No the skin does not just "snap back" with excersize...

Hi RealSelf Ladies!!

I hope you rang in the new year feeling great and / or making plans to take great care of yourself. My results going into Year 3 and I am happy as ever. My breasts look so natural. My tummy and muscle work that she did - I just really appreciate Dr. Polavarapu's work now more than ever.

Feeling good, results are great. I eat clean (with the occasional "cheat day") and excersize regularly to maintain them.

Thanks for all of your support. Love this page and the gals on it. I wouldn't have gotten through my experience as well without out the support from RS.

Happy New Year!

Current situation :)
Loving the girls.

So it has been over a year since my TT w/lipo and a year since my breast lift with implants surgeries. My report: best. day. ever.
That's how every day feels.

I had my moments where I hated how high my scar was but I got a much wanted tattoo which covered that and I srsly do not care anymore about how light or dark or where the placement of my scar is anymore. Its a non issue. Weird how that happened for me. I had lipo on my tummy and flanks and my back and it still looks so amazing to me. Especially the flanks area where i had my biggest issue with the saddle bags. The horror! They are gone to me now. I wore the full on (to the knees) Marena surgical suit to evenly distribute the compression for a smooth result. As much of a pain in the arse that suit was and changing to the next and wearing under clothes and it showing..I see how important that is to your overall results. Glad i listened to my doc on that.

As for my breasts, I am also pleased with my results. I do NOT feel my implants unless I contract the muscles and excersize. Even then I am not sure that i do. It's very strange how worried i was that I would feel like my boobs were bags of silicone, yet it only feels like i have more breast but not that something unnatural is sitting inside. That was my biggest fear throughout the process. Now, I can't remember what natural breasts feel like or how life was before. I will say that my sensitivity to my nipples is back and they are sensitive! About 6 months ago they were still partly numb..so that is my process..I was warned that the feeling might not come back and personally i was ok with it if it didn't (theyre still so pretty to me lol) but the feeling has returned and now they are SO sensitive I am like UGH don't touch them too much yet.

I'm a bad patient in the only respect that I don't massage my scar lines and not regulary massage the breasts. I just kinda went back to living my life and sort of wasn't wearing the scar gels on my nipples or waist past a certain amount of weeks. So my scar lines are what they are...

When i look at my results I also can not help but be happy about the recovery process. As painful as it was, i really look back fondly on the girls here and this support forum. It TRULY is the sole reason I come back. I want to see how my Real Self friends are a year post op. There is a special place in my heart for these brave ladies aon this board and the sharing of their journey whether big or small. Everyone was inspiring, doting, supportive and always lent a shoulder when an ear wasn't enough. Such a special place.
I hope to keep in touch and am signing in to check on my surgery partners..TT in Sept 2013 and BL w/implants in December 2013.
Happy New Year and it's time to make good on those health resolutions and be serious now..(can't waste the$e results. loll