Under muscle, 250cc, 40+ with breast fed kids, athletic, silicone, transaxillary

How lucky am I that I live close enough to the inventor of the Keller Funnel to have Dr Kevin Keller of Upstate Plastic Surgery perform my BA? I am ten days post surgery and feeling great. I personally had no bruising and minimal swelling. I was also concerned about post anesthesia shakes and unlike my c-sections, I didn’t even experience them. I took some of the prescribed pain pills and muscle relaxers for about three days but then I needed to return to driving. The night before surgery I apologized to my arm pits for the trauma I was getting ready to put them through. My picture of my scar is on day 7. I had a hard time finding it visually. Trust your gut with the sizing process. Because of “boob greed” I decided on a size that was +25ccs from where I thought I wanted to be. 225 felt perfect, I tried on the 250s and they felt good, 275 felt ridiculous. If anything, now I feel like they are huge. Pre surgery I had a 29” band width and 31” breast width—which was nothing in my opinion. I am now 33” which is exactly where I wanted to be. I am only 5’1” and 105 lbs. I am already sleeping back on my side (hugging a pillow) and I wonder if I’ll ever make my way back to sleeping on my stomach. Dr. Keller recommended that I wear the gross surgical bra for two weeks straight and I will get a free massage from his office at week 3. I still have some numbness but it is only minimal and I think I can tell it will continue to improve. Although I breastfed my children, I feel like my skin is stretched to the max. Hoping that with dropping and fluffing that means my skin will relax. I’m pretty conservative and I’ve been trying to trust the healing process and not stare at them or worry over possible complications. Currently, they are beautiful and make me feel like a whole woman for the first time in my life. I didn’t tell any family members and thanks to wearing padded bras all my life, no one has noticed. At my one week checkup I was told I could return to normal activities and exercise, slowly and as I felt like it and with a very supportive bra. I had horrible bloating after surgery and even gas pains that woke me up at night. I enjoyed ice packs for my chest but I’m not sure they were necessary. Morning boob is awful but just feels like your milk came raging in. That gets better everyday. Nothing about my review should discourage anyone. This has been an excellent process and I love my results.

Scars are healing beautifully.

At one month and three days PO, I taught a Pilates class with a tank top on. I even joined in the push ups. And I could have done this much sooner. One side has dropped a little faster than the other. They are still firm but do jiggle some. I think I am still more numb than I realized. My skin has sensation but it feels muted. I’ve returned to running. Some days I feel some discomfort as I start, right around my band line and other days I don’t even notice. I love them and am very pleased with my results. No one in my life has noticed—including my mom when I was in my first string bikini ever. I massage and use scar cream at least twice a day.