Breast Lift+Reduction. Easy recovery.

This is my review for dr.Kasemsak and the Destination Beauty clinic, which helps you to arrange plastic surgery in Thailand.
OVERALL EXPERIENCE: I will definitely recommend this doctor and this clinic to all my friends. Overall experience is great. I felt safe, well-informed and my recovery is great so far. Staff in the Destination Beauty as well as in the hospital are doing everything they can to help you out, very caring and professional. Dr. Kasemsak won my trust from the first sight. He didnt try to sell more procedures, but opposite - thinking what is best for the patient. Lets see how the boobies will turn out after few months but I think he made an amazing job and did everything I wanted.
MY FULL STORY IN DETAILS: I have booked my consultation+surgery date one month in advance. I could have done it earlier but they asked me to stop smoking, although I was not a heavy smoker, my representative advised me to stop completely for a better recovery. I have never been to this clinic or hospital before, have never seen my doctor before the surgery date so I was very nervous. But I live close to Thailand so I decided if I dont like something when I arrive, I will just cancel everything the last moment and go back home.
They met me at the airport as promised, driver dropped me in the hotel and the next morning I had a pick up to the hospital at 9.30am. My surgery was scheduled for 6-7pm, so they told me to start fasting at 11am. I liked the fact that my doctor only had one surgery that day (me), so he was able to speak with me long time, answered all my questions and didnt rush anywhere. He said that all operation rooms were busy all day thats why we had to wait until they all finish. It was fine, like this I had time to decide to do a lift only or to add implants as well.
So when I arrived to the hospital, I filled some registration papers, they took my x-rays, took my blood, inserted caterer (which I had inserted until check out) and sent me to my ward. Doctor came around 2pm, made some markings. I told him I dont really care about the size, I just wanted to make my breasts tight, full and small so I could wear a dress without bra. He told me I have enough tissue to make this without implant, but he will have to make a little reduction as well. So if the breasts will be too small, he will insert small implant. It was fine with me. Initially I planned to do a lift+implant. Ended up with only lift+breast reduction. He actually tried to convince me to do it without implant because I am still young and didnt have children, he really made me feel like he cares. He is very nice, and make a very good impression. I am glad he was my doctor at the end not someone else.
I never had any surgery or anesthesia before and was really scared. But I took it very well, I had no nausea, vomiting or shivering. When I woke up I felt very warm as the nurses put a warm air fan under my blanket which made me warm and cosy. They gave me morphine right after and also inserted the urine-cateter (something I never knew exist). So I had no pain AT ALL only some discomfort because of drains and urine-cateter and arm-cateter for antibiotics and morphine attached to my body. I had so many tubes coming from everywhere lol ! Back in my room they gave me more pain-killers and sleeping pill and believe it or not I slept straight for like 5 hours. They woke me up to inject more antibiotics and I went back to sleep for few more hours. I woke up fully fine, still no pain just discomfort. So this was already like 7am the next day after surgery. In the afternoon they disconnected morphine and urine-cateter and I tried to walk but this made me sick very fast. I tried to get up few more times but I felt dizzy straight away. This went away late in the evening and this is when I started eating something.
After they stopped giving me morphine my pain started to eliminate maybe 5 out 10, they gave me only codeine pills and it helped for few hours but since then the pain and discomfort was pretty much same (5/10).
I spent 2 nights in the hospital. Then they checked me out and they drove me to hotel. Today is 25th of September, my surgery was at 8pm 22nd of September, and I feel great. Tomorrow they will remove my drains, I already made poo-poo(was really worried about this too). I take codeine 2 times per day, antibiotics, paracetamol, sleeping pill every night and thats it. I can walk, cook, bend over, brush my hair, sleep on my back(I am a belly-sleeper and was never able to sleep on my back) - so overall all the recovery is much easier than I though it would be.

I have watched lots of videos on what to pack with you for your upcoming surgery, but at the end I had lots of things I didnt use. So I decided to list them here for you girls. I stayed 1 night in a hotel, then 2 nights in the hospital then 8 more nights in a hotel. (It is based on my experience with Destination Beauty and Samitivej Thonburi Hospital in Bangkok, so some things for you might be different from what I had. This is mainly helpful for Destination Beauty patients)

THINGS I PACKED I DIDNT NEED:
- Silk buttoned VS pyjamas for sleeping - as you need to sleep with you head elevated (2-3pillows) silk pyjamas is too smooth and you cant stay in this position for long, you always slide down lol. I didnt think this through and ended up sleeping naked
- Hospital bed pads - I thought during sleep my wounds or drains might leak or so, and I knew that I will be staying in a hotel afterwards and didnt want to get my sheets bloody so I bought bed pads with me. Only figured out that these drains cant leak, and all the wounds are protected with bandages so well that there is no chance anything is leaking so dont worry
- Ice gel packs - the ones you put in the fridge and they get cold and help you with pain. It didnt help me at all neither with pain, nor with swelling.
- Slippers for hospital, straws, chopsticks, anti-bacterial soap, long sleeve pyjamas for hospital, hair net, toothbrush, and other toiletries. Snacks for hospital stay. - Samitivej Thonburi Hospital provided all of it. I remember looking for all these items in pharmacy and supermarkets before my trip and it was just waste of time, because they have this all. And for the food - you dont want to eat much first 2 days anyways, and secondly the food they bring you very often is very good, and the last - there is a supermarket, and few restaurants in the hospital so you can just order food from there. Plus there is a room service in case you are extremely starve hahaha
- Airplane pillow and mask - I never slept on my back before and all the month before my surgery I was trying to learn to sleep at least on a side(I am a belly sleeper). I had no success at all sleeping on my back. If you have the same concern as me, that you wont be able to sleep on your back first days after the operation - keep in mind that they will give you strong sleeping pill every night so you sleep like a baby in any position possible). I also need a total darkness to sleep and with all the drugs they gave me - I didnt need no pillows, no masks, I took naps with people speaking loud and in a bright room without any problem.
- Gown for a surgery - I was looking for a long sleeves buttoned pyjamas for my surgery (I never had surgery before I didnt know how it goes) - but when you check in - they give you hospital gown which you are to wear for your operation as well, no panties no anything else except this. After the surgery they offer you another gown just to wear in your ward. So dont think about what to wear in hospital at all.
- Laxative - I was able to go poo-poo on a second post-op day without any medication.
- Wet wipes to wash body and wet wipes for ladies hygiene. I bought two big packs and in reality I used only few, because they help/encourage you go to shower on a second day if you wish.
- Dry shampoo - I was able to was my hair on a third day post-op
- Small bag or apron for your drains (I didnt have one, because I was not able to find one, but I have read one girl made a little apron and it was very helpful) - in my hospital they gave me drain purse, it is like a little bag with stripes (photo is attached) you can wear over your shoulder, which makes your life much easier. Plus, they also gave me a gift-bag from Thailand, where I later put my drains if I was going out, they were really hidden in it. Photo will be attached. If you have a bag like this at home - definitely bring it with you if you need to go to supermarket or breakfast hall you dont want people stare at your bloody drains.

THINGS I AM GLAD I HAD BECAUSE THEY DIDNT PROVIDE:
- Codeine. I took this drug with me just in case, if the painkillers they give didnt work. While at the hospital, I was connected to morphine and had no pain. But when I moved to hotel, they didnt give me any strong painkillers. They gave paracetamol saying that it will help me if I have pain, but I should not have it anymore. Well, the next 3 days my pain was 5-6 out of 10, and I am glad I had codeine with me, I took it twice a day, as soon as one wear off, I started feeling pain again.

IF I HAD TO DO IT AGAIN I would probably make sure I have sleeping pills with me (in case they dont give you anymore after you leave hospital as they really help a lot) and warm clothes for hospital - I dont know why all hospitals are so cold! Specially if you dont move much you get pretty cold. AND I would definitely ask my doctor about the urine-catheter thingy before operation as I was really confused when I woke up, I didnt know how it works and what to do with it lol
If I remember anything else I will keep you posted. Wish everyone a fast recovery!

Today is 1 week post-op and I am feeling great. I am very happy with the result. I can see that every day the swelling goes away more and more. I have removed my drains on the 4th day and also got a support bra. It is so so so so so so tight I can not make a full breath. It is like 10 sizes smaller than me. Nurse wanted to give me XS size, and I convinced her at least to give me S. So I have to wear it all the time. But I give it a break 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the evening.

So I go to shower twice a day, I put water and anti-bacterial soap on my incisions as well and after I apply antiseptic. By the way, did you wash your support bra before wearing it? My cuts are still raw, specially places where the drains were inserted, and it feels like I need to protect them with bandage or something, otherwise the bra touches the (still not healed) wounds. Nurse said is ok, but still...

I also have some swelling on the sides (where the drains were inserted) and nurse said its because there is still some water in there and my body will take care of it itself as long as I take antibiotics. Just mentioning this because I never seen anyone writing about this and want to tell you people that this can happen too so you dont freak out. Did anyone have the same thing? It is normal, right? Anyone? I will attach photo.

It gets more difficult to sleep at night wearing this bra, and sleeping only on my back is just a nightmare, BUT IT TOTALLY WORTH IT! I finally have boobs I always dreamed of! Wish you all good luck you beauties!