Breast reduction, lift with Implants - THRILLED

I've read so many stories on here which really brought me comfort in making the decision to move forward with my procedure.

So I am returning the favor and documenting my journey as well.

After losing 40 pounds in the last year, I suddenly looked upon my breasts in a disappointing manner. I always loved them. At the age of 51 I was still very happy with them. As I approached age 52 along with the weight loss, they were suddenly unrecognizable. Now I understand when women talk about their breasts being saggy and low and lack of volume. So I started to pursue ideas about how to remedy the situation and get myself back to where I have always seen myself.

So these photos are from September 28, 2021, the night before my procedure, and the 29th the day of, September 30, and October 1, 2021. So I'm very early in my journey. I just had my procedure three days ago. I will continue to document my experience, and my recovery photos.

My doctor was very adamant about me "staying ahead of the pain" and insisting that I keep with the medication schedule. She was absolutely right. Staying ahead of the pain makes a huge difference in your ability to function and not be uncomfortable.

A few notes about my surgeon: she works with former cancer patients in reconstructing their bodies after cancer surgery, so she comes to you with a loving mindset and appreciation for one's suffering. I am not a cancer patient, but I thought that her affection for her patience would make a difference in how she treated me. And she is absolutely wonderful. She takes a ton of time to ensure that she understands exactly the end result you are looking for. If you want beach balls, she'll give you beach balls. If you want natural slope, she'll give you natural slope. She'll do whatever you want. The challenge is communicating exactly what you want, but once you tell her, you'll get exactly what you're asking for. She is absolutely phenomenal. I am not a particularly religious person, but she offered to pray with myself and my boyfriend right before I got wheeled into the OR. Her prayer comforted me and I wept a little bit knowing that I was in the absolute best hands.

So I hope my documented journey here will provide some comfort and relief for anyone who reads it. I know it helped me a lot.

DAY6, and I am off almost all of the pain medication except for ibuprofen and methocarbamol at night. I keep taking the anabiotic and the homeopathic approves healing medication, and everything is great.

Tomorrow is day seven and I go in for my postop visit, and she will remove the Steri-Strips and assess where we are.

I cannot be happier. Everything is healing as expected, there is considerable swelling on both sides but they both look symmetrical, and equally bruised, and the Steri-Strips are equally intact, so all is well. I’ve attached some updated pictures.

Y’all, I took a picture of the vertical incision today, 10/7/2021, which is 8 days post-op, and you can HARDLY SEE IT!
Dr. Roxanne Sylora is a genius!!
I went in for my one week postop follow-up visit yesterday, and I had asked the nurse if my surgeon had taken any pictures or video during the procedure, and to my delight, the answer was yes! So she showed me a couple of pictures of some of the tissue that they removed. I was shocked and pleased at how much she took off in terms of the extra skin and tissue. Almost 12 oz on the right breast, and 9 oz on the left breast. I am absolutely ecstatic at the height and shape and slope, and volume. I’m especially ecstatic at the healing. Today again day eight, I took one ibuprofen. That’s it.