Mar 13, 2022 09:14AM specialk wrote:

trmtab - I totally get the celebration of a year with no surgery! I had gone longer than that and was out of practice with this last one, lol! Glad you're doing well and got those textured implants out.

maryjogee - I have had a number of rounds of fat grafting at different times for different reasons. At no point did I feel like the fat grafting added any size, rather it smoothed and made things look more natural and softer. The only aesthetic one I had done, the first one, deposited fat above the implants in the step off and hollows so they looked less shelf like after my very thorough mastectomy surgery. Do be sure to communicate to your PS that you don't want to add any additional size. In many surgeries of this type the doc doesn't remove/graft a great deal of fat because that can cause suspicion by the insurance company that the procedure is cosmetic rather than a breast reconstruction revision.

May 12, 2022 10:56PM minustwo wrote:

Talk to the anesthesiologist ahead of time. They changed the anesthesia for me to something more mild. I also used a 'scope' patch and that prevented any nausea/vomiting etc.

You should not expect to be golfing right away. This is still a major surgery and there will be lot of interior stitches that you don't want to pop. You will likely still get instructions not to lift more than 1/2 gallon. Things you need should be moved down from higher cupboards. I could not sleep on my side for awhile so yes the pillows - but after 6 months with expanders I had finally learned to sleep on my back. I would suggest a pillow in the car so the seat belt doesn't push/rub on your new foobs. Of course you won't drive right away. My PS didn't want to take the chance in case I was in an accident and ruined all his good work.

All that said - yes it is easier then the BMX - but still not a "piece of cake"