6 months + Post Op – Love it!

I got a request for another update on how things are going.

It has now been over 6 months since I went in for my reduction and I’m even more in love than I was at 3 months I would say that the most significant change has just been the scar fading. Some parts of the scars have diminished in size but the lightening up of the scars is most noticeable for me. When I look at myself just straight on in the mirror, you can barely see them! The under scars/side scars are still definitely there but way lighter. I am actually really liking the size (I thought maybe I would want them even smaller) because I still feel semi voluptuous but they are SO much more manageable. I have still been incredibly lucky and not had any shooting nerve pain. The only “negative” thing is that I think my nipples are slightly less sensitive but that is not even an issue for me. I’m getting much more comfortable discussing the process with other people not very close to me because I am so thrilled with how it has improved my everyday life and honestly my psyche. I even brought it up to the person I was causally dating and it went over just fine…no weirdness or rudeness.

My recommendations to those recently post surgery would be to wear a sports bra for A WHILE – even to sleep in. I think I wore and slept in them almost daily for the first 3 months. I actually came to love wearing them, they were the only comfortable thing for a long time and I still wear them a lot. The sports bras keep things from jostling around and are made of a more comfortable fabric than most underwire bras. I would also (still) recommend rubbing any kind of lotion on the scars as often as you can in the beginning. I do this morning and night. It WILL make a difference in your scar size (this honestly applies to any scar) and it will break up any scar tissue under the skin.

I just couldn’t be happier with how my entire reduction situation turned out. I’m going to give out the name of my surgeon here in Seattle because I am so thrilled. Alexandra Schmidek from Virginia Mason. PLEASE stay informed if you are thinking about this and search out all the information you can. Talk to your parents, friends and doctors. Make sure if you are under 18 that you have stopped growing in your chest. Make sure you stay HEALTHY and lose any excess weight if you need to before you go in for the procedure. Take care of yourself.

Thanks and good luck out there my fellow busty ladies!