I COULD CRY. Just Kidding, I Already Have!!

Tears of joy, I couldn’t be happier with my choice of surgeon. I’ve been researching this procedure and countless surgeons since I was 18 (currently 32) and finally built up the courage and finances to go through with it. And I truly don’t know what took me so long.
I’m 3 days post op and yes it’s painful, yes anesthesia sucked and I was nauseous and dizzy for a full day afterwards but also- I immediately felt the weight off of my chest. The ever apparent knots in my neck and back from the 32H’s I was carrying around I swear are already loosening. I’m honestly not even sure how many grams were taken out since Dr. Van Pelt had a goal of 500 on my left and 600 or so on my right and she took out more than she thought she’d be able to.
She was open and honest with me about the state of my skin and how for aesthetic purposes we might have to do the full anchor style incision (while still performing the Spair style technique as far as the internal workings, do your research if it doesn’t gross you out- it’s very intriguing!) for the sake of the shape and smoothness of the stitches, and while that did disappoint me a bit because the Spair technique is main reason I consulted with her to begin with, I also completely understood and trusted her judgement knowing she just wanted the best results possible. After all, I had a very large, stretched out, and imperfect canvas to work with!!
Estimating a full C size cup once all is said and done and healed. I’ll definitely post more along the road of recovery, but as of right now I’m one happy girl and I highly recommend this skilled surgeon.

Healing well, still feel run down but better every day. Tried on an old dress this morning, things are higher and in different places now so I was wondering if it would show too much. It’s a very wide and low cut top but nope, just fits perfectly now and with no bra! love it. So worth it. Tried on my old 32DDD bras and they actually fit properly in the cup so I bet once the swelling goes down more I’ll be a 32d-dd or 34c-d. I have a small rib cage compared to the rest of my body (which you couldn’t see before the reduction lol) so it all depends on the band… They said 6 weeks before I should buy anything new so I’m impatiently waiting for the day!

Not much to update on, doing good! Weight restrictions are lifted which is great, but being more sedentary for a month hasn’t done my waistline any good- can’t wait to get back to fully working out and pushing my limits like I used to now that sports bras will fit me! Left breast is looking a little higher and bigger than the right but I feel like it just has more settling to do shape wise. At my markup my surgeon told me they might look uneven for a while since my mammary fold on the left is naturally about 1/2 inch higher than the right. I’m sure what I’m seeing now is exactly what she was warning me about. I’ve been using scaraway silicone gel just to try, I don’t recommend because there’s not much product in the tube. I ordered Avene cicalfate+ scar gel by my surgeons recommendation, I’ll use it religiously once I receive it and post an update in about a month.