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58 Years Old 3 Weeks Post Op - Italy, IT
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All I can say now is the usual question.. why...
Spagna69June 23, 2016
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All I can say now is the usual question.. why didn't I do it 10 years ago??....
Well I guess I was not fed up enough and my boobs did grow a lot during menopause in the last 5/6 years. Plus I always tend to do things when time is almost up..
I believe if you are younger healing is easier so if you are convinced to do it don't wait! Gravity keeps working while we sit and ponder..and they don't shrink but just go down...
Insurance covered but I had to advance surgeon cost and will be reimbursed.
I did it in Rome Italy and have found this website very helpful since there is nothing like it in Italy.
It can be very lonely in the post op time especially because I did it at the end of May and now everyone's going to the beach while I have to stay in cool shady place.
The downside is that a stitch came off a few days after surgery and the surgeon said he could not put a new one so the wound would have to heal by "second intention". This means I have a hole at the base of the anchor in the mid line which seems to be a very crucial difficult spot where 3 elements meet.
Stitching along the base is a continuos line while in the middle there are 3 stitches in a T position and that's where it came off. It could be that I raised my arm during sleep or somewhat strained it during daily activities. All I know is that it's delaying the healing process and I have not been able to take a shower yet. I hope scar will be ok but it's possible it could end up being enlarged.
Also on the downside 6 days post op I developed a horribly itchy dermatitis under and on the side of the breast. It lasted a good week and I had to use antibiotic cortisone cream. It was probably due to glue in the bandages as well as over sensitive skin after years of bra elastics rubbing and irritating.
I am posting photos from post op on and hopefully in a week or 2 I will be able to say I'm over the annoying part and finally can enjoy freedom. At the moment there is still a lot of tension under.
Now that I mentioned all the down side I can say I love the size and not feeling the weight on my shoulders. My posture has been better and more open from day one.
Well I guess I was not fed up enough and my boobs did grow a lot during menopause in the last 5/6 years. Plus I always tend to do things when time is almost up..
I believe if you are younger healing is easier so if you are convinced to do it don't wait! Gravity keeps working while we sit and ponder..and they don't shrink but just go down...
Insurance covered but I had to advance surgeon cost and will be reimbursed.
I did it in Rome Italy and have found this website very helpful since there is nothing like it in Italy.
It can be very lonely in the post op time especially because I did it at the end of May and now everyone's going to the beach while I have to stay in cool shady place.
The downside is that a stitch came off a few days after surgery and the surgeon said he could not put a new one so the wound would have to heal by "second intention". This means I have a hole at the base of the anchor in the mid line which seems to be a very crucial difficult spot where 3 elements meet.
Stitching along the base is a continuos line while in the middle there are 3 stitches in a T position and that's where it came off. It could be that I raised my arm during sleep or somewhat strained it during daily activities. All I know is that it's delaying the healing process and I have not been able to take a shower yet. I hope scar will be ok but it's possible it could end up being enlarged.
Also on the downside 6 days post op I developed a horribly itchy dermatitis under and on the side of the breast. It lasted a good week and I had to use antibiotic cortisone cream. It was probably due to glue in the bandages as well as over sensitive skin after years of bra elastics rubbing and irritating.
I am posting photos from post op on and hopefully in a week or 2 I will be able to say I'm over the annoying part and finally can enjoy freedom. At the moment there is still a lot of tension under.
Now that I mentioned all the down side I can say I love the size and not feeling the weight on my shoulders. My posture has been better and more open from day one.
Replies (6)
June 28, 2016
Thank you for joining us. That is such a tough spot to heal:( Hang in there and know it will get better. This required a lot of patience when I was going through the healing process.
That itching had to have been miserable!
June 28, 2016
Thank you for getting in touch with me. I did not get too many feedbacks on the "hole" I have in the boob and I appreciate communication.
Did you also have a stitch come off and slower healing?
I will update with some new photos.
Did you also have a stitch come off and slower healing?
I will update with some new photos.
June 29, 2016
I did pop stitches on the ends of my incisions (under my arms). It caused a hole but not like yours. The scabs around my nipples took forever to fall off. They were thick and black. I was just looking at your new pictures and it looks as though it's now closing up. Try to keep the area clean and dry. And don't let anything rub on the incision area.
UPDATED FROM Spagna69
29 days post
4 weeks post op hole slowly healing
Spagna69June 28, 2016
After 8 visits to the surgeon who patiently changes the bandage twice a week he said today that in a week time the hole should be closed. The skin over it will be very delicate but I will be able to finally shower after 5 weeks!!! Of course I have been washing but the sensation of being under a water is a different thing.
I am happy about the shape and size and the boobs are getting softer daily with less tension under.
There is also something that bothers me but surgeon said it will fix itself. Not sure about that.
The incision in the middle on the right is longer than the left and it has created a fold with extra skin and puffy in the middle. I guess it's good enough and perfection is not to be expected.
Today I bought a biking that is made of a simple band across the chest and covers the wounds with no strap on shoulders or around the neck. Boobs stay up there with no need for that awful strap I've hated for so many years. A dream come true...
I am happy about the shape and size and the boobs are getting softer daily with less tension under.
There is also something that bothers me but surgeon said it will fix itself. Not sure about that.
The incision in the middle on the right is longer than the left and it has created a fold with extra skin and puffy in the middle. I guess it's good enough and perfection is not to be expected.
Today I bought a biking that is made of a simple band across the chest and covers the wounds with no strap on shoulders or around the neck. Boobs stay up there with no need for that awful strap I've hated for so many years. A dream come true...
Replies (6)
June 29, 2016
Hello, I recently did the breast lift with impkants and the same thing happened to me, after the second week when my dr removed the stitches, i noticed opening áreas, below my niple i had a size of a quarter wound, it took three weeks to close with the care of a nurse, be patient, it's been three and a half months and my right side still higher than the left, I have to be patient, but get lots of rest, I worked from home almost two months, not doing anything, good luck!
June 29, 2016
I probably have done too much and raisef my arms., who knows why stitches come off. I
Dont want to make anyone guilty of it. Myself nor the surgeon who is also not liking what happened. How often dif the nurse change your bandage and in which manner did she care for the open wound?
My doc removed the fibrina that builds around the edge of the wound, pokes the bottom to stimulate blood from underneath then gel and cream twice a week!!
Dont want to make anyone guilty of it. Myself nor the surgeon who is also not liking what happened. How often dif the nurse change your bandage and in which manner did she care for the open wound?
My doc removed the fibrina that builds around the edge of the wound, pokes the bottom to stimulate blood from underneath then gel and cream twice a week!!
June 29, 2016
You look amazing! I hope the dematitus clears up fast.
June 29, 2016
Dermatitis has been gone since big band aids were removed. It was very itchy but luckily finished with cortisone. The feeling of bra strap was very intense but actually surgeon explained that the stitches inside are what really pulls not the bra and that feeling will last few months and Is now already
less. Boobs are softer less tense. And they are up. What a great feeling!
less. Boobs are softer less tense. And they are up. What a great feeling!
June 29, 2016
Do you have one of those internal bras they do? I think that is meant to help them stay perky and seems like it could make you itch in those areas. I can't feel anything in the bras strap area, not numb, just no pain.
Shape is nice and feels wonderful to have no weight to carry any longer.