Explant and Lift...Very Happy!

Hello ladies! I haven't posted anything for awhile, and since tomorrow is my twenty week post-op day, I thought I would provide an update. Overall, I remain very pleased. The scars are definitely fading, and I continue to use Serica scar gel twice daily. Like others have said, your breasts definitely continue to change for several months. Mine are definitely not as plump as they initially were, I assume that was due to some post-op swelling. But I'm still wearing the 36C bra's that I got six weeks after my surgery.. And my left breast, which has been my "problem child" all along, since I first got implants, has several hard lumps of necrotic tissue, despite the fact that I massage it several times a day. And it is also starting to develop a slight crease right where my cleavage is, which is exactly where the crease was when I had implants. So, I must have some loose skin there still. I've also noticed that my breasts are taking on that "box-shaped" look that can happen when you get a full anchor lift.
Nevertheless, when I look at my pre-explant/lift photo's, I still think my plastic surgeon is a freakin' miracle worker! And I continue to be thrilled with the improvement in my appearance and my self-confidence without those huge, pendulous breasts weighing me down. I just returned from an anniversary trip to the Carribean with my husband, and it was so wonderful to feel comfortable wearing a bathing suit in public, wearing sexy little bra's in private, and not having to dress to conceal my breasts all the time! Speaking of my husband, he's a big fan of the "new me!"
Wishing all you lovely ladies a beautiful and happy holiday!

I continue to have the most amazing, transformative wardrobe shopping experiences since my explant and lift 9 and 1/2 weeks ago. I have been invited to a friend's beach house in Florida later this month. in the past, shopping for bathing suits had always been a tortuous experience which left me feeling depressed and disgusted with my body. I was always searching for bathing suit tops that would hide my huge, ugly breasts and was extremely self-conscious about my appearance in a bathing suit. Plus, it was virtually impossible to find a suit that fit me both on the top and the bottom. I had resorted to shopping on the website "Swimsuits for All," (which is a really great website started by plus sized model Ashley Graham), where I could get tankini's sold as separates. For me, that meant a size 10 bottom and a size 14 top, with an underwire bra.
Yesterday, I went bathing suit shopping in person, picked a few size 10 bathing suits off the rack, and THEY FIT PERFECTLY!!!! I'm not kidding when I say that I almost cried in the dressing room. I got a one piece and a tankini, both of which I loved. It will be the first time IN YEARS that I will be comfortable being seen in public in a bathing suit. Cannot wait to hit the beach in a few days!

I had the most shopping experience this weekend. I went to TJ Maxx, picked a bra off the rack in size 36C, (well, actually it was two bra's sold as a duo), and miraculously it fit and felt totally comfortable! This was something I NEVER could have done prior to having my implants removed. Bra shopping was always a stressful, arduous process trying to find something that wasn't digging into my ribs and shoulders. The bra's I bought were labelled "T shirt Bra." So here's a picture of the bra and me wearing a t shirt. I continue to be thrilled with the results of my surgery and the improvement in my appearance. (Although now that I no longer have the big boobs projecting out from my chest, my belly seems bigger! Guess I'll have to do start doing more sit-ups!)