had my 10 week appt yesterday and they took new pics and gave me a print out of my before and afters and WOW, you really forget where you started until you see it! helpful to remind myself I got the result I wanted!
310cc motiva minis, OTM with mesh! Asked for natural but decent volume increase, trusted my surgeon 100% to do what fits my frame best and he delivered!
I am 10 weeks post op from 310cc motiva ergos over the muscle, they are getting softer each day but I am worried that this will taper off soon even though I was hoping they would be squishier. How long did it take your OTM implants to stop softening/dropping?
(ignore any weird pixel issues, I had to edit out my identifying tattoos!)
8 weeks post-op from OTM motiva ergo minis 310cc with galaflex mesh! so so happy with them, they are starting to get very squishy and they feel so natural to my body! after the 5 week mark I have forgotten that I am still technically healing from a surgery
One thing I have noticed today that is bothering me, all of the sudden when I lie on my side or shift to my right, I can feel my left implant almost pressing against my skin? like I can feel it making contact with the pocket tissue, the same thing happens if I lightly squish it with my hand on the left and right side, its super uncomfortable and makes me feel weird, doesn't hurt or anything though. The right implant does not have this issue. Has anyone dealt with this? Is it a sign of a bigger issue like pocket widening or displacement? I mostly sleep on my left side so I am worried that has messed something up
I am 5 weeks PO from otm implants no lift, this week I have been dealing with a bad cold that has been mostly congestion but recently i have started having a bad cough, i know that early in the post op process having a cough could do damage to the implant pockets but is it something to worry about this late in recovery? Should I even bother to tell my surgeon team about it? I message them often so I am worried that sometimes I am being overly cautious!
My surgeon has been having me put steristrips on my incisions weekly until they stop forming scabs and can begin scar treatment, today I took them off early with the intention of replacing them because they began to peel because of this heatwave which was maybe a mistake
my left incision is a bit red on the tail and stingy, this has never been an issue with it before, it's almost looking like raw or irritated skin around the incision rather than on it
it did not look like this when I last replaced my tape! actually the right one has always been more wonky and the left has been perfect
does it look like infection or just irritated skin and i should air it out and replace the tape in a couple hours? Going to mention it to my surgical team tomorrow, worried they will scold me for taking the tape off early lol
including photos of both incisions today as well as both last week for comparison
3 weeks PO, BA OTM no lift with internal mesh for support, started as 30c and got 310 motiva ergo minis
I know its so early but I am worried about my left breast, I can feel the bottom edge of the implant lower than the bottom edge of the right implant. As well as my incisions arent directly on the breast crease. I am including photos of my fingers pointing to where I feel the bottom edge of the implant on both breasts, I know the mesh is supposed to prevent this but I cant help but worry!
At my 3 week appt yesterday they said I would be good to go braless on sunday for brunch if I wanted to but now I am worried that doing so will exacerbate a potential bottoming out issue
Tattoos blocked for privacy, if I am being completely silly with this question pls tell me to kick rocks and chill out lol
Posted about my super high nipple sensitivity the other day: https://www.reddit.com/r/BreastImplants/s/sSbGwV4oia
I brought it up at my 3 week PO appt yesterday and my surgeons assistant said to take a rough washcloth to them daily and rub them to densensitize them since the nerve regeneration made them not used to clothes on them. Has anyone done this and had success? I could barely even do it for 5 seconds yesterday it was so painful.
3 weeks post-op and oh my god my nipples are the most sensitive they've ever been its so painful, did anyone else deal with this? how long until it calms down?
Woke up this morning feeling a bit out of it, a slight cough, and some sneezing but mostly heavy sickness-like fatigue as the day went on, the type where you kinda just stand in the shower for a while cause you are so out of it lol
Of course, my mind immediately goes to "oh no my new boobs" and I looked it up and saw that flu-like fatigue can be a symptom of infection. I don't have any other symptoms really, no fever or anything, but I looked at my incision sites when I got out of the shower and I can't tell if there is any redness. They feel warm to the touch but both sides feel equally warm so I am unsure how to gauge what level of warmth is bad. The right side has some redness under the incision but I can't tell if its irritation from my post-op bras or not
I know I should ask my surgeon about this but its sunday and they are not open! I will ping them about it tomorrow to be safe but just need my anxiety quelled at the moment.
Just a PSA because I see so many people talking about how their surgeon asked what 'cup size' they wanted, your surgeon does not understand cup sizes! most people in general including women don't understand cup sizes or bra sizing!
a C is not automatically big, I was a 30C before my BA and had an impossible time finding bras that fit because I was basically flat-chested, now I am measuring at a 30H but I only got 310cc minis, obviously they are much bigger than before but they aren't massive.
that said if your PS thinks they understand cup sizes but are mistaken that doesn't make them a bad surgeon, it just makes them part of the majority lol, I love my surgeon but when I told him I was a 30c he raised an eyebrow and I moved on to just looking at photos instead of talking measurements
anyways rant over! go check out the abrathatfits calc or the irishbralady on instagram to be amazed by the wonders of bra sizing lol
9 days PO and I am feeling really good! Some soreness here and there and the occasional zappy nerve healing but otherwise I feel great, but with that I am worried I am overdoing it. My surgeon said I can start to do things like clean, walk, cook, etc but slowly, but I worry that because I feel so good I am accidentally going too hard!
What are the risks of overdoing house chores and stuff like that at this point?
i got otm with mesh if that helps
I've crashed out many times in this sub but today the girls were starting to look good for the first time!
310 cc, motiva ergo mini, OTM, mesh bra
5'3", 125 lbs, started as a 30c
image quality is terrible cause i deepfried them trying to cover up my tattoos lol
1 week PO and got my tape taken off and my implant card yesterday and it seems that I was given motiva minis instead of demis like I was expecting! I am super happy with the projection right now but I am worried that they will end up being flat as they settle!!
Will my projection go down drastically in the next couple of months? Or will it be relatively the same? messaged my care team and they said it was decided in the OR based on anatomy, I trust my team but just crashing out a bit right now
OTM 310cc motiva ergos mini with internal mesh bra
Started as 30C, 123lbs 5'3" and active!
before and after pics included above sorry for the scribbles i had to block out my tattoos for privacy!
when did you feel comfortable to get your nails done after surgery?? worried about the prolonged position of having my arms up on the table and having the nail techs move me around while filing, etc. I would just be getting a gel mani pedi so not too long of an appointment but still!
I have otm, no lift, internal bra
I truly didn't understand boob greed until now, 5 days PO. Whenever people talked about it in this sub I was like "lol how can you not be happy? you got the boobs!" but i take it back im sorry i get it!
my ideal was to get around 330cc, in my consult my surgeon said he wanted to go the 250-275 range for my size, during my pre-ops when they were ordering sizes i said i was interested in the 300-330 range, day of i was expecting them to have 330s, when he came in to mark me up he said they had 310s or 360s for me, i spontaneously said 310 cause 360 sounded way bigger than my range so I wanted to play it safe! now wondering if i totally made the wrong choice! I know I am so early in healing but I fear that they are going to look small and not have been worth it at all
stats:
5'3"
125lbs
starting size 30c (a true 30c from the abrathatfits calc not the medias version of a 30c lol)
otm 310cc motiva demi ergos
Currently 3dpo and I am traveling for work at 4 weeks PO, I am realizing I won't be able to lift my suitcase or carry my computer bag or anything since it'll be over the 10 pound limit set by my surgeon, debating not checking my bag so I can roll my work bag on it but I am worried about putting it up in the baggage area and stuff. Has anyone asked to board early because of this and needing help from the airport staff with this?
Turns out my pain tolerance isn't as high as I thought! 1 day PO and sleeping last night was brutal, woke up in the middle of the night to just terrible pain and had to re-up my pain meds, even after re-upping I am still having like 8/10 pain, tightness, and pain at the incision sites as well as rib and back pain i assume from using my abs to help
myself up, i had NO pain yesterday post op but i assume that's cause of the local and the anesthesia
I assume this is normal? when does the pain usually subside? I got 310cc otm, motiva demo ergo, started at a flat 30c
had surgery today! super easy, anesthetia is magic, a little pain but not too bad with a pain med.
My heart rate keeps going up a bit and then down a bit, is that normal? between the 80-100 range according to my watch, my normal resting HR is 60
also wow, i am all taped and bandaged up but already so excited! they look so proportionate
