27 Year Old Breast Lift - San Diego, CA

Since I could remember, I've always had a more developed chest. That being said, I've experienced an increased rate of ptosis as compared to friends with smaller breasts. I've always been self-conscious with the appearance of my breasts and always wanted them lifted and the excess skin removed. I have recently lost close to 20lbs and I decided to get the surgery since my weight has been stable. I'm not one to just jump into things and I knew I wanted the best doctor in my town to perform my surgery. So many months before my actual surgery date I started interviewing doctors...7 to be exact! Yes, I know it seems like overkill but I wouldn't have changed anything I did to narrow down my options for my surgeon! As it turned out, the doctor I chose was the 2nd to last doctor I consulted with. I was very pleased with him as he offered to do some liposuction on my lateral chest, arm-pit flab, and around to my back in order to achieve a more pleasing look to the finished product. It was nice to see a doctor that looked at the entire picture instead of just the breasts! In addition, I also had him include liposuction to the underside of my arms, as it has been really hard to lose that fat. The pictures posted are of me pre-surgery.

This update is for the first week post-surgery (breast lift and liposuction). Luckily for me I experienced little to no pain from the breast lift and liposuction. I was told my multiple people in my doctor's office (including the doctor) that after the first couple days I'd feel hardly any pain in my breasts, and that it is the liposuction that takes a good amount of time for pain/soreness relief. I was all ready to take my Percocet and valium (if needed) when I got home, but to my surprise I didn't experience any pain...just soreness, which I opted to relieve with only extra-strength Tylenol. My breasts didn't hurt, mild tenderness and soreness due more than likely to swelling rather than the surgery itself. However, the liposuction was very sore as if I had experienced a very intense workout at the gym. For the first two days I spent most of my time laying down in my bed or on the couch, but I was adamant on walking throughout the day in my house to help with circulation (usually several laps 5-6x/day). Each day gets a little better; I am not totally sedentary as I was the first two days. Soreness of the areas of liposuction get a little better each day. I continue to do my laps around my house but am also venturing outside for short periods of time to try and combat cabin fever! Overall, I would say I am healing up pretty well for my first week of my breast lift and liposuction. I have had two follow-up visits to my doctor's office and they have given me reassurance that everything is looking how it should. These pictures are from the first week post-surgery.

It has been 2 weeks since my surgery. My surgical bandages were taken off and I was able to get the nurse to take a couple pictures before they were covered up again. The removal of the surgical bandages wasn't bad like I thought it may be. My nurse also removed the sutures from the liposuction areas. After cleaning up the incision marks she taped them up with brown tape, which will be used for the next 4-6 weeks in order to minimize stretching of the incision lines and provide a protected barrier. I am still in my surgical bra all day. The swelling and bruising has decreased significantly and the soreness has decreased drastically. I am only sore in the liposuction areas when I move a certain way. It looks as though my breasts are starting to settle and I am very pleased with the results so far.