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Sooooo Excited!!!! 21yrs Old and BEYOND READY!!! - Buffalo, NY

UPDATED FROM Summerlovin12
17 days post

Almost 3 weeks

Sleeping on my side again. Incisions healing nicely. The parts that have healed already look great. You can't even tell. Hopefully the rest heals just as good. My opening closed then the scab came off on my gauze and now there's a little baby hole again. But nothing major. It may be scabbed over now, I haven't looked today. Still haven't really gotten them wet. When I shower I don't put them directly in the water but of course some water still gets on them. They're softening up, the bottom doesn't have a numb feeling anymore. I have full sensation in my nipples. Do they go back to a more normal appearance or do they remain how they are?

Summerlovin12's provider

Bruce J. Cusenz, MD (retired)

Bruce J. Cusenz, MD (retired)

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Hey girl, a blessing you are healing nicely. Ur nipples do go back to a normal shape. Mine are still changing and I'm six weeks post this past Monday. I still don't have any feeling in mine though. I'm happy ur doing good ;)
Ok good I was getting nervous :)
To minimize scaring and speed up healing, the incisions shouldn't be allowed to scab over. Clean them several times daily with saline or distilled water and then apply either Medihoney (#1 choice) or an antibiotic ointment, but not A+D. I've done a ton of research into this and read numerous studies on speeding up healing and minimizing scarring. Among the two worst things for healing/scar prevention are using hydrogen peroxide and letting an incision form a scab.
Also, eat a TON of protein (at least 80 grams per day) and about 2000 mg of vitamin C per day to speed up healing :) Out of curiosity, did you end up having any other consultations with other doctors?
have you got any updates to share a few years later? I'm 23 and your a similar skin complection to me. im considering the surgery and I want to now have your breasts sagged more since surgery? Can u share any pictures of how your scar has healed please?
UPDATED FROM Summerlovin12
8 days post

After appt

Omg the drain removal hurt like a motha. But I survived :) I just took my first shower. Went fine. I'm scared to get them wet so I didn't let the water hit them. I put on some bacitracin and put gauze pads on the nipples. Back to work tonight. Here's some pics. I like em. My mom and bf said they look smaller but I don't think you can tell until I put regular bras back on

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Congrats babygurl I think you look good;)
Thank you! :) I do too. Can't wait til they're fully healed
They look great! I had a lift with implants a month ago. I still have not use the silicone sheets. Be careful to check you have no scabs whatsoever because the incision with start leaking! Don't make the mistake I did!:)
Thank you! And will do thanks for the advice
Back to work eight days later. You sound like you're doing well!
I am! Smooth sailing so far!
UPDATED FROM Summerlovin12
7 days post

One week

Went walking today. Did a little over 3 miles :) It felt good being active. I get my drains out tomorrow morning and I go back to work. I'm a home aide, but the clients I have don't require lifting thankfully. I started practicing ways to do things before my surgery so hopefully everything goes smoothly. I'm so excited to finally see my boobs out of all the bandages and pads. I haven't seen them fully yet, as much as I wanted to just take this stuff off and peek, I was a good girl. I am very itchy, been itchin like like crazy since about day 4 post op. No pain though. I'm not taking pain pills or Tylenol. I took Tylenol yesterday and Saturday but that was for period cramps :/ I'll update after my appointment tomorrow :) love you dolls

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