I had my Fleur De Lis Tummy Tuck done May 2, 2014. I had a ton of extra sking from having twins and being over weight. I have noticed as time goes on my lower pubis area seems to be getting more laxed and seems fat and puffy. I know there is the swelling for many months, but it seems like this is just soft hanging tissue and I think I may need a revision. My PS is 5 hours away, so I am trying to get a few opinions so I can talk with my PS in July when I go down for another check up with him. I am thinking that I do not have much elasticity in my skin due to all the stretch marks and it is not able to reabsorb. Please tell me what you think from the photos that I will post with this. Thank you. Updated on 7 Jul 2014: So far everything is about the same, still very swollen and puffy. The scar looks good, and my belly button is amazing, Cound not have asked for a better belly button. :) The "Ken Doll" effect is still horrible and wearing jeans looks pretty bad with a bulge. I am praying that it absorbs, there is hope after reading everyones comments about it taking more than 6 months to settle down. It is quite early in the healing process.
I had a rhinoplasty and septoplasty performed and I can't say enough about how I was taken care of and the great results. My nose looks great and I can breath again. I was worried that my expectations were too high but the doctor out did himself. I'm still healing but what an improvement already. I know that it takes 6-12 months to see the final results but already I'm happy. I'm always impressed with a business when weeks afterward, they still treat you like a priority.
Hello ladies! I've been reading your stories for a very long time, and am ready to share mine. I had implants put in 05/2003. I was 18 years old, and had the mindset of just making them bigger. My Mom had implants, my Aunt has implants, so I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. Worst decision I've ever made for myself. Less than a year later I was diagnosed with Chronic Fibroadenoma Disease, which is just a fancy way of saying "lumpy breasts". I've had 2 cysts removed, all Fibroadenoma (benign) as well as scar tissue removed-- all of this (so far) only in my right breast. Twice through my areola, and once on the side of my breast near my armpit. My right breast is in pain every single day. I'd measure it about a 2, pretty tolerable just very annoying. Some days, although far and few, I'd measure it between 5-7. The cysts will always be there, it will just be based on my pain tolerance level whether I decide to keep removing the ones that are hurting the most. Anyway, a few years ago I decided I wanted to remove my implants. I hate them. I do not have the mindset that I had at 18, where I wore tight clothes and was proud of my cleavage. They make some exercise nearly impossible, they're uncomfortable when I sleep, my right one began rippling a few years ago, and now when I lift my right arm you can completely see the lining of the bag. I generally wear a sports bra, sometimes two just to push them down. I recently moved back to the city where I got my initial surgery done, so I have made a consultation for the explant surgery for Wednesday. The stories on this site have been so helpful and inspirational. So many of my personal questions have been answered, giving me the boost I needed to just make the appointment for the consult. I am eager to learn whether or not removing my implants will subside the pain in my breast from the cysts. I'm not sure if it will put less pressure on them? Give them more room. Does this sound silly? Even if it will not help my pain, I'm hoping removing the scar tissue around my right areola may help a bit, for I can feel how hard it is again underneath. I'm also concerned that the cost will be more than what I paid for them to be put in? I think the price will have inflated since 10 years ago. I just want to feel better. I wish I'd left myself alone. Oh, on that note, I will be 29 next week. I am 5'5", about 140 lbs. I was a full B cup pre-op, I got 360 cc's (I think?!) and I'm now a full C or a D depending on my weight gain. Looking forward to continuing to read all of your stories, hear your input, and hopefully post some updates. Updated on 24 Apr 2013: Good morning! First I need to say how incredible all of your messages and comments have been for me. I've never been able to talk to anyone else about my experience, and from the day I uploaded my review I've gotten nothing but helpful and positive feedback. So THANK YOU LADIES! I had my consultation last Wednesday and I'm so glad that I finally did it. I was able to go in with so many more questions thanks to this site. I am going with the same doctor who did my initial BA, so there's some comfort in that. I am going to explant without a lift, and have a capsulotomy done on my right breast, as well as removing scar tissue around my right areola. He said he can "almost guarantee" that the right capsule is what's been causing my pain, rather than just my lumps themselves. I just thought my right breast was unattractive after a decade, I didn't know there was actually something wrong with it! Even if this doesn't relieve my pain, which I truly think it will only benefit me, I still want them out. I can't stand them! The cost was less than I expected, I was hoping for under $5K. It would've been $1,900 if I went with local anesthesia and $2,500 for general. I had a lumpectomy once under local, and I can still hear the crank of the machine that pried my skin open, while the nurse asked me questions about my favorite music so I would be distracted. I'll take general! ;) The earliest I could get in for surgery is June 21. It feels so far away, but at the same time I've waited this long, so what's two more months? Updated on 26 Apr 2013: I've been noticing that some of you ladies have purchased your own post-op bras to wear after explant. I'm trying to find one that a woman would actually recommend, and not Google. Any suggestions would be appreciated! Updated on 5 Jun 2013: Hello again ladies! My surgery is only 16 days away!! These past two months have gone by much faster than I thought they would. I don't have much to update, except after recently moving back to California I finally got a job. I start tomorrow, & they even approved my time off for my surgery. Such a relief! I'm still very excited to have the explant surgery done, but almost equally as nervous as the surgery date gets closer. I still read all of your stories, you're all truly an inspiration to me. I hope to continue to learn from you all, as well as be able to contribute once I'm on the road to what I hope is a healthier version of myself. XO Updated on 20 Jun 2013: My surgery is tomorrow morning! I've had an emotional day. I hope I get some sleep tonight. Thank you all for your help these past two months!! Updated on 21 Jun 2013: My surgery went "smoothly" this morning. I feel great, considering. I got a little emotional when I went into the surgery room, I started to cry & my doctor held my hand. I must've knocked out pretty quickly because I don't remember anything after that. I'm a little sore in my right breast where the capsulotomy was done, but it's tolerable. I've taken my pain medication since I've been home, & have taken a few naps. I will probably take another pain med before bed, hopefully to help me sleep-- but depending how I feel tomorrow I may just switch to Tylenol. Updated on 21 Jun 2013: I didn't mean to submit my post surgery update just then & I can't figure out how to edit it. Anyway, I'm feeling so much better than I had anticipated I would. I was able to eat & have been drinking lots of water. My doctor called me to see how I was feeling, which I really appreciated. I have a follow up appointment in the morning, so I will update again once I know what's going on under these bandages! I am SO HAPPY that I did this. Good things to come, I hope. Updated on 22 Jun 2013: Last night was a little rough. I slept in incriminates of about a half hour, not so much because I was in pain, but because it was just awkward. I'm in a lot more pain today, but it's still pretty tolerable. I just got home from my follow up appointment, & everything looks great. I've got more natural boob than I thought I did. They're a little sloped, but I think it'll fluff up in time, & even if they don't I'm still pretty impressed with the results. My right incision is much uglier than my left, but if that's my biggest issue physically, that's alright with me. I have another follow up appointment Tuesday afternoon. I can shower today but I don't think I will. I have to put on a liquid bandage each day, & wear bandage with a strap across the tops of my breasts to push them down a bit & hopefully keep the bottom of my breasts from creasing. All in all, I'm happy. Sore, but happy. ;) Updated on 24 Jun 2013: Today has been a really good day pain wise, & I haven't taken any pain medication since yesterday. Everything else is irritating me today. I don't have a headache anymore, but my stomach is very bloated & I can't eat much of anything before it upsets it & just makes me feel off. It doesn't really hurt, it just doesn't feel good. I'm itching so much I might go crazy. I want to yank the bandage & compression strap off. I'm so tired of sitting up to sleep, & relying on my boyfriend to help me change, open bottles of water for me, take food out of the cupboards, etc. I'm definitely thankful these are the worst of my problems, but I needed to vent somewhere! I'm just extremely uncomfortable today. :( Again, the pain in my breasts is very minimal, & I feel pretty good. I was able to shower & check myself out some more, still very pleased with what I have left! ;) Hopefully tomorrow is a better day. I have another follow up appointment, I will update this again afterwards. Thanks ladies for all of your support & giving me a place to feel comfortable enough to gripe about the little things today. XO Updated on 26 Jun 2013: Feeling great today! I showered & was able to lift my arms long enough to wash my hair :) Pain is very minimal, some things are just uncomfortable if I move in a way that moves the muscles underneath my breasts. I had my second follow up appointment yesterday, incisions are healing well & I was cleared to wear a sports bra. Much more comfortable than those bandages/strap! I still have a crease underneath my right breast, I suppose from the capsule. I had hoped it would go away when I had the explant, but I guess not. I go back to work on Monday, & have another follow up appointment on Tuesday, so I'll update my review then. xo
Twelve years later, when an infection, unrelated to my past surgery arose, that could have severely affected not only the site of my prior surgery but my health and life in general... I called my surgeon, Dr. Mac as I refer to him, confident he would know how to take care of me and not miss something. I love my initial results still all these years later. I am astounded at the incredible level of medical treatment, truly impressed at the care, committment and kindness. My only fear is that if he ever retires, that he is the unreplaceable platinum standard of care, and I will be impossibly pressed to find another to compare with his talent and standards.
I have been wanting a facelift/neck-lift for a couple years. I went to another " well advertised" PS for consult. Then one night while washing my face I remembered Dr. McAvoy. He had performed a cosmetic surgery procedure on me over 20 years ago. WOW, I look fabulous! Its been three weeks today and feel this was the best money ever spent. "I mean it" I would include pictures but feel weird about having my face on RS. Dr. McAvoy can post on his website if he wants. Did I mention that he was not deep in my pocket. He makes the saying "you get what you pay for" sound absurd. I am so glad that I went with Dr.McAvoy and look forward to having his work on display. I will never think about going to another PS again.
With less volume pushing out the scar, inversion can occur, Waiting several months is usual, and talk with your ps re revision. Injection of fat into breast tissue has the hazard of resulting in fat necrosis and calcification which can be confused with breast cancer.
Abdominoplasty can be done in African- Americans and darker skin patients. While scar hypertrophy and keloids are more common in these groups, the procedures can still be done and post op silicone-based scar gels can be used. I avoid Kenalog creams and steroids in African - Americans because of their known propensity to depigment. Talk with another plastic surgeon about the plan for post op wound care and the sequence of the procedures.
If your nipple is well above the IMF (inframammary fold) a mastopexy (lift) is not needed.You should discuss this in your pre-operative consultation.Also, it appears you are seeking a different shape to your breasts, and this is not realistic and the photos don't allow an adequate discussion of this.
