." I finally decided to just go for it. I had a lot of guilt about spending so much money on myself when it could go to better use, but finally my very supportive husband got tired of me talking about it and just said to go for it! I'm scheduled for a full TT, Breast Lift, Saline implants and lipo of the back, stomach and flanks! I'm 32, mother of three boys (5, 3 and 8 months) and have gained anywhere from 30-60 pounds during my pregnancy. I've also breastfed all three kids. I'm 5'4" and 158 pounds. I went in last week to do a consult (it was my third doctor) and had a great rapoir with the doctor, plus a family friend had surgery with him. So when he asked if I was serious, I said, "yes, in fact, do you have any openings next week?" He thought I was joking! I got lucky, the surgery center opened a room for me to get it done so I'm scheduled for 3/22/11!!!! My main concern is caring for my kids afterwards, especially the baby. PS said no lifting for 21 days and I'm pretty much moving like a barbie doll with my arms to my side and only bending my elbows to eat or brush my teeth. Good thing is I'll have my mother-in-law helping me out. My mom isn't as supportive because she doesn't understand why I would put myself through this. My sister has also gone to the extent of asking, "why would you do something that could kill you?" Geez, not something you want to hear. So nonetheless, that side of the family has no idea that I'm doing this. Wish me luck! I am super excited!Updated on 20 Mar 2011:I'm just about 20 hours away from my MM =) Strangely, I'm not nervous about it, I'm just more anxious if anything. I did the expected nesting and laundry. I realized that it's a lot of cleaning that I can't do and I don't want to put all that burden on my husband so I have a housekeeper coming on the morning of my surgery to deep clean the house (cost $100 and she'll clean bi-weekly for $80 each visit). Not bad considering it's a good size 5 bedroom/3 bath house. I also took my before shots - oh what a mess! I just can't wait to get out of my mommy mode and get back into taking care of myself. I also took my measurements, so below are my stats: Height: 5'4" Weight: 158 Cup size: B (maybe a C but very saggy) Desired Size: Full C Chest/Under bra: 35 inches Over nipples: 40 inches "Waist" (I don't really have a waist lol): 36.5 inches Hips/Flanks/Love Handles: 41 inches Dang, I feel like a cow typing this... Moo!Updated on 21 Mar 2011:OMG! 7 hours more to go! Still, anxious and really really thirsty! Doctor's orders are no food 12 hours prior to surgery and absolutely no water or drinks by 11:30pm the night before surgery - which is NOW! In case you're wondering what the pre-op instructions are, here you go: 1. No food or drinks. I can't even have a mint or chew gum. The nurse said she had a patient that had a mint the morning of the surgery and their surgery was cancelled! Yikes. 2. take a shower with anti-bacterial soap the morning of the surgery. 3. I can't wear any lotions, deoderant, make-up, nothing! I also have to show up with lose fitting pants/sweats and a zippered top. Also have to wear slip on shoes. 4. My doctor also wanted to make sure that my post-surgery garments have zippers. So my contour bra has a zipper and my full body contour garment has a zipper. The binder I could wear after 2 weeks. I bought my stuff at contourmd.com, but it turns out that the surgery center sells them too for a lot cheaper than most websites. Had I known that I would have bought it through them and ensured that it was the right fit. 5. Buy a measuring cup to measure the fluids from the drains, alcohol to clean the tubes from the drains, stool softner (no explanation needed), and salt-free snacks. You're on a salt-free diet afterwards to minimize the swelling. 6. I was prescribed vicodine so make sure you pick up your meds! 7. If you're on birth control, make sure you take it at night, you're absolutely not allowed to take any meds past 11:30pm before your surgery date. So if you're used to taking your pill in the AM, DON'T! Might as well hide them since we're a creature of habit and god forbid you have to cancel your surgery because you took your damn pill. In fact, I was given a list of meds I couldn't take (motrin, advil, etc) a week before the surgery. So as I type this, I'm drooling at the glass of water across the room. *sigh* Might as well sleep now. Okay... I think I'm set. Good night! Next time I type an update, I will have a new bod =)Updated on 23 Mar 2011:Day of Surgery: Got to the surgery center at 6am, surgery was at 7:30am. After the doctor did his markings, all I remember was being wheeled to the surgery room and then waking up and the surgery was done. The only time I felt nauceous was when I was moved from the bed to the wheel chair to go home. I got anti-nauceous meds for the ride home. My husband brought the nice comfy couch and ottoman from downstairs up to our room and had it ready for me when I got home. I've been on a liquid diet since. It's super hard to find salt-free or low sodium food, so Jello has been my best friend. 1 day post op - Pain! The TT feels like I did a thousand sit ups and the pain from that is more bareable than the breast augmentation. The boobs feel like they're engorged and the muscles hurt like a biatch! My routine so far is every 3-4 hours, I get up, pee, drain the fluids and take 2 viocidines. I can't even wipe myself after I go pee so my hubbs has had to do that too. He's been such great support. Each time it's getting slightly better to get up, but when I say slightly, I mean slightly... When I lay in bed, I'm fine, but getting up is such a chore. I have an appointment tomorrow and I really don't know how I'm going to be able to get up and go. I'm posting pictures of the markings and me post op. Praying the pain subsides real soon.Updated on 25 Mar 2011:2 day PO - I had a doctor's appointment and thank god I brought the throw up bucket because the 10 minute car ride made me sick to my stomach. Once I got there, they changed the bandages, I got a peek of what's to come and so far so good. I did get a little concerned that my stomach wasn't flat, but obviuosly I'm just 2 days PO and there's still a lot of swelling. 3 days PO - I stopped taking vicodine. Not because there's no pain, but I hate how nauceous it was making me. Right now there's no real pain like the first 2 days, but more soreness then anything. I just dream of the day (which I hope is tomorrow) where I can get the drains out and shower. I stink! Pee-you! I'm feeling more mobile. I'm actually able to get out of bed without help. It's still a process trying to get out of bed but at least I could do it on my own. Right now I just miss my babies. The 2 older ones (5 and 3) come up and visit mommy and give me kisses. But the 8 month old tries to give me hugs and kisses and I hate how I can't hold him. Soon, very soon. My mantra lately has been, "this too shall pass..."Updated on 25 Mar 2011:Updated on 26 Mar 2011:4 days PO - I went to my doctor again and he removed the drains from my breast but not from the tummy. The tummy isn't draining very much, maybe 25 cc during a 24 hour period, but he wants the fluids to be more of an amber color rather than the red bloody color. So I'll be back on Monday for it to be removed. But on a good note, I finally showered! OMG, was this a crazy experience! I took off all the garments and just saw me and the aftermath of a 6 hour surgery. I had holes everywhere, bruises and just tubes coming out of pubic area (right around the hairline). I felt like I was an alien! I clipped the drains to the soap holder and took a quick 5 minute shower. Just long enough to wash my hair and body but I was scared shitless to stay there any longer because I feared that water would go into the holes. Weird that I'm even thinking that but oh well. Then I was good getting dressed but putting the binder back on was a challege so I needed my husband's help. I felt good today. I still miss holding my baby =( I can't wait until I can carry him and smother him again. BTW, I thought I should stay hydrated so I've been drinking a lot of water and gaterade, turns out that I should be drinking less to avoid the swelling. Lesson learned today. I'll try taking pictures next time with a side view. I felt so insecure without my binder that I couldn't "pose" for pictures. More updates to come!Updated on 27 Mar 2011:Day 5 PO - Not feeling to well. Last night my son fell off the bed and I heard a loud thump. I woke up from my sleep and jumped out of bed and OUCH! Forgot about the surgery and my stomach muscles paid the price. So I'm taking it easy and laying in bed only get up and pee and sit and lay back down. *breathe*Updated on 28 Mar 2011:6 days PO - Yay, I got all those tubes and drains out! Whoo hoo! The doctor said that I may ooze out still for the next 24 hours so I'll wait until tomorrow to shower. I also finally told my mom about the surgery. She didn't seem mad, but I guess she had no choice but to accept it since already done. So far no pain, just still feeling really sore. I'm also still really swollen because I'm drinking more water than I should. I can't help it, I'm a water drinker. Tomorrow will be the first time that I leave the house (other than an appointment) to see family. Let's see how I handle having to get dressed...Updated on 30 Mar 2011:7 days PO - Yay, I made my one week park yesterday! I'm not in pain, just really sore still around my abdomen. The breast augmentation still feels like I'm engorged, but I can lift my arms with no soreness (even though I'm not supposed to). I'm just taking tylenol every 4-6 hours. All the drains were removed so I'm just applying neosporin to the incision line and holes where the drains were. If anything, the incision is the new problem - it itches like heck! But on a good note, I went to my nieces 10th birthday party yesterday and my cousin (who has no idea that I had surgery) came up to me and asked if I've been going to the gym =) lol, I was like, "uh, yeah I have." Well, at least people are noticing that I'm smaller around the waist, even though I'm swollen you could still definitely tell =) How long was it before your body looks normal again? I mean, when does the bruises go away? I'm also posting the picture of me at 6 days PO before the drains were removed. Not bad =)Updated on 31 Mar 2011:8 days PO - I'm so bored! I know I'm not supposed to do household duties, but I folded laundry today. I made sure to keep my arms at my side the whole time, but really, I don't feel any soreness from my breast augmentation anymore, it still feels a little engorged, but not much. The new irritation today is that my garment fits right, but when I sit upright it bends in right where my incision is from my TT - anyone else had this problem? I leaned forward to get up from my sofa and it dug into my incision, hurt a little, but nothing major. I'm just afraid that if I do that enough that my incision might open or get irritated. The other thing I need to do is break out some of my old clothes that I couldn't fit into. I was a size 12 before the surgery, and I tried on my pants and they're really lose =), My guess is that I'm down to a size 10 and that's with me being super swollen still! So I have a stash of clothes that I've kept and refused to part with, from my pre-baby clothes at size 4 to my after 3rd baby clothes of size 12! I'm so determined to get back in those 4s, but one step at a time.Updated on 31 Mar 2011:8 day PO - yay! Productive day, went to Cheesecake factory with the hubbs for lunch. Barely touched my plate though, got full really fast. Then we went grocery shopping and made dinner =) Yeah, I know, I'm not supposed to do household chores, but I made sure not to lift my arms or carry anything heavy. By the time I got home, I was really exhausted, I don't know how I'm going to survive the first day of work on Monday. I also think that I need to buy another binder, mind is kinda bulky and doesn't look right with clothes on. Any suggestions?Updated on 2 Apr 2011:11 days PO - I'm feeling good. Yesterday was my first time going out on my own and driving. I had to go to JC Penny to get Spanx. I'm going back to work on Monday and my garment is way to bulky so Doc said I could wear spanx. I ended up buying Flexies that just cover the belly so I don't have to worry about pulling them up and down if I go the bathroom. Wore them for the first time today and they're so much more comfortable. I wear a tank top under it so I don't have to worry about washing it after each wear. I also bought more sports bras with zippers so its easier to put on and off. I made dinner again and started to do some light housework. My mother in law is going home tomorrow so it's not by choice. I also tried to lift my 9 month hold baby to see if I could handle it. And yes, I just hold him close and lift only to move him from one place to the other. The only time it gets difficult is when he tries to push me away when and starts to kick. I'm also still swollen in the tummy and breasts. I know I'm swollen in the breasts when the bra zipper keeps sliding down. So far so good. I have my energy back, no pain, just soreness and I'm recovering well. My only complaint is still the itch from the scabs forming from the lipo holes, drains and incision line.Updated on 3 Apr 2011:12 days PO - My mother-in-law went home today so I took the kids to my parent's house so that I could get help with lifting the baby since I couldn't lift him for too long. I'm feeling like my old self and I'm standing up straight. The only time I feel any kind of discomfort is in the morning when I first wake up. I feel so engorged and sore in my breasts. I ice my breasts and tummy for about 20 minutes then I'm good. I'm also getting up and down from the couch with ease. I was able to iron and fold laundry today and went to Target to grab a few items. So far so good. I'm amazed that in just less than two weeks, your body could recover so quickly form surgery! I'm going back to work tomorrow - let's see how this goes. I've been so spoiled sleeping in and waking up after 10am, so getting up and going to work will be quite the challege, I also hope my energy level stays up to last a full 8 hour day. Wish me luck. I'm also posting pics from this morning... still swollen but getting better by the day.Updated on 5 Apr 2011:2 weeks PO - Yay! I hit the two week mark, BUT I'm more swollen than ever! Yesterday was my first day back to work (desk job) and my first time doing night duty with the baby. He slept next to me and I only lifted him slightly to re-adjust him , but I wasn't rocking or swaying him to sleep... but nonetheless, I must've over did it and I paid the price all day. My TT was fine, but my Breast muscles were super sore!!! And on top of that, I'm digging myself in a whole lot of lies at work. So next Wednesday we're doing a team building where we're tight rope walking from 20 feet up in the air... yeah, crazy right?! There's no way I can hold my arms up and strain my stomach muscles. Of course my manager has no idea that I had surgery, nor do I want to tell him because he has a blabber mouth, so I came up with a plan to lie and say that I sprained my wrist!!! I'll be walking around with this stupid brace around my wrist just to avoid tight rope walking!!!! Oh man. Yes ladies, go ahead and laugh but please tell me if you have a better idea. I'll also take advise on how to keep the swelling down.Updated on 6 Apr 2011:2 weeks and 1 day PO - Posting pictures... I'm suppose to wait to take advil but oh well, took it last night and it did help with the swelling. I've been icing it in the morning and at night. Posting pictures, you could see a difference :) yay!Updated on 7 Apr 2011:2 weeks and 2 days PO - I am feeling great! This is what I love about Realself... every now and again, I read my own review/post to remind myself of what a journey its been so that I am thankful for days like today. I did some shopping today and had such a good time. For over 5 years, I hated shopping because my clothes just didn't look right with my big buldge of a stomach. Today, I tried on shirts and they fit perfectly. I even tried on some shirts that had belts on them! I used to avoid these shirts because I never had a waist line lol! Then I went to my PS for my 2 week PO appointment and he's so amazed with how great I'm healing. He said my incision line has no redness at all and looks like a scar from a person who's 6-8 weeks PO and the scar is healing FLAT! no Lumpy scar so far!... I had to remind him that I was only 2 weeks PO. He was also amazed that all the bruising from the lipo was gone, I'm walking upright and normal (which I've been doing since the drains were out) and my swelling has gone down. He was also surprised that I went back to work and have my energy back. He gave me the thumbs up to start walking and after 3.5 weeks I can slowly get on the elliptical. I'm excited to get my figure back! So then I got home and realized I have to find an outfit for my interview on Monday. My pre-surgery pants were literally falling off me. The pair I had on today I had to roll twice on the waist just to hold them up, yay! So I pusted out the large bags of pre-baby #2 clothes and they fit =) Oh how I long for the day I can fit into the pre-baby #1 clothes! Then to top of the day, I got the best news ever. In my last post I was telling you all about that damn tight rope walking team building event and how I was going to lie and say I sprained my wrist... well no sprained wrist here - my boss postponed it due to scheduling conflicts!!!! That was just the cherry to top. So yes, I'm feeling great, I have zero pain, very mild soreness in my breast and I'm excited to get dressed in the AM =) **doing the dance of joy *** and I still can't believe I'm only 2 weeks PO.Updated on 12 Apr 2011:3 weeks PO - Time flies! On Sunday, I flew out from California to Connecticut, then back on Monday! I got very little sleep, never adjusted to the time change and my body is paying the price, I am soooo swollen and sooo exhausted. Plus, my incisions are scabbing and it is starting to get snagged in my garments. *sigh* good days and bad days!Updated on 12 Apr 2011:Updated on 14 Apr 2011:3 weeks and 2 days PO - I'm super swollen it sucks, but on a good note - my boobs look super!!! Pics posted!Updated on 18 Apr 2011:4 weeks PO - I am feeling great! There no soreness or anything with my TT. The only thing that bothers me with the TT is that swelling. The ever so annoying swelling that comes everyday! It's the worse in the morning lately, so bad that I have to wear my size 12 pants, but as the day goes, my pants are so lose that you could literally slide them right off me! In fact, my friend gave me some of her old pants and I tried them on, one of them were actually a size 8 and they fit!!! How the heck do I go from a 12 to an 8 in a day?! Then comes the boobs, oh how I love thee =)I'm not feeling as much swelling in the breasts and the soreness is very mild. Again, worse during the morning but gets much better when I ice it. There's absolutely no pain and in fact, after week 3, I only take an advil at night and when I first wake up just to help with the swelling. I just hope that this subsides so I can see the true results. I'm a person that lives for instant gratification, so I hate waiting! Oh, and my scar looks great. It's flat and it looks good so far! So, the MM was the first step in my true "makeover". The next step is losing 20 pounds. I'm 155 and idealy I'd love to get down to 120, but I'd be content at 135. I just want to get down to a HEALTHY weight, then if I still have will power I'll get down to my DREAM weight. Baby steps... I told myself that I'd give my the first month just simply to recover, but ideally, I want to be beach body ready by the summer. This is the first time in a long time that I really feel like I can do this. Its amazing how surgery could change you and your whole outlook in life. So that's it for now, my MM journey continues onto the next phase.Updated on 1 May 2011:almost 6 weeks PO - I worked out today, 30 minutes on the elliptical and crunches and sit ups. Just took it easy and slow, but man, when I got home, I was wiped out! Had to take a 2 hour nap. I guess it's signs that (1) I'm that out of shape and (2) my body is still recovering. I'm down to 153 pounds (about 5-6 pounds from my pre-surgery weight). Not bad considering I haven't been on the best diet and haven't worked out until today. The PS said that I'll lose weight faster now than before having the surgery because I have less fatty cells to burn off so the fat will burn from the rest of my body rather than the belly =) Hope he's right. So as far as my swelling, still the same. I'm just so worried about the love handles. PS keeps saying that's the last to go down, again, I hope he's right. But otherwise, I feel great ! No soreness at all, and the swelling from my TT goes in and out during the day. I jump between size 10-12 during the day and on really good days could squeeze into a size 8! But, I don't leave the house in 8 because I can easily swell up soon after I step outside the house. And as far as scaring, all looks good. I've been using Kelocote in the morning and wrapping my tummy in Gelzone. I've heard some good reviews on it so I thought I'd try it out. Pretty pricey stuff so it better work. Anyone use it? so that's my progress so far. I'm feeling normal again. I'm able to do everything that I used to do before the PS, including house work and caring for the kids. My advise to any mom's going through this journey is to really really enjoy your recovery time where you're free to do absolutely nothing! I'm not one to ask for help or like someone waiting on me hand and foot, but looking back I should've taken advantage of it because that probably was the only time that I had that excuse to just sit and do nothing! Instead, I was trying to speed my recovery by easing into cooking and cleaning and caring for the kids. Oh well, lesson learned. Maybe if my love handles don't go down I'll be back to do lipo and can take advantage of it again later lol! Well anyway, I love my body. It takes me longer to get ready because (1) I put all this gel and crap on my scars and (2) I like getting dressed :) 2 more weeks and I could start bra shopping!!!
I've been wanting a mommy makeover ever since I learned what a mommy makeover was. My sugery is scheduled for 4/4/11! My sister actually started the ball rolling by scheduling surgery for next week. We've both had kids and have the same exact "yucky" body, and I can't believe we're actually going to do it after talking about it all these years. My surgery will include: full tummy tuck; breast lift and implant; lipo in the midsection, flanks, hips and back. Lots of work. I originally started getting consults with different PS in my area which motivated me to start working out. I started at 175 lbs, and I'm only 5'1"! I started seeing a weight loss doctor who prescribed me phentermine. In 7 weeks, I lost 20 lbs. I would like to be in the 140's before I did this surgery, but due to work and family limitations, this is the best time for me. I have to be off phentermine at least 2 weeks before surgery so i'm praying I maintain my weight in the next 3 weeks. Aside from that, I'm excited, I'm anxious and I'm impatient. More to come. Updated on 15 Mar 2011: 3.15.11 I have a final consult appointment with the PS I'm choosing to do my surgery today. My sis has an appointment this morning to do all her paperwork. EEEK! I can't believe we're actually doing this. My sis had to get her compression garments via the internet cause her mm surgery is on Monday. It cost over $300 for rush shipping and all the garments. She got the gel, binders, bra, garters...all the good stuff. I just posted pix of my before, and current pix. I lost over 20 pounds taking phentermine through a weight loss doctor in my area. He also gave me b12 shots and monitored me weekly. Today will be my first day without phentermine, and I am going to be optimistic I won't eat my weight back. My plan is to stay ahead of the hunger, and drink lots of water. I'm going to start my Zumba tapes again tonight. I kind of got lazy. I was losing about 4 pounds a week while exercising and on phentermine. Lately, I've been slacking and losing only about 1.5 lbs a week. This MM surgery date is motivating me to lose another 10lbs so I can be about 145'ish pre surgery. My target weight is 125 for my 5'1" frame. I'm not trying to be super skinny... just...."normal." (at least in my eyes) *sigh* If it wasn't for my daughter's birthday at the end of the month, and the fact I have to get the phentermine out of my system for the next 3 weeks, I would be doing the surgery next month. I'm watching/reading all the postings and everyone says "why didn't I do this sooner?!" Why can't my surgery be now? Updated on 15 Mar 2011: I meant.. i would be doing this surgery NEXT WEEK. Updated on 15 Mar 2011: So I just left my PS office, and signed all the paperwork, did my blood test and made the "Big" payment. I'm told that my new date is 4/12/11, but I may be able to still get it done the week of 4/4/11 if a room opens up. I am so anxious, I even asked the nurse if she can put me in on my sister's surgery date, and just move my sister's surgery to April. It was a no go. Darn! Updated on 22 Mar 2011: I'm sitting here waiting for my sister to get out of surgery. Not fair. I'm thinking of moving my sugary date to next week... Hmmm. Updated on 23 Mar 2011: I moved my mm surgery up. I couldn't wait. It's now 3/30/11!!! Updated on 31 Mar 2011: I did it! I had my MM today. Pain is pain but is manageable. I'm on vicodine and I'm making sure to stay on top of the pain. Only thing I can complain about is I'm not sleeping straight. Other than that, I'm pretty good! I can't wait to see my tummy and breasts. I have an appointment in two days so I'll just have to wait. I'm too chicken to open up my garments. Updated on 31 Mar 2011: Day 2: Procedures done: breast lift, breast aug to full c cup, tummy tuck, lipo on back, hips, tummy. Pain level 3 today Breast are sore but very mild pain. I can raise my hands up with ease. Tummy tuck is sore but mild Lipo I can't feel at all. I just have a lot of bruising but no pain. I'm taking vicodine, stool softener and peeing like crazy from the iv. The only thing I need help with is getting out of bed. I can walk hunched but normal, I can go to the bathroom without any problems and I drain my own bulbs. My husband is amazed at how normal I am and all the things I can do just out of surgery. He says I'm a model patient. Here were my pre measurements: Under bust: 35 Nipple: 41 Waist: 35 Belly button: 40 Cup size c Weight: 159 Height: 5'1" My advice so far: 1. Go in to this excited and habppy. I was joking with the nurses and my doctor the whole time and smiled going in and leaving the surgery center. 2. Get sea bands for the nausea. 3. Be on top of your pain meds 4. Do an enema or colonic day or two before the surgery to clear out your tummy. 5. Don't tell unsuportive people about your surgery until after. There's no needs to add stress going into this. I want you guys to know that I am a pain whimp and am a big baby... So for me to be able to go through this and can only have minimal help (although my husband is more than willing to do it all) and minimal pain.... I am so amazed!!! Knock on wood that I can keep this up! Will post pix soon too... Updated on 31 Mar 2011: Day 2 PO evening... I'm such a ditz. I opened up my binder to get a sneak peek only to pull a stitch or something. OUCH! Now when I walk it hurts on my left side. So i'm just going to lay in bed to avoid walking. Thank goodness my follow up appointment is tomorrow. (reminder to others: don't open your binder. Things move around and can cause pain.) On another note, my PS called me and asked for status. He's surprised I sound so good. He's going to prescribe me percaset cause the vicodine is making me itchy. I'm going benedryl which is great cause I'm actually able to sleep longer now and not just in spurt. he thinks the antibiotics reacting with the vicodine may be why I'm itching cause I never had problems with vicodine before. Love being in bed take is time to heal. My girls are staying with my in-laws while I'm healing and my wonderful husband is home with me. I am so blessed. Updated on 1 Apr 2011: Day 3 PO Pain! There's a stitch or something on my lower left hip. Feels like it's tugging on my skin. My plan is just to wait until I see my PS today and stay in bed. Everything is sore except for that one area of pain. Pain level everywhere is: 4 Pain level in that one area is: 9 Felt nauseous last night so I wore my sea bands which helped. Drains are going down a lot. Throat still sore from the tube being in there but chloroseptic helps. I'm getting upa dn down mpby myself. Going to the bathroom and emptying out the drains myself too. Started taking benedryl for itchyness from vicodine which is great cause it knocks me out. Hoping my breast drains at least come out today. Updated on 2 Apr 2011: Day 3 Po Don't understand why day 3 is worse than day 1 or 2. Pain level was 7 today. I have gas like crazy and had to do an enema tonight to get the gas out. I was nauseated, had a head ache and was itchy from the vicodine. I'm now on oxycodone every 3 hours. This is working much better for me. Turns out I cant post pics from my iPad or iPhone so I'll just have to wait till I can get downstairs to a real computer. I went to my PS today and he says in doing fine. No drains were removed but hopefully by Monday I can have at least the breasts removed. It doesn't bother me cause they don't hurt but i just want to take a real shower. Cutest thing. My kids saw me for the first time and we explained mommy got her tummy fixed and that the bulbs were medicine so it wouldn it freak them out. They were so loving and gentle with me (9yo&3yo girls). They helped me wash an dry my hair and helped wiped me down. Pain level right now is a 3... Only cause of the gas. I did think and ask myself why I did this? I kept asking myself what would posess a perfectly healthy person to want to feel this pain and go through this recovery. I think I'm going through all the stages in one night. Everyone says this part is the hardest... I just want to finish already. Updated on 2 Apr 2011: Day 4 PO... Not to be gross, but if im keeping this real, the enema was great! Nothing came out with it just lots of gas and I am So much more comfortable now. Pain level right now is 2. Boobs feel engorged and tummy is Eh. No big pain. I swear the things that are bothering me are not from the surgery but instead the gas and the itchiness. Although the itchiness has gone down a lot since I got off of vicodine. Updated on 4 Apr 2011: Day 5 PO Went to my PS today and he removed 3 out of the 4 drains today. I decided it was time for me to get off of the oxhcodone so I switched to extra strength Tylenol this morning. I'm getting the 4th drain removed on Thursday. Pain level: 2 Comes mainly from hardness/ soreness of my breasts. My breasts feel hard as a rock and swollen like I'm need to pump both sides out of milk. I can move my arms around fine, it's just the hardness or soreness from the breast that's uncomfortable. Took a long hot shower today too that I loved! I asked if I can take ibuprofen but Ps says Im still too bruised from lipo (which I never felt at all.) oh boobs... You look so good.. Can u just tone it down a bit with the hardness... It feels like I stuffed my bra with 30 lbs rocks. Any help or advice??? Updated on 4 Apr 2011: Day 5 PO evening My one drain stitch and it's hurting like crazy! Pain is an 8! Took oxycodone for pain and moved around my binder and drain to make it more comfortable. Helped a bit but I feel it. I think it's when you have 4 drains, you think of the pain as a whole, and now I have one left... I'm so drawn to that one drain. Boobs are still engorged so my sis recommeneded cold packs 20 min max 4x per day. I hate sounding bipolar on my posts but I want to make this honest. Ouch! This darn drain hurts! Breathe... Updated on 4 Apr 2011: Day 5 PO later in the night Pain: 2 It seems like I just need to move things around and make sure the stitch isn't being tugged. What a relief! Took another long hot shower. Updated on 5 Apr 2011: Day 6 PO...4am ish Pain: 6 Soreness level: 8 Pain is from my last drain. Seems as if the drain may not be suctioning as before because I notice the bulb is stretched instead of the sunken look. I'm literally milking the drain to make it go in the bulb and the re positioning it for the least amount of discomfort. I left a msg with my PS office since this didn't seem like an emergency since it is still draining. I'm hoping they tell me to just comemin to removenit already. The pain feels like something is tugging at my skin and the site feels inflamed from me contstantly trying to reposition it. My boobs feel like they are so full of milk. ENGORGED... not pain, just uncomfortable. TT and lipo... No pain from those sites. So it's rally just the last drain and my boobs being uncomfortable. I've also started back on percoset every 3-4 hours cause the Tylenol isnt cutting it tonight. Realization: I'm still healing and I need to just calm down and go through thupis process. I'm probably just trying to rush this so every time I feel "pain-lesser" I'm thinking this is it... This is the worse... Only to be faced with a body that in my words "is bi-polar." Doogie houser out. (hehe!) Updated on 5 Apr 2011: Day 6 PO...11:30am Pain: 8 Soreness: 6 Temp: 100-102 (reading is always off) Called my PS this am to get more darvocet and for an appt today. I literally have to milk the drain each time I go to the bathroom cause the bulb is fully inflated and isn't doing it'd thing no matter what position I put it in. Worse fear now is they're going to strick a needle in the area and just manually drain it. Eek! Boobs are engorged, hard to get up and down and hard to walk again and oh the pain on the rigth side (the last drain). Vicodine I took is kicking in so thank god. Ok. This has to be the worse that everyone I'd talking about before it gets better... Updated on 5 Apr 2011: Pain: 1-2 Soreness level: 5 PS removed the last painful drain! Turns out it wasn't working anymore. I was probably at pain level 10 by the time I got to the PS office today. He had to put a topical and inject me with pain meds before he pulled out the pain. Worse pain I had ever felt during this whole recovery! Thank God Im done with it and im moving onto healing now. *sigh* Updated on 6 Apr 2011: Day 7 PO Pain: 6 Soreness: 6 My whole body aches everytime I wake up cause I've stopped setting the alarm at night to take meds. I figure if it hurts enough I'll wake up. Hmmm... I may have to rethink this one through. Where my right drain used to be is the most painful area. I honestly believe i was borderline infected since the suction wasn't working and the "stuff" was gathering there and had no where else to go. Boobs are more sensitive now. Even with opening up my medicine bottles. But at least today it doesn't feel as engorged. Tummy tuck incision is very minimal. The only areas I'm tender at are where the two drains were in my pelvic area. Lipo is becoming a little uncomfortable but super mild. Best thing I did today (although it hurt to walk around and it took me a long time to get around.) was get a NEW BODY SHAPER @ JC Penny's! Can I say *sigh*..... bought the one with your boobs hanging out and the front has about a couple dozen clasps running up and down. Back has full coverage which is good for the back lipo I had done. This makes it do much easier to itch... Cause I'm getting itchy now. It was buy 1, get 2nd pair 50% off so it came out to about 36 each. I'll be using this to replace the binder. Which is great because i have a short torso and the binder kept cutting into me in all the wrong places. Oh, and I went to Wal-Mart and bought sports bras that clasp on the front (2 for 9.94). Heaven! The bra I've been wearing was too tight and it was cutting me in the ribs. So in terms of garments, I've spent: $25.20 - binder I bought from surgery center $25.20 - bra I bought from surgery center $9.94 - 2 sports bras from walmart $36 (x2) - for shapewear garment from jc penny My sis (TheNewMe03) spent over $300 to rush ship her binder, a full garment zip thing, bra, scar cream and gel zone. Thank God from her experience, I was able to cut corners and get garments local for cheap! Updated on 7 Apr 2011: Day 8 PO Pain: 4 Soreness: 3 I went to my PS today and he removed the large stitches around the tummy tuck and belly button stitches. Next week he will remove all the stitches. Yey! I've been on top of my medication so pain is becoming more manageable now. Thank God! Now I'm starting to feel the lipo areas, I think only because the other areas have calmed down in pain significantly. The boobs are still engaged but taking a morning and an evening hot shower helps to alleviate it. The last drain taken out (right pelvic) is still leaking out but minimal pain now that the drain is actually out. I have to replace the gauze 3-4 times a day cause I want to make sure it stays clean and not infected. So all in all I think my pain luck is turning for the better. I do still have pain and aches here and there, but it is so much better than the last 3 days I've had. In a side note. I'm so in love with my new garment/binder! I tried on a bunch of clothes yesterday and everything looked so good. Instead of having to worry about of I look too fat in this or that... I worry if I look too skinny! So funny for me to say or write down. I want my weight loss to look gradual so people don't realize that I just had a mommy makeover. My regret is I should have bought shapewear a LONNNGGG time ago. Why didn't I use this stuff before? Everyone who doesnt have shapewear in their closet... Go get 2! Your clothes fit and look so much better. I can't stop raving about it. On another happy note, I've lost 3lbs from my pre surgery weight. I can really see my figure coming about. The anxieties I was having over whether or not this was worth it has subsided. I can't wait for more swelling to to down! I've also started doing portion control and it's helped a me this week on losing the 3 pounds. Weight loss tips: 1) eat what ever you want 2) stop eating when you are full 3) water! 4) walk 5)& stop eating 4 hours before sleeping I take no credit in any of this cause it's from other people that I liked the idea of and I just remind myself to do daily. I have to remember that losing weight is a concuius daily decision and not an unconcious thing. Adios amigos! Updated on 8 Apr 2011: posting 9 day PO pix NEW STATS: Weight: 155lbs Under Bust: 35” Fullest par of Breast: 41” Cup Size: C Waist: 35” Around Belly Button: 38” Fullest part of hip: 40” Pain Level: 3 Soreness: 4 Updated on 8 Apr 2011: 9 Days PO Pain: 2 Soreness: eh..3 Today lipo pain has subsided and now I'm feeling the tummy tuck stitches. I feels like the skin is attaching and there's a big bump that formed around the edge so I feel a little rise when I run my fingers on top of it. No big deal really, I just feel the stitches, but it doesn't hurt at all, just a little sore/tender in some spots. There's medical tape around it and I'm wearing my underwear below it so it doesn't have to rub up on anything. I weighed myself again, and I'm down another pound! 155 9 days post op. Woo hoo! Boobs are tender, but I can absolutely raise and move my arms around with no problems. Only thing I'm looking forward to is for my next appt. where my PS will remove the ugly stitches around my nipple. My areaola is super cute now though... it's so small and perky! Tummy is sore more around the lipo-ed areas and has gone down a little bit with the swelling. I can tell cause my shirts look AH-mazing! The area where they took the last drain out (right pelvic) is still leaking/draining, and i'm having to change the gauze/taping and even my underwear because as much gauze I put on it, it still leaks through. It's a little tender there, but completely manageable. I am walking completely straight while my meds are working, and I start to hunch over as it gets closer to take the meds. Funny... As for the percoset. I didn't take any last night, and I didn't wake up like the other day, so I can tell the pain is really becoming manageable. I think I'm going to got to every 4-5 hours instead of every 3 hours today to see how that goes. Once I get used to it, i'll be switching to tylenol. So in conclusion.. Boobs - good! Tummy tuck - just stitches getting tender, but ok lipo - good last drain spot area- still leaking, but good. Hasta Manana! (oh, and i updated my pix now that I can go up and down the stairs with ease, and I can get on a real computer!) Updated on 11 Apr 2011: Day 10 & 11 Pain! I woke up both these days in pain. Lots of meds. The main areas that were painful now are the stiches for the Tummy Tuck. I did WAY too much for the weekend and my body was aching, hurting, and super exhausted. It was my bad, so I can't really blame it on the healing process. I really did way too much, and my body paid for it big time. Updated on 11 Apr 2011: Day 12 PO My main concern right now is getting pregnant. Not to be too detailed, but my husband is really loving my new body! I know I was given anti-biotics and my birth control is probably not working at it's peak, but I can't fend this guy off of me! To say the least, he's very happy with the result. With that said... Pain: 2 Soreness: 1 Pain is really just coming from the stitches from the Tummy tuck now. The right side pelvic where the drain was has slowed down in draining significantly. But is still dress the wound. The tape that the PS put around my TT wound has fallen off, and i literally look like I'm packing bullets around my tummy the way my "make shift" gauzing looks. I basically roll 2 cotton square pads, put neosporine and use medical tape to hold it in place. So i have a whole row going from hip to hip of this stuff, and it looks funny. My compression garment holds it in place, so you really don't see it. I usually take a morning and evening shower, and change the dressings then. The TT scar is hideous! It's rounded and you can tell it's ugly. I know this is just the beginning and it hasn't gotten to the scabbing phase yet so that's why it's so hideous. Yuck! The PS is going to take my final stitches off tomorrow, and I can finally see my boobs in a good way, not in a frankenstein looking way. I'm really looking forward to that. All in all, I'm still waking up in the morning asking my self "WHY THE HELL DID I DO THIS AGAIN?!" but, it's getting minute-ly better each day. One day, I'm hoping to wake up saying "THIS IS WHY I DID IT!" Still waiting for that day though. TIme seems to be going so slow with the healing. It's getting old. Signing off for today :) Updated on 14 Apr 2011: Day 15 post op I look soooooo good! Flat (ening) tummy, less swelling, boobs galore! Stitches all gone, taking ibuprofen for swelling and almost off the pain meds. Life is soooo good!!! Updated on 20 Apr 2011: 21 days PO Weight: 154lbs (still working on this) Under bust: 34.5 Cup Size: C Waist: 34 Belly button area: 35 Hips: 38.5 ***SKINNY CLOTHES ARE COMING OUT THIS WEEK!*** no more pain meds since last week. swelling has gone down significantly, although still swollen. boobs had "dropped" which apparently means the are settling in more and they aren't so high up. I am VERY happy with the size. It's not too big under clothes, but big enough out of clothes. ICING!!! my boob pain was not fun last week, but after talking to my sis (thenewme03) she told me to ice. so frozen peas are my new best friends. i ice in the morning and night and whenever i remember to throughout the day. it helps so much with the swelling and the pain. i actually don't wake up with pain anymore. just tenderness around my boobs. my tt incisions are already scabbed and itchy, but i'm doing my best not to itch. Lipo is awesome even though i know it's not at 100% yet since it's still swollen. I can see shapes taking place. cool thing about my ps, is he doesn't recommend the butt fat injections, but he lipoed my lower back to make it look like i have a butt! awesome!!! very happy with my results. now i just have to wait for my ps to give me the go ahead to start exercising, which may be next week since that's when my next appt is. YEY! Updated on 6 May 2011: 6 weeks post op pix posted -pain is gone! -using gel zone & cream to reduce scars now -exercising like a maniac to get inches off
I had a rhinoplasty done by Dr. Hisaka about 5 months ago, and let me just tell you that trusting him was the worst mistake. A year before getting a rhinoplasty by him I had a septoplasty by a different surgeon to fix my deviated septum. That surgery went very well and I was so happy to be able to breathe super clearly, however my nose still leaned to one side since septoplasty procedures don't change the appearance of your nose. I have always been insecure with my nose because it's asymmetrical at the tip, so I saved up my money to have it fixed. I called and made an appointment a month in advance to have a consultation for a tip rhinoplasty. This piece of information will be important later on. Apparently Dr. Hisaka specializes in noses which is why I trusted him, however I find it very hard to believe after having countless amounts of issues with my nose post-op. A year ago I asked my septoplasty surgeon about the tip of my nose and if the procedure would straighten it out. He told me that a tip rhinoplasty would fix it, not a septoplasty, which is why I went to see Dr. Hisaka a year after my septoplasty procedure. I told him this and he said it would be an easy fix. I also had a dorsal hump and Dr. Hisaka recommended to shave down the bump a little bit while he was already doing the tip procedure. I agreed. However, the dorsal hump was never my main concern as the tip of my nose was supposed to be the primary focus. While Dr. Hisaka and I were looking at my nose and discussing what I wanted to have done, he said that he would shave down the dorsal hump on my nose which would lift up the tip. I told Dr. Hisaka that it wouldn't work and explained what my septoplasty surgeon told me, which was that the tip of my nose was deviated and the cartilage inside needed to be straightened out. He said he understood what I meant and told me that it was going to be a very easy procedure and tried to comfort me by saying he was going to take good care of me and that we were "friends now." I found this to be a bit odd and was skeptical, however I trusted Dr. Hisaka. Also, Dr. Hisaka said that he usually charges $6,000 for a rhinoplasty procedure, but he said that since the changes to my nose would be so minimal that he would do it for $3,800. I was paying for the surgery myself, so I was very happy to hear this offer and excitingly took it. Fast forward to after the surgery: Dr. Hisaka did exactly what I told him not to do. Once my cast was removed, I was mortified, but Dr. Hisaka acted like he did a very good job and did what I asked. He shaved down my dorsal hump EXTREMELY when I asked him only to shave it a little since he was already bringing the tip up. He didn't fix the deviated cartilage in the tip of my nose, so the tip of my nose wasn't fixed and I wasted my money. The tip of my nose was so crooked that a piece of cartilage was sticking out of one nostril. I told him I was concerned and he cut it off and tried to drag my nose over to the other side with some stitches. This left me with a scar that is still present and very obvious on the middle of my nose which he said would be gone in a week. I told him my concerns and that I wasn't happy since the tip wasn't straight, and he told me that I was going to need a revision rhinoplasty. This made me extremely angry as he was supposed to focus on the tip, but he was lazy and arrogant and didn't listen to me when I told him that the cartilage in the tip of my nose was deviated. He then gaslit me and told me "You are obsessing too much over it. You are missing out on your life." Which I didn't appreciate AT ALL since I went in to get the tip of my nose done, and he didn't do it. I can't breath now, word count lim almost reached otherwise I'd explain more, but don't go to him unless you are getting an easy procedure done such as botox. Dr. Hisaka is incapable of performing complicated tasks and listening to his patients concerns. MAKE SURE TO ASK FOR BEFORE AND AFTER PICS OF OTHER PEOPLE, BECAUSE HE HAS NONE THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL AND WONT SHOW YOU! I'm saw a different doctor and they told me that the tip cartilage is still deviated and I need to wait a year to have it fixed. Find a professional, because Dr. Hisaka is sketchy and will stop communicating with you if you aren't happy with HIS results.
Very disappointing operation. I did chin implant remove operation 2 months ago. Before the operation, doctor said the scar inside mouth could be disappear in one month and chin muscle could be recover in 6 weeks. But now I still have the following problems:1.my lower lip still has the numbness issue(There is no numbness issue before this operation, doctor mentioned the numbness because during removal the right side got stuck, need up to 3 month to recover) 2. The scar inside my mouth is ugly and the area of right side scar sometimes has a feeling of prickling pain 3. My chin still feels tight and dragging, I could not speak as normal. It affects my life a lot! I went to the office 3 times to pull all the strings inside my mouth out. Doctor said it is absorbable string, but until 20 days, there are around 30% could not be absorbable, so I went to office to pull off them, painful but could acceptable. Doctor said he has pulled off all the strings. 3 days later, I checked the wound, I found there is still one place that has a string, I went to the office again to pull it off. 2 days later, the inside mouth still felt uncomfortable and painful, I found there is one place skin crumpled up and there is a string inside of the skin, but no port could pull the string out. so I went to the office again, and the doctor cut the skin and pulled off the string. It is really really painful, my tears out. This is the 29 days after operation. I could not believe almost one month my mouth was still bloody. I am not professional, I could not judge doctor's skill. But I thought at least I don't need to drive to the office 3 times to pull off all the strings. If I know it needs 3 months or more to recover, I will not do this operation. I asked other people online who has the same operation, most of them already back to normal in 6 weeks. I feel so sad, hope I could back to normal soon!
Your breast buds grew in two different directions, specifically in 3D. This is very common. You had two completely different breasts in terms of position, shape, areolar size and direction, and inner anatomy. Ignoring the nipple areolar size and location, you have a good result. The augmentation makes the two totally different breasts look much more symmetric. You are lucky, the augment could have amplified the asymmetry. Ask your doctor if he could reposition the nipple-areola and you will see what I am talking about.
I do surgery on many women of color, including 'Mediterraneans'. The incision tends to be hyperpigmented so I do more periareolar incisions on these women. The scar blends nicely into the bumpy darker areola.
I encountered this in a thin European female. She underwent submuscular saline implants. The correction was simple. The patient agree to replace the saline implants with silicone and agreed to have a acellular dermal matrix sewn in to the top hemispheres of her breasts. The combination solved the problem. Your implants are silicone but they underneath the skin of an athlete, who's skin thickness will change with the extent of the athletic activity especially if there is weight loss involved. The biggest problem facing your surgeon and myself is the costs of the matrix i.e. great product poor price scheme.
I do a lot of noses in my community. Pressure does not work. It is not uncommon to mismatch the take down of the bony part versus the supratip area. This is the most difficult part of the surgery. You can verify this from your profile. Your surgeon thought he/she had a satisfactory matchup only to find the mismatch postop because of the way your body healed. Fortunately, the correction is relative easy and lost less expensive and debilitating. You can tell him/her what you would like higher or lower on your profile view. Your surgeon sounds very capable.
I just had a hematoma from a patient who fell 24 hours after surgery. Sometime just a generalized oozing (of small blood vessels) will cause a hematoma to form. The hematoma was evacuated and a drain was placed. I have not had a surgical seroma in the past 10+ years and they should be drained also. With 10-20 cc of sero-sanguinous fluid, the drain could probably could come out and you will not have a recurrence.
