Sooooo

Had my plastics consult today. Top notch guy, did my moms reconstruction after mastectomy.

First order of business- breast lift. No implants- don't need more size. Would also remove the waterfall area that we ladies are all too familiar with that occurs under our arms over the bra strap.

Even though I still have 25 ish left to lose, he could do this procedure as soon as I wanted. Basically nothing left to lose above the waist.

Would be done in a surgi-center, all told $10k

Ugh!

What I'm having a hard time dealing with are the scars- the "keyhole" or "anchor" scar. I don't know if I can live with it, quite honestly. If it were only on the underside or side of the breasts, fine. But the fact that it comes up the bottom center of the actual breast all of the way to the nipple? Ugh

I'm almost thinking take them all off, pop in some implants and voila! No need for a lift, no worry about breast cancer, done.

Anyone have a lift only? How bad are the scars once they've healed a couple of years??

Also- no drains for lift or the body lift we discussed. That's a plus!

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Did you end up having the plastics yet?

No. I chickened out, lol.

I had a loan ready to go and everything for a panniculectomy and implants with a lift. I'm just not up for another surgery and the lengthy recovery at this time. I may change my mind later, who knows. If I were 20 or even 10 years younger, I probably would have done it in a heartbeat, but being almost 50 and married for almost 28 years, I can live with it for now

Completely get that Babbs! I'm still not certain I want to go thru all of that either. Perhaps something to be said about being comfortable in our own skin.? Owning your sexiness?

Not that having the surgery is wrong, either! Such a personal decision. I may still do part of it! For me- it's the scars on my breasts that are the biggest deterrent.

Such is life. We all know what we can-cannot live with--- or without.

Thanks guys!

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I've had my entire body contoured and the scars on the breast are the very lightest of all... really they are not noticeable. As for getting implants because you won't get cancer??? You might want to Google this to read about women whom have had explants because their implants made them very ill... and I am not just talking about the old silicon implants of yesterday... even saline implants have caused women to get seriously ill.

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Thank you for the comments! I truly appreciate it. Actually, without having had the BRC-A test, most doctors won't do the removal. It was more my flippant/dry conversation here

Nice to hear from so many that their scars were the least of it.

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I had a lift with no implant and all is well. The scarring has lightened over the years. I very seldom wear a bra. 3 years out and still perky

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I had a lift with no implant and all is well. The scarring has lightened over the years. I very seldom wear a bra. 3 years out and still perky

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This is what I hope for!!

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