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J. Dayne Petersen, MD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Just over 8 weeks post op

Moving right along! At about the 6.5 week mark things really started to change as far as how I was feeling and the abdominal swelling. I started back to gym, light yoga and spin classes around then and that has skyrocketed my healing. My body wants to move!
My breasts are still not symmetrical. I have to avoid my perfectionist tendencies and remind myself how asymmetrical they were before and this is a vast improvement. I still massage several times a day to avoid capsular contracture. The right breast finally settled a little more, helped by the stretching I think. The incisions from the lift on the left are healing really well.
The abdominal incision had a few places that scabbed until after week 6 and luckily everything stayed closed from start to finish. I take Vitamin E orally twice per day, massage all scars with Helichrysum and Coconut carrier oil after every shower, and keep silicon scar strips on the abdominal scars pretty much 24/7. That’s really helped everything flatten. Just anxiously waiting for things to lighten, although I know that will take a while.
I still wear the binder often because I like how it keeps my waist small and helps with the swelling that comes in after a lot of activity. I bought a waist trainer too and will start that this weekend. The scars are a little tender at times and the muscles internally feel very tight, although with consistent gentle stretching I’m feeling a difference.
I was pretty thin and fit prior to surgery, so I didn’t have much to lose. I am down 5 pounds and have dropped at least one full pants size. Yay! Things just fit so much better with my perky breasts and smaller waist and flat tummy. As I feel better and can start working harder at the gym and start lifting weights I’m excited for more transformation.
Zero regrets. I’m so glad I didn’t let myself talk me out of it all those days and times I was so scared before the procedure. It’s really terrifying! The procedure is a lot on your body although at just over 8 weeks I am amazed at how resilient my body is, the speed of my recovery, and how excited I am for this coming summer!

Lopsided continued

Everything is lopsided. I know the fluid and swelling/breast fluff happens in different stages, and here it is!
Lipo on right side swelling is much less, my waist cuts in a lot farther ( I also have some anatomical changes on that side anyway due to trauma)….left side lipo and muscle repair is way more swollen and sore. Ol’ lefty there still wants to hang a little lower even after the breast lift.
I’m trying to be patient. Started scar treatment on areas where there aren’t scabs. Grateful all my wounds are closed and moving toward healing. Did find a sneaky little suture that has curled back into itself under the right breast and feels much better now that it’s out. Lots of breast massage, especially on the right…want that sucker to drop.
Ran some errands yesterday and my abdominal swelling showed I pushed a bit hard. Binder on always. Still not fully upright but close.
I started at 152# and down to 149#. I’m not overly concerned about weight although nice to see the number dip below 150. I’m 5’8”.
TT also has the small vertical scar since my bellybutton couldn’t be pulled all the way down.
Breasts are silicon 375 on right (no lift) and 345 on left (with lift). I’m 42! 3 kids.

15 days post-op and lopsided


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