Explant, Mastopexy, Liposuction and Fat Transfer to Breast - Southfield, MI

I am a 52 year old woman who had a mommy makeover December 2014 and was never happy with my breast augmentation results. My goal at that time was to have fuller breasts, not larger breasts. I have always felt my augmented breasts were to large, made me look heavier and are very uncomfortable. I am very self conscious of my breasts and always tryto minimize them. They are uncomfortable with exercising and sleeping. I knew I wanted the implants removed and began the journey of consultations again. I had begun seeing some reviews on fat transfer on this site so scheduled a consult with Dr. Miriam Awada. Dr. Awada understood my concerns, understood the look I wanted and offered the explant, lift, liposuction with fat transfer to the breasts. Fat will be transferred from flanks, axilla, back and a touch up my abdomen (post abdominoplasty).Dr. Awada assured me that the fat is for enhancing the upper pole of the breasts giving them the fuller look that I am looking for. My goal is for smaller but fuller breasts. I was a full B or small C before all of this started and be very happy with that size again. I wish that had been an option 3 years ago as opposed to implants. I was never interested in liposuction before, but this is just an added bonus to this transition. I am so excited about the implant removal but very nervous about the liposuction. However, I have read good reviews from posts on this site about liposuction and feel reassured with my surgeon.

The morning of surgery. I am looking forward to removing the implants and all of the discomfort associated with them. I am also very curious to see the results of the lift with fat transfer and feeling this is the look that I always wanted. Fat will be removed from my back, flanks and abdomen...looking forward to those results as well.

Three weeks post op. The first week was very tough to say the least but every day gets better and better. Very important to listen to your body and not overdo it.
I was very disappointed when I saw me breasts following my one week appointment, they were strangely shaped. I saw my surgeon for the first time at my 3 week post op appointment. My surgeon educated me about the extensive work that had to be done to my breasts during the breast lift (mastopexy). She had to re created the mammary fold. When I looked back at my one week post up until now, there has been improvement which was good to see. I have retained most of the fat which was transferred. I felt 100% better after talking with her and will continue with trust and patience. I am now using silicone scarring dressings and continue wearing compression garments 24/7.
Sleep has been my biggest hurdle I cannot stay comfortable on my back all night. Will continue to try different things or hopefully time will help. The Norco helps me sleep but my surgeon was afraid of addiction. I am a health professional and understand the risk of addiction, however only taking one at night to sleep. The discomfort is manageable with Tylenol or Motrin during the day if needed,