Breast Lift, No Implants, No Vertical Scar - Sugarland, TX

I am scheduled to have a Breast Lift without implants by Dr Horndeski Feb 26, 2015. I went back and forth about actually having something done, timing (in terms of waiting a few more years until my boobs are actually near my belly button..ha) etc, and ultimately decided that I'm not getting any younger, and why not now?
I was not a fan of plastic surgery in the past, but after a large weight loss 7 years ago (50 lbs, 250 lbs if you count the ex husband..hahahahaha) I had more droopy boobs, as well as extra skin abound the middle. No matter what I did, was unable to lose the tire, and no matter what my weight, I was always a 38DD or D. That isn't too big compared with some of the ladies on here, but I'm 5'2", and the boobs just overwhelm my chest. I have a difficult time doing anything with jumping, running, etc without body armor on.
Last year, I bit the bullet and had an extended abdominoplasty. I have a separate review on RS, click here. It was truly life altering, and I am not sure why I didn't do it before. Clothes fit better, and I just feel more confident and active. Quite possibly, my success with the abdominoplasty is what tipped me over to decide about going ahead with a breast lift.
I have utmost confidence in my surgeon who performed the abdominoplasty, and would've gone with him for the breast lift except that I was looking for an alternative procedure without vertical scarring or implants. I literally stumbled across Dr Horndeski's site on RS, and am now scheduled with him for Feb. I did a phone consultation with him after emailing in chest pics; as anyone can tell you, taking naked selfies of your boobs from various angles is awkward, to say the least. As a fellow MD, I felt immediately at ease with Dr Horndeski and appreciated his engineering background. I reviewed his procedure, and feel that he spend the time and attention to this particular procedure (the 'Ultimate Breast Lift').
Aside from the aesthetics when its all said and done, I was looking for 2 endpoints: 1) no vertical scar, and 2) upper pole (upper breast) fullness with no implants. I just didn't find that anywhere else except by Horndeski. That being said, the procedure is out of town for me (flight) and more expensive than the standard breast lift. After reading reviews on here, I feel that Dr Horndeski's office is responsive to issues,and should any arise, I can work with them by phone, skype, or worst case scenario, frequent flyer miles.
So I really went back and forth about a breast lift. Will post pics later. My boobs aren't really that horrible, but they are pretty droopy. Out of clothing, one wonders what they're doing on my upper abdomen. I've seen many pictures of worse, but I know that time won't be any friendlier to me. I went to Hawaii last month on a girl's trip, and we compared notes about breast droopiness (good thing for girl's trips!!). I see that pretty much anyone my age (early-mid-late 40's) with D or bigger boobs is in the same boat. The real estate is now southward. The nipple is about 3-4-5 ribs below where it was a few years ago. Body armour is required to keep things from moving. Upper back discomfort is the norm. Bathing suit shopping to fit the boobs is expensive, and an adventure in frustration. We went to a clothing-optional beach in Maui, and because I felt comfortable with my belly, I went topless, but damn...without the top had a hard time walking on the beach and had some really interesting tan lines on the upper abdomen.
So, husband is not particularly keen on me getting this surgery, but he is supportive otherwise.

I looked at Horndeski's method, and after reading multiple reviews, I see that this may be a 2 step process. With the lift he does remove a fair amount of skin, but the remaining skin requires time to adapt to the new contour of the breast, and it is not uncommon to have some initial puckering or dog ears at the end of the incisions. Horndeski does revisions as part of the initial fee. I would much rather have normal appearing breasts where they're supposed to be with 6-8 months of dog ears, and no implants. Going into this, I do not have a major issue with a two-step process (BTW, he does not market this procedure as 2-step, but I feel that smaller..i.e. DD or less breasts may end up with this). Not planning on going anywhere topless soon anyway!
I feel that healing is a function of pre-existing health, stress levels, LACK OF CIGARETTE USE (this is a huge thing, BTW, as a Physician, I notice a major difference in general health, and healing when one is not exposed in any way to cigarette smoke) and wound care by the patient. Of course, no outcome is guaranteed 100%, and complications may arise. This is elective surgery, and we all have time to think about it. I am looking forward to this! (After ski season...of course).
See you soon!