Friday, March 22, 2013

1 week post revision

These photos are from 1 week post revision surgery.  My right breast went up 100cc's.  As you can see, my chest wall is the biggest issue.   I think my breasts are actually the same size now.  I know they'll never be perfect, but I think they look so much better than before!  Recovery from the revision was a breeze.  Really, it was nothing like the first surgery.  I only took pain killers for a day and a half.. after that it was advil for another day or two.  I've literally had no issues.  Even the scar is starting to heal nicely.  It's still bumpy, but if I remember correctly, it'll only take a month or two to even out.  I was so nervous that it would look really swollen and be stiff, but there was virtually no swelling!






Monday, March 18, 2013

7 months post surgery

At my 3 and 6 month post-op appointments, I let my surgeon know that I was still unhappy about the different sizes.  I realize that my chest wall is uneven, making it difficult to get my breasts even.  And I really didn't want to go through the whole surgery again.  But I needed something.  It's a lot of money to not be totally happy.  Here are the images so you can see what I mean.




The surgeon's first suggestion was to do a fat injection.  They'd take fat from my rear or somewhere and inject it into my breast.  But I'm pretty thin and lose fat easily so we concluded that wasn't the best option.  Since the surgery has already been done, he had created a "pocket" for the implant.  He said it'd be easy to swap out the implants in the office using a local anesthesia.  He and the nurses all assured me I'd be comfortable and the whole thing would only take 15 minutes.  We scheduled it 2 weeks out.  I actually had the revision a few days ago.  So once I take the post pictures after my appointment tomorrow, I will put up the next post.  And I'll tell you now, the recovery is WAY easier than before!