Revision for CC 1.5 weeks post-op (Mar. 27,2014)- Capsulectomy, Strattice, and New Implant - Houston, TX

Hi Ladies! I thought I should update my post since I practically fell off the face of the planet since my last one. Also, I never posted updated pics, but now is probably a good time to show after it all settled. I am happy to report that i am now 7 no yhs post op and have not had a recurrence of the capsular contracture! Yay! If any of you are considering getting the Alloderm or Strattice, my advice is to make sure your doctor has had plenty of experience doing them before he/she does you! If he/she does not, I would consider another surgeon who has. My doctor did NOT have me massage after the strattice, so don't do it if you are thinking about it. It needs to heal first. If you have any questions, just let me know. Otherwise I hope all is well with you! I'm glad I had the strattice done and got to keep my boobs! =) i can't seem to post pics from my tablet, I'll try again after posting this

I am attaching some pictures to show the scars. You will see that the revised boob (my left) has a much larger scar which is due to having Strattice inserted. I have been recently introduced to essential oils and so I have been putting Lavender and Frankincense on the left half of my scar and Scar guard on the right half. I gotta say, the essential oils don't seem to be doing anything for it but maybe I really needed the Helichrysum which is super expensive. The other pic shows what my original scar looks like, which is on my right boob. I am half Asian so my scarring is usually darker than Caucasian people and seems to take longer to "disappear". My original scar looked pretty good after a year. I need to take a frontal and another profile shot. I'll work on getting that taken and added. Laying on my stomache, on that boob is still a little painful. It feels like something is pulling, But so far so good!

2 months post op and am doing fine so far! Now I am just waiting for the scar to go down. I just started getting into essential oils and have been using Lavender/Frankincense on one half of my scar, and Scar away on the other half. Just to see if one works better than the other. Not sure what I think k about it right now, no conclusive results. Doc never instructed me to massage the revised boob. Sometimes I have a pain in it that I didn't have with the initial augmentation. But its bearable, it seems to be related to the position of my body, like if I am laying on it or something. I think it has something to do with the strattice sewn in there. Maybe its getting pulled? I think i heard it takes 6 months to get partially integrated with the body, and a full year before its 100% integrated. I'll try to get my updated photos posted today, I'll have to get on the PC Instead of the tablet.