54 Yo Breast Lift - with Auto Augmentation and "Dog Ears" from Prior Tummy Tuck - New Haven, CT

Hi everyone! I used this site quite a lot in my research over the last year regarding breast lifts so now it's my turn to give back! I had my breast lift with auto augmentation done two days ago. I'm sore (like I did a thousand push ups), but I'm not "in pain. I have my post op appointment today and am a little nervous about the "reveal" since I know they will look horrible for a few weeks . . .maybe I'll just keep my eyes closed!

My sister drove me to my post-op appointment. I didn't take any pain medication beforehand, and the appointment was at 1:30pm. The big bandage that you see in the picture above was taken off by the nurse, and the bandages over the "dog ears" also. The doctor came in and said everything looked good but I couldn't bring myself to look at them just yet. The nurse then removed the Telgaderm sheets that had been on since surgery, which made me feel a little queazy--not that it hurt, it was just the thought of it in my own head. She replaced them with fresh Telgaderm sheets. These are used for scar therapy and I will be wearing them constantly over the next few months, (I was told in the pre-instructions that you can buy them through Amazon, which I did.) They are water proof so I was instructed not to remove them until my next appointment in one week. I let the nurse put on my Jeanie zip-up-the-front bra without sneaking a peak. I knew it was going to look bad and decided to put off looking until I absolutely had to, I was really happy with how the "dog ear" areas looked. Even though the incisions need to heal, I already love not having those bumps on my hips. I'll update the pictures of my "new girls" once I get over the hurdle.

3 Days post op--just had to take a shower, so I finally saw them. I realize that this is far from the final result, but so far so good . . . .