Scheduled for plastics! Advice?

[cherri2082 149]

Ok gals!! Anyone in their late 50's having these surgeries? My insurance will approve a tummy fix - not sure about the breasts. Be nice to rock some big boobs for once in my life!!! Typical pear shape. Little on top and lots of junk behind me. I was sleeved on 12/30 lost 46 lbs!! Starting weight waz 263!! I can see onderland in my site!! Goal is April 1st!

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[Queen of Crop 1,103]

Oh yes...I'm 62! Sleeved at 58, breast lift at 60 and just had the admoniplasty 3 weeks ago! It's never too late!!!

[Elode 8,093]

@@Queen of Crop Did you have muscle repair done too? Did you not have a drain in the beginning or did this happen after the drain came out?

[Elode 8,093]

@@Dub Thanks! It's a ends to a chapter of a much disliked body. Long time coming! Nothing I ever imagined would have happened in my life.

[Elode 8,093]

@@cherri2082 Congrats on the weight-loss thus far! I can't comment on the 50 since I'm 35 BUT our start weight is just about the same!

[Queen of Crop 1,103]

Hi Elode....I was lucky not to have to have any muscle repair done...and I did have drains in for one week...3 days in the hospital and then I came home with them. But I guess it didn't drain enough...

Hi Elode....I was lucky not to have to have any muscle repair done...and I did have drains in for one week...3 days in the hospital and then I came home with them. But I guess it didn't drain enough...

Hi Elode....I was lucky not to have to have any muscle repair done...and I did have drains in for one week...3 days in the hospital and then I came home with them. But I guess it didn't drain enough...

Hi Elode....I was lucky not to have to have any muscle repair done...and I did have drains in for one week...3 days in the hospital and then I came home with them. But I guess it didn't drain enough...

Hi Elode....I was lucky not to have to have any muscle repair done...and I did have drains in for one week...3 days in the hospital and then I came home with them. But I guess it didn't drain enough...

[Elode 8,093]

@@Queen of Crop Ok, I was wondering about that. Well hopefully it resolves itself soon.

[Elode 8,093]

@@Queen of Crop Are you getting around ok now? Does it still hurt? I took the whole month of April off and May as of now. If I feel good enough I may go back in May though. I make my own schedule so I have control over the amount of time I'm off. I'm just wondering how you function at 3 weeks.

[AvaFern 3,516]

@@Queen of Crop

I had a seroma. It should be just Fluid, not blood. The layers of your stomach that were peeled apart, didn't stick together correctly, so now your body thinks that it's injured and it's producing all of that extra Fluid to try to heal you, which your body doesn't realize isn't helping much. I had a seroma for about a month, it was annoying, it required a second drain be put in, and then multiple times being drained, and then finally my doctor filled the seroma with alcohol, which did the trick, dried it all up, and I was good within two weeks. The trick to healing the seroma quickly is to avoid twisting...you want those two layers to stick back together. I caused mine because I just had to walk miles and miles everyday too soon after surgery and the twisting of my torso resulted in a seroma. Wear your binder and your compression, and think of it this way....it has to heal and it probably isn't getting any worse, so you only have improvement to look forward to!

[AvaFern 3,516]

@@Elode

Yay! Congrats on surgery! Ok, so I swear this is not me trying to be rude, but are you sure on the 750? I was a 38DDD before surgery, I had a lot of breast tissue removed during my procedure because it was full of lumpy bits (not bad lumpy bits just annoying lumpy bits) and I got either 375 or 400ccs and my boobs are giant. You mentioned you have a small waist, which I also have, and I gotta say in hindsight I would have gone with smaller implants. Just the other day I saw a picture of me where if you see the full body image I look fabulous (ok so not very modest) but when you just see the top of me I look very thick and almost fat because my boobs are so out of proportion to my body. I ended being a 32DDD, which is virtually impossible to actually get in any size and cup-wise I fit into the 36DDD at Victoria Secret, although the band doesn't fit. I am seriously considering a revision where I drop down to a 300 purely because while I have always had big boobies, fake big boobies are a totally different thing than real big boobies. They look fantastic, I don't ever have to wear bras if I don't want to, but it really limits me in terms of some cute clothing, such as jackets, because my shoulders and waist are small and then my giant honkers are well, giant.

So...while size is a very personal thing, 750 seems enormous, just from my personal experience, so no judgement at all. Also, something to consider is that you already have bigger breasts, so you need to factor that size in as well. I made the mistake of imagining what I would like like with all those girls that had no boobs and got implants, however I am way bigger than them now with the same implant size just because I started out with more.

I am sure you will look fabulous, but that is my current size-related issue, so I thought I'd share.

[Alex Brecher 10,494]

@@Elode,

I don’t have any practical advice for you, but I do want to wish you luck and congratulate you on your upcoming procedures! I am so glad you have found a surgeon you like. What a nice NSV to be told by a doctor you can’t lose any more weight! You have worked so hard, and it has been a pleasure having you share every step of the way.

[Elode 8,093]

@@AvaFern We are doing to bigger implant because I don't have hardly any tissue left. I have deflated little bags! TMI but my nips are in a perfect location and are not sagging. Is the tissue around them. If I do a smaller implant I will have to have a lift and all the scars to tighten the skin around a smaller size. I'm trying to avoid doing that. I tried them on over the little bit of breast tissue I have and they looked amazing with my hip bones and smaller waistline. I guess I'm just use to big boobs because I've always had them and am built to carry them. I will be discussing it with her agian before surgery. I'm not a small framed person. I'd say medium. I have a larger rib cage. I wish I could just see them in my skin before hand but that's not possible I found some pictures of women my height and weight with the same size I'm getting and I like them. We shall see I suppose. I would insert a picture but I'm not sure if nudity is allowed?

[FocusOnMeNow 599]

@@Elode - did you try them on with a bra? If so what was the cup size? This is something you will want to know like the poster above, if you can even get a bra in that size.

[Elode 8,093]

@@FocusOnMeNow Yes I tried them on with a bra. It was a size 32 DDD which is what I was before....well I was a 40DDD-E . Here's a picture of 750cc... That may seem big to some but I think it's perfect!!! If I get that I will be thrilled!!! I will insert a picture of my breast before the weight loss maybe that will help. I'm on the right. Not the best picture but you can probably tell they were big and full! Plenty of cleavage without a push-up. I just want that curvy figure back.

[Elode 8,093]

@@AvaFern Dang it! I went to your profile hoping to see some pictures of your boobs and NOTHiNG! Lol!