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Breast augmentation of tuberous symmetrical breasts, 390 ML anatomical implants
UPDATED FROM ElenaDhy
7 days post
Is new bruising 4 days post-op normal?
WORTH IT
So I have been taking photos of my breasts every other day.
I can do a lot of movements already without being painful, but I have been noticing new bruises showing up that weren't initially there. I am wondering if this is normal, if this is caused by some movements that I sometimes inadvertently do (including during sleep) or if it can be due to me putting too much pressure on my breasts when wearing the post surgical bra AND compression band on top.
Besides that, I also feel some strange lumps in the region where the scars are, like if I had some small nodules there. I wonder if this is normal of my own breast tissue creating these kind of lumps due to something that happened during surgery or if this may be the implant tearing apart from the edge (because these lumps coincide to the edge of the implants). They are not visible, they are only felt when I pass through the skin with my fingers and they are the most painful area at this moment.
I am in living in The Netherlands and here they do not have a very good culture in terms of customer service, including between patients and doctors, so mine hasn't given me any tips or recommendations whatsoever about what to do after surgery. They only told me a normal sports bra was enough for post-op (which I ignored and bought a post surgical bra) and gave me a phone number to call in case of emergency like dreadful pain or significant bleeding. My next check-up appointment will be in about 1 week from now. I am now 1 week post-op and when I took the drains out I was seen by a doctor without me knowing she was even a doctor (I thought she was the nurse and I only realized she was the doctor in the end when she told me she was going to call the nurse to take the drains out), which means that I ended up not asking any questions.
So now I do not know what to do because this is not an emergency to call them (and even if I do, they will probably politely tell me to "[RS bleep] off", like they normally do), but I am afraid that I am doing something wrong and that waiting 1 more week will only aggravate my recovery.
Any ideas, suggestions, tips, that might help me? Has anyone experienced something similar?
I can do a lot of movements already without being painful, but I have been noticing new bruises showing up that weren't initially there. I am wondering if this is normal, if this is caused by some movements that I sometimes inadvertently do (including during sleep) or if it can be due to me putting too much pressure on my breasts when wearing the post surgical bra AND compression band on top.
Besides that, I also feel some strange lumps in the region where the scars are, like if I had some small nodules there. I wonder if this is normal of my own breast tissue creating these kind of lumps due to something that happened during surgery or if this may be the implant tearing apart from the edge (because these lumps coincide to the edge of the implants). They are not visible, they are only felt when I pass through the skin with my fingers and they are the most painful area at this moment.
I am in living in The Netherlands and here they do not have a very good culture in terms of customer service, including between patients and doctors, so mine hasn't given me any tips or recommendations whatsoever about what to do after surgery. They only told me a normal sports bra was enough for post-op (which I ignored and bought a post surgical bra) and gave me a phone number to call in case of emergency like dreadful pain or significant bleeding. My next check-up appointment will be in about 1 week from now. I am now 1 week post-op and when I took the drains out I was seen by a doctor without me knowing she was even a doctor (I thought she was the nurse and I only realized she was the doctor in the end when she told me she was going to call the nurse to take the drains out), which means that I ended up not asking any questions.
So now I do not know what to do because this is not an emergency to call them (and even if I do, they will probably politely tell me to "[RS bleep] off", like they normally do), but I am afraid that I am doing something wrong and that waiting 1 more week will only aggravate my recovery.
Any ideas, suggestions, tips, that might help me? Has anyone experienced something similar?
ORIGINAL POST
Breast Augmentation of Tuberous Symmetrical Breasts, 390 ML Anatomical Implants
Hello there. Will try to give as many tips and details possible but trying not to write too much.
Context:
Had extremely small breasts for my body, they never developed during puberty. I wanted natural-looking breasts, with inframammary fold incision and that would be proportional to my body size.
The first 2 surgeons told me they HAD to do the incision through the nipple in order to adjust the shape of the breast. I did not want to contest what they claimed but wasn't happy with the idea of having a high risk of losing sensibility on my nipples since that was extremely important for me. 3rd doctor told me the incision HAD actually to be inframammary in order for him to cut from inner side of the breast the fibreous ring that was constricting the mammary gland and impeding the breast to have a rounded shape. But the doctor told me that I HAD to put rounded-implants and that for the technique he had to use, anatomical implants were not suitable. So I was still.not happy and actually getting desperate and frustrated. Seeked advice online and some specialists gave me some indications, but added an additional factor, to place the implants behing the chest muscle.
Went to see a 4th doctor and when scheduling the appointment I was asked if I had any preference for the doctor I wanted. I asked for the one with the most medical experience. He was extremely serious and professional (not as nice as the first 2 doctors I had seen) but had patience to explain me everything in detail and give me proper answer to all of my questions, including the debate regarding the type of incision and type of implant to be used. He explained that indeed inframammary incision and anatomical implants were the best options for my case, like I wanted all along, and he didnt just say that to please me, he actually explained om technical details why the options given by the other doctors were not the most appropriate.
I must say I dont trust doctors easily and I am a very difficult and demanding patient, but I felt like I could trust this doctor to know best. Eventually he asked me to do a mammography before moving on with the surgery as he had noticed something odd when touching my breasts (which no other doctor had even mentioned). I found out to have a 7 cm-wide fibroadenolipoma on my left breast. Advice from an oncologist was requested and he said it didnt present a risk high enough to my health in order to remove it, so he recommended me to not do anything about it. My plastic surgeon explained me what could and could not happen in each scenario and gave me the choice of removing the benign tumour (which he explained it would be like an amputation since it occupied my entire breast space), and reconstructing the breast and putting the implants (which he also explained that the result would never be a good one from the aesthetics point of view), or to keep the benign mass like it was and proceed normally with the breast augmentation, being aware that there was always a small chance of the benign mass giving problems.in the future and me needing to redo the surgery. I chose option nr 2.
Size and type of implants chosen:
Menthor brand, anatomically shaped, 390 mL.
Preparation for the surgery:
I read a lot of reviews and made a whole list of things I needed to buy and needed to do before and after the surgery to make the recovery process as painless and comfortable as possible.
- Vitamins for pre and post-op: Collagen+Vitamin C, Zync, Vitamin D3+Magnesium. Goal: boost cell regeneration and fast skin reparation to prevent stretch marks.
- Melatonine/valerian/melissa-based sleeping pills to help having a good rest at night (hasnt worked that well so far)
- Non-greasy, fast-absorbable moisturising spray to keep skin hydrated. Used it for 1 week before surgery, 2 times a day, and 3 times a day after surgery. Also did extensive exfoliation 3 days before surgery to stimulate skin renewal.
- 5 pillows + 1 neck pillow for full support of the back, neck and arms while recovering at home.
- 1 port surgical bra with cup sizs B/C and 1 sports bra with cup size C.
- Several men shirts with front buttons to wear when going out of home and not being able to lift my arms yet.
- Leggings to be comfortable at home and easy to go to the toilet without doing much effort with my arms
- Antibacterial soap, hand-desinfectant gel, big wet towels for "cat-douching", anti-bacterial medical gauze and normal gauze, medical scissors. All supplies to perform hygiene of the breasts especially around the incision area.
- Ice packs ro reduce swelling and discomfort of the breasts (I placed them always under the surgical bra and on top of thick gauze).
- Warm packs for the back and neck pain (havent needed them so far)
After surgery:
The surgeon put drains on me due to some extra cutting he needed to do to reshape the breast from within. Due to wearing the drains, I had to take extra antibiotics.
Post-op prescription:
- 1 g Paracetamol every 4h
- 500 mg Naproxen every 12h hours
- 500 mg of Keforal every 6 hours (scientific name of the antibiotic: monohydrate of cefalexinum)
- 5 mg of Oxycodon in SOS (nevers really needed it so far but I took 1 every 24h, before going to sleep, to make sure I had a good night of rest).
Besides the medication, I took the vitamins and sleeping pills, kept myself hydrated for better skin repair by drinking a lot of water/tea, stopped smoking from the day of the surgery in order to allow better blood flow and faster recovery (should have done that several weeks before but was too lazy to do it).
Extra tips:
- Ask someone to braid your hair tight, even before going to surgery. When I woke up from the surgery, my hair was itching me but it was painful to lift the arma every time to put it away from my face/neck. When I got home I asked for someone to do it for me and it was the best I could have done. It didnt bother me anymore and it allowed me to sleep comfortable, something that was not possible with a ponytail.
- Ask someone to sleep with you/next to you at least the first 3 nights since you will need assistance to not strain your chest muscles with certain movements while laying down and getting up whenever you need to go to the toilet or take your medication.
- Write down a schedule and put on alarms for all the times you will need to take pills. It helps the person assisting you to take good care of you without making mistakes or forgetting things and you will not need to worry to have to remember those things every couple of hours either.
Context:
Had extremely small breasts for my body, they never developed during puberty. I wanted natural-looking breasts, with inframammary fold incision and that would be proportional to my body size.
The first 2 surgeons told me they HAD to do the incision through the nipple in order to adjust the shape of the breast. I did not want to contest what they claimed but wasn't happy with the idea of having a high risk of losing sensibility on my nipples since that was extremely important for me. 3rd doctor told me the incision HAD actually to be inframammary in order for him to cut from inner side of the breast the fibreous ring that was constricting the mammary gland and impeding the breast to have a rounded shape. But the doctor told me that I HAD to put rounded-implants and that for the technique he had to use, anatomical implants were not suitable. So I was still.not happy and actually getting desperate and frustrated. Seeked advice online and some specialists gave me some indications, but added an additional factor, to place the implants behing the chest muscle.
Went to see a 4th doctor and when scheduling the appointment I was asked if I had any preference for the doctor I wanted. I asked for the one with the most medical experience. He was extremely serious and professional (not as nice as the first 2 doctors I had seen) but had patience to explain me everything in detail and give me proper answer to all of my questions, including the debate regarding the type of incision and type of implant to be used. He explained that indeed inframammary incision and anatomical implants were the best options for my case, like I wanted all along, and he didnt just say that to please me, he actually explained om technical details why the options given by the other doctors were not the most appropriate.
I must say I dont trust doctors easily and I am a very difficult and demanding patient, but I felt like I could trust this doctor to know best. Eventually he asked me to do a mammography before moving on with the surgery as he had noticed something odd when touching my breasts (which no other doctor had even mentioned). I found out to have a 7 cm-wide fibroadenolipoma on my left breast. Advice from an oncologist was requested and he said it didnt present a risk high enough to my health in order to remove it, so he recommended me to not do anything about it. My plastic surgeon explained me what could and could not happen in each scenario and gave me the choice of removing the benign tumour (which he explained it would be like an amputation since it occupied my entire breast space), and reconstructing the breast and putting the implants (which he also explained that the result would never be a good one from the aesthetics point of view), or to keep the benign mass like it was and proceed normally with the breast augmentation, being aware that there was always a small chance of the benign mass giving problems.in the future and me needing to redo the surgery. I chose option nr 2.
Size and type of implants chosen:
Menthor brand, anatomically shaped, 390 mL.
Preparation for the surgery:
I read a lot of reviews and made a whole list of things I needed to buy and needed to do before and after the surgery to make the recovery process as painless and comfortable as possible.
- Vitamins for pre and post-op: Collagen+Vitamin C, Zync, Vitamin D3+Magnesium. Goal: boost cell regeneration and fast skin reparation to prevent stretch marks.
- Melatonine/valerian/melissa-based sleeping pills to help having a good rest at night (hasnt worked that well so far)
- Non-greasy, fast-absorbable moisturising spray to keep skin hydrated. Used it for 1 week before surgery, 2 times a day, and 3 times a day after surgery. Also did extensive exfoliation 3 days before surgery to stimulate skin renewal.
- 5 pillows + 1 neck pillow for full support of the back, neck and arms while recovering at home.
- 1 port surgical bra with cup sizs B/C and 1 sports bra with cup size C.
- Several men shirts with front buttons to wear when going out of home and not being able to lift my arms yet.
- Leggings to be comfortable at home and easy to go to the toilet without doing much effort with my arms
- Antibacterial soap, hand-desinfectant gel, big wet towels for "cat-douching", anti-bacterial medical gauze and normal gauze, medical scissors. All supplies to perform hygiene of the breasts especially around the incision area.
- Ice packs ro reduce swelling and discomfort of the breasts (I placed them always under the surgical bra and on top of thick gauze).
- Warm packs for the back and neck pain (havent needed them so far)
After surgery:
The surgeon put drains on me due to some extra cutting he needed to do to reshape the breast from within. Due to wearing the drains, I had to take extra antibiotics.
Post-op prescription:
- 1 g Paracetamol every 4h
- 500 mg Naproxen every 12h hours
- 500 mg of Keforal every 6 hours (scientific name of the antibiotic: monohydrate of cefalexinum)
- 5 mg of Oxycodon in SOS (nevers really needed it so far but I took 1 every 24h, before going to sleep, to make sure I had a good night of rest).
Besides the medication, I took the vitamins and sleeping pills, kept myself hydrated for better skin repair by drinking a lot of water/tea, stopped smoking from the day of the surgery in order to allow better blood flow and faster recovery (should have done that several weeks before but was too lazy to do it).
Extra tips:
- Ask someone to braid your hair tight, even before going to surgery. When I woke up from the surgery, my hair was itching me but it was painful to lift the arma every time to put it away from my face/neck. When I got home I asked for someone to do it for me and it was the best I could have done. It didnt bother me anymore and it allowed me to sleep comfortable, something that was not possible with a ponytail.
- Ask someone to sleep with you/next to you at least the first 3 nights since you will need assistance to not strain your chest muscles with certain movements while laying down and getting up whenever you need to go to the toilet or take your medication.
- Write down a schedule and put on alarms for all the times you will need to take pills. It helps the person assisting you to take good care of you without making mistakes or forgetting things and you will not need to worry to have to remember those things every couple of hours either.
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