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Breast Reduction
UPDATED FROM brandnewbiddies
6 years post
6 Year Mark
brandnewbiddiesJune 26, 2024
WORTH IT
Hi everyone!
It’s now 6 years post-op and I still love that I went through with my operation and the dog-ear touch up (scar extension). I’m currently a 32D and weigh about 158 pounds last I checked. My breast size does fluctuate a little with weight gain and loss, but not by much. Tenderness and soreness went away maybe around the 1 year mark after my second surgery. I still have numbness in certain areas along the scar line, otherwise I can feel everything. My scars have really lightened up and I personally am content with the way everything looks! In the pictures I’ll be adding, you may see some bumps on the nipples, but that’s just scarring from when I had my nipples pierced before my first surgery in 2018.
Side note, I haven’t had children. So I can’t add anything about breast changes due to being pregnant and/or breastfeeding.
If you have any questions, please ask. I updated my notification settings, so I’ll be alerted to messages/comments. I remember first joining RealSelf when I was researching before and after pictures of breast reductions. It was rare that I’d see after pictures passed the 1 year mark, so I hope this helps anyone that is curious about how scarring and breasts can look years down the road. :)
It’s now 6 years post-op and I still love that I went through with my operation and the dog-ear touch up (scar extension). I’m currently a 32D and weigh about 158 pounds last I checked. My breast size does fluctuate a little with weight gain and loss, but not by much. Tenderness and soreness went away maybe around the 1 year mark after my second surgery. I still have numbness in certain areas along the scar line, otherwise I can feel everything. My scars have really lightened up and I personally am content with the way everything looks! In the pictures I’ll be adding, you may see some bumps on the nipples, but that’s just scarring from when I had my nipples pierced before my first surgery in 2018.
Side note, I haven’t had children. So I can’t add anything about breast changes due to being pregnant and/or breastfeeding.
If you have any questions, please ask. I updated my notification settings, so I’ll be alerted to messages/comments. I remember first joining RealSelf when I was researching before and after pictures of breast reductions. It was rare that I’d see after pictures passed the 1 year mark, so I hope this helps anyone that is curious about how scarring and breasts can look years down the road. :)
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Replies (2)
November 12, 2024
Hello!
Sorry for the late reply. My surgeon ended up taking pictures and sending them to my insurance company. I believe he mentioned that my bra was rubbing against the scarring and things like that. It was approved fairly quickly. I don’t think there was much back and forth, if any, between my insurance company and surgeon’s office for it!
Thank you for your kind words by the way! I hope you’re continuing to feel better!
Sorry for the late reply. My surgeon ended up taking pictures and sending them to my insurance company. I believe he mentioned that my bra was rubbing against the scarring and things like that. It was approved fairly quickly. I don’t think there was much back and forth, if any, between my insurance company and surgeon’s office for it!
Thank you for your kind words by the way! I hope you’re continuing to feel better!
UPDATED FROM brandnewbiddies
1 year post
Post dog ear removal
brandnewbiddiesFebruary 22, 2020
Here’s more pictures from my surgery from November 2019! I love the results and I’m so happy with how everything turned out. I’m now even more confident and I even went down a bra band size. I also have lost 65 pounds since my original surgery in May 2018.
Replies (1)
February 27, 2020
You look great! Perfect job on the dog ears, and your breasts are lookin' good. Congrats on the weight loss, as I lost 60 plus pounds myself, so I know what a long haul that is (took me about 3 years),
UPDATED FROM brandnewbiddies
1 year post
Dog ears are removed!
brandnewbiddiesNovember 24, 2019
I had my surgery on Nov. 20th and I’m very happy with the outcome. My surgeon also got rid of a scar from my original reduction from an incision that didn’t heal well. I’ll post a few pictures here, but I’m going to write a separate review with more information.
I’m almost three months out and still dealing with the swelling and numbness that comes with a lift surgery. I had breast fat transfer, just on one side, to even out the upper pole fullness. But already, it doesn’t look as if it will stay. I’m okay with it though because the reduction from a H cup to a D reduced my neck and shoulder pain to zero!! Worth it!!
Your scars look great too. How did you get your insurance to pay for the dog ear revision, I didn’t think they’d pay for cosmetic surgery at all.
Continues success, you look terrific!