Frank Stieg, MD (retired)

Growing up I was always the heavier twin and constantly felt judged by other because my twin sister always had the perfect body and the cute boyfriend and I was always under the radar, I started gaining heavier breasts and was a large C by the time I was in 7th grade, by sophomore year of high school I was a 36DDD in strapless bras and I could not fit my breasts into a padded 36DD bra, only a 36DD minimizer bra (a bra with no padding, just stretchy fabric) but I was so uncomfortable that I just resorted to wearing sports bras 24/7, I hate to admit it but I even wore one with my Prom dress. I became very depressed because I was unable to wear cute clothing or bathing suits with friends because I was so self-conscious. I could never build up the courage to ask my parents for the surgery until my therapist brought it up in a session with my mom and there were no questions asked, my dad booked me an appointment to get them looked at. It took about two weeks and I was approved by my insurance, I was then assigned to have my surgery three weeks later. I am three days post-op and I can already feel such a difference, I feel like a whole new person and I can't even describe how much happier I feel, if you are thinking about getting this procedure done, I highly recommend it. I had the drains removed today (three days post op) and it was not nearly as bad as I thought it was, just make sure whoever is removing them takes both of them out at the same time and DO NOT take your pain pills ONLY to get the drains removed, take them only if you've waited 4 hours since your last dose, you will be more likely to faint if you took the medicine just for taking out your drains. I could cry of joy every time I think about how much better I feel with this surgery done. It really is life-changing. If you are thinking about not getting the surgery done just because of the scars, they will be barely noticeable if you behave yourself like your doctor tells you to! If you end up having a wide scar, you can go back into your doctor's office and they can make a small incision where your scar is in and it out and restitch you up with a smaller line so that you won't have as big of a scar. I encourage everyone who is thinking about getting this surgery to do it! You will not regret it one bit. :)