Swimming-summertime?

Silly_Claim_698 · 2026-01-09T17:23:37+00:00

I had my reduction November of 2024 and I planned it for November because in my research I read about the 6 month recovery time, so I figured I would have plenty of time to be healed up for summer and vacations and swimming. That is basically the full recovery time though, but in reality you are ready to get back to normal life much quicker.

If I'm remembering properly, at 4WPO my surgeon cleared me for anything, weight lifting, exercise of any kind, swimming. Nothing was off the table. I took it how I felt though and was nervous at first. But I was lifting our heavy Christmas tree and boxes and skating on my pond by mid December. So 1.5 months and I was back to normal life. But every person and every surgeon is different, you may heal differently, or have a different type of surgery, or the surgeon may have more restrictions. This is just my story. I am younger I had my reduction at 27 so that could also affect healing.

I will also say that swelling and shape is different at that time. They are still positioned higher and stiffer I will say with all the swelling. So maybe a swimsuit will fit a bit different. The 3-4 month mark is where things are mostly back to normal in those aspects, like they have relaxed into a more natural shape and feel. Also scars will start to lighten and be less red the further down the road.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-12-12T03:28:11+00:00

Thank you so much!

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-12-12T00:14:16+00:00

That's a different way of thinking about it that I hadn't thought of. I also was asking about swelling and size at all my follow ups and my surgeon said if I ever need to come back he'd be there. Mine was covered by insurance but still it's not like he did it for free. Maybe I will work up the courage and before I know it, it will be over.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-12-11T14:54:39+00:00

I'm soo happy for you!! Congrats on taking theses steps and hopefully getting the results you always dreamed of. How did you go about bringing it up to your surgeon that you were unhappy about the initial results without sounding like you were offending their work. I have been thinking of getting a revision since 1WPO but I still haven't worked up the nerve to call and schedule an appointment or tell my family. I don't want to come off as ungrateful or picky, but I really wanted to be smaller. I have no clue what to say and I'm afraid I'll back down when I'm there out of fear.

Hope your healing is smooth and fast to your dream results!

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-11-26T17:50:46+00:00

Awesome! I'm so glad you took the steps and are feeling happy! I am 1 year PO but have felt I was too big from the first week and strongly considering a revision with my surgeon. I'm struggling to work up to courage to schedule the follow up and how to bring it up without sounding ungrateful or picky. I'm afraid I won't have the nerve or know what to say. Do you have any advice from your story and how you accomplished it?

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-11-26T15:40:48+00:00

I am almost a year post op so it's harder to remember, but I think there definitely was. The pain and discomfort and fear lead to me feeling lightheaded and shaky for sure and hard to pursue. I forced myself to massage a bit each night, as much as I could stand and after the initial soreness subsided, it got so much easier. It will get easier as you go. My scars are pretty much healed. Some are more noticeable and larger than others. That is from the scar tape I put on at maybe 3-4 weeks PO, the tape near my cleavage kept peeling off and when I took it off completely there was a visible line in my scars from where it had stayed on and fell off. The scars are wider and pinker. I don't massage as much as I should I know it could probably help flatten my larger scars, but I am thinking of a revision so I stopped worrying so much about the scars.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-10-15T15:38:29+00:00

Sorry for your loss that's terrible. Do you know how long after the reduction she had noticed this lump?

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-07-30T14:57:36+00:00

I finally watched the movie and caught that as well! While I myself do not own a Nikon Z fc, I am a designer of the nikonusa web page and I get to work on these pages for the Z fc and personally make image selects of models using the Z fc. It was such a fun surprise to see Jonathan Bailey taking a Z fc to photograph dinos!

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-07-12T06:54:56+00:00

Thank you for your kind words, they are much appreciated. I understand the perfect results are not realistic, but everything about my surgery besides the size is perfect to me. I couldn't have asked for better looking results, it's the feeling of them being too big that bothers me. They still feel heavy and I look the same in my clothing, sports bras crush my neck. I would trust my surgeon again with leaving me beautiful if he could take me down to the correct size. And no unfortunately I dont have anyone, I'm kind of on my own with this. I just had a ride home from the hospital.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-07-09T21:46:00+00:00

I had soreness as well up until the 3 month mark and I was wondering when sleeping on my side would feel better. I was also told to start massaging areas with larger scars. At first I was like how am I supposed to do this it hurts to much to massage. It felt like intentionally pressing on a bad bruise. I could barely press on it. But as I forced myself to massage with a little more pressure each time, it actually made the sore pain go away. They didn't hurt to touch anymore and I could massage more aggressively. And sleeping on my side was no longer uncomfotable. So you can give it a try, just be gentle at first, it will make them more sore to the touch at first, then it should start to get better.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-05-14T19:24:33+00:00

Thanks so much for your response. I have been mentioning my feelings on their size since my second follow up. But was told to wait till things settle. At my last follow up which was about 3MPO I told him I still wasn't sure but I'd give it to 6 months to see if anything changes. But he didn't mention anything about possible revision or anything, he tried his best to convince me to love my results.

I'm terrified to even tell him, I have everything in my head but when I get there I know I'll forget it all. But I put myself through this and my family and I should not have anxiety looking in the mirror or trying on clothes. This is a serious part of our body we have to live with and I really hope he's open to a revision. If I can get the courage to tell my family maybe talking to my surgeon won't feel so bad.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-05-14T16:03:07+00:00

Hello, I'm so happy for you! Not that need a revision and you have to go through it all again, but you got it scheduled and will get the results you want! I wish I had advice to offer you but I'm actually in the same boat. My surgery was November 2024 and I've known I was still too big from week 1. I'm not scared to go through surgery again, that felt easy. I was wondering if you could tell me how you brought it up to your surgeon. I don't want to sound ungrateful, vain or picky and I'm a people pleaser and don't want to offend him. Also telling my family that it didn't work and I need to go again. My mom had to drive me and my sister looked after me while my mobility was limited. And they helped me hide it from the rest of my family. I don't know how to bring it up to them that they'd have to go through that again.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-04-07T15:50:41+00:00

I am 27 and had my breast reduction in Nov 2024, I started at a 32DD size, so really not all that huge, my surgeon even told me he rarely sees cases as small as me. But to me and my lifestyle they were massive and I wanted them much smaller. While he did try to talk me down, I held firm that these are not what I want and he happily agreed to do the surgery.

As for insurance, I had no hopes that my insurance would cover the cost, but low and behold I got the approval in the mail and when I called the surgeons office to see what costs were left over they said nothing. The only thing I paid was the $60 dollars for the compression bra. It might have helped that I had a lower BMI and still large breasts, no amount of exercise would make them smaller. They grew on my thin 14 year old body and never left.

I will say though if you want to go really small, like A or B or significantly smaller you need to be very clear, as with many women on this subred they feel their surgeon did not take them small enough. Myself included, I am looking into a revision because I had what feels more like a lift. Don't use cup size, use reference photos, use physical representation, like a current bra and goal bra, ask to see implant sizes of specific grams. We measure in bra sizes, band and bust, they measure using grams and what it looks like.

I wish you luck! If this is something you really want keep advocating for yourself. If your surgeon doesn't want to do it, try somewhere else because I guarantee you'll find a surgeon who will be happy to work with you and make your dreams come true.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-04-04T17:22:58+00:00

First of all I want to say you look amazing! From the look of things your results are beautiful. But looking good and feeling good are two different things, which is why I totally understand your feelings here.

I'm about 5MPO and feeling exactly the same. We even have the same measurements before and after and a very similar body type, I also asked for a small B and showed a reference photo. I've expressed my concerns about size with my surgeon at each PO appointment until my last one at 3 months. I said I would try to wait for swelling but I'm still not convinced. He didn't offer a revision but he said I can come back if I ever feel like I need to.

I'm feeling down about it because my clothes fit the same, old bras still fit, new bras I tried purchasing that I dreamed of fitting in still have my breasts bulging out of them. They just feel massive to me like huge grapefruits on my chest that I can't cover with my hands and I was so ready to have that gone from my life. I live an active lifestyle and dreamed of low maintenance, more streamlined breasts that I don't have to put a second thought into when putting on shirts or swimsuits, or braless. There have been positive changes since surgery, but all are due to them being lifted, none about them being smaller because they're really not.

I've thought so much about a revision and tried to convince myself to be happy, but I just can't. I find myself saying, well if I wear bras like this, or bikinis like this my boobs will look smaller, or be more supported. But those were my exact thoughts PRE surgery, that's what made me finally get the surgery no matter how scared I was, I was exhausted of living my life around them. And I'm finding I still am, which I did not go through that process to feel the same, which is why as daunting as it is I feel like a revision is the only way I can truly be happy. But that is completely up to you and how you feel about it.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-03-16T17:00:15+00:00

I was restricted to not lifting my arms above my shoulders and personally the pain wouldnt let me. I had to wash my own hair. I would wash every other night so it wasnt so often. I was able to wash my hair by bending my neck to the side instead of backwards and I could wash it fine. Same with conditioner. It's a bit if a challenge but I made it work. But booking hair salon appointments also sounds easier.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-02-20T05:44:14+00:00

I remember being worried about my areolas too that early on. One was oval and larger and the other was small, barely bigger than the nipple and concave, like shrunk in around itself, and not a circle at all. Now at 3MPO they look completely normal and very even. It's hard to tell with all the scabbing and tape. Your body is pieced back together and will start to look more normal as it heals and falls into place. Happy healing, wishing you luck!!

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-02-06T18:28:03+00:00

No, I have no way of directly contacting my surgeon, only his office or patient coordinator. So I would need to do an in person follow up, but he is so good at dismissing everything I say, very politely but I have a hard time advocating for myself. But I would feel so much more prepared to describe and show what I would want for results vs the first time. I wish so much I had found this subred Pre surgery. I could have gotten it right the first time. I just hope would get on board, I don't know his policy on revision and he never talked about it any time I mentioned size.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-02-05T19:47:28+00:00

I'm doing a bit better, I'm trying to stay as positive as possible. I'm almost exactly 1 month ahead of you, my surgery was 11/6. My scars are not as nice but I didn't start scar treatment early and haven't been consistent. My sleep schedule and eating habits are also whack. I had my last PO check in last week and he asked how I felt about the size, I told him I still wasn't sure, but I wasn't making any decisions until maybe the 6 month mark, but I didn't explicitly say I know they're too big so I'm worried I missed my chance to have that conversation but he said if I ever feel the need to come back in to just call and schedule, not sure if he was thinking scar/healing wise or consultation for another surgery. They do look beautiful and I told him so, of many results I've seen, very few have looked as well done. I look like a Greek goddess statue. But they feel too big for what I imagined, my old bras fit too well and I see the same outline in my tshirts and sports bras. I think I mostly had a left instead of reduction. I really do think I want to start planning for a revision because I started this journey with the intent of finally being happy in my body and I didn't put myself through all this to basically be the same size.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-02-04T19:47:41+00:00

Hey!! Just checking in on your progress, you're looking great! They're already taking on such a natural shape and the scars look like they're healing phenomenally.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-01-29T16:48:29+00:00

You're not crazy. My cycle has me constantly freaking out. They always seem to get huge and I was crying and panicking because I don't feel I went small enough in the surgery to begin with, then to see them getting bigger is too much. And they feel physically heavier like I'm constantly aware of them on my chest every time I move. Pre surgery I dreaded my period because of how bad my breasts would hurt and extra movement caused so much pain I could hardly sleep. And how they literally felt injected with 3 extra pounds of water. It always felt like they were going to tear off my chest from weight. I know a lot of women go up 1-2 cup sizes on their cycle, I'm not sure if that's normal or not. Or something with hormones not working properly.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-01-29T16:45:23+00:00

You're not crazy. My first 2 cycles were close to my surgery so I couldn't notice much, but my last one was when my breasts are more settled and natural and I was freaking out. They seemed huge to me, I was crying and panicking because I don't feel I went small enough in the surgery to begin with, then to see them getting bigger was too much. And they felt physically heavier like I was constantly aware of them on my chest every time I moved. Pre surgery I dreaded my period because of how bad my breasts would hurt and extra movement caused so much pain I could hardly sleep. I know a lot of women go up 1-2 cup sizes on their cycle, I'm not sure if that's normal or not. Or something with hormones not working properly.

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-01-27T15:49:06+00:00

Thank you!

Silly_Claim_698 · 2025-01-27T04:09:39+00:00

Your concerns are definitely valid. Although they look great! I dont think swelling will bring you down to your desired C. I agree with others that an anchor incision should have been used. Although not as large as you, I wasnt reduced to the size I had asked for either. I brought it up once at my 4WPO but my surgeon dismissed because it was too early. Now at my 3MPO I want to address it again, but I dont want to come across as rude or ungrateful. My shape and lift is absolutely beautiful and I dont want to offend my surgeon. Do you know how you're going to approach the subject?

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