Vera Satankova, MD

I’m so happy with the result of the job of Vera Satankova. I have 3 weeks of my nose done and it looks so good even it still swollen, I already see the shape which I wanted. Thank you for the great job!

I have just returned from my visit to Iscare in Prague. Had upper and lower eye lift. Probably like everyone else I was apprehensive about surgery abroad but I did my research and decided on Vera Satankova. Before leaving the UK I had both negative and positive comments about going abroad for surgery but the difference in cost and my sadness every time I looked in the mirror and saw my increasingly droopy eyelids made up my mind. Both my sister and myself had the same operation done the same day under local anaesthetic only. We both left the clinic 2 hours after the operation armed with cold packs and sunglasses and were told for the first 3 days it was bed rest only and then after that to take it easy but always wear sunglasses, which was easy enough. We both returned a week after the operation for our stitches out. I could not fault the clinic or Vera and the staff there. Gita always kept me well informed and was kind and considerate, even gave me a discount for the pre op assessment because my sister and I went in together. Absolutely thrilled with the results. Its still early days yet, only 3 days after I have had my stitches out, but immediately I have seen a huge difference and even my friends are saying already that it has taken years off me. I would highly recommend the clinic to anyone who is thinking of having the same procedure and put any doubts out of your mind. Vera has years of experience and the clinic is professional and extremely clean. The total cost of the procedure was £980.

Updated on 16 May 2016:

I was a 36J. I started to research surgeons and read on realself about Dr. satankova in Prague. I flew on my own from London to Prague. I am 7 days post- op and already delighted and happy with my new breasts. Dr. Satankova said that once the swelling goes own, I will be a c cup. She is a brilliant and beautiful surgeon and I trusted her and the nurses and staff at Iscare completely after all the care and attention I received during my pre-op. The clinic is spotless and the treatment and care are first class. I stayed in the clinic for 2 nights and then 2 nights in a hotel before flying home to the UK. My recovery is so far without any problems and The results speak for themselves! I am 59 years old.

Updated on 2 Feb 2016:
I must praise the NHS service in England. I called my surgery to ask about changing my dressing and the doctor called me back. He asked a few questions and I told him I had to go overseas for the operation as the NHS wouldn't do it and I couldn't afford the £8,000 it costs to have it done privately. He was really kind and understanding and put in a request for the district nurse to call and see to my dressings, as I hadn't dared to touch them since my discharge from the clinic on the 27th.

The district nurse (male) arrived early this morning and removed my dressings, except around the nipple area. He said the incisions were quite dry and healed nicely. He didn't recommend putting any new dressings on at all - just my surgical bra. He said I could have a shower tomorrow and to just wait until the tape around the nipple falls off by itself, which is what the surgeon said too - at around 10 days.

Since the dressings came off, I've felt a bit more sore around the incisions when I get up to move around. Lying down is comfortable. Still swollen and bruised but think it's all healing up nicely.

The prize is definitely worth all the pain.... No doubt about it. I feel young again!

Just need to get my hair shampooed and blow dried. What a treat that will be!

Updated on 9 Feb 2016:
I thought I was doing really well until I noticed some redness in the vertical incision on my left breast. The doctor immediately put me on antibiotics and I was told to bathe the area with dettol disinfectant.

Hopefully it will clear up. No fever or chills.

It made me realise that it takes several weeks ... Months even begire things settled down.

From now on I will be extra careful with wound care.

Updated on 11 Feb 2016:
Luckily I was referred to a good hospital and had ultra sound on my left breast and swabs taken of the pus. I was put on high doses of antibiotics intravenously and the doctor tried to extract the pus with a needle and ultra sound. Very painful.

Then in the afternoon the breadt surgeon examined me and I have been admitted to a ward. They are going to reopen my incisions and clean out the pus and pack it. I may need a further surgery after this.

Not the happy ending I had dreamt about. Thimgs were healing well until 3 days ago out of the blue, the red swelling appeared and just got worse.

Updated on 12 Feb 2016:
Hi ladies

Well I have been given the best possible care thanks to our NHS.
I had an ultra sound scan to show the infection. They took swabs to ascertain the culture so that they could give me the right antibiotics that have been administered intravenously non stop!

This afternoon the surgeon came to meet me.... What a lovely man! He said he would open my vertical scar about 2 inches and clean out all the pus and then put me back together again. He said it would heal exacly like the right breast but my vertical scar may just be a little thicker. He said he wouldn't touch my nipple.

I got a general anaesthetic and woke up afterwards feeling great. No pain at all.

The surgeon complimented Dr Satankova. He said she had done a great job on my breast reduction, that they looked really great.

So, I am pleased to say that all is well and I am back on the road to recovery.
Here's me one hour post op. When the dressing is removed I will post an update.
The pus needed to be cleaned out as it was really dripping out of the incision. It was horrible. Glad it's all gone! Doctor said it's best to clean it out as it heals quicker.

Updated on 13 Feb 2016:
Hi ladies
I couldn't take a photo of my poor left breast when the nurse changed the dressing today as it was so gross that I could not bear to look. I thought the surgeon had cleaned out the abscess and stitched me up again and that was that.

But it wasn't quite so straightforward. I've never been wounded before so didn't really inderstand the procedure for healing. The surgeon did clean me up inside, getting rid of a lot of (very smelly) puss but the incision was left open and packed with some kind of lint. I nearly fainted when I saw the nurse pull it out of the wound... Full of yellow pus mixed with blood. She then repacked it with new lint and dressed with the big blue square bandage. I can't wear my surgical bra because it's so bulky.

I am being intravenously given strong doses of antibiotics and will be discharged tomorrow into the care of the district nurse who will come and dress the wound daily for the next 2 weeks. I am still hoping to be able to meet my son in Miami in 3 weeks time... Will be very disappointed if I can't go.

Until today I thought this was just a minor blip but I've now accepted the fact that I am one of the unlucky ones that developed a nasty infection that has hindered my recovery quite considerably.

I am being well looked after however, and my right breast is looking lovely. Just praying for my poor left one to make it through this so they make a good pair.

I may have to have revision surgery when it eventually heals up.

Oh well!

Updated on 14 Feb 2016:
Doctor has just discharged me and I am going home.
She said it will take some time to heal and I will be left with a thick scar about an inch wide going down from the nipple because that is the extent of the wound.
Very sad about that. All I hope now is that it heals without any further complications.
The lab won't have the results of the culture for some weeks but they have given me antibiotics that are used to treat these typical wound infections.
I may not be able to travel to see my son in March.
Oh dear! Such an unexpected turn of events that has affected my work and my carefully planned travel.
I hope it's worth it in the end.

Updated on 17 Feb 2016:
My wound care nurse said yesterday that it looks like the infection is clearing up as the discharge is runnung clear from my wound. That cheered me up!

I hope that when I go today she will say that the infection has gone completely. Then the abscess will start to heal and will begin to granulate and close up.

These little improvements daily are very encouraging.

I am definitely going to Miami to see my son and am already looking for a wound clinic there. If I have to, I will go there for dressings. This abscess will not rule my life!

Nurse said I will heal and the scar won't be too bad.

She rubs vaseline on my incisions. She said it is the best thing for scars... Better than bio oil or any vitamin E cream. She tild me to eat plent of protein and vegetables. I also make a turmeric soup in the afternoon.

I read hear that Manuka honey is also hood for healing, so will get some today.

Whatever it takes, I will do it in order to heal nicely.

When I no longer need to pack my wound I will take a photo but right now I still can't bear to look at the giant crater in my left breast.

I bought 3 soft comfort bras and when they arrived, I was about to post them back as they all looked too tiny. They are 36c and fit snuggly but when my final swelling goes down, they will fit perfectly. That is the prize ????

Updated on 18 Feb 2016:
Some promising developments today. My nurse spoke to a medical rep today who advised vac therapy to accelerate the healing process of my giant abscess.
The machine has to be rented and a rep comes to the wound clinic to show the nurse how to fit it on me. It means carrying it around in a back pack but the advantages are that it could heal in weeks rather than months and I only need attend the wound clinic 3 times a week instead of daily. It aldo means that the nurse won't have to pack the wound and that is the most painful part of this problem. I can't help but cry our when she does it because it is so painful and she worries about hurting me but it isn't her fault at all. It just is vety painful packing this very deep abscess in my breast.

I should be fitted with the activac machine on Tuesday, so I will report back next week.

Updated on 27 Feb 2016:
The weekend nurse came today to dress my wound and she only had to pack a quarter of the silver dressing that she used last weekend. That is such good news...I am healing very well.

I may be able to dress e wound myself whilst I am on holiday with my son in Miami. If not, I have organised a back up whilst there.

I will post a photo of my breasts on my 60th birthday which is on March 18th!

That will mark the end of my journey.

Updated on 3 Mar 2016:
I have developed another infection.... In my right breast.
I was healing up nicely, thought I was home and dry. My abscess was a quarter of its original size the nurse said yesterday. Sadly the right breast that seemed perfect has now developed an infection too.... After 5 weeks post surgery!

It is a red circle, very warm... A painful lump around the nipple. The nurse called in the doctor to check me out and I've been put on yet another course of antibiotics. I hope I don't need further surgery to drain it.

I was really pleased with my progress and saw a light at the end of the tunnel. I have to admit that today, I feel like it's never going to end.

I saw my left breast for the first time yesterday. Glad I didn't see it 3 weeks ago because I would have fainted! It's now healing. The new skin is quite pink and I have quite a deep hole still that needs packing. I took in a mirror to the clinic so I could warch the nurse do the packing and dressing as I'm going to have to do it myself next week, whilst I'm in Florida with my son. i can do it... Didn't think I could but I told myself, it is my body and I need to care for it.

I hope my right breast responds to the antibiotics.

Updated on 6 Mar 2016:
I was admitted to hospital on Friday to have the new abscess in my right breast drained under anaesthetic. It's a very deep hole this time but not as wide and it's on the right side on my nipple. When the wound finally heals, the scar will sit around the areola,so in time,will be imperceptible. The surgeon said it should heal in about 6 weeks.

Sadly the surgeon will not allow me to travel to Miami, he said it was too risky. I have had to cancel our trip. I did take out insurance, so hopefully I will be able to recover my expenses and plan a trip later in the year. I had to tell my son. He has been very concerned and called me yesterday whilst I was in hospital.

I feel that I am living on antibiotics! I have good nursing care up at the wound clinic daily and just thank goodness that we have the NHS otherwise I don't know what I would do. Great doctors and nurses.

I think I'll heal in 6 weeks and my scars will all fade in time. I hope that I don't get any further infections to set me back. I still have no regrets. I am managing to work and run my business and have meetings but get very tired, so need to rest whenever possible.

I'll take a photo of my breasts after they've healed... It's not a pretty sight right now but I think they will be beautiful.

Updated on 9 Mar 2016:
I really feel that I have turned a corner in my recovery. I feel better in myself. Even though each breast has a wound, it is all healing well and it's going to be okay.

I took this photo yesterday to remind myself why I had the reduction. Even though I need to lose a few pounds I am so happy with my new figure. My breasts are still a little swollen so will probably end up smaller and drop down a bit.

I am not complaining! I got my figure back.

Updated on 19 Mar 2016:
It would seem that my body doesn't like the stitches and has erupted yet again around the left areola above the first abscess. I'm seeing the surgeon on Tuesday. Hopefully this new problem can be curtailed with antibiotics and not require further surgery. I will heal... It is taking longer than hoped with these infections but it will be worth it in the end. I like my new breasts and am still looking forward to light summer dresses and skimpy bikinis, even those it seems a long way off right now.

Updated on 20 Mar 2016:
The hole in the areola is 2cm deep and when healed, will not leave a scar.
The left breast is still very swollen but the eound has granulated very well and is healing too. I think the scar will be okay when this is all over. The incisions seem to have healed well, so I am hopeful that everything will be fine.

Another couple of months and it will all be over.... Fingers crossed!

Updated on 5 May 2016:
I was hoping to post good news here. Only 3 weeks ago after an ultra sound scan showed I was free of infection and continuing to heal well, I developed a fourth infection in my left breast. I now have a large hole below the left nipple that requires packing and expiration which will be carried out on Monday. Luckily I don't need a genersl anesthetic as I booked a holiday with friends in Southern France next week. My surgeon said I can go... But not swim or exercise. I have to pack my new wound carefully too. I'm on two types of antibiotics so hopefully this will heal soon and I can once again hope for a speedy recovery from what now seems like an endless ordeal.

I have to stay positive. My right breast has almost healed now... Just a small hole left in the areola. I will be so happy when this is over.

My advice to anyone contemplating surgery is to do your homework on the surgeon and hospital.... In particular the after care. Luckily I live in England and have benefitted greatly from our wonderful NHS and have been cared for by top breast surgeons for free. Goodness knows whst would have happened to me otherwise. I thank God for that. I will have big scars... My surgeon said a revision may be possible in one year's time. I am not sure I can cope with any more though... Will just be glad when it's all over and I'll have to learn to live with the disfigurement. I'm now thinking my big boobs weren't so bad after all. The biggest disappointment is that after being measured for a bra I am a 36E... Still big. More uplifted however.... With ugly scars.

Updated on 9 May 2016:
The ultra sound showed that my infection is superficial... So didn't need to syringe me. I took a photo of the new problems. The hole on the bottom is quite clean and only requires packing and dressing. The one above with the yellow stuff has a 2cm hole and pus and will take longer to heal. Don't look if you don't have the stomach for it... It's not pleasant. The hole above the right nipple is quite small now and almost healed. I'm hoping for a full recovery by mid June - 6 months after surgery.

Updated on 26 Jun 2016:
My right breast recovered with minor scarring and it's a nice shape My left breast is larger and suffered the most. I habe quite a large scar after the abscess and a hole to the side of my nipple which is an odd shape. The UK surgeon said I could have revision surgery next year and that is what I will do. I have no nipple sensation at all in either breast but I can live with that. I've lost about 14 pounds in weight too, so figurewise looking a lot better amd younger. My healing was complicated and difficult. I still think it was worth it. I'd do it again in a heart beat, even knowing the complications, so for amyone considering a breast reduction I''d say the benefits outweigh the risks by a long way. Despite the scars on my left breast, I have lost years and gained a youthful appearance. I've even changed my hair colour and style to compliment the new 'me'. Much happier with my appearance now that the ordeal is finally over ;)

I am certainly no stranger to this site or to cosmetic surgery. Back in 2012 I have Lipo to my upper tummy and a breast uplift. This was a result of losing nearly 9st or 57kg. I held back from a tummy tuck as I believed diet and exercise would help, clearly it made some improvement but not enough. It's funny because my surgeon back in 2012 said I will be seeing you again for a tummy tuck as no getting rid of what you have lol, guess she's right.

It took me till now to decide over the scar and the fact I don't have any kids yet. However, I am so happy with the rest of my body and been blessed that my weight loss has effected anywhere else this is not the case for my tummy. I hate wearing bikinis, tight dresses and normal things girls my age do. I also model and 2016 is a big year for shoots so I decided a scar is a little price to pay for happiness.

I normally start my journey with you ladies way before my hospital bed, however the first time I went to get my breast uplifted they cancelled my surgery due to my bloods. Therefore I was a tad superstitious of posting. Wanted to make sure everything was okay - phew it was!

So yet again I travelled from Ireland too Prague for my surgery to Dr Vera Satankova. The prices in Prague are much better but I love my doctors work plus I am a fan of how there treat you as a patient.

I arrived on the 8th and checked into my hotel and roamed around Prague, even had a cheeky hooters! Yummy! On the 9th I had my pre ops. There very strict here and do not want you on any antibiotics a month poor to surgery. So here's the fun and games. I developed a UTI 2 weeks ago, normally 3 day course of antibiotics abd cleared. Only this time no. I knew if it should in my pre ops surgery would be cancelled. So day before I drank about 5 litres of water n took a nice clean urine sample with me and I didn't take antibiotics the day before hoping they wouldn't show in my blood. Lucky for me no urine was tested and my bloods came back perfect. They noticed my heart murmur which I have had since I was born. Never been an issue but they still sent me to a specialist too get checked, ultrasound came back clear.
Met with my surgeon that day, she marked me up, explained I didn't need liposuction, phew, I also due to having no kids if she would hold off on sticking my muscles as I exercise a lot. She told me when she opens me abd peels it back she will take a look - so I still don't know if she has or not.

The night before surgery I took some pics, washed my hair, had a shower and shaved! I barely slept that night. Arrived too the clinic the next morning where I waited 2 hours for my ultrasound. Then was brought to my room to changed into a fab gown and sexy stockings. As normal they had to have two attempts at inserting the needle for the IV. They wheeled in a girl about an hour later to my room. She was still out of it and in lots of pain - really didn't need to see that. Then a 3rd girl joined, they are Dutch and the three of us are young and blonde! Trying to communicate is fun :)
So 3.30pm they come in and give me my Anticlothing injection and a nice big shot of morphine into the butt. They let that take effect n was wheeled down near 4pm. I was put into a room next to the operating room where I could see my surgeon finishing with a surgery! Thank god l don't not have a weak stomach! I chatted to her when she popped out and asked would she take a pic of the skin she removed. So hopefully she does! I wanna see it. They then brought me in. Set me up and put straps on me, they said your going to sleep now. I was like no sure you ain't given me anything, my last words were please ask Dr Vera to make me look beautiful! They insert it via the IV so you don't even notice.

I woke up at 6.30pm in intensive care and I never in my life have experienced pain like it. I have pins and plates in my ankle and removed appendix and breast uplift Ect but this was something else. I asked for pain relief right away. My throat was killing me from the air vent thing and I needed to cough! Worst mistake ever! Where did this pain come from. I fell back asleep and woke up in the room. The two girls welcomed me back. Since then I have been 100% alert, talking to the phone texting. Didn't fall back asleep at all. They wheeled the other girl too surgery. The nurses came in about 11pm and I asked for some water, some pain relief and to go too the toilet. The pain in having to lift myself up to go to the toilet was bad but getting myself back on the bed after was something I have never experienced. I have a high pain threshold, very high. The pain relief they gave me last night was very mild and it's near 8am and not asked for anything in between.

The only way I can explain my tummy is that it's so tight. It feels like a elephant is sitting on it and all night I have a burning sensation across where my incision is. Also had a few pins and needles. The pain relief makes not much difference to these feelings.
My bf and friends couldn't believe how well I was on the phone and the same with the nurses here, I came on my own, scary and brave I know.

What I have noticed is how general anastethic can effect everyone. The first girl in our room yesterday was in lots of pain and she literally has slept from 1.30pm yesterday and is still across from my sleeping non stop. The other girl got wheeled in last night at 12pm roaring with pain, she has been roaring a lot of the night and getting sick so nurses have been into her. Me on the other hand has been awake, chatting, catching up on things, had some tea this morning and currently eating breakfast while the other two are still past out.

I still have had no pain relief. Only an antibiotic, used to toilet on my own this morning and was a big improving from yesterday. The tightness is still there but not as severe and the same with the burning.

To prep for surgery all I have done is stay off alcohol for nearly a week, took Vit c and arnica capsules a week before. I also have Sineach which I was meant to take pre op and post opp last night but nurse said not until I speak to the doctor.

I will upload some pics soon and keep you updated along the way.

Thanks [RS bleep]

Updated on 11 Sep 2015:
I forgot to say that I am 5"8 and I weight around 69kg. I am going to upload some photos of before now. I am marked up for surgery in these too.

Updated on 11 Sep 2015:
So sleeping last night didn't really happen. I was sharing the room with two other girls and one was in a lot of pain and was very ill all night. I have been up since 5.30am and have been drinking tea and are my breakfast. I made it up to the toilet myself too. The surgeon came to visit and told me she removed 33cm in length of skin as in vertically! I am shocked and so was she! She said when she pulled it down it was mid way down to my thigh! She has some pictures which she will give me in a few days so I can show you all. She removed 3lbs of skin in total. She also stitched my muscles, I was hoping that she wouldn't have too but she did. So she then decided to take a look! I got to see my new tummy! Ladies oh my god I am in love, I cried tears of joy! I couldn't believe it was mine nor could I believe I could see my belly button. She cleaned out the belly button which wasn't a pleasent experience and she removed a drain. I have been taking my antibiotics and took one pain med today. The burning sensation isn't as bad today but it's still really tight. I have been eating okay and went to the toilet alone a second time today. My butt is getting numb staying in the same position though and it's starting to frustrate me. I know it will be like this for a while though. I still have one drain in and I have been moved too a room with a British lady so can have some conversation.

Updated on 12 Sep 2015:
So I was meant to be discharged from the hospital back to my hotel today. However, as I am here on my own I felt it was best that I stay an extra night in hospital. I asked my surgeon and she agreed. I don't mind paying the extra night as it puts my mind at ease. I honestly do not know how people go home right after this surgery. My surgeon checked everything again today, she cleaned out my belly button - what an awful feeling! She then removed my second drain, so I am now drain free. I have had no pain relief today and have been up and about a few times. I managed to dress myself today too. My stomach feels very tight and swollen but I know it's due to the drains being removed and now I am more active. I sneezed this morning, oh my! No one prepares you for that! I honestly thought my stomach muscles were going to rip apart. I have been in and out of sleep most of today which has been good. Not eaten too much as have less of an apetitie today. I am hoping that by the morning I will feel good enough to venture to the hotel by myself.

Updated on 14 Sep 2015:
So I got discharged yesterday morning from the hospital. Got my antibiotics and my pain relief. I decided to walk back to the hotel as its only 10 mins away. This i do not recommend. I felt really hot and faint by the time i arrived. I checked in and spent the day and night in my room. I got up a few times to walk around, change and to order room service. I had a lovely dinner, which seemed to do the trick with the bowel movements. Getting in and out of bed is a lot easier, I am walking a little more upright even though I am trying not too. No pain meds again today

Updated on 14 Sep 2015:
So I slept a lot last night and all this morning. Woke to take my antibiotic and my arnica tablets. I had my last post op apointment today, I decided to get a taxi there as the walk was a little too much yesterday. Surgeon took a look, cleaned my belly button and redressed me. She told me everything was looking good. I still have not removed my stockings since surgery and see said not too till I get home over the flight. I am not allowed to drive for 2/3 weeks, can't shower for 10 days :( need to leave the tape fall off itself, wear my binder for 8 weeks and no exercise for 8 weeks! Oh this will be fun lol! Came back to the hotel and I am relaxing as I have a long journey tomorrow. I still have taken no pain relief but I think I may need too for the journey home.

Updated on 15 Sep 2015:
Hey ladies, okay today has been a hard one. I got a good nights sleep and got up about 10.30am, packed and checked out. I got a taxi too the clinic as decided to see the nurse before I left. All was good. I was then collected at 1.30 pm and taken too the airport. I had to walk with my bag from terminal 2 to terminal 1. I could feel the binder was rather tight so I stopped twice and loosened it. The lovely man in check in put my carry on bag into the luggage free of charge so I wouldn't have to carry it. I went for some food and got on my flight at 4.15pm. I was lucky no one was in the seats next to me so I put my feet up. I walked and got up a few times on the flight and kept my stockings on to be on the safe side. Landed home and got a taxi to my house. I honestly have to say it's taken it out of me. I could feel my tummy getting sore and me walking much hunched over and I could feel it swelling. So glad I am at home and can relax the next few days. I still have not taken any pain meds which I am very happy about. I finally took off my binder and took a look at what I am standing! Wow is all I can say! I can't believe I look like this. Now please take into account I am swollen in these pics and also I noticed some loose skin around my belly button, this made me freak. However, I started to think logically, how I am swollen from today and also that I am bent over which will make some of the skin full of fluid appear more loose. This I will keep an eye on, but I am aware that it takes a few months before I will see the end result so I am not going to worry! The way I see it is that anything was an improvement from what I had. I have attached some pics! One of them made me cry as I can't believe this is me! I am in shock at my figure

Updated on 18 Sep 2015:
Okay so I am officially over the week mark! So have a little bit to update on. The itching at night drove me mad on night 6! But luckily last night wasn't as bad. Yesterday I went to the post office to do a few chores, went to the doctors for a check up. She said that its healing lovely and that the swelling I had was appropriate and that my belly button looked great. I then went to the shop and got a few groceries. I didn't drive I took a taxi as felt it was too soon. I also removed my compression stockings yesterday. Pain is minimal, only when I cough etc. Now last night I was on the sofa and when I got up I felt very light headed. This happened twice and I started to get the sweats, then I got a pain in my left calf and it got warm. Alarm bells went and I thought DVT. Straight away I rand emergency services and they advised to to go to a&e. So I spent a long time there. They done a physical exam, a x ray and bloods. My doctor was lovely and told me that from physical exam I didn't have one, however as I am only a week out of surgery he was sure my blood was going to test positive for a clot, apparently it does so for 3 weeks! So he said if this was the case I would be treated and would get an ultrasound on my leg in the morning. 5 hours later, to his amazement my bloods came back negative, he couldn't believe that my body had processed all the stuff from surgery and I came back with a negative reading. He said my chances of having one were now .1% or something. I knew my anxiety added to it, but everyone in a&e said I done the right thing to get checked. He said it was only my muscles. He advised me to wear my stockings at night for another few days which I done when I got home. My scar was so painful last night by the time I got home, I was sitting upright for easily 4/5 hours in a&e. As a result I have not left the house today in order to try and ease it.

Took my last antibiotic this morning. I am thankful for that as I think there reacting to me now. Again no pain meds. Now I am a bit concerned about my heeling! Coughing, laughing and sneezing used to hurt like hell and now not so much, I have virtual no pain, minimal swelling and no brusing hardly. I even wrote a question to the doctors on this as I was wondering am I after doing damage to myself and not realising it.

Now something which I am trying not to worry about it the skin around my belly button. I can still grab it, it looks a little loose and has stretch marks, which I knew it would from my old skin. I am trying to stay calm and say to myself you still have swelling and you also are still bent over so this will add too it. I still am not 100% upright. Has anyone else noticed this a week post op? I am starting to worry and I know it's only early days! I have attached some pics from today!

Updated on 2 Oct 2015:
Okay so I am now over the 3 weeks mark. I have not updated as I have not had a lot to say. Day 10 I got to shower, but wow I was not expecting the swell hell after it. I didn't have anyone to help me and I have to admit that it really took it out of me physically I was drained. It felt so good to be able to wash myself. Showers since have been a lot easier. I tried to drive at day 10 and was still very sore, however by day 14 it was much easier. Have to admit my bf was here to see me just over the 2 week mark and we did decide to have sex. Took it easy and all went good. I have taken no pain, every day things get easier and the scar isn't as tight. The swelling is terrible after a long day. No one prepares you for it. I am back to work now since Monday and swollen so bad every night. I am finding myself coming home and taking my binder off for an hour or so to let my tummy breath and put some cream on my skin and it's dry and flaky. My bandages only fell off two days ago. Nothing prepared me for seeing the scar in full for the first time, it was very emotional and I questioned why did I do this to myself. However, I just let the feeling be there and told myself it was normal to feel like this. I had to run to make my train yesterday morning and when I got home in the evening I noticed that a little of my scar had opened up on the left hand side. I called out of hours gp and got seen right away. He said it was only small and bandaged it up and said should be closed in few days.

Everything in general is easier, walking, driving, sitting. I can now sleep on my side at night and get up with very little discomfort. The only thing I honestly can say at this point is just the swelling and that's normal and I will have to wait for it to pass. I have put up some pics.

I opted for upper blepharoplasty with Dr Vera Satankova at Iscare in Prague last week. I chose here for the price compared to the UK and I know that the procedure is highly popular in Prague. Dr Satakova's CV is impressive which swayed me to choose Iscare.

I am only on day 8, will be having the stitches removed tomorrow and am already rather impressed. The staff at Iscare were wonderful and very informative and friendly the whole time. Most of the staff spoke brilliant English.....some better than me lol!

I will post on here how I progress with healing for anyone who is interested in having this procedure.

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Healed perfectly and love them even more! 5 months have passed and I'm delighted

I attend the gym every morning before work in the hope of regaining the figure I used to have. Too many comments regarding my weight gain are getting me down. Time for drastic action.
My initial consultation was conducted via email. They have suggested thighs (inner and outer), love handles and abdomen.
im really nervous and I look at this site every day.



Updated on 12 Apr 2013:
So I finally had my operation yesterday afternoon in the Iscare clinic inPrague.
My care could not have been better.
I had a car collect me from the airport and take me to my hotel, and then he also brought me to the clinic at 07.15.

I was greeted by the receptionist who asked to see my identification and to sign the necessary forms.

Bloods were taken and there would be a two hour wait for the results. In the meantime I had an ecg and a consultation with the nurse re medical history and what the procedure would entail. I then met with my surgeon Dr Satankova, who was absolutely delightful and extremely knowledgeable. She marked the areas for removal (my flanks, lower abdomen, inner and outer thighs and inner knees) and explained post op care etc.

I was shown to my room and placed on a drip. I met with the anaesthesiologist who examined me and asked some pre-op questions.

A couple of hours later I was wheeled into the operating theatre and the last thing i remember was being told that I would sleep now.

I woke up in the recovery room with minor pain, and was administered pain meds via IV.

I'm wearing the compression garment with a slit to go to the loo, its a weird sensation. i havent had a sneak peek yet as I dont want to ruin anything, but a couple of nurses came in to take post op pics and they had to remove it which was rather uncomfortable. They did say that I look really tiny though which is a bonus. I guess I'll attempt to remove and take some pics to upload when I'm finally discharged to my hotel. I have to stay until Mon.

So right now I feel great. Updates to come.

I'm scheduled for Breast Augmentation in March 2013. Weight loss and stress left me with horrible flat, small saggy boobs and stretch marks :( I've been considering it for 2 years and can finally do it! I'm hoping to feel more confident and 'feminine' afterwards. I'm nervous but also just want it to be over!



Updated on 26 Mar 2013:
48 HRS TO GO!!!!!! AAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Updated on 3 Apr 2013:
I'm home! Exhausted and sore but in much less pain :D Still got hogh swollen torpedo t**s but I'm sure they'll settle in time.

Posted some pics - WOW WHAT A TRANSFORMATION!

Now, back to bed zzzzzzzzzzzzzz........

Updated on 23 Apr 2013:
So I'm 3 weeks PO and the (.)(.)s are softening a bit and I'm in much less pain. They still need to . In my opinion the company I booked through - BBC Direct - have been a NIGHTMARE. I would never use them again!

I have NO problem AT ALL with the surgeon, Dr Satankova, or the ISCare clinic she works in. They were great.

BBC, however, have been awful. Before I went to Prague, BBC promised (in an email) that all patients have an ultrasound to screen against breast cancer. That was a lie and they don't do that. I asked if I could pay for a mammogram but then didn't as I thought I would get the ultrasound and that reassured me. Now I'm worried out of my mind and am going to have to organise and pay for my own mammogram. I'm furious about it. Needless to say I am taking this further as I think it is grossly irresponsible to promise a breast cancer screen and they not do it.

BBC also organised a driver to pick me up from the airport and his fee was included in the price. I didn't understand that I was supposed to pay him and the money would be reimbursed. The driver was fine about it and said I could pay him the next day but the guy from BBC FREAKED OUT and told me (soon before my surgery) that the driver was going to 'call the police' on me! NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR RIGHT BEFORE GOING UNDER THE KNIFE! It was horrible.

Then after surgery I was having problems with my meds that caused a lot of trouble for me. I got no instructions on how to take the meds after I left and I don't speak Czech so I needed help. BBC stated they had a 24 hour 'assistant' who would help me with anything I needed. However when I called him he said he was over 2hrs away and would not help. Eventually I got hold of someone from BBC who said I'd taken too many pain meds. I could have overdosed! He never actually asked what the meds were - not even the brand name or dosage. I asked where I could get more from as they'd run out and I was in agony but he said it wasn't his responsibility. In an email he accused me of lying - saying I HAD received instructions on the meds when I HADN'T. WTF???! He also said that the '24/7' assistant wasn't available as it was a public holiday. So, not 24/7 at all, then! Needless to say I am taking this further as well, as I think it is grossly irresponsible.

When I got home I found out that they'd given me the wrong bra (size B instead of C). I was in a lot of pain and needed ta take it off. The surgeon told me to wear it 24/7 so I was really worried. I emailed BBC who took days to reply then said there was nothing they could do and I should just buy a new one. I asked for a refund (those bras are expensive) and BBC said no. I asked where to buy another surgical bra from and they said they had no idea. Again, needless to say I am taking this further as I think it is grossly irresponsible.

After a few more increasingly hostile emails from BBC it became clear to me that this company just take your money then leave you to it. If anything goes wrong they deny any responsibility and accuse you of lying. I've heard a lot of bad stories about BBC since my surgery. I would not recommend them at all.

This company, BBC Direct, have been a NIGHTMARE in my experience. It may seem like they have good prices but for a couple of hundred quid it was NOT WORTH IT for me. I've ended up paying even more for a mammogram, new surgical bras etc.

NO THANKS, BBC!

Im 34 mother if 4. From the age of 12 I had 34dd boobs then by the time I was 18 36ff! Of course every time I had a baby they wiuld balloon to 36j! Iv hated my breast my whole life. Now thanks to breastfeeding they're worse than ever coupled with 3 stone weight loss over last 5 years ive got the skin if a ff and the filling of an a!!


Im not greedy I just want a lovely handful of dds that dont need a fish slice to put in my bra or having to keep pushing them back in when they slither out!!
Im booked in with vera satankova at bbc direct. The closer it gets the more nervous I am especially funnily enough about post op and the recovery as im normally runninf after a 18 month old as well as 3 teenagers!
Will keep you posted
Anyone with any experience with this please would be lovely to hear from you x x x



Updated on 13 Mar 2013:
Well 2 weeks op tomorrow and outer strapping/bandage all came off in the shower. Have left the strips over the stitches on didnt wanna touch them just yet. To br honest am really scared to take them off incase it shows any gayping or problems with stitches!! Thats just me being anxious mind as no signs atall of anything untoward going on so far!! Will buy antiseptic spray tomorrow to spray on as advised to prevent any probs.
Cant wait til all healed properly and the fun can really begin!! Lol! Not sure how many months itl take ...hopefully not too long! ! Will update pics tomorrow x x

Updated on 30 Mar 2013:
4weeks post op
Right boob is higher maybe 3 cm and looks squarer than the left.
Vera has told me its fine and the left one will slowly follow suit and be the same as the right. its hard to see in the photo its higher cos its flatter than the left.
Scars have healed amazingly
am very very happy with the left so hope right one hurries up and catches up with the left boogie!!xx

Updated on 30 Mar 2013:
Sorry i meant ..left one is good the RIGHt one is higher flatter n squarish!!

Updated on 3 Apr 2013:
Am getti g really worried. My right breast is higher square in shape and flat compared to the one on the left.its also quite empty at the bottom. The left one is petfectly rounded heavy at the bottom with a lovelt shape. Im almost 5 weeks post op. Does anyone have any experience with this?? Theyre both quite softish now so am reluctant to think its swelling. Will the implant 'drop' into place??im confused cos i thought they were placed where they should be?? if so why is left one fine??help........x

Updated on 21 Apr 2013:
Hi sorry haven't been in touch been a busy month and baby dropped my phone but am back daaaaarrlings!!:-)
I am now 7 weeks post op and am back to normal activities hooray!! I don't have any pain and all my scars have healed brilliantly. I have noticed however the scar line on my right side comes out at least 2" further than my left and so is noticeable from the side where as the left is very short and can't be seen.
My right breast is still very high and squarish and the lower part of the breast is empty and droops as the implant is too high up :-(
I have raised my concerns to Vera who tells me when I left the clinic they were both full at lower breast but when I've checked photos from clinic there is clearly a difference in breast at that early stage. She tells me nt to worry as is still early days and I should wait at least 6 months as breast are still changing. Is this just a fob off?? Anyone have any experience on this? I have googled and lots of ladies saying there's was the same and at 12 months all was fine but on some others the dropping never happened :-(
All a waiting game I suppose. On the up side my left breast is perfect in every way!lol!
Am still wearing the surgical bra and band as instructed but am soooo bored of it now!

After having liposuction of my abdomen and hips in june 2012, i feel that the end result isnt exactly what i had expected. My abdomen area is a bit lumpy and the skin is slightly loose. The doctor told me that i wouldnt have loose skin after the prcedure and at every post op check he is telling me to be patient and take lots of long hot baths, but at four months post op, and lymphatic drainage massages, i realised that things wont improve, so i have found out about a brilliant female doctor in Prague, and im going to have a tummy tuck.
My motivation for doing it is looking at myself in a bikini and not liking what i see in my tummy area, not looking for perfection but after spending four thousand euros on liposuction i really feel that i have to see this thru to the end!
Having said all that im terrified of being put to sleeep, as when i came around from the lipo, i went into shock, my pulse dropped to 36 and i had to be closely monitored.


I think that maybe i chose the wrong doctor and wrong clinic, i was brainwashed into having liposuction by the clinic manageress who told me that the other doctor was "A magician" with liposuction and that most of the girls who worked in the clinic had had him perform it on them also, all with fantastic results! i had started to walk out of the clinic after a consultation with a diferent doctor who told me i should have a tummy tuck, i said i would think about it and let them know...and that was when the manageress called me back and did her work on me...i fell for it hook line and sinker, and the lipo doctor assured me he would do a great job..Ive now learned to do MORE research on your doctor and dont go on what the gorgeous clinic manager tells you!!



Updated on 8 Jan 2013:
Oh we'll, only one day left before I fly to Prague to get my TT! Getting quite scared now. I keep thinking that something awful is going to happen to me, think I'm worried more because of going into shock only seven months ago after lipo!
I fly in the morning and I have to be at the clinic for 7.30am thurs,
One good thing was reading the tips that have been put up on realself, I have busied myself getting a few of the things that I hadn't thought of, like milk of magnesia and getting my bedroom ready for when I get home, those tips have been so helpful !
Anyway I'll post my next stage when I'm in Prague and I will put some pics up then ..


Updated on 14 Jan 2013:
Well my surgery is over an I'm happy with the result ! The doc spent longer than normal on me bcus I had so much scar tissue plus pockets of fat!
My scar is so thin and tidy and I haven't taken any pain meds for the surgery at all.
The only discomfort I have is back ache from lying in one position but otherwise I'm fine. Incidentally I don't hav a high pain threshold I just really don't have any PAIN, just a tiny bit if soreness from the stitches but not enough to take meds.
I had the surgery on thurs and Iv been on bed rest since sat wen I left the clinic I'm stayin in a comfy hotel an hav everything I need on my bedside table.
The lady doc who did my procedure is a brilliant plastic surgeon she has 25 yrs experience the cost for my procedure was £1900, including my flts and hotel iv paid around £2500.
I'm now going to try an put before an after pic up


Updated on 21 Jan 2013:
Well I'm 11 days po, all was going very well until 4 days ago when I noticed a small amount of fresh blood right in the middle of my scar..... By the second day there was a little more and the next day blood and fluid was seeping non stop from it. Saw my emergent doc who redressed it an put me on an antibiotic,yday the blood and fluid had drowned the dressing and I went to the Hosp. Doc told me its a seroma and it cud last weeks. A small hole has appeared where the fluid is pouring from which is good otherwise it wud build up under the skin and I wud hav to hav it extracted by syringe. Bit disappointed but that's the way it goes...
Iv read that seromas happen a lot after TT's and its the bodies way of trying to replace the fluid lost, my ps told me iv been doing too much, but I know I haven't ....wud love to hear from someone if that is possible when the Hosp doc told me different ....


Updated on 21 Jan 2013:
Went to my local nurse this morn to have my dressing changed, I was expecting the pad to b soaked in blood and fluid like it was yesterday,, in fact, there was so much stuff coming out yday that I was panicking. The blood/fluid was pouring from a small hole in the middle of my scar, it was so bad it was running all the way down my legs and every pad I held against it was soaked in seconds. Just prior to the out pouring I had gently pressed above and below the scar, once I did that, it was like niagra falls! Very scary for me...
Today the pad had a small dry patch on it so I think that maybe I helped empty out what was in there yday, the nurse thinks this also.
Seromas are quite common after this surgery I'm told and they are harmless unless they become infected, then they can be life threatening, this is wat the Hosp doc,who is also a surgeon, told me. I'm gonna continue taking the antibiotics and keep a close eye on it as they can come back time and time again until ur body readjusts to the fluid that had been lost in surgery .

Updated on 24 Jan 2013:
Hello again
Two weeks po and unfortunately I'm still having a seroma problem ! My dressing had no seepage on it at all for the last 3 days then last night while gently massaging I noticed the pad developing a dark stain ... So it was seeping again ! This morning the nurse re dressed it an sed it wasn't too bad but I'm so impatient I want it healed NOW.. They changed the antibiotics I was on also so maybe it will help to improve it.. Putting pics up to show u wat a seroma looks like, I'm told it is small but to me it's big and the fact that it has a hole is good as the fluid drains out rather than building up inside, which means it wud hav to be syringed and I really Wudnt fancy that!
Well I drove did the first time tday an tmoro I go back to work, wish me luck !



Updated on 5 Feb 2013:
Well I'm 26 days po, walking upright and with very little discomfort and virtually no swelling, in fact I've had no swelling at all since my op! My scar is looking great Im so pleased with it, thanks dr Vera!
The only problem was the seroma, I found out that I had taken two courses of antibiotics that were not for skin infections and so were of no use, since the hospital doc changed me to the correct tablets the small wound made a great recovery, I will post a pic of it on thurs wen I get this dressing taken off.

Updated on 30 Mar 2013:
Well I'm almost 12 wks po, the scar from my infected, open seroma, took 4wks to heal and close. It is now tiny and almost as flat as the rest of the scar, I will post pics of it once its completely flat so that u can see that what once looked scary and seeping has healed.
A word of advice for anyone with seepage from an incision is to change the dressing regularly, I didn't, as the nurse at my docs advised me to leave the dressing for four days at a time, and it was that that prolonged the healing, the reason for changing the dressing regulay is that the substance that comes from an wound opening is acidic and it dries around the opening and becomes abcessed. Also make sure that u get a wound swabbed to find out what the wound is resistant to, as I was put on two WRONG antibiotics before I got the right one, which then healed the wound in less than a wk !
Here's a pic of me in my underwear to show my results so far....

Updated on 27 Jul 2013:
Well I'm well and truly on my way to being fully healed. The scar is now starting to fade after the open seroma I had at the very beginning. I still have what feels like scar tissue above and below my scar line but with daily massage I'm finding it is getting less every month. I'm happy with my result, my clothes fit way better and I no longer have a muffin top when I wear my skinnies, I'm also looking forward to wearing a bikini in Florida later this year without having to hold my arm across my belly every time I sit down !
Posting some pics for comparison .

Hello lovely ladies. I have been looking at this forum for a few months now, it has been absolutely inspiring reading stories and looking at photos.
My story is i was about 29 years old, dreadfull self esteem (at the time), terrible body issues and had had really really small, saggy breasts, with huge areolia. I hated my boobs and i obsessed about them every day. I couldnt find bras to fit, and i always bought bras with padding. I hated the thought of every getting intimate with a male ( i was single at the time), as i just felt repulsed at the state of my boobs. it wasnt so terrible the size if they had been perky, but they were saggy and small, and when i bent over, they hung like spaniel ears. They made me feel very upset inside of myself.

Anyways, i managed to convince the GP to refer me to the hospital and i was very lucky to get implants on the NHS. The first set was put behind the muscle and they went wrong pretty much straight away and they were catching and distorting, so they replaced about 3 weeks after, and placed them over the muscle. My aim was to have implants with the hope that it would fill out the saggy skin and make me look fuller and pert. I was implanted with 500cc Mentor implants. The result was not at all what i thought i wanted to look like, and i have not since ever felt comfortable with them. They are huge, and they are still as saggy as they were before, just huge saggy boobs now instead of small ones. I cant buy nice pretty tops and always struggle to find clothes to fit my boobs (big boobs are never what they are cracked up to be are they when you get them). Anyways, roll on 8 years, i am in a much different place now, i accept my body much more, i am a Mum and i have a loving partner of 8 years (he actually doesnt mind the implants) but i just really dislike these implants. I feel fake and they look huge and i want them out. Thing is i am terrified what i will end up with. As they were so saggy before, they are going to be absolutely terrible after being stretched with 500cc implants.
Is there anyone who has had saggy boobs before, and who had huge implants and had them out that can reassure me that it wont be as bad as what i imagine. I am considering a lift at the same time, but i worry that i will have absolutely no breast tissue at all. Please help, ill upload pictures of these monstrosities when i get a bit more confident.,...they really are awfull looking. Thanks all.xx



Updated on 6 Aug 2012:
Im just going to try and upload some photos, this is me before BA and now, please be gentle but honest...this surely is the worst BA you have ever seen, and can you see why im so worried about the sag before and after. Please excuse the dodgy tummy and bruises, ive just had my gallbladder removed through key hole.xx


Updated on 7 Aug 2012:
Well i've booked a consultation. Going this monday at 2.15pm UK time. Yikes !!!!


Updated on 15 Aug 2012:
Well, had my consultation this Monday the 13th. Ive been feeling a little flat (excuse the pun) ever since :(. The surgeon was really nice, id met him before when i was referred on the NHS, but it ended up someone else who did my BA. Anyway, he had a look at my before pics and how i am now, and he recommended that i have a staged procedure. He feels that i should have them removed first and then see how the skin retracts (he said wait about 3 months), and that will then determine what level of lift i would benefit from.

It was good to see him, but when i left i all of a sudden felt very sad about my situation, my boobs, and that it is likely which ever way i go i probably wont really like the outcome. I certainly dont like silicone in my body, and huge fake boobs, thats not appealling to me, but i also dont like what i had before, and i know that with these removed they are probably going to look a lot worse before they look any better. Then who knows if a lift would make any difference?

What really didnt help, is that i had also asked a question on here to the surgeons and someone has answered saying i probably wont look very good with a lift either and he would recommend getting a lift over my implant, that left me feeling a little down and dispondant.

So, anyway, the surgeon is going to be very good and write a letter to my GP to state that i want removal, and he feels that this may possibly help my chances of having them removed on the NHS. I felt happy that the surgeon did not seem to be in this for profit, as he seemed suportive of me having the removal on the NHS, and didnt seem to encourage anything that would make him any money any time soon. That gave me some confidence in his ethics.

Anyway, outcome of the consultation is i still want these things out of me, but it has left me feeling quite low about the prospects for liking what boobies i will be left with.


Updated on 24 Aug 2012:
Well i went to see the doc's yesterday. It was a lady locum doctor, and i was so nervous about going in and giving them my sob story about my hated implants and why i wanted them out. My nervousness is because im embarrased and worry that doc's will think im a drain on NHS resources (but thats my stuff...lol).

Anyway, i went in, and the doc said that she had read the letter from my consultant, and yes that was fine and she is going to refer me for removal on the NHS....OMG....i was shocked, it was so simple, straightforward, no begging, no crying, no soul bearing...just a simple YES!!!.....

But now i am so [RS bleep] scared. I am absolutely sure that i dont want these awfull bags on my chest anymore but i am seriously terrified that i have no breast tissue, i am seriously all implant, and the skin sags so low even with them in. I am so worried i will look like a monster after. My other half is supportive, and will go with my decision whatever. But there is part of me that thinks that he is intollerant of my obsession with my boobs, and also yet another operation to go through. I think my other half quite likes the big boob look, and he doesnt mind the implants. I so worry that although he loves me i know, he will go running screaming for the hills when he see's the removed look....

I plant to get a lift sometime after, but i just cant help but worry that mine will be beyong repair, and they will look like one of those plastic surgery from hell jobs that you see on celebrity chanel's.....god, i am even dreaming about boobs at the moment...i had a dream that i had them removed, and at first they look full and great, and then all the skin started melting...hanging down...oh help me...lol...


Updated on 18 Sep 2012:
Last Friday (14th Sept) i went to see the NHS consultant breast surgeon (the same one i saw for my private consultation, he works for the NHS as well as the Nuffield here in Brighton). As i had already seen him privately i didnt need to be examined or anything, it was more a formality. He said that he is going to write off to the PCT to request funding for removal (because they are not PIP's), he said he is going to push my case. Now i am worried, because they are not PIP's and i do not have CC, i am worried that the PCT will say no.
Can i ask for those that went through the NHS for removal, how long did it take to get your decision for removal?. Thanks all.


Updated on 29 Nov 2012:
NHS say they wont remove because they are not leaking....:(....completely gutted.


Updated on 1 Dec 2012:
Can any UK ladies help me..im in Brighton..need some reasonably priced surgeons for explant...anyone had local?...heard thats much cheaper...willing to go with that if its cheaper..xx


Updated on 4 Dec 2012:
Grrrrrr!!!!...my phone wont let me reply so doing it here...hi Loubedoo, im in such a quandry..i was counting on NHS for removal as when i had private consult in Sept he said staged proceedure and i cant afford to do them seperate as it costs a fortune. Id have it done all at one but want to try for a baby nxt year and want to breast feed...thats why he recommended staged..ive had quotes for just removal nearby and cheapest ive found is £3005...:(....thats so much...that would be all the lift money gone...i dont know what to do...was it Kent?..someone who had removal under local...cant find her review...think that was reasonable in price...i thought as i was NHS origionally id be looked after...seems they just plan to leave them in me until they rot...:(..xx


Updated on 7 Dec 2012:
Help help help....prices here in uk...cheapest ive found is 2900 for removal only...:(....anyone found any cheaper?.xx

Updated on 16 Mar 2013:
Had the surgery on the 14th, i didnt want to say before just incase for whatever reason it didnt go ahead...well it did and im on the otherside. I am now in the very itty bitty almost non exsistance club...im up and down to the mirror checking them out and keep going in and out of 'can i accept them' head mode. I think surgery went well, they look nothing like i ever remember them, the nipples point up and are much smaller than they ever were before...think of a much tighter version then my origional and you can imagine how small...anyway, im trying to be positive, im on my own recovering in a hotel room and im not with my nearest and dearest....skype is a complete blessing...and ive been able to see my little boy and lovely other half. Im so worried what he will think..i hope he can accept me with my small boobies...im sure he loves me regardless but it doesnt half tap into your insecurities. Surgeon gave me my implants back...OMG....huge and they weigh a ton...im trying not to eat loads of crap food so i can see a lovely number on the scales when i get back from the loss of these...hehe....every little helps eh ladies...
So you can tell im not in my full faculties, the drugs still making me feel pretty wooshy and tired and not that great so ill update more fully when i can...but ill defo be here stalking...and reading...ill see if i can upload a bandage shot..



Updated on 18 Mar 2013:
Well!!!!........ I am just back from seeing the surgeon. It was really good to get out and get a bit of air. Went in and the nurse took me into a room layed me down and began to price away all the tape from my boobs...it wasnt really painfull or anything but i was worried about when she got to the nipple bit..couldnt help to think that the nipple had been restitched back on...eeeeeeek!!! and i wondered how it would handel been pulled about.
I took a little peek and my first thought was OMG they are small....just tiny little mounds on my chest...but as the tape came off when i looked again they looked more boob like. She said she needed to take photos of the results so needed to get all the tape off. I told her i didnt want to look in the mirror but could i see the photos instead (i thought photos would give me a more realistic picture and wouldnt be as shocking as looking straight into the mirror). She took a load of photos, front, side, close up etc.....and then she showed me....OMG!!!!!! i was in shock, they were not half bad...in fact they were pretty damn good...i felt like i wanted to burst into tears...these were not the boobs i had EVER known...not ever, these were like teenager boobs (in a very good way). I am happily surprised...:)

Then the surgeon comes in (im laying down again now), she looks great, all made up, dapper and confident. I told her i was too scared to look but i had seen the photos and i was very pleased. The surgeon laughed and just got out her mirror and placed it directly over my boob...she said 'please look'...i looked...wow!!! they are pretty much black and blue but they are right up there...and the scars are amazing and thin..and the nipples...well they are probably a third of the size i had (which were huge saucer nips before).

The surgeon then taped me firmly back up and pulled my boobs close together with a very large plaster on each side (she said it protects the wounds and keeps them still for healing)...hey ive got cleavage!!!!!....i am liking lots and lots and lots.

The surgeon then started to look through the photos and remarked how well she felt they had turned out given what she had to work with..lol...she said that in the opperating theater when she took out the implants she had thought 'oh [RS bleep] (yes she actually said that..lol..i like her honesty)' as there really was nothing left....gawd knows how she has managed to scuplture what i had left into boobies but she has...

Its given me a real boost..i just hope i dont lose any more volume..because i am sure there is some swelling. It will probably be a little while till i can post any nude pics...but i will as soon as i can. I need to buy a proper surgical bra now (that i can have along side this one). She said she likes bra's that have cups in them to mould the breast...does the macom have cups? ive got a sports bra thats got cups...mabey ill put that one on while the others in the wash..:/

Im home tomorrow, can get to see my little boy and lovely other half....i have the implants in my suitcase to give to him....hahahah...xx

Updated on 22 Mar 2013:
Hello lovelies...im back for a quick update...!!!....thanks Birdie for prompting me to write a little bit more. Ive been here in the background stalking..lol..but im absoutely zapped of energy so I appologise for being a bit quiet with the updates.
Well i am 8 days post op now and everything is going well so far (I hope). I am yet to take the pads and tape off but i do keep looking at my boobs every now and again (mostly to check the nipples are still looking ok...that bit really freaks me out) and everything is looking ok appart from them looking yellow and blue and lumpy etc...but i know that this will change so i need to be patient. One of the nipples is about a few mm higher than the other aswell but so far i am completely accepting of this when i think what i had before, my nipples were in complete different directions...:/..
Ive been back home since Tuesday (as i had the surgery in Prague...ill tell more about that when i feel up to it...but let me say...a character building experience to say the least...i went on my own and came back on me own..lol...mad or brave i'll let you decide...hehe...i like to say brave!!!).
My recovery is up down and all around, as in i feel great when i wake up and then as the day progresses i feel exhausted and sore and it feels like its taking ages to get better....or ages to get those nasty anaesthetic drugs out of my system. Im on my own all day too as other halfs at work and my little one is in nursery ( i paid for him to do a full week...and thank goodness i did...as he keeps accidentally knocking my boobies when he climbs all over me). I find im not doing alot just pottering around the flat...and EATING!!!! that will have to stop...i dont want my stomach to override the boobs...hehe....and it was already big!! Im trying not to be to hard on myself mind and let myself just be....
My little boy keeps wanting me to pick him up and he doesnt understand why i wont...i try to get him to climb on the sofa but he wont, he wants picking...the other half has to pick him up for me. I hope that this improves soon...ill need to be much better by next Thursday which will be the first day ill have sole care of him (without nursery or the other half....eeeeek!!!). On the positive side...he has been flourishing me with huge amounts of cuddles and love and he's been a little star bless him....
I flashed my other half the boobs the other night...just a peek!!!...he was very positive about them and say wow...if they stay like that i can work with them....cheeky bugger...i know he meant it in the most loving of ways!!..he tells me then to put them away and let them heal...bless him..
Hey did i tell you my implants weigh....on the kitchen scales...1kg and 36g....OMG... thats put me off them even more..they discust me when i look at them and look at other before photos that i took just before going out to Prague.
My worst thing at the moment is sleeping on my back, i am finding that i am waking up at 4am in absolute agony where my body has stiffened against the mattress....not liking that one bit...im desperate to cosy up on my side but soooo sooo aware of my little fragile boobies.
Ive still all sorts of strange sensations going on, twinges twanging itching..allsorts...im trying not to give them too much head power and think thats its all part of the healing...id be much more scared if i hadnt of read all your lovely reviews...and others who have been through the experience.
Im going to try and upload some 'teaser' shots...in my marks and sparks sports bra (while my surgical one was in the wash)...hey that was an experience, i almost thought i was going to cut off the supply in my nipples it was so tight...was glad to get out of that and back into the surgical one....ive ordered a Macom...hope its the right size when it arrives.
Ive also uploaded some more before....so you can see how in need i was to have this surgery!!!...
Im alowed my first shower on Sunday, mabey ill treat you to a nude shot then...lol...
lots of love ladies.xxxx hope all that makes sense....feel like ive ranted..

Updated on 22 Mar 2013:
My photos are not the right way!!...how very dare they..hehe....hang on, ill have a fiddle...think im going to take off some of the befores also...we get the picture!!. xx

Updated on 25 Mar 2013:
Ive managed to get the photos up the right way round!!!....not much to report, yesterday was shower day and i chickened out...lol....im going to have one today...im a bit scared to see whats under the tapes you see...i know that im one of those that can focus on imperfection etc and give myself a hard time...so i thought id hold off for as long as i can.
I hope that i am healing under there...they are getting less sore and im becoming more mobile day by day...i even managed to lift my little lad (and he's not so little) a short distance from the floor to my knee a couple of times yesterday.
My back still hurts from my sleeping position, but i am managing to sleep slightly on my side and thats helping.
I wonder when i can start using lotions on the scars etc...they feel like they need a good old lubricating session!!!....lol....they itch in places..when did others who had a lift start with the oils and massages etc?.
I am still liking the size that they are, i am not seeing any shrinkage yet and we are on day 11, so i am hopefull that i wont lose too much more volume.

Updated on 25 Mar 2013:
Ive uploaded a photo....EEEEEK!!!...took bra off to wash so thought id have a look....overall i am very happy, i am hoping they change and even out...there is a slight 'one higher than the other' issue...but when i think what she had to work with i think she has done an amazing job....i did upload some side shots also but they were not the right way again!!!...how do you upload from your phone peeps...im having to email them to myself and then save them etc...its a bit of on and on. xx

Updated on 25 Mar 2013:
Right, hopefully some side shots.....bloomin taking me ages...is the symetry (one slightly higher' really really noticable..?.xx

Updated on 25 Mar 2013:
Wow...the first shower!!...that was an experience. Felt highly highly vulnerable with my support bra off....like my little boobs were going to break and it was difficult reaching to adjust the shower etc...the water felt lovely though and my boobs on the whole feel so soft and cute...on one side where it is more swollen and more bruised it feels hard at the bottom and a bit square....this is the one with the lower nipple...i am hoping that it evens out, i also know that stitches makes the skin look odd for a while and tethered...i had this after my gallbladder op so i am trying to be patient...i layed down to dry my tape with the hairdryer....i hope that i have dried it well enough...i wonder when i can pull this one off and put fresh on...it feels too vulnerable to tug at it just yet so ill just dry it...
I have gloss door wardrobes and when i way laying down i could see my reflection...wow those boobs are sooooooo up there....i like!!....never had that with implants, they would just hang to the side!!
I have also got loads of dry skin on my torso just under my boobs, where the implant used to sit against my skin and give me sweat rash....thats one thing i WILL NOT MISS!!!!!
I have the support bra back on, it feels so much safer but hey it aches my shoulders so bad.....cant wait for the macom...the macom felt lovely the other day, just a tad to big i think .xx

Updated on 26 Mar 2013:
Im uploading a new photo!!!.....a side shot.....if they stay like this i will be SOOOOOOOOO happy!!!...12 days post op today...xx

Updated on 27 Mar 2013:
13 days post op today, not much to report, i am getting stronger by the day which is good (and ill need to be tomorrow as its the first time ill have sole care of the little one...eeeek!!). My boobs feel the same size every day which i am very pleased about. I keep cupping them day and night to make sure they are not shrinking...hehe...would they still be really swollen after 13 days? i hope not.
I am still very happy with the result. One of my boobs, the right one, the one with the lower nipple is a bit square and distorted at the bottom, i am hoping this is just the stitches pulling in and also that this one was far more bruised and lumpy after...i know i need to be patient with this and hopefully it will round off like the other one. I LOVE how squidgy and warm and soft and bouncy they feel.
I took the car out for the first time yesterday, i still feel foggy and not quite present. I also am very aware of my stitches still and the tightness when i turned the steering wheel.
My tape is still on and i am drying it with the hairdryer when i have a shower...it takes ages. I wonder when i should dare to take it off, i am planning to leave it on until it falls off. I am too scared to tug at it and too scared to look still.

Updated on 2 Apr 2013:
Having a dark day today..:(
Day 20 and ive just took my tape off in the shower. My boobs look scary!!!!...nipples are uneven in size ive got one tiny one and one thats a bit bigger.
One boob looks like its being munched by its underside. Its all square at the bottom and distorted like a packman boob..:(...i am just hoping that it is the stitches just pulling tight at the moment and not the final result. The other boob looks near damn perfect.
Also, looks really wierd like ive been cut twice down one of the vertical incisions???
when i was pulling the tape off round the nipples there were tiny flaps of skin that i could see comming up with the tape where my nipple meets the vertical incision. I didnt like that one bit...made me feel like i wanted to throw up and pass out in the shower!!...oh dear, i can feel an emotional rollercoaster comming....:(...xx
Dont want to put any more pics on as they are not the pretty boobs that you all saw before...:(...the gloss has most certainly wore off!!.xx

Updated on 2 Apr 2013:
Ive uploaded some photos...so you can see the sucked in boob....i do hope that this is temporary!!!...the double cut vertical incision seems to be (on close inspection with the hand mirror) just where the internal stitches are pulled together and pulling the skin taught!!....please please please boob settle down to look like the left one...xx

Updated on 12 Apr 2013:
Well, i am 4 weeks and 1 day post op today, the scars are red but i am healing well and the incisions are neat, there is no signs of any infections in the scars which is a blessing and fingers crossed nothing will develop.
My right boob still has issues with it looking distorted, my PS says from looking at the photos (she's abroad you see...i went to Prague to have it so i cant see her face to face...draw back from having surgery abroad) she thinks maybe scar retraction and i should massage and push on the opperated area, i have been doing this, it bloody hurt so much at first but its not so bad now...my breasts are very maluable now and move up and down and sideways and all over if i cup them and move them...so im not as swollen or as tight. I am not sure if it is scar retraction or not, i certainly have much more hard tissue in the right boob where it was so injured and bruised during surgery so i am hoping that once that dissapates and things soften a bit my boob might drop more???...i think there is some improvement...just a tad mind!!.when does this hard tissue go, im still a tad bruised even after 4 weeks...did others have this?....i think what i am struggling with is my PS cut above the origional BA incisions and i notice my breast tissue falls to meet with them and the anchor horizontal sits above it...well on the distorted boob the origional scar is higher and possibly thats whats stopping the breast tissue from being able to fall....??? its very hard to explain it...also one of my nipples is definately bigger than the others around the circumference...my PS says not possible as they use a template to cut...well it definately is!!!!....i know coz i look at it a 100 times a day!!!...lol.
Anyway, i am going between thinking they look ok one minuet to obsessing about them the next and looking for all the imperfections...thats just me unfortunately, i am one of those that can focus on imperfections...i wish i was one of those look at the positive type peeps as i am sure life would be a hell of a lot more enjoyable and lighter if i were like that...
One thing for certain is they look a hell of a lot better than they did with implants in....my other half said that too....he's saying they look fine and he cant wait to 'get amongst them'...hehe....cheeky bugger!!..i let him have a little feel, i like the way they feel, they are soft squiddy and bouncy....i like them in my clothes and i like them in the support bra....i cant wait to be able to exercise.
My PS said 2 months before i can have a bath, anyway i decided to ignore that advise yday and had a bath...the bath was lovely but by the time it came to get out i realised why she had said it....because i couldnt get out of the bloody thing...without the support bra on my boobies felt very very vulnerable still when i tried to stretch to get out....i wont be doing that for a while, stitches felt like they were pulling....no i didnt like that one bit so ill be a bit more patient i think for a bath...;/.....
The Macom bra is very nice, i have 2 now....there is a code....mybreast...it saved me 15% on line...i got the small 32 even though im usually a 34/36 back, it fits lovely, the 34 was not very snug so i sent it back.
Im putting a photo up...i can make myself look quite good on photos...hope i dont ever lose my phone....its a collage of boobies!!!!....i might get arrested!!!...lol...
Sorry ive been a bit quiet, ive had to retreat for a while and lick my wounds...[RS bleep] lots of love to everyone. [RS bleep]

Updated on 18 Apr 2013:
5 weeks post op today, nothing much to report, I massaging them with bio oil (not sure if it works or not). They are starting to itch like mad around the nips, I am guessing where they are healing and the stitches are starting to dissolve maybe?
I still have bruising under the distorted boob, wonder why that is, its very faded but its there non the less....I think things are starting to feel that bit softer inside and all the hard tissue is starting to break up a bit. I still have a distorted boob and I still have one nip bigger ( I will defo be having a moan up about this when I send my review photos to PS..lol but at the moment I cant really do anything other than be patient and see if they miraculously grow and even out) than the other but on the whole they look a damn site better than with implants...im very very glad I don't have them awful things inside anymore...I have days where I look and think 'do you know what they look quite good' and then I have other days where I think 'why the hell have I got one big and one small nipple and why the hell did she put the scar there' (as they are not fully in my crease) those things I can obsess about....but I figure worst ways I suppose I can always go back and have them redone in a few years if I really cant live with it....im one of those you see, I can get a bit OCD with symmetry etc....prob silly that I had a breast lift you may say if I suffer with symmetry issues...lol....I feel a bit shallow saying all this because I know women have the implants removed because they are ruptured or because they are ill.....I purely had them out because I couldn't stand they way they looked, the way they felt and how I felt about myself with them in...
I'm wearing the compression bra day and night still that's not a problem for me, I quite like it on. I'm feeling like I'll almost be ready for the gym soon, I feel like I could do cardio no probs but weights I might struggle.
I have some numb bits on my boobs still, and no feeling in my nips at all....I wonder if any of this will return?
I know its still early days....so i'm hopeful things will continue to get better and round up and loosen off.
Hey and for some reason they are bigger than ever they were before implants...added bonus eh!!..lol.. i'm uploading a photo but its not massively clear.xx

Updated on 2 May 2013:
well, its 7 weeks today, not much to report, ive been back to the gym....hooorah!!!!!....I took it easy and my boobs didn't explode and there were no ill effects the next day...so I am going back again today. Well, I am liking my boobies more and more with each day, I had some awfull rough days where I was blooming really hard on myself and was really in awfull self loathing obsessing about them....but I took some photos and had a bit of a revelation that they actually don't look half bad....its just the scar placement that annoys me (if I let it creep in) I have the anchor and my original BA scars and because my breast tissue falls naturally to the original scars it really bloody annoys me that she didn't just cut there...it makes no sense to me at all.....and she could of saved me an extra scar.....vanity is a very painfull thing sometimes eh...ill see if I can post some pics....I still cant feel anything at all in my nips...and I had a bit of a sore spot on the vertical line that actually look a bit infected, I squeezed it and some blood and fluid came out..ewwwwww...:( .....but ive put alcohol gel on it for the last few day and it looks fine now...no probs...[RS bleep]

Updated on 2 May 2013:
Photos uploaded lovelies.......peruse at your leisure.....lol...xx

Updated on 3 May 2013:
Well I went to the gym again last night and smashed it!!!....no adverse affects and I lifted the same weights that I had managed to before the opp.....so recon im all healed well now. xx

Updated on 13 Jun 2013:
New photos 3 month post op...they are by no means perfect...there are issues with scars (old ones) making breast tissue fall uneven..and also uneven nips..
That said they look quite good in a bra...a whole lot better than thosr nasty implants

Updated on 13 Jun 2013:
Yes whole lot better than with implants..i am so glad to be free of those. Im not half as stressed about them now...have stopped obsessing about the asymetry every day although it does creep in if i let it...from some angles they look great...i just like things even. Still no feeling in nips and still some tenderness and scars still red.
I might go and see in a year or so what i can do about getting the old scars cut out and them made a bit more even.
Anyway...look on the bright side..it cost me less than it would have cost me in the UK to get the bloomin things out..and at least they are perky..just uneven perky!!..

Updated on 24 Jul 2013:
Not much to report..im ok with my boobies most of the time now. Ive stopped giving them half as much attention and i love how they look in a bra....i love love love not having implants.[RS bleep]

Updated on 18 Aug 2014:
Ill try and update properly later. Ive been meaning to post for a while.

Updated on 20 Aug 2014:
Ok, just looking at the last photos I posted at 5 months post op. I remember taking those and thinking actually my boobs don't look half bad from a distance.lol. I was actually pregnant in that photo but had not yet tested yet to confirm, but I kind of had a feeling that I was. Pregnancy was a wonderful distraction from my boobs as I had my tummy to obsess about instead. I put on a lot of weight during pregnancy and I think I have gained a bit of tissue from the weight gain, not much but they definitely feel a bit more meaty. Hope it stays.
As you can see, I have some issues with pigment along my vertical scar line on my right boob which is a bummer and sometimes I can let it bother me. I got some pigment cream off the docs but to be honest its so messy on my bra and clothes I don't bother applying it a lot of the time. Its also not an overnight job and I like quick fixes. I think possibly the pregnancy may have caused the pigment issue as i'm one to get the pregnancy line up my tummy too.
I sometimes worry a bit about the double scars. As in I have my anchor but I also have the original BA scars and that's where my crease naturally is. I so wish that she had used my original scar for the anchor. Although you cant see that I have two unless I pull the boobs up which I am doing in the photo. Sometimes I think I may go back in for scar revision and ask if they can cut out the in between bit and make it all one anchor scar (and at the same time cut out the pigment). But I would really not want my nipples to be cut round again. The thought of necrosis the first time scared the life out of me. Then others days I just think I am done with surgery on my boobs (the poor things). On the whole though when I look at those monstrosities that were my implanted boobs I think she has done a pretty damn good job. Id definitely do it again (go to Prague that is) and id probably choose the same surgeon (although I just wished id have demanded she go through my original scar).
So, my little girl was born on 11th of March via c section. I was determined I was going to give BF a good go as I had not been successful with my son. I went through 12 days of complete agony emotionally and physically. Physically my milk 'came in' as it were, my boobs went through all the changes, grew to double in size, were agony to touch. Seemingly my boobs could produce milk and I went about persevering to feed my daughter. I fed round the clock all night every night. No complaints. It was lovely to feed my daughter without huge implants in and I felt completely different about 'getting my boobs out' as it were. Unfortunately at her first weight check she had lost over the recommended 10% and had jaundice and an infected umbilical cord. We were admitted to hospital and she was put on a drip. Again I persevered. We were discharged a day later on antibiotics. I kept on with the feeding and the midwifes kept coming. My baby was weighed daily and her weight kept dropping. In the end I gave her formula. It was awful as it was with my son, that you feel like your putting toxic waste into your baby's mouth and you feel horrendously judged (even if possibly most of that is your own perception possibly?). Its such an emotive thing breast feeding, I wish id got to experience it without breasts that had ever been operated on. However, I look back at some pictures of my daughter as a new born and where I thought she looked gorgeous (as I saw her every day) she looked absolutely starving and very frail bless her heart, so I have no doubt now that I needed to feed her with something other than my boobs. She is thriving now and I absolutely adore the bones of her.
So, I hope this has been helpful to someone, it might not be the case that everyone who has a lift struggles with BF, it might just be my boobs? who knows.
I'm very happy I had the surgery. I just wished id never had bloody implants in the first place and then I could have just had a lift with what I had before.
Now im obsessing about a tummy tuck. Im 40 next june and I am feeling pretty damn old. My tummy as it stands looks pretty gross from pregnancy and weight gain etc. Ill try weight loss and exercise before I make any more decisions about surgery but...
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