Weight loss has earned me a "Mommy Makeover"! TT, BL without Implants Troy, MI

Chao Bellas! I am 4 months tomorrow and just had my check up. Things look good and will continue to improve. The left breast scar tissue is breaking up nicely. Still some work to do on it, but massaging should be enough to fix it. Little swelling at this point. Really just when I work out, which I am finally doing more often. Few times a week. If I would do anything differently it would be to have the MR. Over all I am 99.9% satisfied, but if I do a plank my stomach is still a little eh... MR would have meant more pain but seeing as I had such an easy recovery I could have handled it just fine. Scars are healing nicely. I did a close up of the side of my TT scar, you can see how light it is. Dr. Youn said I should use the scar gel for another 2 months or so. For his darker skin patients he recommends 6 months of it. I find it amusing that I'm in that category lol. I am so happy I did this! If your on the fence, I say go for it! Just make sure to find a board certified plastic surgeon. Like with anything there are risks, but we only have this one body so why waste time hating it? It's unlikely I'll post before my next appt. which is 4 months from now. Not unless there is some dramatic change or I get some really hot new Bathing suit (which could happen, I'm going to FL this Fri.) or something. Just holler if you have any questions. I wish you all the best! Chao!

Ladies Hello!

My apologies for staying away so long. I just don't have much to report these days. Unfortunately I am often still swollen in my lower tummy. I have been massaging that thick scar tissue in my left breast (at the T intersection). I am happy to say it's breaking up and rounding out some. It's only been a few weeks of that so I still have a long way to go. I'm fairly confident at my 6 month mark it will be as it should. I will give it to my year mark if not though. Easier to take time off work and chance are I'll be getting some type of tattoo somewhere around that time also. Whether it be the next one on my arm or maybe I'll cover my TT scar. So I might take a week or so off and kill 2 stones with one bird hahaha (see what I did there?... cuz I'm a little bird... don't want to be killing birds now would I...aaanywaaayy). I have been using the scar cream twice a day religiously. I wonder how much to apply though. It says a small amount but do I rub it in all the way or leave a layer of it? At 1st I was rubbing it in, now I'm leaving a thin layer. If I remember at my 4 months appt I'll bring it and have them show me. I do find that it dries out the skin around the scar some. Yet the scar itself doesn't appear to be dried out (and it's really only the skin in the crease of the breast). So twice a week now I skip the night time application and massage Rosehip oil into my scars instead. Rosehip oil is a natural scar/skin therapy and it helps moisturize. I am still numb in the middle of my TT scar (about 3" wide) all the way up to my BB (about 1" all the way around it). Kinda weird. Let's hope that's gone by my year mark. I do try and mentally prepare for the chance it could be like that forever, but it seems to be steadily decreasing in numbness. Like a snail, but decreasing none the less. I have notices though when I clean out my BB with a Q-tip I can feel it from the inside when it bottoms out. I truly cannot wait to be done with swelling. I just want to be flat. Technically I am much, much flatter now than I was before. If this is the flattest I get I would take it in a heartbeat over ever being the way I was. But knowing I should be going down some still, I just want it to happen already. Still working on that motivation to work out. I've gone to the gym here and there but nothing consistent. I hope everything is well with all of you! Until next time, please enjoy some comparison photos.

Chao Bellas

Buongiorno!!

I am officially 8 weeks post op today!! It feels like so long ago and yet like it was just yesterday (how does that happen?). I saw Dr. Youn yesterday. I'm now cleared to wear wired bras. Bought a few on clearance at Target over the weekend. I am a comfortable 34 C, which I am happy about! Oh, and I also bought some clothes, specifically 2 crop tops!! I can't wait until it's warm enough to wear them!

I have decided to return the second month of Embrace that I had purchased. Tonight I will apply the 3rd set (of approx. 10 day wear) because I have an open box with one left and I don't want to waste it (and I'm too OCD to only use the one *has to be even* lol). Although the site suggests to wear it for 60 days for optimal results, I feel my scars aren't bad and I believe that 30 days is plenty of time to reduce enough tension (which really is what we are paying for when buying Embrace). For the remainder of the time I will be using the 100% silicone scar treatment gel Dr. Youn sells in office. Over all I am just too aware of Embrace. Makes me feel gross, even though I know it's only the fabric from my clothes sticking to the edges (not actual dirt). Also the air pockets and condensation drive me nuts, I'm always fiddling with them. I feel like my boobs don't sit right in my bra when I have Embrace on. However, the #1 reason I'm returning them, is because everyday I weight the pros and cons of doing so. That right there tells me that I really must not want to... embrace, Embrace *ba da tiss*. Hehe, anywho...

I'm still swelling, but I did lose those 3 sneaky little lbs thankfully! I measure my waist almost daily. Just to see how much I'm swelling. Usually I'm still 30in around the smallest part of my waist (especially when working), but last Tuesday I was 28 1/2. All week I fluctuated from 28 to 30. So I'm really happy to see that I'm right about 2 in smaller... maybe even less when all is said and done! I haven't really been working out.. a little dancing around the house but that's about it. Mostly just focusing on eating right. I think I was basically waiting to get the ok to do abs. The kind of regimen I want to do uses a lot of abs/core. I was cleared yesterday to do anything I want. I just need to listen to my body and ease up if something seems like too much.

I mentioned to Dr. Youn that I noticed some thick scar tissue (under my skin) at the T intersection on my left breast (plus a small indentation). He said to massage it and that should take care of it. We'll be keeping an eye on it though and at my 6 month mark if it doesn't seem better we can do an in office revision (hopefully for free, I didn't ask).

I was told I no longer have to wear Spanx or any type of compression. He said I will still swell a bit regardless for 4 to 6 months, but at this point the CG's are irrelevant. So when I left his office I decided not to put my waist cincher back on. I kinda felt naked without it, but in a "I'm free!" kinda way lol. I will probably still wear something while working out. Plus the tanks I bought work well as under shirts so I'll probably still incorporate those into my wardrobe when I would be wearing a camisole anyway.

Next time I see Dr. Youn will be in another two months. I can't really think of much else that is share worthy. Other than pictures of course. I will say, I am still very happy with my choice and would do it all over again. Wishing all of you out there in RSland the best!!