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45 Year Old Wanting Breast Lift with Implants. Surgery Scheduled

UPDATED FROM NewMe719
21 days post

3-Week Post Op

NewMe719
$8,400
Today makes 3 weeks since the surgery. Haven’t been able to sleep on my side yet unfortunately. The side of my boobs hurt if I press on them. But I will suck it up LOL!!! They are still high and hard I find. Incisions are looking better everyday. One thing that’s driving me crazy it’s the spitting stitches. I have a lot of them :( they told me to cut them close to the skin but I’m afraid to do so. My skin is dry and super itchy. My skin is also like shinny which I asked at the Dr. And they said it’s normal. Can I put lotion? Can I start with the BioCorneum? Need to find out :)

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Leonard Hochstein, MD - Account Suspended

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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July 31, 2019
Im 46 and had the same procedure 5 weeks ago. What your experiencing is normal as I had the same. I started using the biocorneum at 3 weeks, basically once your incisions are healed.
July 31, 2019
Thank you so much for input. Hope you are happy with your outcome so far. :)
August 5, 2019
Hi, sorry for delayed response. This site is new to me. Yes I’m happy with my results. I would say at week 5 is when my swelling was completely gone. The little surgical suture knots at least for me when I moved them from side to side they came out on there own. Now at week six. I’ve been able to sleep in a regular bed, not the reclining chair anymore. Not having problems with dry skin, I use caress or dove soap that leaves your skin moisturized or could use dove intensive cream that moisturizes without leaving greasy film.
August 1, 2019
I had the same problem with the stitches. I'm six weeks out today and had another one work its way out this morning. Thank you for sharing your journey. I'm just now getting to where I can lay on my side. I noticed that my breasts were very dry after having been swollen for some time. I am using BioOil, but had to wait until everything closed first.
August 2, 2019
What is the photo from 2015?
August 2, 2019
Is a picture I found in this very website... former patient of Dr. H. I took this pic to the Dr’s office as my wish pic for size and shape.
August 14, 2019
Hey! you look great. I am now 3 weeks post op and began spitting stitches too! right in my Tzone which is giving me such anxiety. How are you healing now?
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January 10, 2020
You look great!! How are you feeling?
UPDATED FROM NewMe719
20 days post

Two-Week Check-up

NewMe719
This corresponds to a week ago when I had my two-week Appt with Dr. H. He checked my incisions he said everything looked ok. One super nice nurse took all my tapes off and also took pictures. Thanks to this website I already knew more or less what I was going to find underneath the tapes... lots of people have posted and that has been great because you know what to expect takes some of the anxiety away.. it still was a little bit of a shock. Still very high and kind of looking square...But I feel super positive and happy about the results so far. Here are some pictures from that day. Tomorrow I’ll post my three week pictures which I feel have great improvements. Still feel pain though on my sides mostly. And that nerve shooting pain which I read about here I’ve feeling those too. Supposedly will be able to sleep on my side. Looking forward to that. Dr. Said exercise in 4 more weeks as well as sports bras 4 more weeks of those too.

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UPDATED FROM NewMe719
6 days post

6-Days Post Op

NewMe719
Six Days Post Op
Finally was able to stop the Percocet during the day. I actually drove to work today without any problems. I’m only taking 1/2 a percocet at night to be able to sleep as I still have pain. During the day I took Tylenol...it took some of the pain away but not all of it. I suck it up since I needed to drive and couldn’t take the Percocet anymore. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. I’m actually loving the results so far. They are still pretty high up but I actually like that I hope they don’t come down that much LOL!! There is a bruise that’s pretty bad that I just sent the pic to the Dr’s office to see what they think. It doesn’t really hurt but I just want to make sure it’s nothing to worry about.

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