POSTED UNDER Breast Reduction Reviews
20 Years Old, 5'7"/125lbs/30GG, & Finally Getting Rid of Headaches and Back Pain! Southbury, CT
UPDATED FROM lpb29
1 month post
one month update
lpb29January 23, 2016
WORTH IT
hi guys, not much has been happening, so I haven't really updated. my incisions are all healed up and I've been doing scar treatment lately. my left one is still a little stiff and it gets softer every day with massages. similarly, most of my raised scars have flattened, but there is still a tiny bump at my drain sites and in the middle of my chest. that's okay though! time is healing everything pretty well. the shape should look a little more natural soon. the scars will also lighten soon! after 6 weeks my surgeon said things should start to become less red. also one boob looks lower because I am extending that arm to take the pic!
UPDATED FROM lpb29
22 days post
Update: closing wound separation with wet to dry dressings
lpb29January 12, 2016
hi guys! as you may have heard, I had gotten some wound separation at the T junction under my left breast. This was very stressful for me as I am an anxious person when it comes to my health, and all I want is an easy recovery.
I tried to apply neosporin, then medihoney. Within a week, not much really changed. So I started to look for alternative methods to heal. This is when I read about wet to dry dressings and decided to give it a shot.
This is the regimen I followed, but please talk to your PS before doing anything new with your healing process please!
I shower twice a day (when I wake up and before bed) and wash my incision sites with antibacterial soap.
After my day shower, I use non stick gauze pads. I cut them up to fit the size of my wound and to save money. I apply saline wound wash to a small gauze pad until it is soaked, then I apply it directly to the wound and cover it with a dry gauze pad. Then I tape it on with paper tape to keep it in place. I replace the wet dressing with a fresh one in the afternoon.
After my night shower, I apply neosporin and then medihoney and cover with a dry non stick gauze pad and paper tape. After only two days of this, my wound is closing rapidly. I've attached some pics so you guys can see for yourselves!
The reason I don't apply the wet dressing at night is just because I start to think about it too much and try to itch. So I just let it "dry" out for a bit.
I tried to apply neosporin, then medihoney. Within a week, not much really changed. So I started to look for alternative methods to heal. This is when I read about wet to dry dressings and decided to give it a shot.
This is the regimen I followed, but please talk to your PS before doing anything new with your healing process please!
I shower twice a day (when I wake up and before bed) and wash my incision sites with antibacterial soap.
After my day shower, I use non stick gauze pads. I cut them up to fit the size of my wound and to save money. I apply saline wound wash to a small gauze pad until it is soaked, then I apply it directly to the wound and cover it with a dry gauze pad. Then I tape it on with paper tape to keep it in place. I replace the wet dressing with a fresh one in the afternoon.
After my night shower, I apply neosporin and then medihoney and cover with a dry non stick gauze pad and paper tape. After only two days of this, my wound is closing rapidly. I've attached some pics so you guys can see for yourselves!
The reason I don't apply the wet dressing at night is just because I start to think about it too much and try to itch. So I just let it "dry" out for a bit.
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January 12, 2016
I had the same thing happen five time different places on the breast is low blood circulation. I found out that with me that my breast hate the dissolvable stitches. It would be scab on the top but sensitive to the touch. I left the scab up and would find tie stitch dissolvable or black thread underneath. The wound cant heal if something is there that they don't want to be there. I would put dressing on the wound after but learn that my wound he's better if I just leave it alone. So I did.
UPDATED FROM lpb29
19 days post
(almost) 3 weeks update
lpb29January 10, 2016
Not much has really changed, I've just been showering normally again and putting cocoa butter/bio oil on them. I have a small opening on my left T incision that I treat with neosporin and medihoney. it seems to be resppmsing well, but I will probably go to the PS this week and get it checked out. Here are some pics I took today!
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January 10, 2016
You look amazing!! Congratulations! What size are u down to?
I had mine done in November from HH and I wanted to be a DD but I'm now an F. I've been told to wait a couple more months for some swelling to go down but I'm a bit discouraged as it doesn't feel like they are swollen much anymore.
I had mine done in November from HH and I wanted to be a DD but I'm now an F. I've been told to wait a couple more months for some swelling to go down but I'm a bit discouraged as it doesn't feel like they are swollen much anymore.
January 10, 2016
Thanks a ton! I went down to about a C. Swelling really sucks-- my left is still more swollen than my right, and is still pretty bruised. Patience isn't really my strongest trait either. I hope your results settle to your desired size, sometimes it can take up to 6 months so don't get too discouraged! I wish you the best of luck.
January 10, 2016
You look amazing and so do your scars! Hopefully mine lighten a bit. I am two months post and still don't look that good. Your boobs look incredible and you look so proportionate. Congrats!
January 10, 2016
Thank you so very much! Don't get too discouraged-- the ones underneath my breast are a little more enflamed than they may appear here. Also, yours don't look bad at ALL! In my opinion, the waiting game is the hard part about this procedure, but I'm sure that before you know it, they will barely even look like they were operated on. :) Best of luck to you!
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I'm not as small as if like to be (dd) and I was wondering if you'd gone down in size at all since your last update.
Hope you're doing well!