35 Yo, No Kids, 34B Getting 400cc Under the Muscle, Axillary Incision - Chicago, IL

I've heard it can take anywhere from 6months to a year to fully regain sensation. I'm having the same problem and I'm 17 days post op. at first I was completely numb and I've slowly started to get a tingly/burning feeling back to where it's almost painful but still not back to normal. I've done a lot of reading on this and so far it seems like only about 10-15% of women actually permanently lose sensation so I'm just crossing fingers waiting for it to go back to normal!!!

10% for decreased sensation is realistic, but it depends on a number of factors, including size of implant. The larger the implant the bigger the space needed so the more chance that a nerve can be injured making the space adequate for the implant. Additionally, some women will have only one nerve that provides nipple sensation, while others may have 2 or 3. So if you happen to be the woman with one nerve and it is injured then you may have decreased sensation or numbness.
The more complete the numbness, the less chance of the sensation coming back. Mostly the nerves are stretched and there is decreased sensation or tingling or burning and this generally recovers. I use a lot of local anesthesia, so it is common to be very numb initially. After about two weeks you generally have some sensation coming back, more is better. But sensory nerves may recover over a period as long as 2 years, so it is not impossible to have the sensation come back later, but it is less common the longer the numbness persists. Hope this helps.

Mine is doing these incisions also, yours looks like it's healing very well! Hope mine looks this good! Lol how long did you have to wait to use deodorant and shave and stuff?

This is the way we expect the scar to look at 16 days. I expect your scar to heal so that it is very hard to see. I have patients who I can not even see there scars as it blends into the natural crease or fold in the axilla(armpit). It is possible for all breast augmentation incision to heal well, but there is never a better look than no scar on the breast. I have had a number of women tell me that they could not convince their partners that they had even had augmentation...because there were no scars.

You look amazing!!!!!

This makes me excited to bra shop! How are your feeling? Any pain at all? How do the incisions feel?

That's good to know. I haven't gotten sized yet but I'm hoping I'm at least a C cup. How are you feeling?

Just minimal pain at this point, the incisions are tender but they are under my arms and not under the breasts themselves. It is rare for docs to go that way but I'm glad I found someone who is good at this technique! How are you feeling?

I've been on this site for a couple weeks, I'll be getting 385cc infers in April:) I hope mine look as good as yours:)