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36 Yo Mom of 4, Fat Transfer to Breast - Charlotte, NC

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I'm only 4 days away from my surgery....

Shesgotlegs
WORTH IT$10,650
I'm only 4 days away from my surgery. I'm so excited and nervous.
I choose Dr. Bednar because of the great reviews and results on RS. I am traveling from NY to NC on Monday 2/29 for pre-op.
I am 6' tall, weigh 150. I have 4 kids and nursed them all. I was never big chested but I had nice perky 34-Bs before kids. They are now deflated and have lost almost all volume- I'm a small A cup now.
I am hoping for a full C from this procedure. I also would love to get rid of my love handles, little belly fat and saddle bags!
I will post before pictures this weekend.

I have been reading every review to try and be as prepared as possible. I'm staying in NC for 4 nights after the surgery so I can recover without my kids jumping all over me.

Wish me luck!

Shesgotlegs's provider

Edward J. Bednar, MD

Edward J. Bednar, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

4.6 | 237 Reviews
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Replies (7)

February 25, 2016
Good luck! !!! Did he charge you 10k for fat transfer?
February 26, 2016
Can't wait to here about your results. Im in research stage & I'am considering going to see him. Good luck!
February 28, 2016
I wish you luck. Please post pics, as I am considering this procedure too, but very scared
February 29, 2016
Hoping all goes well for you! I too would choose same dr after seeing results and great reviews! Pls post after pics and let us know how u are doing.
February 29, 2016
Good luck I am booked for Thursday morning look forward to following your results and recovery X
March 3, 2016
Good luck tomorrow!
UPDATED FROM Shesgotlegs
1 day pre

Post op pictures

Shesgotlegs

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February 29, 2016
Lol I meant pre-op photos!
March 2, 2016
How's it going so far?
March 2, 2016
As in the consultation with the Dr.? :)
August 17, 2016
Did you end up doing your procedure? How did it go?
UPDATED FROM Shesgotlegs
Day of treatment

Surgery complete!

Shesgotlegs
All done! And I'm generally feeling good.
I went in at 8am and the surgery started around 9:30. They started me on an IV of fluids and antibiotics soon after arriving. Then I met with Sandy, the sleep Doctor :), who went over medical history and explained the procedure in detail. She's worked with Dr. Bednar for 20 years and so is very knowledgable and put my nerves at ease. Then Dr. Bednar came in to mark me up. Initially he did not think he would need to lipo my abdomen but I made a special last minute request to have it done. He did not think I had much there but told me he would if necessary.
I went into the OR, which seemed like I was in a hospital- it was an impressive set-up. They had music playing and the whole crew were totally professional and so nice! I felt very comfortable with them all.
I laid down and next thing I know I was waking up in recovery- love that!
The surgery lasted close to 4 hours. Dr. Bednar did lipo on all the areas he marked up- back hip area, outer thighs, abdomen, inner thighs and front legs! He spent and extra hour on me because he was trying to get a certain amount of fat and it turns out I did not have as much as we both thought I did. I am just happy he got to the belly! I have 6 incisions total.
His plan was to get 1500 cc's of fat to inject in the breasts. He got 1460, so came very close. That means he put 730cc's of fat in each breast! Crazy! But I had close to nothing so I'm hoping it will work out to a C cup in the end.
My breasts are all wrapped out so can't really tell but I will take the ace bandages off tomorrow and try to take pictures.
As far as recovery- I feel very good. I am taking the pain meds and using ice packs. The most painful area is the outer thigh and the incision area under my butt. But very manageable. I have been up moving around and eating. I started with a smoothie around 4pm and then had chicken and black beans @ 7pm. I'm drinking water like crazy- I think I've had over 120 oz since getting out of surgery. I am also taking post-surgery vitamins and an assortment of other meds. So I think those are helping. The picture is my mini-pharmacy.
I've gotten lightheaded a few times, after taking on the phone with a friend it really took a lot out of me. So I need to just relax and not try to do too much.
I see a lot of bruising on my back and thigh area. I can't tell yet what the other areas look like. I will take a shower on Friday and will take lipo pictures then, I know it won't be pretty. I am def swollen but not as bad as I thought I would be. My face is very puffy from the fluids but already starting to go down.
Breasts are very swollen and sore- and it's hard to ice them with the ace bandages on so I will try to do more icing tomorrow once I take them off.

I have a really good feeling about my results!

Replies (6)

March 2, 2016
Im happy ur done.. Hope ur healing fast let us know of how ur progressing and thx for sharing ur experience
March 2, 2016
Congratulations and good luck with your recovery. What does a procedure like this cost?
March 3, 2016
I paid $10,650 for everything.
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March 3, 2016
I'm happy for you thanks for sharing your experience and I wish you a speedy recovery, i am also getting mines done as well gotten a consultation with Dr Boutte but i am not sure i want to go with her because she will be havong another Doctor do the breast transfer and she does the rest of my body. I am please with that. I also wanted to know where are u asleep during the breast transfer procedure ,or asleep during hold procedure? One person mentioned she was awake during the breast trans procedure.
March 3, 2016
Dr Bednar does the procedure under general anesthesia. So you are asleep the whole time and wake up about an hour after the surgery is complete. I would not want to be awake for the surgery - it's 3-4 hours!
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July 31, 2017
What is in your mini pharmacy? I'm interested in the vitamins you took after to help speed up recovery process:)