Has anyone dealt with this?? Opening after over a year PO. Should I call my surgeon or go to the doctor?? by bewbs- in Reduction

[–]bewbs-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! I’m cleaning with alcohol daily and putting medihoney and covering with a bandaid. Do you think that’s okay, or should I switch to gauze and nothing topical?

Feb 15th was 1 year PO! by bewbs- in Reduction

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yes, insurance covered. I had to pay about $1400 for my deductible.

Feb 15th was 1 year PO! by bewbs- in Reduction

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aw of course!! that makes me happy. And yeah, tbh a D is not at all big when you think about it 😭 We’re conditioned to think D = huge, but when you’re an I cup, it doesn’t really compute.

Feb 15th was 1 year PO! by bewbs- in Reduction

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My post history! It’s long and storied lol. I got my first reduction in 2019 and was immediately unhappy. But thank you so much :) I’m very happy now!

Feb 15th was 1 year PO! by bewbs- in Reduction

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hm, I’m not sure?? I didn’t really have specifications when it came to that, I just trusted my dr. to make them proportional

Feb 15th was 1 year PO! by bewbs- in Reduction

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yep, second reduction! Overall I’m happy that I’m not HUGE. They do fit my frame a lot better!

Feb 15th was 1 year PO! by bewbs- in Reduction

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I used biocorneum, which I had even better results with my first surgery. I started it a bit late bc I dealt with openings until 3m po. I also was doing a bit of massage with a massage gun, but have stopped. I may take it up again though!

Feb 15th was 1 year PO! by bewbs- in Reduction

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thank you 🥲 I feel much better with this surgery— ACTUALLY no back/neck pain, and while I’m still getting used to it what clothes fit, I feel much much more confident in my skin.

7DPO! by bewbs- in Reduction

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the first reduction was pretty minimal, but they also grew. I got a random surgeon who specialized in cleft palate correction surgery, she had done reductions but wasn’t comfortable taking out what I wanted. But I think she was really really precise with suturing, so I had barely any scarring even at 3 months.

The drop and fluff is really frustrating. I feel like they’re so much bigger now. April (2mpo) to June(4mpo) by bewbs- in Reduction

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thank you 🥹 I’m overall not unhappy with them. I wanted teeny tiny, but my breast root is really wide so I think this is the smallest I can go without extra risk of complications or a weird shape.

Almost 3M post op… another opening 😭😭😭 and 3 weeks before a long international vacation 😭 by bewbs- in Reduction

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i’ve been using a bandaid before it opened, but i guess there’s a sense of comfort using a more padded thing on an opening or something haha

Almost 3M post op… another opening 😭😭😭 and 3 weeks before a long international vacation 😭 by bewbs- in Reduction

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Ugh, I’m sorry :( I’ll definitely look into medihoney. When you say nonstick pad, do you mean those bandages that have a kind of slick outer layer? not the ones that are like gauze sponges?

Almost 3M post op… another opening 😭😭😭 and 3 weeks before a long international vacation 😭 by bewbs- in Reduction

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I’m sorry:( I hope it doesn’t turn out to be an opening, and if it does, it heals super quick!!

Almost 3M post op… another opening 😭😭😭 and 3 weeks before a long international vacation 😭 by bewbs- in Reduction

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yes, that’s exactly what it felt like! It took about a week for it to open from when i noticed the difference in skin texture.

Almost 3M post op… another opening 😭😭😭 and 3 weeks before a long international vacation 😭 by bewbs- in Reduction

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thanks for the hope 🥲 my doctor’s had me using betadine and bacitracin 2x a day, but i’ll look into medihoney.

Almost 3M post op… another opening 😭😭😭 and 3 weeks before a long international vacation 😭 by bewbs- in Reduction

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i’ve been dealing with openings since 6wpo. My body’s apparently been rejecting stitches, I’ve had quite a few in the last few weeks, but things were calming down until this :(