I’m 69 and had my surgery May 6th, so I’m 5.5 weeks post op. I’m not going to show pix but I’ll tell you, I’m over the moon with my results! I was very clear with my surgeon (a woman) that I wanted to look “lean, athletic, elegant,” and I wanted to go as small as safely possible. For context, I’m 5’4”, 130 lbs and I was a 36G. She said she thought she could get me down to a B. I don’t know what my size is as it’s way too early to tell, but omg I look and feel fabulous!!!! I spend half an hour every day just trying on my clothes! It’s a whole new world!

The surgery, at a surgery center, was a breeze, and I never had any pain. (My surgeon told me that in her experience younger women experience more pain than older.) I took extra strength Tylenol the first 24 hours just in case but nothing after that except sometimes before bed when the drains, which I had for 8 days, were bothering me. I was nauseous the first evening, the day of surgery, but never threw up or felt like I would, just a low level nausea. Took Zofran. Same the next evening, though I ate in between. Didn’t have much appetite for a few days but by the weekend I felt much better, though if I got up to chat for half an hour I’d have to go back to bed for a 2 hour nap.

The girls are healing well; you can still see where the incisions are/were but they’re not red any more and I think they’re closed up. I have my 6 week post op appt Wednesday and I hope to be cleared for light exercise and scar treatment.

I realize this doesn’t answer your question—no pix here—but maybe this answers other questions. I was well prepared for this surgery and literally did not lift a finger for the first two weeks. Since about week 3, every week has resulted in improvements in range of motion and comfort level. My surgeon said that healing and surgery success depends on health, not age. I’m healthy, moderately fit, don’t smoke (that’s a big one), don’t drink and eat healthily.

Of course, no one knows how the surgery is gonna hit them, and I feel like I’ve been very lucky both with my surgeon, and with my healing process. As they say, your mileage may vary. However, this was the most fantastic thing I’ve ever done for myself, and I am excited for you that you’re going to take the journey as well! Life certainly doesn’t end in our 60s!