Amethyst. Yeah me too. sort of. except I'm not 21
anymore and I keep trying to get up the nerve to get them pointed at
the sky again. I figure I deserve it. Not sure why just
that I do...
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Mochachip.....a big problem besides the hips and butt but when I loose weight that's the first place I start to loose it...went from a 38 D to a 36 B ...since I started trying to get ready for the CPAT I started doing butterfly exersizes on my husband bowflex and not only did they get perkier and firmer but I went up to a 36 C....now I'm doing the exersize where you just put you hands out in front of you and flex cause I can't work out right now....ever try might help a little....if it hadn't helped i probably would have gotten them as well ..juswt tryin to help
I am trying a streatmark cream that is supposed to be for scars too. Now I can't speak personally on it yet because I have only been using it for 1 week now, although it does already look better, I'm not really sure though. My friend used it for streatchmarks after her baby and it worked great for her.
LauraR.....hmmm..that would kill 2 birds with one stone....I have a lot of stretchmarks from losing so much weight that are now where my old stomach use to be.....i'm going to bookmark it....let me know how it goes...thanks
rachel -- I totally understand that. I'm a certified aerobics,
pilates, spinning, etc instructor. Mine go maybe from a 36DD to a
32/34 DD but the difference between my back size and my boob size (the
over - the under measurements) stays the same pus or minus a half
inch. so they get even saggier but not smaller.
I've got the money socked away and everything. But I need to be
at any wiegth stably for a reasonable period of time and suck it up
about the huge ass scars its going to leave. I figure I'll one of
them reduced(matching is good). maybe both reduced somewhat, and
have fake ones put in under the muscle where there are less likely to
sag ever. I don't know why I'm so damn nervous. It's not
like I'd pull my shirt up and show them off on one of those girls gone
wild videos right now. But I guess there's no way to even imagine
it after the scars. But god for my back not to hurt quite so much
and to be able to laze around the house braless without all the weird
chafing issues...
yup need to get to any weight and stay there. maybe over
Christmas. break this year... But I know it will be two weeks bed
rest. I'd meant to do it this yer but my job got in the way and
now I'm up 15 lbs... argh....
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hey ladies....there is something called Mederma...u can get it at
walmart and stuff...Its expensive...but if you use it like they tell
you too..it will definately heal it up good and the scar will
minimize...i definately recommend staying out of the sun for a long
time...or keeping it out of the sun....trust me i had one scar right
below my bikini line....and i kept it out of the sun and it healed
great and then i just tanned for like a month or so and everything
evened out...but i had another mole removed because it had cancer on my
upper arm where it meets my shoulder (if that makes sense) and i went
straight back to the tanning bed and kept the stuff on there...BUT it
still hasnt healed over correctly and its been a year, so definately
keep it out of the sun and cover it up for like 6months ATLEAST!! and
you will hopefully be free of a scar with the mederma...vitamin E works
too for like when its really scabbby...so i would rub the mederma in
and then put the vitamin E oil on top of it! hope this helps! sorry so
long!
Eryn
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Hey Gina, I had mine done under the breast, so the scar is in the crease. There is a definite scare but totally not visible since its kind of in the fold/crease. And Im glad I did it that way. I had it done in 1998.
It was the best thing I could have ever done for myself. I will never regret it. My only regret is that I didnt go bigger. Seriously. I got 450 cc anatomical implants. My doc wanted to do 500cc and I thought it would be too big. And Im a small framed girl. I weigh 120lbs athough Im 5'7. I look very well proportioned, but I wish I had gone slightly bigger now. When you dont have boobs you always think they look big....but then after you get used to them they dont seem very big at all! So I always tell anyone who is thinking about it, go a size larger than you think you want...cause once you get used to them, they dont seem so BIG!
I had absolutely no bruising but the pain was pretty intense for a few days. I also agree that the removal of the drains was the worst pain! And definitely use some of the scar cream to help minimize the scars!
Good LUCK....Im sure you'll be happy with your decision!
Oh, this is a fun thread! Congratulations, Gina--that's exciting. I've
never had any plastic surgery, but I'd really like to (starting with
the boobs), and I'm sure I will eventually, when I get my act together.
Interesting about the smoking (I'm a smoker, actually). Do doctors just
refuse to do BAs if you smoke or they're just reluctant?
Mocha: You asked about collagen, which is something I have had (not the
lips, though--the folds from the nose to the mouth). I had it once
about a year ago, and it cost about $400. For me, it was a pretty
subtle difference, but definitely a difference, and the needle was
slightly uncomfortable, but in no way painful. I had little wounds from
the needle for a few days afterward, but then it was fine. I'd get it
again, but I don't feel like parting with the $400 just yet. Like I
said, I think it was a subtle difference, but nothing I couldn't live
without, either. I think this works a bit differently for the lips, if
that's what you're looking into.
:)
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Mocha...that's cool that youre cert. for all that stuff ....wish I was that dedicated...lol...don't blame you for being nervous...it's defintly not a small thing...I get like that buying lamps....then I just put my foot down to myself and just do it...lol...*** buy the lamp rachel you need more light***...you'll know when the time is right for you and do it ..ya know...I looked in the mirror for the first time since the surgery today with out the compression thingy before i took a shower and even though i'm still swollen and i had swelled a little just getting up and getting ready for the shower ..i was like...HOLY $***...defintly differnt...BETTER..have you gone to any consultations yet?....if not maybe going to one or two talk to a cpl of docs maybe find a doc you're comfortable with would help....I went to a few back in Seattle..but the first one I went to out here I felt good about and like i said so far so good..
JennRR...I think it would depend on the doc and the procedure you're having done...Seattle is kinda one of those anti smokers **FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM**..so I think it was realy more that doc...I wouldnt want a doc who wasn't a little concerned about it because of what I had done...seems like I even got a lot more lectures from the Navy docs there then I do here....what I liked about my doc here is that he was very thorough with EVERYTHING...so it made me feel even more at ease
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I didnt want it through the nipple cause I didnt want scars there, or lose any feeling, and I didnt want it through the armpit cause I wear sleeveless shirts a lot and didnt want scars in my armpits.
(edit) I was also extremely lucky with the healing, was off painkillers on the 3rd day and had no swelling and NO bruising, AND they "dropped" in 2 weeks. I had over 400cc put in, but because Im a bit pigeon chested it doesnt look huge, just a round c cup. I was suprised how little pain I was in, everyone told me to expect this huge ordeal, I was like "this is it?".
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rachel -- I totally understand that. I'm a certified aerobics, pilates, spinning, etc instructor. Mine go maybe from a 36DD to a 32/34 DD but the difference between my back size and my boob size (the over - the under measurements) stays the same pus or minus a half inch. so they get even saggier but not smaller.
I've got the money socked away and everything. But I need to be at any wiegth stably for a reasonable period of time and suck it up about the huge ass scars its going to leave. I figure I'll one of them reduced(matching is good). maybe both reduced somewhat, and have fake ones put in under the muscle where there are less likely to sag ever. I don't know why I'm so damn nervous. It's not like I'd pull my shirt up and show them off on one of those girls gone wild videos right now. But I guess there's no way to even imagine it after the scars. But god for my back not to hurt quite so much and to be able to laze around the house braless without all the weird chafing issues...
yup need to get to any weight and stay there. maybe over Christmas. break this year... But I know it will be two weeks bed rest. I'd meant to do it this yer but my job got in the way and now I'm up 15 lbs... argh....
sorry I just read this, but if you have big breasts it begin with, then going under the muscle is a bad idea, because eventually the breast will sag off the implant and its not a pretty site
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I have only recently gotten a list of doc names. I figured I'd
start with the collagen (around my eyes) and if I was comfortable with
the doc move on from there. I want the collagen anyways
so... The only docs I've spoken to are my friends. There
and mostly GP's. So while they have suggested some things they
have always backed it up with tons of 'this ain't my specialty'
disclaimers.
One of my better friends had her's hacked off from an F to a D and is
now sad because when she lost weight she went down to a C. I've
seen her scars and poked ata her new boobies. Correction she had
them hacked off twice because she started young and they kept on
growing. I only met her after the second round. She's a
nurse as well and suggested getting the whole lot cut off and going
with implants. They'll stay the same size.
I really want my eyes done up some before I go home this summer.
I was the youngest kid in my hish school class and i want everyone who
harrassed me for it to envy me for looking so much younger now...
How long did each of you spend before heading back to work? Both to desk work and more physical endeavors?
I've had liposuction, collegen in my lips, frown lines, and a few around the eyes. I also had blethoplasty (fat removed from under my eyes) and then lasar surgery around my eyes. I had the liposuction done when I only needed to exercise more and I actually gained weight after the surgery. The collegen I find far too expensive for such a short time with minimal results. But my blethoplasty and eye lasar surgery to get rid of wrinkles was done about five years ago and I don't have any wrinkles around my eyes and I'm in my forties. I want to get the fat taken off the top part of my eyes next. I went to work three days later after the blethoplasty and black eyes to boot.
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tell me more baout your laser procedure around your eyes. I've
only heard a very little bit about it. Sounded like a surface
treatment... But clearly I'm misinformed
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Hey Gina! As you know, I have the armpit! The only bad thing about the armpit imo, is if you have the surgery in the summer time (which you are) no deoderant until the incision heals, and no shaving of the armpits! My right incision took a little longer to heal because of sweat! Another thing, I didn't have to do any massaging or pinching of the breasts, mine were right where they supposed to be.
Definitly plan on sleeping in a recliner for the first couple of days! I didn't quit smoking before or after like they tell you too either. Smoking does slow the healing process tho.
I just had my second child (he's 5 whopping mos. old now!) & I was unable to breastfeed! I was kinda bummed, but knew going into this surgery that this was one of the side effects! I didn't get any milk in at all??
A really great site is, www.implantinfo.com I lived on this site before my surgery over 3 years ago. Tons of befores and afters & chat.
Good luck Gina, let us know what you decide on the incision mark!
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Thanks for mentioning that website Bridget, I had totally forgotten about it. I spent ALOT of time on that site also, it is a totally awesome and informative site for anyone thinking, considering, going through and who has done it!
Mocha, the lasar surgery was done in Boston by the same guy who did my blethoplasty to remove fat under my eyes. For the lasar, I was premedicated first with I beleive, Versed but I can't remember now. I laid back in a recliner, and he placed these eye goggle things over my eyes to protect them. Then he used the lasar machine which made a weird sound like a sodering gun and went over my wrinkles around my eyes with it. I think he used it 3 or 4 times. I got up off the chair, and the nurse put vaseline and ice around my eyes. I looked in the mirror and my eyes were all red, but the wrinkles were all gone and still are! I highly reccommend lasar and blethoplasty.
Could anyone tell me how much they paid for their BA or for
blethoplasty? (I'm curious about how the costs vary from state to
state. I'm in NYC, and I've heard of doctors charging up to 15K here
for BA, which is insanity, imo.)
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