Ready for the Old “new” Me

One Year Update Pictures. I can't seem to figure out how to change the pictures on an update so I am just posting them separately. Good Luck to all of you on your wellness journey, wherever that takes you!

I intended to do an update before now but decided to give it a full year. My breasts actually continued to shrink a little. I suppose that is related to a reduction in the inflammation after surgery. When I lift my arms, they literally disappear. This does not bother me, but was rather surprising to me. The scars are something I am used to, and are fading all the time. I had the implants for so long, it is strange sometimes when I put on certain clothes and I hardly make a bump under them. It feels great when I exercise and when I sleep on my stomach. There is a little bulge of skin on my sides, close to my underarms, that annoys me more than anything. I think that it is related to the excess skin removal that was required due to my long time fullness. It's where my stitches ended. The only other thing is that one nipple is a bit inverted when it is soft. Good luck to anyone on this journey! It is a very personal decision and is driven by your own mindset, no one else's (or it should be). Personally, it feels very liberating to me to finally have them out!

It has been six weeks now, and I feel my incisions improve every day. I am scheduled to go back for another follow-up in two weeks. At that time we will discuss scar management. I did purchase silicon circles for my areolas as they have no open sores on them now at all. The incisions at the bottom (almost underneath) my breasts are the most noticeable. I would imagine that is because that was where the excess skin was pulled down and removed. The skill that it must take to work with sliding skin, to be able to remove what is not needed and sew everything back together to look so natural! Why that is amazing to me. I will post one last time when I see Dr. Budny at my next appointment.

While I am not offering medical advice to anyone, I am just sharing my journey in the hope that if someone else is considering this surgery they can see real life results as I have experienced them. I looked at so many stories as I considered my surgery. Some scared me to be honest. People who are unhappy with their results are often quite vocal, but someone who is ecstatic with their results might not think to share them. I hope that my story will help at least one person come closer to the decision that is right for the.