Dr. Wrye is such an amazing doctor, he has true talent and skill. I am so happy with my mommy makeover:) I expected to have an ugly scar but it’s so thin it doesn’t even bother me.. and my breast also came out amazing :) not only is he a skilled surgeon but his bed side manner is unparalleled. He makes you feel completely comfortable and recommends what is best for your body type . I’m only 3 weeks post opt and everything has gone smoothly. I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking for a great surgeon.
Thank you doctor Wrye for being extremely through regarding my procedure (breast implants), as well as making it a fast and effective one. Doctor Wrye was beyond professsional while maintaining a great report with me, was attentions to what I wanted and needed, and very positive. Denise at Hall and Wrye Plastic Surgeons and Hair Restoration was lovely and very helpful through out the process, from beginning to end. Always available to speak with me at all times and just like anyone else at his office - very welcoming and positive! Needless to say, I am now a faithful patient for life!
45y.o., no children, RNY 5/13/13, 150-lb loss with muscle building and body sculpting. I've consulted with Dr Scott Wrye in Reno, NV. We've planned Medial & Bilateral Thigh Lift, TT with muscle repair (lots of planks, cardio, HIIT and weight training means no lipo needed anywhere) and BA. No insurance; all out-of-pocket... I'm Pretty sure it's gonna be worth it! Updated on 11 Nov 2014: I came out of anesthesia like a champ. No nausea. No complications. I have 24/7 care; they are keeping me on med schedule. No pain, just a bit uncomfortable. Able to eat my protein and get my water in. Incisions are the white tape lines. I am soooooo happy! Updated on 11 Nov 2014: 1. Get a walker; it'll give you more stability. 2. Get a lifted toilet seat; it'll give you 2 handles and you won't have to sit as far down. 3. Get a shower chair (or use the lifted toilet seat. 4. Wear a sports bra; place your drain grenades in there to get 'em out of the way. Updated on 16 Nov 2014: Every day I learn a new trick. I figured out to wrap the tubing within the fingers on one had; to avoid slippage and not need to squeeze my hand to keep the slippery from slipping. Hold your "drain grenades" between you knees to free up both hands for washing hair and body. Once out if the shower and while towel-drying, place your "drain grenades" on the vanity to free up both hands. Updated on 19 Nov 2014: Walked around the block, slow pace, 3mph, 20 minutes. My brain liked it. My psyche loved it. My thighs were pissed. Within 3 hours, even the leg lace of my CG was trying to hold in my bulging lower thighs. Check out the photo in blue flannels. My groin and under-cheek scares are healing nicely. My drain holes are a bit inflamed. I'm in the CG for 23 hours-a-day. I can't figure out how NOT to pee on myself through that big ol' built-in hole in the crotch, so now I unhook and unzip every time. I got a tip to hang my "Drain Grenades" from a lanyard while showering. It works like a charm. I can't wait to see the tape measure after 3 months! Updated on 24 Nov 2014: I've been trying to get these uploaded.... As of Day 11, my left side is very swollen as seen in the video. It's also not draining as much as the right. I've been compliant; no more walking for me. Been bed-bound. Next post-op with Dr Wrye is Tues 11/25. Updated on 24 Nov 2014: It's progress, I think. The isavela (sp) CG was great the first week. The extra large "crotch hole" made it easy to not get undressed to pee. But, the seam of the opening started rubbing on a groin incision. OUCH!!! Now I have a scab. So, after my shower, I put on a new, smaller CG that I bought for myself for after care. Much better!!!!! No rubbing. Updated on 26 Nov 2014: Aahhhh man, I'm still draining more than 40CCs of liquid. He won't pull the drains till next Tuesday (22days.) Yeah, I'd rather not cause any complications, besides, he said I'm healing great. I'm bed-bound and staying off my feet. I get to go back to work part-time on Monday after Turkey Day. That was the plan all along. No walking (super light cardio) until 3 days AFTER he pulls the drains next week. He's all about the recovery!!!!! He did say I had the biggest saddlebags he had ever removed and he is super impressed with his own work and how my incisions are healing. In my opinion, he did his job as the doctor, and I'm doing my job as the patient. Best. Decision. Ever. Thank you Dr Wrye... You've made my world a better place! Updated on 26 Nov 2014: I did all the work to change the left-hand column into the middle column. Dr. Wrye did all the work to change the middle column into the right-hand column. Updated on 5 Dec 2014: I went back to work PT this week. Doc says it's good as physical therapy, but I do swell up at night. Had 3rd post-op on Tuesday. He says my incisions look great (I can start using an over the counter lotion/moisturizer on the scares), but since I'm still draining 50+ on right and 70+ on the left, he's leaving them in another week. He doesn't want to remove them until Im under 20!!!!! Next post-op is Tuesday. Updated on 5 Dec 2014: This photo really shows why I chose surgery! Updated on 9 Dec 2014: Dr. W decided to remove my drains even though I'm still shooting out 50+. Since going back to work PT last week, all the new movement (up and down outta my truck, outta my office chair etc) has now made my drain holes super-duper sore, red and inflamed!!!!! He says it's super important to stay off my feet and stay in the compression garment. My next post-op is next Tuesday.
I'm so glad that I went with Dr.Wrye & Dr. Hall. They say,"It's All About You!" It's so true, it really is all about the patient. They have a wonderful Spa setting with wonderful water fixtures, comfy waiting area's & forget the cheap disposable gowns they use nice lightweight cotton robes. From the very moment I met with Dr.Wrye I knew I was in good hands & felt completely comfortable with him. I asked what he thought about 2nd opinions, he said," second & even third opinions are wonderful! " The consultation was free & he saw me more than 1 time for free. I absolutely adore his staff, Amanda the surgery scheduler is fabulous, Tracy the medical assistants is wonderful as well. They all really do their best to make the process comfortable, I never felt rushed, I called and asked if they had any patients who've had the same procedure I was going to have who would be willing to talk to me. Within less than 24hrs I was able to talk to another woman who had a wonderful experience as well. It made me feel so at ease to have someone to talk to who went through the same procedure & loved her outcome! They offered discounts if you paid in cash which made a substantial difference in my overall price. I also love the fact that I was getting 2 board certified plastic surgeons for the price of 1! I went to another consultation with a very reputable PS my fee was $60.00 just to sit in a room with a couple of sizers in my top. The receptionist had left me with the impression that I would be able to use the 3D imaging at my first consult. Which wasn't the case at all. They didn't offer any discounts if you paid in cash, they only offered Care Credit with a reduced interest rate if you chose to use them as your PS. Their prices were 3 thousand more $$ without any discounts. I'm so glad that I went with Dr.Wrye & Dr.Hall, they're wonderful & I love my new breasts & I'm doing really well for only being 3 wks post-op. I would do it again in a heartbeat! My breasts are healing well & I don't think I will have too much scaring. As a thank you for choosing Dr. Wrye & Dr. Hall they gave me a gift card for $600.00 worth of skin care products & services that are good for 12 months. Updated on 13 Aug 2014: Today I went to Victoria Secrets & returned the bra that I purchased prior to my surgery. I purchased the bra as a goal bra or should I say a limit on size; I didn't want to go any larger than the very generous 38D which is equivalent to a 36DDD. When I tried on my goal bra prior to surgery the cup was more than half empty! When I tried the bra on post op my New Girls filled the up & the bra it actually was to big around, I'm really a 36 under my bustline. So I was measured & my bra size is currently 36DDD or a 34G. ????????????? < I tried to remove the frowns because I'm HAPPY, I'm not sure why I can't remove the images, but that's ok! I was so glad that the same wonderful young lady who measured me the day of my pre op appointment; was working today! It was fun showing her my new Girls & having another one of the VS ladies ask what type of cream I'm using on my incisions...... because I'm not using anything yet! My incisions look fabulous because of the skilled hands of Dr.Scott Wrye & the fact that I did absolutely NOTHING for the first week except recover! I'm taking vitamins, eating tons of omega fatty acids & trying to have a healthy amount of calories so my body can do it's job recovering. It will be fun to see my progress; I'm so Grateful & feel truly blessed to finally have my Girls match my young perky Spirit! For the first time in over 18 yrs I can FINALY wear any type of lingerie, bra or clothing item without dreading the reality of not being able to pick something off of the rack! Or being embarrass if someone caught a glimpse of my Saggy Mommy Boobs! I used to take so much time fussing over how I would disguise or hide my girls! I can honestly say that I had come to a healthy psychological place; where I had accepted my body prior to surgery. I knew that I would be fine with the breasts I had. No they weren't PERKY or perfect, but I was able to nurture my child for over a year. My Breasts preformed wonderfully, they did exactly what they were designed to do! Yes I would breastfeed my child again, even if it meant sacrificing the way my breasts looked! Breastfeeding was one of the most Beautful exsperiences I have ever had! I loved holding my child to my breasts knowing I was providing him with exactly what his body needed! ?? I miss those precious moments of holding my child in my arms, giving him comfort & nourishment! I have an amazing Husband who has always told me I was beautiful & that my body was perfect the way it was! I feel like life is coming full circle, I sacrificed my breasts to nurture my child; now after 18yrs, I'm blessed to have Perky Full Beautiful Breasts! Life is good & each day is a gift... Updated on 13 Aug 2014: I remember feeling so overwhelmed at, during & after my pre op appointment! This is my 1st breast Augmentation, with a major lift anchor incision, breast implants under the muscle. O my goodness I had the hardest time trying to choose what size, I had read so many different profiles, articles & any documentations I could get my hands on. I literally didn't sleep the night before my pre op.....I spent the entire night before obsessing about implant sizes, I didn't want to go "HUGE" I also didn't want Boob envy either... My PS thought I didn't want scars ( mind u I went in to see him 3 times before surgery) so in order to make my Saggy Mommy Boobs look fuller we were looking at 450cc-475cc's. I prayed & flipped a stinking coin asking for heads or tails, to eliminate sizes from 325cc's -475cc's moderate plus! I was a mess, a reck, a worry wort.... Tracy was so patient with me, Amanda the surgery coordinator had ordered 4 different sizes of implants just for me & said if the morning of I changed my mind again she would personally run down the road & bring the implants I wanted!! Woo it's exhausting just spewing that all out. When I we finally made it to the car, I told my husband to drive I felt sick to my stomach.....what if this was all an ENORMOUS mistake! Then I decided that my PS is the one who performs breast lifts, augmentations, reconstructions & surgeries all of the time......so I decided to let him have the final say & I felt like a heavy load had been lifted off of my shoulders! I'm so glad I left the final say up to my PS, Dr.Wrye madequate the perfect choice.... I was looking for Natural, fuller, perkier breasts that at times I could go without wearing a bra! 425cc's were right for me! ???????? Updated on 15 Aug 2014: I'm 4 wks post-op today; my breasts are continuing to drop & fluff. I'm adjusting to my new areolas size, shape & their new positions. It feels like the right breasts is positioned differently than the left. I'm going to mention it to my PS when I see him. I'm struggling a little with the differences between my breasts. I know that I'm still changing & have a few months before I'll see what the final results will be. Overall I think my breast look amazing for being 4 wks post-op! I have to remind myself that they're," Sister's Not Twins!" I honestly think my scars will fade well & hopefully my breasts will even out when they both have fully settled into their new position over the next few months?! Sorry if I'm not making much sense, I'm tired & starting to dose off. I hope that these pictures help someone who is looking at a major breast lift with anchor incision & breast augmentation. Thank you for the encouragement & support. Updated on 16 Aug 2014: I over did it on Thursday & I'm resting now. I thought I would share some pictures. Updated on 17 Aug 2014: Sorry these are a little blury, I wanted to share some of more of my pre op photos. Hopefully this will give you an idea of how much my breast have changed :) Sorry these are so blurry, I'll post the pre op pictures that we took prior to surgery. Updated on 18 Aug 2014: Today was my annual pap smear & breast exam with my gynecologist. It was really cool because the look I was going for was, "Natural & my pre pregnancy breasts!" Well my PS was spot on, the RN who has known me for 20 yrs didn't even know that I had a BA! WOW.... I love these new breasts, these girls are so perky & beautiful. She said,"I would of NEVER known that you have breast implants!" It was fun showing her my new Girls & talking to her about my PS. Remember Ladies it's so important to have your annual visits to the gynecologist....It might take sometime to get to know my new Girls, but with my medical history of ovarian cancer it's so important for me to make sure I'm doing my monthly self breast exams! So I want to encourage u all to see you Primary Care Physician, Nurse Practitioner, Gynecologist, Planned Parenthood, local clinic or wherever yout can go to get your pap smear, your pelvic exams & the dreaded Mammogram! Updated on 19 Aug 2014: I'm so tired of sports bras, my neck & shoulders are so glad to be in a regular bra(with no under wire of course). I purchased a few bras & I really like Kohls clearance racks. I was able to find a couple super soft, comfortable silk bras & my husband helped remove the under wires. So I will be wearing some of my new bras today. I saw my PS on Thursday; he instructed me to transition into comfortable supportive bras. I'm also doing the massage where you grab the entire breast implant & gently guide it around in your chest once a day. I'm also massaging my sutures & incision sights lotion or oils. I'm so excited my left breast has finally caught up to my right breast & they're both looking really good. They're looking better everyday :) Updated on 21 Aug 2014: So as some of you know I over did it last week! It took a few days to recover & I'm starting to feel a lot better. My pecs hurt so bad last week, thank God for advil, ice, Arnica Montana & my amazing family! Here are some pictures..... Updated on 25 Aug 2014: I am really enjoying being able to sleep on my side. I no longer sleep on a pile of pillows, I think it's been about 2wks since I stopped sleeping on a pile of 4 pillows. It feels so good to sleep flat or should I say sleeping with 2 pillows instead of on a mountain. :) I always sleep with some sort of bra on, it feels so comfortable to sleep with a comfy bra. I am very happy with my results & the way my breasts feel. Updated on 26 Aug 2014: I'm really getting used to my beautiful new breasts, my "Sister's Not Twins!" It has been a long journey to get here. I had sleepless nights of looking at profiles here, YouTube videos of breast lifts & augmentations. A few different sets of rice sizers....my first set met its demise when I left them on the sofa & the dog ate them & the plastic baggies as well. I dreamt of having beautiful breast for years. I have felt insecure about the way my breasts looked in swimsuits, in shirts, in dresses. How I longed to be a to throw on a T-shirt & run to the store without a bra or to even be able to not have to fuss over how to adjust my breasts inside my bra to fill out a top. Well I finally had come to a place where I thought I would never have the money to afford to have a BL & a BA. I had a few friends who had breast cancer within the last couple of years. As I watched them go through surgeries, chemotherapy & radiation. I found myself feeling as though I should be grateful that I have breasts; that were able to feed my Son for 18 months & a husband who loved my breasts just the way they were. I had ovarian cancer over a decade ago, luckily I didn't have to have chemotherapy or radiation. I had multiple surgeries & a miscarriage that ultimately helped save my life.... over the years I found myself becoming more excepting of myself, my body, it's external scars as well as the deep emotional scars that only those close to me could see! I feel like I had come to a place where I had peace about the way my body looked even though it wasn't the sexy perky young body I desired. For years it hurt so much when I would see babies & siblings together....my Son would cry & say he wanted a brother or a sister to play with. This was something I wasn't able to provide for him. The likelihood of my cancer reoccurring was 50% so at first I tried to preserve my remaining ovary & we tried to conceive another child. It was incredibly painful to have intercourse, it was also emotionally painful. I found myself at a crossroad where I could either continue to be physically miserable & have painful intercourse in the pursuit of trying to convince another child or I could have my other ovary removed & be grateful for the amazing child I had. So I had numerous abdominal surgeries within a short period & took the big plunge....Surgical Menopause was my out it was the only way I knew how to prevent myself from always having the BIG C word lurking behind me, hiding around the corner. So before I was 30 yrs old I no longer had a way for my body to produce it's own hormones. If you know anything about the role that estrogen plays on your breasts you'll understand why I not old had my breast destroyed from pregnancy & breastfeeding for 18 months. So at 40 yrs old here I was on hormone replacement therapy(thank God for HRT). With each passing year my breasts became more deflated & saggy. Here I was a young mother, a wife who was grateful to be alive & yet at the sametime I felt like my breasts belonged to an old woman. I honestly thought that by the time I turned 50 they would be at least to my navel. I can't express how grateful I am to have such an incredible husband who always tried to helped me to feel beautiful. He would say I just wish you could see yourself the way I do. I'm so glad that I have had the opportunity to have my breast surgery & I'm so excited to see how they feel in 6 months! Well now I finally feel like I have a second chance to feel my age to not be ashamed of my body! I used to feel like a always needed to adjust my breasts or make sure no one could look down my blouse. I used to wonder what people would think of me if they only saw me naked. People would say you're so beautiful & I would honestly think yeah that's what u say now, but if you saw me naked u wouldn't feel that way. Or if you saw me naked you'd think I had the breasts of a 70 yr old. I sorta felt trapped, like a young woman in an old broken body, well not anymore! It's definitely different when you've had a major anchor lift & your breasts have been sliced open & have had your nipples rearranged with an implant shoved under your pectoral muscles. I have to make sure I don't compare my breasts to the breasts of a woman who has only had an augmentation or a crescent lift. It's totally different, not that I'm complaining because I'm definitely not! I think as women we have to try to make sure that we aren't getting all of our self worth from the way our bodies look & that completely goes against everything the media says! We're bombarded by images of sexy perfect airbrushed bodies. So many people compliment girls on the way they look, instead of how smart we are or athletic. I want to say thank you to the people who take time to encourage & update their profiles, even when you're not feeling well. Those who bravely pick up the camera & take a picture of body parts that you wouldn't ever want anyone to see, yet you're brave enough to click on the download button & put your pictures out for everyone to see! Because you're truly helping so many people, even if you feel like it's not making a difference because you're not getting a lot of feedback. I'm sure you've helped more people than you know. Even if someone only saw your results & didn't leave a comment. So today at almost 6wks post op I feel fabulous, for the first time I shared with a neighbor & she completely understood. I used to spend hours on Facebook talking with friends & family..... now the first thing I do when I wake up is check Realself.com & look for new people who are sharing for the first time or look for the different women from all over the country & world who I've been able to connect with. I think about each & everyone of you each day! Thank you for allowing me to be part of your lives & for being a part of my life. I know this is an enormous update & a lot of information! I just wanted to share a little bit more of myself & where I have been....so I could journal how far I have come & grown as a person. May your day be beautiful & your healing process smooth. May your plastic surgery procedures heal those areas of your life that maybe made you feel ashamed of your body, that kept you from going out to the beach or kept you from having the confidence to reach your dreams your goals & may you aspire to be all that you can inside & out..... it feels weird to call something so awesome that has changed the way I feel about my body plastic! Xoxoxoxox Updated on 26 Aug 2014: A few pics. I'm almost 6 wks post-op! Updated on 27 Aug 2014: Grammatical errors... lol * For those of you who know the role estrogen plays on breast tissue. It really is a hormone that's needed to keep your breast looking young, full & perky. So without ovaries my body wasn't able to keep my breasts looking full . Especially after pregnancy & breastfeeding destroyed them. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat. I loved the special bond my son & I share. So even though I was only 40 I felt like my breast belonged to some so much older. *sorry about that girls ;) that's why I should of read it one more time .... lol Updated on 28 Aug 2014: Hello lovelies I am sick. It's been so nice, I'm so glad I didn't get sick before surgery. I would of been so disappointed if I had to put my surgery off being sick. Hopefully it will go away soon. I figured I'd share a picture of Arnica Montana, it's one of the best things I have taken for swelling, bruising & inflammation. I also bought a fun corset & thought I'd play dress up. I took these pictures yesterday, when I wasn't feeling as sick. I hope everyone is having a fabulous day & is healing well :) Updated on 3 Sep 2014: I'm almost 7wks post op & I have this awful scab that has stuck to my bra & was partially torn off by my bra. I'm keeping it dry. It was a spot that had a suture that was sticking out of it & now it's become a small hole. What do you ladies think I should do? I'm going to call my PS tomorrow to see if he wants to start me on some antibiotics, this spot was a scab that stuck to my bra. I just don't want to take any chances. Updated on 3 Sep 2014: Hello My Wonderful girlfriends, my fellow Sistah's. Everytime I tried to post an update something has come up or my post has been lost. This is honestly the 3rd time I've tried to write this today. So I called the MA back at the PS office; I told her that after I washed it & I touched about 2" away from the hole in my areola green puss & discharge came out. My husband called me as he was headed to work this AM, consernced because he also saw green puss. He felt I probably needed an antibiotic prophylactically/just in case. I left a new message saying I'm sick, found green puss, etc. I was told that this is probably not something that needs an antibiotic. That it needs to be protected because it has been ripped off repeatedly (it has been sticking to my bras) & just needs protection to heal. If it doesn't get better by next week I need to call & come in. I'm supposed to wash it with antibacterial soap (which I have been), keep it dry & protect it, with butterfly bandages & a gauze barrier. Which I am doing now. Now here is what I have to say (sorry about the grammar & punctuations)..... I want to say that I'm grateful for EACH & EVERYONE OF YOU LADIES! Even though we've never met you each have a special place in my heart & my thoughts. I don't care if you have BIG BOOBIES, Medium size boobies, Itty bitty boobies, uniboobies or no breasts or boobies at all! Maybe you are a cancer survivor. Maybe you have overcome enormous physical & emotional struggles. Maybe you're someone who has struggled with self image. Maybe you were teased about your nose, your chin, your face, your love handles, your pimples, your inverted nipples, your skintone, your gut or your REAREND this list could be endless.....you see my long drawn out point is this: We have this awesome forum a place that's common ground. "Realself," is where we can be ourselves & let our guard down. We can show our bodies & share our struggles, our victories, our nipples, our pimples as well as our deep dark secrets or body parts that we hide, we feel embarrassed about, our BIG & small Victories. Our new body parts that are sometimes odd & strangely shaped until they drop down, fill out & look "NORMAL AGAIN," maybe not the normal we had planned in our heads..but the way our bodies have excepted the New Normal we will learn to EMBRACE! We find strength here with eachother we're NOT ALONE! Someone's always here willing to give u a friendly hand, or lend encouragement, loving care! Maybe the people u love just don't understand or maybe they think you're superficial, plastic or obsessed. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about your body! You're unique & beautiful... Realself is such a special place; because all of the awesome people who take time out of their days & nights to welcome you & show they care! To share their insight, their wisdom, compassion, their support to understand! So it doesn't matter if you're new here or if you've been here for years...this is a Sisterhood & a Beautiful Community! Thank u all for caring & encouraging u ROCK!! ? Xoxoxoxox Updated on 5 Sep 2014: I wasn't really planning on sharing my breasts looking like chopped Boobs. With that said, I wanted to encourage other women who feel like there scars are awful & might feel like their breasts won't ever be Beautiful! Because that's not the truth, your body will change your body is going through a lot of changes. I feel truly blessed to have the breasts I have. No they're not as big as I would like them to be, if I could of had larger implants I would of went with 475cc's on the right side & 450cc's on the left side. I had a major anchor lift & having larger implants are an apposing force, so they work against each other! There are a lot of doctors who wouldn't even allow a patient to have this lift with more than 400cc implants. Wednesday I was really was having a hard time with my breasts & the size that they have shrunk down to. My husband took me by the hand & he told me that he loves them, because they make me smile! He told me that they look like me & that he loves them! That they really look natural & that's what we were going for. It really meant so much to me, because I was struggling with the fact that they've shrunk some & they're smaller than I really wanted. He is such a wonderful husband & the best friend I've ever had in my life. He wouldn't care if I didn't have breasts! We have been through so much in the last 20 yrs. It's nice when someone can say something to you & they mean it. I really hope that sharing these pictures will help someone else see the beauty in their own breasts....these pictures were painfully difficult for me to share. They were actually emotionally painful for me to look at & it would be so easy not to share these with u. I refuse to allow pride or fear to get in the way of helping someone else who maybe struggling with the way there bodies look. I'm still very sick with a cold & I'm pretty sure I have a fever. I hope I feel better by next week so I can take some better pictures & write a better update. Thank u all for your encouragement & support, I'm truly honored to be here with you all... I'm so sorry I haven't been able to get to everyone's email responses, please forgive me, I'm trying to catch up. Updated on 6 Sep 2014: Hello ladies, I just wanted to touch base with you all & apologize for not being here. I'm exhausted, I can barely keep my eyes open.... I am thinking of you all & I'm surrounding u all with love, positive thoughts & prayers for healing! I'll do my best tocatch up with all of you tomorrow! I hope u are well, I've missed you all & can't wait to catch up with you all! Xoxoxoxox Updated on 8 Sep 2014: Finally after a week the hole on my areola is starting to heal. The butterfly bandages didn't work, the non stick guaze stuck to my scab. Last Friday I started using breathable gauze, I also started washing it with betadine soap. It has worked wonders. I figured I would share a few pictures as well. I wanted to say a BIG thank u to all of the amazing ladies in our wonderful Realself community! I also wanted to share the progress on my scars underneath my breasts. My right breast is smaller than my left one, so it hasn't rounded out as much as the left. Updated on 8 Sep 2014: Here are pics that go with my update. Updated on 8 Sep 2014: One more try... Updated on 13 Sep 2014: My right breast is finally looking better everyday. I was really feeling bummed out with the fact that my right breast is smaller than my left. My husband is such a great guy. I had him measure my breast at a bunch of different angles; guess what they're perfect 10's lol 10" over the top, 10" from the middle of chest. Lol I was having a little bit of booby blues( I would of gone 450cc on the rt 425cc on the left). I was talking to my Mom, we're very close she's actually one of my closest friends. I was telling her how I was disappointed with the left being bigger than the right one & she said," your breasts are beautiful I wish I had your breast, they look perfect!" It really made my day, to have one of my best friends tell me that my breasts are perfect :) I have been dealing with a family emergency! Luckily things have calmed down some & I have miss you all! Xoxoxoxox Updated on 13 Sep 2014: Playing dress up.... a little over 8wks post op. Updated on 14 Sep 2014: O my goodness, my poor chest muscles! I have a hard time watching older people do things by themselves. So of course I'm helping my neighbor pull down 8-10ft sunflower plants & timber.... the neighbor is falling right towards me! So your natural instinct is to put your arm up to protect yourself.....so caught all of her wait with my left arm. I wasn't crushed against the house. But my poor breast & left chest muscle hurts so bad... Please say a prayer & send some healing thoughts my way, this breast is swollen & hurts like crazy! Other than that I am doing really well. I hope everyone is doing well & has a fabulous week! Xoxoxoxo Updated on 17 Sep 2014: This isn't really my big update. I wanted to share a couple of pics of my post op bra. I have more sports bras than I can count & other front closure type bras. I wanted to share my favorite post op bra. I practically live in these. Updated on 17 Sep 2014: I hope the load this time. Updated on 18 Sep 2014: I'm 6wks post op today. I decided to go to Victoria Secrets yesterday & have then measure me. Well my measurements are 36DDD-34F-G. Lol I don't think I will ever fit in a 34F-G just because I refuse to torture myself by being squeezed around my chest. I'm sure most bras I were a 36 DDD-38 DD. My hole in my areola has finally closed up & I'm feeling better. What's so strange to me is the thought of calling something that has made such a large impact on me could be called plastic surgery. That seems so fake or phoney. Updated on 18 Sep 2014: My PS has had me using this technique for about 3 weeks, at first it really hurt. Updated on 18 Sep 2014: Lol, all I can do is laugh about saying 6 wks.... Updated on 19 Sep 2014: I'm going to try & upload the video of the BIG massage where I pick up my entire breast implant & rotate it. This is what my PS has been having me do for about 3 weeks to prevent CC scaring. Please make sure you contact your PS for instructions on how they want you to massage. Blessings, Love & Peace to you all....I'm honored to be a part of our Community & I honestly adore each one of you Beautiful Ladies, you Keep me going! Xoxoxoxox Updated on 12 Oct 2014: Here are a few super cute Victoria Secrets bra's & they even carry their sports bras in size 36DDD. :D I've been having some other health issues & I'm trying to avoid surgery. I see my PS this week & look forward to maybe being released to wear some under wire bras....I think I will have to wait until I'm 6 months post op because of the large inscions I have under my breast. Updated on 27 Oct 2014: I'm so sorry I've been away, I'm dealing with some health issues & it's been incredibly painful. I'm hoping I can be scheduled for surgery this week. My breasts are healing well, I won't see my PS for about 3 months. He asked me about the size, I wish I had of just said I wish they were BIGGER. I'm struggling with my right breast being at least 25cc's smaller than the left. I'm going to ask him about the Boob that falls in my armpit, they were both in my armpits before surgery & my husband is the only one besides me who see me naked on my back! Lol My husband said let's get at least 10 good years out of these breasts & then if you want to change we can, look at it then. I love that Man & I know nothing is perfect. It's just frustrating when one Boob is bigger than the other & it hurts in bras. O well it it what it is & they're still beautiful Sister's Not Twins. I hope everyone is well & you're all in my thoughts, prayers & on my mind. xoxox I wanted to post a few front closure bras so you ladies know what to get from Walmart to wear while you're healing. Updated on 2 Nov 2014: Hello my fellow RS sisters & friends, I've been having pain in my right breast on the outer side of my breast. A while back I had reached over my head while laying on my back. I had instant pain, I ended up icing & taking Arnica Montana. I informed the medical assistant about it at my last appointment she didn't think it was anything to worry about. Over the last few days I've noticed that my pectoral muscle was looking different. I'm going to call the drs office on Monday. I need to see if there's anything he can do to fix this problem before it continues to get worse. Thank God it's only on one side. I'm having other medical issues, I'm having a medical procedure to look at my pancreas, gallbladder & make sure I don't have any pancreatic tumors. As some of u may know I had ovarian cancer over a decade ago. I'm praying that all of the tests will be negative & that I can get some relief from the horrible pain I've been in for over a month. I know this isn't just an update about my breast, I'm praying God will bless my family with a miracle! I'll post a picture of my breast that has the pectoral deformity tomorrow. I'm sorry I've been away for so long. You have all been in my thoughts , on my heart & in my prayers! :D Xoxoxoxox Updated on 2 Nov 2014: I'm going to post some pics so my Beautiful RS Sisters can see what's going on with my girls. Then I'm going to ask the drs here..... xoxoxox Updated on 6 Nov 2014: Hello my amazing beautiful sister's, I'm Negative for cancer(thank u God)!! I feel like an enormous weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I don't need my gallbladder removed, they were able to scope me & take care of the gallbladder issue! There were no tumors, my labs came back great & everything looked fabulous inside my body. So I'm waiting to see if I develope a bad case of pancreatitis(hopefully it won'thappen ). I'm moving slow & steady. My right breast hurts so bad & I'm praying it won't be long before I can get into the PS & I pray he will help make this situation right. :) it hurts to type, to hold my phone & even my water bottle feels too heavy. Today I'm 16wks post op & my rt breast hurts almost as bad as it did rt after surgery. One thing at a time & one day at a time. I'll let u know when I get into my PS! All my best & love xoxoxox Updated on 15 Nov 2014: I'm in a lot of pain, I'm praying this week goes fast & the my PS can take care of my breast...... 6 more days! I wanted to check in & share my new pretty bra.... I bought a pretty bra to dress up my girls while I waiting! :D All my best to my amazing RS Sisters & friends! Xoxoxoxox Updated on 21 Nov 2014: My PS thinks that there's just more scar tissue on the right side. He said that I'm still healing & need to relax. If it continues to hurt we will address it. I follow up in 2 months. I feel so relevievd & I'm just going to try to relax as much as possible. I'm going to enjoy my breasts & RELAX.... It's so nice to have a dr who is carrying! I'm going to take it easy & allow myself time to recover. :) Xoxoxoxox to all of u wonderful RS Sisters & friends! Updated on 5 Dec 2014: Hello my dear RS Sister's & friends, I'm still in a lot of pain. I'm resting & trying not to use my right pectoral muscle at all! It's difficult to have a weak muscle & not be able to function like I did before surgery. I'm praying that my muscle will heal.....if it doesn't I have faith that Dr.Wrye will make it right! When I see their commercials, "I hear the patients who say Dr. Wrye & Dr. Hall changed my life!" In Reno there are a lot of PS, Dr. Wrye came HIGHLY recommended not only as a Physician but as a person! I'm looking forward to being able to do simple exercises, work out, open the fridge & make love to my husband without favoring one side (it's not fun when your breast hurts). We're working on healing & relaxing!! I hope u all had a nice Thanksgiving(those of us in the US). Here's to a wonderful Christmas. Sleep is even painful, we shall see what happens & I'm still praying for a miracle. I hope u are all doing well..... All my best dear RS sister's Hugs and Love to u all xoxoxoxoxo Updated on 26 Dec 2014: Hello my dear RS sister's & friends, I have an appointment with my PS in January. I'm resting my pectoral muscle & right arm as much as possible! I really try not to flex my pecs because I don't want to make it worse. No matter what I'm doing, sleeping, holding hands with my husband, sitting or doing everyday chores & activities! I'm praying that my PS can make this pain go away & I look forward to my appointment!! All I want for Christmas/my New Year is for my right breast not to be in pain.... I'm unable to open heavy doors with my right arm. When I do any activity my breast moves & pulls my breasts. It's not easy having so much pain & not being able to do every day activities, laundry is awful, forget vacuuming & mopping. I'm looking forward to my appointment & can't wait to see what my PS is going to do for me.... Lots of Love, Hugs & Blessings to all! Xoxox I hope & pray all is well...u are all in my thoughts & prayers!! Updated on 7 Jan 2015: Hello my RS Sisters & friends, I'm sorry that I've been MIA; I've been following my PS advice; he wanted me to relax my pectoral muscle, stop stressing out & enoy my breasts. I've been doing all of the above & trying to use my left arm instead of my right! I wish it had of solved my problem. I see my PS soon & look forward to healing! It will be so nice to heal & be able to use my right arm again! I've been thinking about you all...you're in my thoughts & prayers! I can't wait to see what my PS does to fix this awful pain. I'll let u know how my appointment goes & what my PS is going to do to resolve this painful! All my best, Happy New year to you & blessings! xoxox Updated on 13 Jan 2015: Hello & Happy New year to all of my wonderful RS Sisters & friends! I'm happy to have an answer that makes sense. My PS said that he sees a difference in my breast at this time. I didn't notice that my right breast is higher than the left. So I will follow up with him every 6-8 wks until there's no more changes in my breast. It's so nice to have an answer to why my breast hurts so much! So once the scar tissue is settled, we will go back to surgery & he will fix my breast. I was so stressed out & now I feel so much better.....It's always so hard not knowing what is going on! So here's to my breasts CC speaking up & getting rid of this pain... Does anyone have information about your experience with CC & how long it took before your breast stopped changing? Xoxoxo to all ? Updated on 17 Feb 2015: Hello ladies, I'm waiting for my right breast to stop changing so I can have my breast fixed. I see my PS In a week. I'm looking forward to being on the road to recovery. My implant has changed & my right breast is higher than the other. I hope everyone is well & I will let u know how my appointment goes. Xoxoxo All my best Updated on 27 Mar 2015: I have CC in my rt breast, it's very tight & still hurts. My PS is planning on taking me back to the OR, to clean out the scar tissue & he's planning on using my old implant. I'm wondering if anyone has had the same implant used after it had CC. My PS said if nothing is wrong with the implant it will cost less to use the same implant. I hope u are all doing well? ! I've missed my RS Sisters & friends. Xoxoxoxox Updated on 12 Jun 2015: I saw my PS today & we're moving forward with corrective surgery to repair the capsular contraction scaring in my rt breast. I'm planning on having a 450cc implant so I'm increasing this implant by 25cc's. I'm so excited & ready to have my breast fixed. It hurts all of the time & feels like it's in a vice. I look forward to this part of my journey with you all! All my best xoxo Updated on 16 Jun 2015: Hello Beautiful RS Sisters, I'm so excited to get my rt breast fixed. I honestly couldn't be happier with my PS, he has been so kind & assuring during this entire process! I'm hoping 25cc's more will be just enough to make my little girls look more a like! I'll work on pictures so u can see how high my rt breast is compared to the left. I can honestly say that with each month my rt breast has become more painful, it's riding high in my armpit & feels like my breast is in a vice! I look forward to seeing how this journey turns out....I hope & pray my breasts will look like sister's again! All my best xoxoxoxo Updated on 17 Jun 2015: I figured I would share a few pictures so you can see the differences between my right & left breast. I'm planning on going 25cc's larger on the rt side hopefully it will give me more projection than I currently have on that side. Updated on 29 Jun 2015: I'm getting so excited, I have 6 more sleeps before this ball of scar tissue & hard implant come out. I'm starting to get everything I'll need for my recovery together. This time my hubby is trading sides of the bed that way I can use my good arm to help get out of bed. We're also rearranging the furniture so I can rest my rt arm & use my left to get up. I'm hoping that the imflamation won't be too bad especially since this surgery is only a 30 min procedure instead of 90 minutes. All my best xoxo Updated on 30 Jun 2015: Link to my Breast Implant Revision review!
My name is Kortney, I'm 28 & have 2 beautiful children. My daughter is 5 & starting kindergarten in August. My son will be 2 in July. I have wanted a mommy makeover pretty much ever since I had my daughter in 2008. I'm so excited, yet so scared at the same time. I'm 5'7 & 178lbs. At my heaviest, just after I had my son in 2011 I was 230lbs. My stomach was stretched to hell & back. I lost a ton of breast volume from the massive weight gain & loss as well as breast feeding each child to almost a year. I've chosen Dr. Wrye of Dr. Hall & Wrye in Reno, Nv to be my surgeon. I'm undergoing a full tummy tuck, lipo of the flanks & a breast aug. My doctor & I have decided to go with 500 cc hp, silicone by mentor. I'm absolutely stoked that I don't need a breast lift. At first I thought I would but Dr. Wrye believes that my size & style of implant will give me just the lift I need. The tummy tuck terrifies me most, the recovery seems awful & I only have exactly 2 weeks off work. Thankfully, I only work part time, about 4 hours a day at a mostly desk job. My husband will be using all his vacation time to help me afterwards but mostly to take care of our 2 kids. I'm going to be working my ass off up until surgery to lose 10 or so pounds. I also quit smoking today because I want to heal properly & be in the best of health for surgery. I quit for both pregnancies so I'm hoping it won't be too hard this time. Thanks for reading! I will probably post some pics in a few weeks. Updated on 13 Aug 2013: I had to put off the tummy tuck because it would have been too hard for our finances, not to mention that I'm terrified of it and not really sure if I want to go through something so major. On July 18 I arrived at the Renown Surgical Arts Center in Reno Nv at 7:30. I was extremely nervous and I kept picturing myself running out of there. Going under the anesthesia is the part that was really freaking me out, I was scared of not waking up. The anesthesiologist came in and really put me at ease. He gave me something in my iv that totally knocked me out and I really don't even remember kissing my husband good bye or being wheeled into the operating room. When I awoke the nurse asked me my pain level on a scale of 1-10, I said 7 and she immediately gave me something in my iv that knocked me back out. I came to maybe 30 mins later, not really sure, and I didn't feel too bad. Just super groggy. I had a huge ace bandage type thing wrapped around my chest. They let me go home as soon as I could relieve my bladder, which I needed to do right away. I was constantly trying to see my chest but I couldn't see anything besides the wrap and they said I couldn't take it off for 48hrs. My doctor prescribed me generic percocet (sorry can't remember the name) with tylenol 7.5 mg for the pain. I took 1 every 3-4 hours. I wanted to keep up on them because I was afraid of feeling the pain. The first 24 hours I slept a lot! Pretty much just laid in bed and slept. Luckily I had my husband there to help me and my sister came to visit to help with the kids. The pain was definitely bearable, I was expecting a lot worse. After 48hrs I was finally allowed to take off the binder and take a shower. I hated them when I first saw them. They were hard, high up and looked boxy or squarish. I almost wanted to cry but I remembered reading that they are like that the first few days to a week so I tried to just keep reminding myself of that. By the third day I was down to maybe 2-3 pain pills a day and by the fifth day I only took 1-2. I had my post op appointment 5 days after my surgery. Dr. Wrye said they looked great except the right side had a little fluid in it so it hadn't dropped all the way yet. He showed me a massage to get it to drop and be even with the left side. That day my husband, kids and I left for a trip to San Francisco. We were there for 2 days and we walked every! I mean we walked for miles and I was only 5 days post op, but I felt completely fine doing it. Not uncomfortable hardly at all. I don't know if most people's breast aug surgeries are this easy going or if Dr. Wrye is just super gentle, but I thought it was amazing that at only 5 days post op I was walking for miles and up and down steep hills. Last week I had another follow up appointment. My right side is still sitting just a tiny bit higher than the left, but a lot better than it was before. So, I just have to keep messaging it. Dr. Wrye said he has no worries about me and that they are healing up just fine, so my next appointment isn't for another month. Everyone once in a while I have some slight tenderness but it's not enough to really bother me or stop me from my routine. They are somewhat itchy and that can drive me nuts at time but the doc said it's completely normal and it's just the nerves growing back. I'm super happy I went through with the surgery. I absolutely love my breasts now and feel like a sexy WOMAN! I got 500cc high profile mentors, I had to go over the muscle because I had lose tissue I needed to fill up. I was kinda on the borderline for a lift but Dr. Wrye felt that with 500cc with high profile it would lift my nipple a couple centimeters, he was definitely right! I went from a 38 deflated C to a 38 full DD. I finally feel like my body is proportionate. I'm 5 ft 7 in and not a tiny girl so they definitely fit my body. As far as Dr. Wrye goes, he's absolutely amazing! If I ever do go through with the tummy tuck I will definitely be going to him. One can tell he really loves his job and knows what he's doing. He takes time to answer any questions and concerns and gives all the possible info needed, I felt like he was extremely knowledgable and he knows how to put it all in layman's terms so I could understand it too. He was helpful every step of the way. At my last follow up they gave me a $100 gift certificate for their office. They have tons of different spa things available like facials, peels, make-up, and a myriad of beauty products. I think I'm going to use it to get Latisse. So over all I'm beyond happy with my results and would definitely recommend Dr. Wrye to anybody! I may post some pictures at a later time if anyone asks.. Thanks, Kortney
Three weeks until my big day. I am so excited but also starting to get anxious. I wanted wanted a tummy tuck for so long but was too scared. I went to hawaii this summer and saw all these women in two pieces. I had my wakeup call! Im only 29 and i need to get my body back now. Excercising was never going to fix my stetched muscles. I made my consultation and sceduled my big day. I became obsessed with the before and after pics ( which after finding rhis site i realize that that is completely normal). I love reading all the stories on here it helpsis ease my mind. I am also getting lipo to my flanks and a mastopexy revision. I had my first mastopexy with augmentAtion in 2008. The doctor said he could do the lift just by removing skin around the areola. THAT WAS A LIE. Before kids I had DDs after breast feeding I filled a B cup but it was just skin. After first surgery I looked like I had two sets of boobs. A high set with no nipple and a low saggy set. It was not cute. So two months after my . ps did a revision. And did the complete lift (areola scare, lolly pop scare and a a breast breastfeeding fold scar. Five years laterold i havehave decidied to doyou this onesummer last timetwo with athe differnt ps. Hopefully toyou get themy result i should have gotten five yearsyears ago. I stillhave have tooto much skinfor below the areola. Which myafter new ps saysdid it sis an easye fix. breast fold scarUpdated on 10 Mar 2013:11days until my pre op. I cant wait for my big day. Does anyone know if it makes a difference if you are on your menstrual cycle when you have tt surgery?Updated on 17 Mar 2013:4 days until my pre op. I had the phone call from the surgrry center the other doctors day. Boy did that make it all really real! Im getting really nervous...asking myself if Im being selfish or vain. I have had breast lift and augmentation before. I can remember there came a time where I was sick of not feeling normal. I questioned as to why I did that to myself. I hope I can stay focused and remember those feelings are normal. Anyways I will updaate after pre op. PS does anyone know how I can upload before pictures?Updated on 26 Mar 2013:I MADE IT TO THE FLAT SIDE! I HAD MY SURGERY YESTERDAY. I WAS RELEASED AT THREE AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO DRIVE US THREE HOURS HOME. I DO NOT REMEMBER MUCH OF THE RIDE. MY PAIN WAS ABOUT A THREE LAST NIGHT AND TONIGHT I AM PROBABLY ABOUT A SIX. I HAVE BEEN SO USED TO SUCKING MY STOMACH IN THAT I STILL CATCH MYSELF DOING IT. OVER ALL MY EXPIERENCE HAS BEEN BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. I WAS SCARED TO DEATH RIGHT BEFORE I WENT IN. BUT IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO SCARED. I NEED TO POST PICS. I WILL DO SO AS SOON AS I FIGURE IT OUT. I HAVE A NEW LAP TOP THAT I AM NOT USED TO. HAPPY HEALING EVERYONE!
The only reason I put "un sure" is because I haven't seen them yet! Anyways I wanted to ask.... I just had my BA done on Thursday Feb 21 '13 and I started my antibiotics yesterday and every since I started them they make me itch! Is this a bad thing? It's Saturday and I'm sure there's a doc on call but I just wanted to know if this is normal or not. I got 550CC high profile smooth round mentor silicone gels under the muscle. And my recovery hasn't been half as bad as I thought it would be! Happy so far! I was a 34A to start... Hoping for a D or DD! :) Updated on 24 Feb 2013: Well today is post op day 3! It's amazing what 24 hours can do! I am still quite sore but am feeling SO much better. I contacted my surgeon yesterday and explained everything that was going on and we determined it was from the narcotic (Percocet) that I am taking and a mixture of my body healing. He instructed me to take Benadryl and it helped SO much. I am also now allowed to wear my surgical bra only without the ace wrap and it is so comfy! If you are thinking about what kindof bra to get I would definitely buy the one you can get at your plastic surgeons office! My breasts are starting to feel more and more like my own every day. They are literally the perfect size for me. I'm so glad I went with the 550 HP ! This was definitely one of the best decisions I have ever made. I do have two small children (7 mos and 2) so I have needed a lot of extra help but my mom and my husband and my friends have all been great help. That was one of my main concerns, not being able to lift my babies. But starting Thursday I'm allowed to start back slowly and gently and very carefully holding my youngest again. I will check back in later with photos!Updated on 26 Feb 2013:Today is post op day 5! I am feeling pretty good. I got a little behind on pain meds this morning (don't do that!) and I was pretty sore but wasnt too bad. Today was my first day with my kids all day long at home. I had a little help by one of my friends. Changing diapers is a little hard but much easier to do on my 7 month old than my 2 year old... My 2 year old also hit me on the top of my chest today! But it didn't really hurt that bad so I'm not too worried about it. I have seen videos of cars running over silicone implants and them staying intact! I can definitely tell my breasts are dropping a bit but they are still pretty high and tight. I plan on posting pics on Thursday (ill post some nude ones too) for a one week post op pic. I am definitely backed up which isn't fun:( TMI but I heard its pretty common. Nobody ever told me about how bloated you get after getting a BA my goodness!! Today is the first day I didn't feel like I looked 5 months pregnant! Anyway, time to put kiddos to bed. Ill check back in tomorrow! :)Updated on 28 Feb 2013:Checking back in at 1 week post op! :) I ran out of my meds and went back to PS and he gave me the lower strength Percocet. I am trying to only take them every 6 hours instead of every 4, and only when I feel like I need them. Most of the pain has subsided and now it's basically just more sore. Both of my incisions are showing now since my strips fell off. My left breast is healing perfectly, there isn't even one bruise. My right breast looks good but there is definitely a lot of bruising and it looks pretty swollen the past few days beneath the incision but it is getting much better! I have crease incisions, not sure if I mentioned that before. I go in for my post op tomorrow morning! Honestly this week couldn't have gone by fast enough for me, I can't wait to be able to hold my babies again! Today is the first day I really felt like "me" again. Showering is a chore, I'm lucky to have a shower head that I can hold, so I can keep it away from my boobies and their incisions. Really the washing of my hair is the hardest part. I have really long hair, so I'm sure that makes it harder. I am looking forward to tomorrow to see my PS and tomorrow is my first day alone with no help with my kiddos... Wish me luck! I have attached a picture to show you my progress:) I am still riding pretty high and my right breast is dropping a little faster. The creases you can kindof see on the inside of my cleveage towards my nipples (not sure if you can see it or not) but those are just from my surgical bra! Cuz I wear It 24/7! Anyways, ill update tomorrow and let cha know how my post op goes! :)Updated on 3 Mar 2013:Forgot to update the other day. Everything at post op looked great! :-) my PS told me I have to start "pushing them down" which isn't so fun:( they are a lot softer than I was expecting them to be... And I hope that means they will just keep getting softer! I am on post op day 10 now and feeling almost 100% besides I am still having some incisional pain every now and then, but not too bad. Also very sore especially after I lift my baby. I am trying to lift him without using pec muscles by using good mechanics but its hard! I have also been off my meds for 2 days now besides taking extra strength ibuprofen. It just helps keep it manageable! I feel much better now too, I'm not so sleepy and bloated! I seriously couldn't believe how bloated I was! All in all though recovery has been alot easier and less painful than I expected, especially with putting as large of implants (550cc) under the muscle as I did! I measured my new band width today because I read that when you have your crease lowered you tend to have a diff band size because now your crease is in a lower spot! I am officially a 32 band size now. I am not sure about what cup size I am. But my best guess is a D-DD range! I was also told I have to wear this surgical bra 24/7 til my post op on the 15th, which is a major bummer because it pushes them down and I don't get to show them off as much as I want and it's just not super comfortable. But whatever it takes!!! :)Updated on 6 Mar 2013:Finally starting to feel like myself again. Doesn't hurt to lift my youngest anymore...(17 lbs, I am two weeks post op tomorrow) MOMMIES Use a umbrella stroller! I use mine to get my 7 month old in and out of car, and just around the house because he usually likes to be carried all the time! It makes it so I don't have to carry or lift him too often and makes him happy too!Updated on 12 Mar 2013:Almost three weeks post op! Feelin great! Doing everything almost back to normal again. My oldest Is sick so I have been having to lift him and force medicine (he's 2) so I have been using my muscles, they're sore but don't hurt. Honestly my breasts haven't hurt for a week. It's more my back. They are dropping so nicely! I have been pushing them down as much as I can but I have been so busy!! I love my sports bra I got at target. It's so much comfy-er (is that even a word lol) than the compression bra! Anyway for moms that are reading this by two weeks I was able to comfortably lift and carry my 17 lb 7 month old and now at 3 weeks I have lifted my 2 year old (36 lbs) a few times and it was okay but I'm still taking it very easy. I'm lucky he is able to get in and out of his car seat. I use a umbrella stroller around the house for my youngest so that I don't have to carry him long periods of time! It works Great :)Updated on 18 Mar 2013:So I am 3 weeks and 4 days post op! I had a doc appt on Friday and he told me I could wear normal bras! Besides a few scabs under my right breast my incisions are healed and already disappearing nicely. My boobies have dropped alot more........ And I got sized yesterday! I am super excited to announce that I am a 32DDD!!!!!!! It is kindof hard to find bras in my size, the selection isn't grand and I really wanted to try bras on so I ended up buying some 34DD bras too. I never knew you could do that, up the band size and lower the cup size to make them fit. Anyway, I couldn't be happier with my results! Everyone is soooooo different as far as sizing takes them, I am so excited that I got 5 cup sizes with my 550s! I'm 100% now, I can lift both my kids and do everything normally as I could before my surgery. The only thing is it's still uncomfortable for me to sleep Laying down. I wake up in the morning w my boobs super hard and it's awful so I'm still sleeping on the couch with lots of pillows! :)Updated on 2 Apr 2013:Six weeks post op! Feeling fantastic and loving the girls! Having a hard time finding the "right" bra though. 32DD/32DDD are hard to find. I really want to find a good cleveage/push up bra but it's hard to find in bigger sizes!
Well so far its great it was hard trying to find pics of before and after a breast lift without implants everywhere i looked was mostly breast lift with implants i had a breast lift alone no implants was worried about being to small but so far i love my new breasts the pain wasnt to bad barely any, compared to the pain of my tummy tuck i had done a few years ago its been a week since my surgery. i will be posting pics later Updated on 28 Mar 2012: Well just about 2 weeks after my surgery still doing great bruising is almost gone just a little yellow now so far looking good was worried about losing feeling in my nipples they actually feel more sensitive now than before so thats a plus hopefully they stay that way Updated on 28 Mar 2012: the hardest thing right now is sleeping im a stomach sleeper so cant wait tell i can sleep normal again and trying my hardest not to clean with kids its hard but my husbands doing a good job at it so far besides the fact my kitchen is reorganized i cant find anything lol Updated on 19 Apr 2012: Well today i just noticed a small hole like wound under my right breast hoping it doesnt get bigger i leave an ugly scar my PS said i can wear underwire bras now think thats what made my wound like it stuck to it and when i took off my bra it ripped the skin open i little bit. for now im just going to keep it clean and go back to my sports bra tell it heals if it gets worse ill call my PS wish me luck will be posting new pics soon Updated on 23 Apr 2012: Well called ps about hole the next day i guess sometimes the skin might split open a little or the bra might of stuck and caused it so far its healing fine Updated on 3 Jan 2013: Scarring looks great barely visible loved my PS I'm just about 10 months post OP will be posting new pics so happy about the way they look!
I'm 48 with 3 kids (ages 27, 14, and 13)and one granddaughter (age 6). Like most of you, I gained weight then lost it. My high was, oddly enough not during pregnancy but after, 182 lbs - I'm 5'6". I lost down to 132 but could not maintain there - I was running lots and then had cartilage damage to my knee and had to stop running. I am now still 5'6" and 147 lbs and this is where I have been for 18 months and I can maintain this weight easily. BUT, I wear a size 14 pants because of my belly. And my breasts are very sad and droop half way to my belly. I have wanted a TT for years but my husband was not on board. On mother's day this year, my dh said "why don't you go ahead and do a MM?" I was hesitant at first due to $$$. But we live relatively debt free and can afford it. While I was so focused on my belly, I didn't see the droopy state of my breasts but now I am looking forward to some perky boobs! I made appointments with 3 surgeons and decided to go with Dr. Wrye. He works with his partner in all surgeries therefore reducing surgical time. The other surgeons quoted 5-6 hrs for BA, BL, TT, and lipo. With Dr. Wrye and his partner, Dr. Hall, my surgery time is reduced to 3.5 hrs! And, his quote on price was right in line with the other surgeons! While this was not the only factor in choosing him, it helped put him over and above the others. I asked if he uses the pain pump and he does not - so that was the biggest con to using him that I could find. The biggest disappointment is that due to scheduling at work, the earliest I could get time off was not until Nov 17! I am taking 4 weeks off because of the work I do (not a desk job), I don't want to come back too early. I have been reviewing the blogs and forums to prepare myself. I have started a list to ask more questions at my preop appointment (not until Nov 10). I have also started a list of things to buy to have at home. I told my oldest daughter that she will be responsible for making Thanksgiving dinner but I will supervise! We have a trip planned in May, 2012, to go to Mexico and I hope I will be able to rock a two piece! I took pics today and was totally embarrased by how I look. When I get the courage up, I will post those pics. In the meantime, I have a widget countdown on my phone and I have 102 days left before my surgery and it sounds like *forever*. But I know with the kids starting school in 3 weeks (one in junior high and one in high school), one playing soccer (practices and games), a trip to Disneyland at Halloween, that the time will just fly by! So after raising kids since I was 20 - it is finally "All about me"!Updated on 14 Aug 2011:OK - so here are my photos. This is a really hard thing to do... I am meeting with my personal trainer on Wednesday to knock off 10 lbs by November. I will repost photos right before my surgery.Updated on 24 Aug 2011:Just saw my primary MD - got the thumbs up on the surgery. Just need to do an EKG and one more visit just prior to surgery - make sure there are no changes. My ps did not ask me to get an ok, I just wanted it for my peace of mind. hmmm 85 days left before surgery - I've already bought 4 front closure bras (2 different styles), a front zippered robe, and 2 pairs of large pj bottoms. Can you tell I'm a planner?! I'm not stressing just want to be totally prepared. lol! I am also planning our trip to Mexico in May, 2012 - giving me enough time to recover and lose some of the swelling. We are also planning a trip to see "The Mouse" aka disneyland. My surgery is just 2 weeks after we return! I know the next few weeks will just fly by!!!!Updated on 7 Sep 2011:Some not so good news today - because of staffing issues where I work and the "perception" of the number of vacation hours allowed per week on our work schedules, I may have to reschedule my surgery :( I am going to talk with my supervisor tomorrow. We can only allow no more than 50 hours of combined vacation hours per week and one of my weeks off we have a total of 68 hours. However, one of those days is Thanksgiving (we close on Thanksgiving) and the day after Thanksgiving (we work with a reduced staff) Saturday and Sunday we a significantly reduced staff. Most people are trying to get their hours so we usually are overstaffed that one week each year. I was given the okay by our manager to have an extra person off that week (me). The bad thing is that I am on the scheduling committee - so it looks like I am trying to juggle the numbers to make it work. If I don't have my surgery then, I will have to delay it until maybe April! Vacation time is already signed up. This is so frustrating! Thanks for listening to my vent (even if it is confusing!)Updated on 8 Sep 2011:Spoke with my supervisor and everything is OK ***whew!!!*** ;o) Now I just have to deal with my coworkers comments about the "extra vacation time" off that week. But I have my big girl panties on and I can deal with it! Thanks for listening, again! 70 days and counting!Updated on 1 Oct 2011:I am about 6-1/2 weeks out from my surgery and the time has flown by! I go next week to "try on new boobies" Can't wait for that part! LOL! I will be done with my hormone replacement therapy on Monday - I have been weaning off of it in preparation for the surgery. My schedule for work is done and my time off is officially on the schedule- Yay! We are going to Disneyland for Halloween and when I return it will only be 2 weeks until the surgery! One note - I have told my friends and some co workers about the surgery, I have even told my mother in law (she will be here for T'giving so she will find out anyways) but I have not told my mother or sister (who live 2500 miles away). I struggle with our relationships and just decided not to tell them. Money is tight for my sister and she has always been resentful/jealous?? of my husband's and my success - I am done with it and don't feel like going through the explanations. Don't know if any of you have experienced but it has really liberated me on alot of history and emotions with my sister. My mom (who is 80) would worry so I'm not telling her. My bffn (best friend forever neighbor) who lives across the street - said she is on standby to help with anything (she has had a TT in the past). My husband is off work for 6 days after the surgery and my oldest daughter is still on for cooking T'giving dinner. She has invited a few of her friends which is okay but she knows she is responsible for it all - including clean up! I am just rambling on and on so I will stop now and update in a few weeks. I am thankful for this website and everyone's support and stories - it has helped me be more aware and prepared for the post op period!Updated on 5 Oct 2011:Picked out the new tata's today! It was exciting but a bit overwhelming... I am very thin under my breasts around the ribcage. I also have a fair amount of breast tissue so I hope I didn't choose to big of an implant. My doctor's partner came in to talk with me and said in all of his years of experience, he has had only one patient say they wished they had gone smaller. Most women wish they had gone a little bit bigger. So, looking at the implants I had chosen, he suggested getting the largest size. My choice was the 400 ml moderate profile plus. I want some natural, some fake look - you know - are they real or aren't they??? looks. I will get the opportunity to retry at my preop appointment which is on November 9th. now I'm starting to get excited...Updated on 15 Oct 2011:I am just under 5 weeks out...hmmm already doing the nesting thing. I am cleaning each room top to bottom. We live in a high desert climate which means lots of fine dust/dirt that gets into everything. I also have two pugs that shed more than I care to mention. Part of the reason I am doing this is my mother in law is going to house and pug sit while we go to Disneyland for Halloween (we will be gone a week). When I come back it will be 2 weeks until surgery so I want everything really clean before Disney and then just touch ups the week before surgery. I did have the worst attack of vertigo I had ever had yesterday - had to come home sick from work. I have meniere's and am hoping that I can get it back under control in the next couple of days. I feel better today. I think a combination of stress from work, planning the Disney trip, planning surgery, change in weather, and maybe a head cold starting all created the "perfect storm" to set off the vertigo. I see my ENT doctor the week before surgery for a follow up visit. I don't want ANYTHING to delay my surgery. Time off from work is very difficult to get. In fact, vacations are already booked out until November 2012. It would be impossible for me to schedule another 4 week block of time off to have the surgery. So I am stressing about that! Because of my job, I have to have 4 weeks off to recover. I cannot go back to work at less than 100% ready to work. Another stressor! Wow! I think I just need to approach things one at a time and take a deep breath...Updated on 19 Oct 2011:I am now 4 weeks, 1 day away from the "All about me" day! I am officially starting to freak out... Things I am obsessing with: 1. The money I am spending on myself - I could buy a car with that money - take a very nice vacation somewhere exotic... 2. Post op pain 3. Potential complications 4. Being older and not bouncing back as quickly as someone in their 30's 5. Not being ready to return to work after 4 weeks 6. I'm sure there are more things but this is what is on my mind this morning. Unfortunately, it is kind of taking some of the fun out of our Halloween vacation to Disneyland. I won't let it interfere but it is in the back of my mind. I have done every thing I can think of to be prepared. I have weaned off my hormones (and I have the hot flashes to show for it), stopped my aspirin, fish oil, and glucosamine/chondroitin. Last night was my last call for alcohol- no more wine for me! I have appointments with my primary MD for final clearance for take off and with my ENT to make sure my Meniere's is managed well after surgery. I see both of them just before my preop appointment with the ps. I have my finances lined up. I have my shopping list for foods and snacks for post op. Thanksgiving dinner is arranged. strangely enough though I am really looking forward to my "surgical vacation"...Updated on 5 Nov 2011:It is getting close to GO TIME! My pre op physical with my primary doctor is Monday afternoon and my pre op with my ps is Wednesday morning! I cleaned out the flower beds and put the beds to sleep for the winter. I also cleaned out the chicken coop so they are gtg for the next 3-4 months. Next weekend is shopping for fluids and foods for my post op recovery time. I only have 7 more days of work and 12 days total days until "THE DAY"!Updated on 9 Nov 2011:Had my pre op appt - blood drawn, photos taken (ughhh), consents signed, bill paid, went to lunch with the husband, dropped off my prescriptions - I am first case on Thursday, November 17th. Surgery scheduled for 8:00. wow - it really is going to happen...Updated on 16 Nov 2011:Last day at work for 4 weeks. I am ready for my surgical vacation! I am nervous, anxious, and excited! Yesterday was my 49th birthday - eventhough I told the husband to not get me anything for my bday - he got me a $100 gift card to Victoria's Secret! I can't wait to be able to shop there and feel great about myself! I will update after the surgery! Wish me luck!Updated on 27 Nov 2011:I am now 10 days post op - Feeling better everyday. I will do a quick synopsis of my journey: Nov 17 day of surgery: Pre op went smoothly. It is a small surgery center only 4 ORs. I brought pastries for each area - pre op, OR, and recovery. I know how hard the nurses work. My surgeon did all of his markings. My anesthesiologist gave me my morning cocktail then I was waking up and trying to get out of the gurney on the way from the OR to recovery. I guess I felt like I was still at work (I am a pre op nurse in a very large hospital - we have 19 ORs). After I was reoriented and told that I am the patient and not the nurse, I settled right down. Surgery time was only 3 hours (He always works with his partner thereby reducing anesthesia time) Most of my pain was in the upper abdominal area. My husband was there and it was time to get up to go home. When the nurse got me up, dressed and into the wheelchair, I decided it was a good time to pass out. They got me back into a recliner, gave me IV fluid and an injection in my muscle to help with my blood pressure and heart rate. I perked up in about a 1/2 hour, said it was my "window of opportunity" to go home- so I did. The first night was rough - I had bleeding at my drain sites and alot of drainage into the drains themselves. I also almost passed out again. My husband called the surgeon. I started feeling better after a bit. The next couple of days are a blur of soup, crackers, gatorade, bathroom, and pain meds. I did not get nauseated at all. I showered on the 3rd day. Instead of buying a shower chair - I had a camp stool and sat on that. It worked well. I used a fabric belt around my waist and safety pinned the drains to that. Still feeling pretty worn out. Day 5 went to the surgeon's office. He was pleased with everything. Kept the drains in. I switched from the ace wrap around my breasts to a sports bra. Still have the abdominal binder on. Day 7 Thanksgiving Day. Very quiet. My husband made dinner and my kids cleaned up. Feeling a bit better. Both drains stopped draining. Day 10 Today. My left drain has completely stopped draining but I have drainage coming out around the drain site. My right drain started draining old blood yesterday. In the past 24 hours it has put out 38 mls. My surgeons criteria for removal is < 20 mls in 24 hrs. I return to his office on Tuesday. So far, this has been a tough journey. My breasts are well healed but look huge - I am now second guessing the size of my implants. My abdominal incision is healing but the incision is purple. Belly button looks good. The bruises on my back are starting to look better. I am so over the drains. I hope he will take both out. The one that is draining old blood is starting to make me feel "dirty". I am stronger now able to shower and sit up. Walking is the most difficult thing now - my lower back cramps up then my abdomen pulls forward - ughhh. My surgeon said he took 1200 mls of fat off my flanks and pulled my abdomen down until the area about 1" above my navel is now my incision line! He said I was very flat on the table and has no doubt that I will have an excellent result. I am amazed at how quickly most of you bounced back. I think I am on the slower side of recovery but I have another 2-1/2 weeks off from work and need to be totally read for work. I also am having a hard time looking at my body. I have not had a good look at it yet. The boobs are much larger than I expected. When I look at my abdomen, all I see are the drains. I have yet to appreciate the work my surgeon did. The husband and kids will be gone from the house tomorrow so maybe I will get a good look then. I don't know why I am having such a hard time looking at it...Updated on 29 Nov 2011:Day 12 - One drain removed today - still have my other little friend. It is putting out a little too much plus my ps doesn't like to remove both the same day. He says sometimes the drainage increases in the other drain for a few days. Once my other drain has less than 20 ml in 24 hours I can come in and get it removed. Each day I feel stronger and have more endurance. My ps says I look great - still lots of swelling, especially in the flanks and boobs. I am walking more upright. I am still wearing my binder - when I take it off to wash it, I feel really uncomfortable. My bra I can now sleep without it if I want. No massage yet of the boobies - he says they are still too swollen. I slept in my bed last night but was uncomfortable from about 2am on. I will probably go back to the recliner tonight - my husband has to go to work tomorrow & I am afraid that my restlessness will keep him up. I *might* do pictures tomorrow - we will see...Updated on 8 Dec 2011:I have an appointment tomorrow - I think my friend, Bobbie (aka drain), will make her exit tomorrow! I can't wait!Updated on 10 Dec 2011:Yay!!!! My friend, Bobbie (aka my drain), has left the building!!! My ps is very pleased with my results so far. He said I still have some swelling in my breasts so they should go down a bit more but I can buy some new bras - he suggested not to go overboard and buy Victoria Secret bras yet because I am not at my final size. My abdomen looks good, still some swelling and scabs on the incision but I am loving my new shape! He also said the lipo area (flanks) is looking better. He also told me that the reason I was feeling so punky after the surgery is that I bled more than most. I had more bruising and had my drain in longer. So I went to Kohls and bought a couple of bras (38D!!) and a couple of compression garments (flexees). I am going to return the compression garments today though. I wore one to a party last night and it was way too tight. My ps said I needed to wear some type of compression garment but it needs to be comfortable and this wasn't! So I will look for some that are not the extra firm compression. I posted a picture - sorry about the quality - I will try to get a better one later.Updated on 12 Dec 2011:I tried on some of my pre surgery pants (size 14) and some of them are too tight!!! WTF! I have lost 5 lbs my big flap is gone and I am having a hard time fitting into some of my old clothes! Some are a bit loose but most I can't even button. And this is with a flexees compression garment on! Soooo discouraged...Updated on 12 Dec 2011:OK so I have what looks like a little hole starting to form under my left breast. It is where the incision from the nipple comes down and meets the incision under my breast. hmmmmm it is painful - I have an appointment tomorrow to have my ps look at it. It is hard for me to see because of the location. I had to use a couple of mirrors. My bra seems to irritate it so I put a pad there to protect it. I hope it is nothing...Updated on 14 Dec 2011:The spot under my left breast was nothing to worry about - not an infection - Yay! I am now down 6 lbs from pre op weight - my appetite is not great so I went to the grocery store yesterday to purchase higher protein items to help with healing - now if only I had an appetite! I return to work tomorrow - :( don't want to but have to. We will see how it goes...Updated on 15 Dec 2011:Back to work today - scheduled for 8 hours and worked about 5.5 hrs. I was able to leave early - we had enough staffing. My job requires me to be on my feet for most of my shift. My back was really hurting - I am still not standing straight up so it puts extra pressure on my back. Tomorrow I am doing charge nurse so hopefully I will be able to sit a bit. On Saturday I have a class to renew my advanced cardiac life support for 8 hours, a christmas party for work that night AND a soccer game for one of my girls! I will probably pass on the party and soccer game... I just need to work smarter not harder...Updated on 17 Dec 2011:Made it through a full day at work (Friday) along with staying extra because we were so busy. Felt about 50% better on Friday than on thursday. I am in a class today for about 6 hours which will include doing CPR - not sure how doing compressions on a manaquin (sp?) will go but gotta do it! I'm off Sunday (yay!) so I will rest up. I am really really swollen at the end of my shift but by the next morning most of it is gone. I still have residual swelling but the extra from working is mostly gone. Still very numb on abdomen - strange feeling! I am still wearing a cg - but not the abdominal binder. I bought a couple of bali undergarments that seem to work well and are easy to wear. I need to pick up some more so that I am not doing laundry every other day! I will post more pictures in the next couple of days.
Go to someone else. I had my “mommy makeover” Tummy tuck, muscle repair, lipo and breast lift and after an estimated $20,000 I am not happy with it at all. I was active before my surgery and a “perfect candidate” and now I have “suboptimal” results cosmetically and had severe medical issues after and it has to be redone. They did not do the upper abdomen well so the muscle bulges and is not flat and I feel like I am being stabbed everyday and have to limit what I do. My tummy tuck scar is also so low that it shows through any swimsuit, he didn’t do it in a place or technique to make it not show like he said he would. They have also been very rude and do not like to communicate. Dr Wrye and Dr Hall did my surgery together and Dr Wrye did all of the communicating. He has a very cold and careless vibe to him. Very short answers and if you want any details you have to repeatedly ask for more. If his office didn’t talk poorly of a different surgeons office, I likely would have gone elsewhere and would not have the nightmare I have been dealing with. They may have deals and their advertising may sound good, but if you truly want to have a smoother recovery with a doctor who truly cares and will do the best they can, DO NOT GO HERE! If it lets me post a picture I will. This is an honest review from a woman with kids who spent her hard earned retirement to do something for herself, only to have to eventually pay to have it fixed and go through the recovery of a major surgery all over again. This could have been avoided so I am warning you so you can make a better choice and go to a better choice! Updated on 10 Jan 2024: 1 year later and the issue is still have a muscle bulge and severe pain and issues. These doctors Hall and Wrye are getting away with it and I still can’t afford to have major surgery again to get it fixed. I feel disabled from what they did to me. Updated on 30 Jun 2024: Scars are awful after the botch too. I have done a lot but the way they cut me, they are thick and bulky. I’ve had other surgeries and never healed this way. They also cut them in the worst spots so everyone can see them if I wear I swim suit. Even full coverage swimsuits they show. For a cosmetic surgery, I feel very ugly after the giant bulge that’s permanent muscle bulge and the hideous scars. This mommy makeover was awful.
Hello there, it may be worth consulting with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon to discuss a possible revisionary procedure. Liposuction (and laser liposuction) has risk of needing a revisionary surgery, sometimes this involves removing more fatty tissue, however this can also mean making an excision and removing any possible scar tissue that may have formed in that area. However, it's best to have your preferred Plastic Surgeon see it in person to best identify the treatment plan and responsibly move forward with a potential treatment.
The recovery for a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is about 6 weeks. To make it easier, I like to break it down into phases when explaining it (although everyone's recovery journey is different).For the first week, you'll most likely be experiencing pain and discomfort. You should have your physician assist you with pain management during this time. Don't expect to be walking upright, most patients aren't able to until the end of week 1-2. Week 2 is a little better but you're still in discomfort - you may have drains in, which are typically removed around the end of week 2 (for most) although this varies. Week 3-6 you should be recovering little by little each day and by the end of week 6 you should be able to resume most activities again.
The golden rule of recovery is to take it easy and listen to your body. In most cases, we recommend light walks and limited activity for the first 2 weeks, be careful not to lift objects greater than 10 lbs. If the activity you're doing is causing additional pain or discomfort, simply stop doing it and listen to your body. After about 6 weeks you should be able to resume normal activities but it's recommended to get clearance from your surgeon first.
Hello,You should be able to wear a bikini 1 year post-op (wear sunscreen if you're in the sun). The incisions should be well healed and the scar should be matured, meaning that if you'd like to wear a bikini at that time it shouldn't be an issue. Most scars mature around 1 year post-op and assuming that there are no complications you should have a beautiful cosmetic result.
Hello,It's recommended that you wear your post surgical binder for 4-6 weeks post-op. Wearing the binder helps with recovery, as it acts as a compress, providing additional support to your abdomen which is vulnerable during this crucial stage of recovery. Binders can also assist with minimizing swelling post-op, which provides relief for many.
