Bilateral dog ear excision/removal - I'm so happy that I had the surgery

Hi everyone!
I had a breast reduction in May 2018 and went from a 36DDD to 36C. I am so happy with the outcome and I wold truly recommend that anyone that has considered it, to get in touch with a surgeon and find out what your options are.
I have lost 50 pounds since the procedure, but it was from stopping a medication that I had been taking beforehand. As I lost weight, I noticed that I had this weird bulging around the incision line around my armpit area. At first I didn't really care, but during this summer (2019), I had a very hard time trying to find a swimsuit top that held the bulging down. I had to find a thick strap, but even then, I was too self conscious to even swim or go anywhere with just a swimsuit top on. This also limited the shirts I could wear because if I wasn't wearing a bra, you could see that bulge and I hated it.
I went back to talk to my surgeon in August or September of this year (2019, I don't remember the month though). He said that it does sometimes happen and it becomes more noticeable as you lose weight. We set my surgery up for November 20th, 2019 and I am writing this review on November 24th, 2019
In post-op, my surgeon came in to do some marking before having me come back. He noticed one of my bigger scars that didn't heal correctly from m original breast reduction. It never really bothered me, but it bothered him to the point where he asked if I wanted it fixed. He's the same surgeon that I had for my breast reduction and he just wanted me to be completely happy. I told him to go ahead. Surgery was easy, pain wasn't bad, and I had a nausea patch which made things really easy. They actually started using this drug called Exparel. They injected it after surgery and basically it's a long lasting pain medication. Doctors are trying to prescribe less narcotics and this has been a big help. It was supposed to last 3 days and he had given me less pain meds than what he usually would've done. I think it worked out great and I haven't had any problems.
I was told to ice the area every half hour and take my pain meds every 4-6 hours as needed. For the first day and some of the second, I kept taking the meds every 4 hours to stay ahead of the pain. Since I wasn't prescribed as many pills, I started to slow down and I only take them if I'm in pain that doesn't settle down with ice or Tylenol. I was able to take off the bandages 3 days later and I was able to shower then as well. I recommend taking them off in the shower because they can be hard to get off. Also, have someone else wash your hair for you because it's extremely hard to do it and you'd probably hurt yourself if you did it alone.
I am pretty limited on what I can hold, push, or pull on, and how far I can raise my hands up. I get a better range of motion every day, but I don't overdo it. You don't really need to know a weight limit because your body will definitely tell you what's too heavy or what's too much. On the first day, I couldn't pick up my full Yeti cup without using both hands, if that gives you an idea.
I'm so happy that I had the surgery and I'm excited to see the end result. I will keep posting updates as I continue along!

These are my first progress pictures since November. With my breast reduction, I made updates frequently and took a lot of pictures. For some reason, I just didn’t do that this time.
Okay, so I’m absolutely loving the outcome! The scarring is fading and I am so happy that I decided to go with it. I actually went down a band size for bras and I feel so much more comfortable with my appearance. The dog ears/bulging were the only thing that I hated from my original reduction. Now, I don’t have any complaints. Some of the pictures may look like an awkward angle, but I really wanted to show how my scarring was looking. It’s also very hard to try and show that the bulging is gone in pictures. It was hard to even show the bulging in pictures before I had the surgery. I also have officially lost 65 pounds from when I had my surgery in May 2018. I hope that I will continue to lose weight, but I’m happy with how far I’ve come.
My plan is to post updates more frequently, so there will be more pictures soon!